"Lucas, come on let's go to the movies," Haley James said. As she expected there was no response. "You have to leave this house and now's as good as time as any."

For the past two weeks Lucas Scott had become a shell of who he used to be. He hadn't left his house, he refused to see anybody, and besides the bare necessities he hadn't eaten. Haley couldn't even get through and she was the one who had always shared a special bond with him.

"Haley just go home," Lucas finally muttered.

"Luke I hate to see you like this. If you don't want to go the movies why don't we take a walk or even go by the hospital."

"No, I can't see her. I'm not going anywhere."

Haley knew mentioning the hospital would strike a nerve but she didn't know how else to get through to him. Ever since Brooke had been in a car accident two weeks ago, Lucas had blamed himself.

Flashback

"I hope you can remember that again." Brooke turned then and walked away while Lucas watched torn between his love for this woman and his hurt and pride over what she had done.

He wanted so much to go after her but instead he just called after her, "We're over Brooke, I don't love you anymore." Brooke didn't even turn around; she just got into her car and drove off.

Lucas was miserable but couldn't let himself take her back so instead he went into his room and laid down praying for sleep. About two hours later at midnight the phone started ringing and when he picked he up all the caller said, "Brooke's in an accident get to the hospital."

Lucas threw on clothes and raced to the hospital. When he got there Nathan and Haley (a/n they're together in this story) were pacing back and forth in the waiting room and when they saw him rushed to his side.

"What happened, is she okay?"

"There was a car accident. Apparently she was going through an intersection and a drunk driver hit her. She's in surgery now."

With that statement Lucas sank into a chair and no one said another word until a doctor came out to speak to them.

"Are you Brooke Davis's family?"

Knowing that they had to be to get any information Haley spoke up, "Yes, I'm her sister how is she?"

"She got through the surgery and we stopped the bleeding. She has a broken arm and a few broken ribs. The problem though is her head injury. There's swelling and unfortunately she's unconscious and there's a chance she might not wake up."

"Can we see her?"

"Yes, but only for a few minutes and let me warn you it's not pretty."

Nathan and Haley started following the doctor but Lucas turned away.

"Are you coming?" Nathan asked.

Lucas did not say a word; he ran out of the hospital and had not been back since that day.

End Flashback

"Come on Lucas. I need my friend back to play miniature golf with and laugh with. Please, you feel as far away as Brooke is."

"You don't get it do you," Lucas finally spoke. "I did this to her. I'm the reason she still hasn't woken up the reason she's been in a coma for the past two weeks. I was so awful to her that night. I called her a slut and told her she was nothing to me. She was crying when she left, she wasn't able to pay attention while she was driving and that's why she's in the accident and now she's so hurt she can't wake up. She thinks I don't love her that she has nothing to come back to."

"Oh, Luke that is not true. Brooke was upset but she knew that you loved her. She knew that she had hurt you but given time you could forgive her. She never would have been driving if she didn't think she could handle it and the only reason she's not awake is because her body won't let her. She wants to come back, she just can't."

Haley could have just said all that to a wall with the response she got from Lucas. He just continued staring at the ceiling lost in his own world and Haley knowing it was useless gave up trying to get through to him and just sat with him for the rest of the night.