Holy crap. Sorry, between prom/finals/last day of school/graduation I had noo time to write. But the good news is that I'm all yours for the summer. And ooh, this is my first update as a High School graduate! Anyways..

A deep breath was not going to save him. The bell jingled breaking the silent room. That bell used to bring Haley joy. She loved seeing the customers come in and wait patiently for her to serve them. But now that bell brought her despair. It jingled just like Nathan's car keys when he forced himself on top of her.

Lucas quietly shut the door behind him and watched Haley tense up. She made no point of turning around whatsoever. In a way it was good, the last thing he wanted her to do was freak out and run off into the night. It killed him inside to see her like this. Haley was like his little sister and whoever hurt her was going to pay.

"Lucas," Karen cried out at the appearance of her one and only son. His lip was swollen but yet he felt no pain. "What happened to you?" She immediately rushed over and placed her warm hand upon his cheek. Haley continued to have her back towards Lucas; she wasn't ready to face him just yet.

"Nothing," he whispered gently. He would have beaten Nathan to a bloody pulp if it weren't for those two guards holding him back. His brother deserved to be in jail and he was going to see to it.

"Thank fuck you're here, Luke." Nathan said while being escorted into the same room Haley was in earlier. "Took you long enough," he scoffed, ignoring the pissed off look on his brother's face.

"What the fuck were you thinking, man?" Lucas said in a husky voice. He was trying to hold himself back but something was telling him that he was going to explode any minute.

"Sorry?" Nathan said in confusion. "Like I said, wrong place wrong time. Why the hell would I want to hold up a 7-11?"

Lucas slammed his hands on the table, not believing a word his brother was saying. Now that he knew the truth there was no way he was letting him out. "Peyton told me what you did."

Nathan scratched his head and looked away. "Peyton doesn't know shit."

"Don't you lie to me you little prick!" Lucas exploded. "Why did you do it? What did Haley ever do to you?"

Nathan relented and sighed. Moments later a smirk broke out upon his face. "Well, she resisted me first of all. Second of all, no man has ever nailed the three James girls. I was going to be the first and if it wasn't for the little bitch I would have."

"You bastard," Lucas spat angrily before lunging himself at his former brother. He wrapped his hands tightly around Nathan's neck. Nathan recoiled and kneed him in the groin. He delivered a punch to his face before two guards came rushing in. Lucas held his lip and licked the blood off his lips while Nathan was being led away.

"Tell Haley I said hello," He called out before disappearing out of Lucas' sight. That bastard was going to pay even if it meant risking his own life to save Haley's.

"But you're bleeding," Karen whispered worriedly. She made an effort to help her son out be he just pushed her away.

"Mom, just leave it," he whispered harshly. Part of him wanted to walk right up to Haley and hold her in his arms and never let go. But he knew she would just scream and pull away. Her whole world was ripped away from her and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

Karen sighed and made her way back over to where Deb was sitting in shock. There was no way her little boy would do something so cruel and sadistic. Sure he had a bad temper, but he could often control it.

"Haley," she started in a shaky voice. She was still trying to register the thoughts going through her mind. "Honey, are you sure he tried, tried to rape you?" She couldn't even say the words.

Dan's word echoed through Haley's mind. "Michael, you were his age once. You know how teenage boys get. He probably couldn't keep it in his pants, I'm sure little Haley was just confused."

Confused. She was not confused, she knew what he did to her and if these people couldn't believe her then screw them. "I'm not confused!" She yelled out while staring sadly at the ground.

"I didn't say you were confused, Haley." Deb said trying not to make the situation worse than it already was. "I was just-"

"Just please believe me, Deb." Haley said while looking up with tears in her eyes. Deb looked at the broken teenager and nodded.

"I don't know what else to say, nothing I can say will make up for what he did," Deb said, tears welling up in her eyes. "Haley, I am incredibly sorry." She inched closer and closer to her reaching out for a hug.

Haley wiped her eyes and reluctantly let the blonde woman embrace her. Lucas had found his way into a seat in the corner while Karen stood against the corner trying to stop herself from crying.

"Coffee anyone?" Karen said in a small voice barely over a whisper. Deb pulled back from Haley and wiped her eyes while nodding.

"That would be great, thanks Karen."

Karen smiled and disappeared into the back. Deb stared at Haley, studying her up and down. She was still shaking and her long sleeves stopped at the edge of her fingertips. She went back to staring at the ground again, not bothering to turn around and greet Lucas. She knew he was there but she didn't want to be around him.

Lucas took a deep breath and carefully got out of his chair. He tried to make his way over silently, ignoring the protests from Deb. He stood right behind Haley and closed his eyes. She could feel his hot breath on the back of her neck.

"Hales," He whispered gently, placing his hand on her shoulder. She immediately flinched and turned around. Lucas shut his eyes again and cursed himself for what he had just done. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Haley took a step behind Deb and found herself clinging to her hand. It was sort of ironic, hoping her attackers mother would protect her from her harmless best friend. "What, what happened to your lip?" She asked quietly, still keeping her distance.

Lucas waved his hand signaling it wasn't a big deal. "Don't worry-"

"You want and saw him didn't you?" Haley cut him off before he told her not to worry. "Didn't you," she said more harshly.

"I had to-" Lucas tried to get in to explain himself but Haley wouldn't let him.

"Why?" Haley yelled loudly. "It's only going to make things worse!" Deb tried to calm her down by gently pulling her away from him but Haley stood her ground.

"Haley I was trying to make him pay for what he did to you," Lucas said, his voice suddenly rising in anger. "I'm sorry," his tone dropping to a low whisper, "how about I take you home? I bet your sisters are worried about you."

Haley shook her head and turned away from him. "I don't want you to take me home, Luke. I, I just want you to stay away from me."

Even though the words hurt like hell, Lucas didn't budge. "Haley, you don't mean that. I know you're upset and everything, but it's me, buddy. It's Lucas. I would never hurt you, I promise." He looked towards Deb for some sort of help but she just shook her head sadly, feeling Haley's grip on her hand tighten.

"Please, just leave me alone," Haley stated one more time, tears rolling down her cheeks. "Can you please just accept that?" Lucas sighed. His brother had really broken her and it was killing him slowly inside. He nodded but advanced towards her. All he wanted was a hug goodbye and he wasn't going to leave until he got one.

He came closer and closer throwing Haley into a deeper panic than she already was. She moved to the other side of Deb hoping Lucas would stop right where he was. Without even thinking, she let go of Deb's hand and bolted right out the door.

Lucas wanted to go after her but Deb held him back. "Just leave her, Lucas. I'm going to call Brooke and let her know what's up."

But he couldn't leave her. He didn't want to leave her. Her words ran through his mind over and over again. "I, I just want you to stay away from me. Please, just leave me alone."

Haley ran as fast as she could, farther and farther away from the café. For some unexplainable reason, she felt like Lucas was the one hurting her. He had Nathan's eyes and it scared her every time she looked into them. 10 minutes later she found herself standing in front of her parent's grave.

It was all a lie now. Her father never loved her mother. Her father never loved her. No one did. They all pretended like they did, but they really didn't. She was just a naïve, vulnerable young woman everyone had to look after.

"It was all a lie, wasn't it? You lied to me. All these years I blamed myself for your death when all along it was your own fault. I sat in my room all day feeling sorry for myself because I caused so much heartache and pain. Now, my life seems so worthless, so senseless. Living in denial for the past 5 years.

"How could you do it? Why would you do it? You always told me that you'd be here for me no matter what. Well that's another lie. Where were you when I hit puberty? Where were you when I had my first date back in 10th grade? And where the hell were you when Nathan Scott tried to rape me? You were gone.

"And now Brooke has to spend every waking hour making sure I'm okay. Making sure that no one is picking on me. Making sure I get my life back on track. Because of your useless lies and dirty games. It's all because of you. You made me who I am. Useless, scared, vulnerable. When you died, I felt myself begin to break. And now with Nathan, I'm completely broken.

"Broken. Do you hear that? Your 'little girl' is broken into millions of tiny pieces, scattered everywhere. And those pieces will just fade away as my miserable life continues. My heart continues to beat, but I am dead inside. Dead because of you. Did you hear that too? D-E-A-D, dead.

"And I bet you're just tossing and turning in your grave right now. Lying beneath me, trying to ignore my words. I know you can hear me. You always said the dead could hear you. Well hear me when I say this; I hate you. I hate you, and I'm glad you're dead."

Seconds later, Haley launched into a fit of hysteria and began to kick the headstone in front of her. It didn't matter anymore. "I hate you," she said over and over until she felt they got it. She kicked and punched the grave until she could feel her foot no more. She punched it until her knuckles started to bleed.

"I hate you," she whispered one last time before sinking to the grass.

"Oh god, Haley," Brooke cried out from behind her. She ran over to her sobbing sister and knelt down beside her. "What happened?" She had just witnessed the whole thing and was surprised at her outburst. She never knew Haley would say something like that, especially to her deceased parents. "Deb called me and told me what happened." She wanted to cry right along with her sister, but she couldn't. She was the 'strong one'. The one that held it together, the one who put everyone else before herself. No one ever asked her if she was okay, it was only her who asked if everyone else was. Brooke James was strong as an ox. Or so she thought.

"Haley, talk to me," she whispered in fright. Haley didn't even bother to look up at her when she first got there. Haley sniffled and crawled away, curling up into a little ball. She didn't care if the dirt was going to get on her. "Okay," Brooke mumbled to herself while getting up. She walked over to Haley and stood over her. "Haley, please." She shut her eyes, trying to block out the sobs escaping from her sister.

Haley looked up at Brooke and sat up, leaning against a random headstone. "Please what, Brooke?" She said in the same tone to Lucas earlier. Brooke sighed and sat down next to her. "If you only came here to tell me it's all going to be okay, then let me spare you the speech, I'm not buying it."

"That's not why I'm here," Brooke started out slowly. She knew Haley was in some sort of mood swing and was trying to choose her words carefully. "I came here because I was worried about you being out here all alone."

"Thanks, but I'm not alone. I'm surrounded by hundreds of dead people." Haley deadpanned, wiping the last tear that fell from her eyes. Brooke rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Hales, I'm trying to be serious here. Just bear with me, okay?" Haley mumbled something incoherently. Brooke took that as a yes and went on. "I know it's hard, dealing with all this. I can't even imagine what you're going through. But you know I'm here for you. Whenever you need me, I'll be right there."

"Why does God hate us?" Haley asked in a serious voice. "It's bad enough he took our parents. Then come to find out they were filing for divorce. What did we ever do to him?"

"Nothing. But for some strange reason, fate's funny like that. He's throwing all these things at us to make us stronger. Because whatever doesn't kill you well makes you stronger."

Haley rolled her eyes and stood up, glancing at her parent's headstone one more time. "Yeah well, all he seems to be doing is screwing up my life."

Brooke got up and walked over to her sister, gently grabbing her arm. "You can't blame this on him, Haley. It's not his fault, it's Nathan's."

Haley's eyes welled up with tears for the umpteenth time tonight. "Don't, don't bring him into this. Don't even say his name."

"I'm sorry-"

Haley put her hand up in protest and shook her head. "Just leave me alone, please? Go back to what you did before and ignore me. At least I made some sense of my life back then."

Brooke ignored Haley's comment and changed the subject. "Lucas told me what happened tonight. He's really upset." Haley shrugged and stared at the ground, trying to hold in her tears. "Haley," she started slowly carefully walking over to her sister. She knew she was still sensitive to the touch. "Just stay right there, I'm just going to hug you," she whispered gently right before Haley fell into her arms. They both sank to the ground in hopes of finding some comfort. Brooke again tried to stop the tears from flowing down her face. She rubbed Haley's back in comfort, hoping she would calm down soon enough. It was just past 10 and she was starting to get a little nervous.

"Sssh, just let it all out," Brooke whispered in a comforting voice. She shifted Haley so that she was now sitting on her lap, head buried into her shoulder. Brooke rested her head on Haley's shoulder and began to cry herself. She couldn't hold it in any longer.

"I told them I hated them," Haley whispered in a shaky voice, "I kicked their grave and everything."

"I know you did, I heard you," Brooke said, trying to cover up her nasal voice. Haley held her sister tighter, in hopes of calming her down. "You were just upset." Brooke began before stopping when she heard footsteps.

"Thought you girls might need this," Karen said, handing the two teenagers a warm blanket. She wrapped it around them and joined them on the ground, glancing around all the headstones. "Graveyards always creep me out." Karen's makeup was streaked down her face but both girls didn't bother saying anything. "Your parent's never meant to hurt you. They only wanted what's best."

Brooke forced a smile and loosened her grip on Haley. Karen was in no way ever a threat to her sister and wasn't in need of a bodyguard just yet. "I know, but it's still a little shocking." Haley turned away from Karen, who sighed. "Sorry," She mouthed to her.

"Taylor called me just now," Karen said quickly changing the subject. "She was ready to send out a search party for you two. But, I told her I'd find you and bring you back. So if you're ready.."

"Are you ready, Hales?" Brooke asked, pulling Haley away from her so she could see her. Haley nodded and got up, letting the blanket slip right off her.

"Just give me a minute," She whispered, gesturing for Brooke and Karen to go in front of her.

"Come on, Brooke," Karen said, gently pulling Brooke away from Haley. Brooke wanted to stay but Karen knew she wanted to be alone.

Haley walked back over to her parent's headstone and knelt down in front of it. She gathered all the flowers surrounding it and moved it to the undecorated one next to them. "You don't deserve them," she whispered harshly before making her way over to Brooke and Karen.

"You guys go ahead, I'll be right there," Brooke said, watching Karen lead Haley away. Brooke sighed and walked backed over to the headstone. She picked the flowers up and put them back into their original place. "She doesn't mean what she said. She's just a little angry," she said before staring up into the night sky. "Just lay off her please?"

She took a deep breath and ran to catch up with Karen and Haley. Even though it killed her to see her sister suffer through all this pain, it made Brooke realize how badly she was to her. She was going to fix it all once they got to school. Starting with her 'friends'.

So yeah, I guess that's it. Not too much happened really. I just wanted to ask something. A couple people mentioned something about Taylor getting Emily back, I actually have a storyline with her if you guys would want to see that? It ties in with Haley's new behavior..which will start towards the end of the next chapter. Anyways, tell me what you think about that and I'll get my ass started on another update.