Face Down

Here's the next chapter, I hope you all enjoy. The song is called, Look After You by the Fray. I don't own anything. I'm really proud of this chapter! The next one is the last one!

Chapter Five: Look After You

Lucas paced back and forth across his living room. It had been exactly 48 hours since he had last seen Brooke. He hadn't slept, hadn't eaten, and hadn't showered. He was a mess, he couldn't live without her. But he was the one who drove her away. Lucas had been replaying the past couple of months in his mind, every time he had laid a hand on her, every time he had seen her cry, every time she cried because of him.

'My heart has started to separate'

It seemed that everyone Lucas called, had no idea where Brooke was. No one had seen her. And if they had he doubted they would tell him where she was. Her phone went unanswered, and he left her about a million messages before he was told that her inbox was full.

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Peyton set the plate down in front of Brooke. The smell of alfredo sauce wafted up into Brooke's nose.
"Do you have any mint?" Brooke asked leaning her head on her hands.
"Yeah." Peyton replied handing Brooke a few leaves. Brooke ripped them up and sprinkled them on top of the dish.
"This is Lucas's favorite way to eat it." Brooke said wiping her hands on the napkin.
"Are you going to eat it?" Peyton questioned taking a seat across from her.
"I'm not hungry."
"Brooke you've barely eaten anything, these past two days."
"I haven't been hungry." Peyton sighed taking the dish away.

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Anger began to rise inside of Lucas, anger at himself, anger at the person he had become, and anger at what he had done to the girl he loved. He walked over to the wall, and punched it. Pulling his fist out of the plaster, he leaned his back against the wall and slowly slide down.

"What the hell have I become?" He asked himself quietly. He pulled the chain from under his shirt out, and held the ring in his fingers. He had intended to give it to Brooke, he had intended to ask for her hand in marriage, but instead of having the courage to do that he had hurt her.

"Why would she want to marry me now?" He asked himself, fingering the ring. Lucas let the chain fall, and felt a light tap where the ring had hit his chest. He reached up and touched his face, feeling the prickly hairs beginning to grow. Going to work didn't matter, shaving didn't matter, nothing mattered without Brooke, and she had left because of him.

'When I'm losing my control, the city spins around
You're the only one who knows, you slow it down'

He knew he needed to fix things, he needed her back in his life, he needed to get her back before he lost her for good. Lucas picked up the phone and called the one person he knew would be able to help him. The call went directly to voicemail.

"Nathan, I really need you to help me. I know I've made a lot of mistakes, but I need you to help me get Brooke back. I need you to tell her I need to talk to her. I need to try to fix this. Please Nathan." Lucas sighed hanging the phone up.

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Peyton watched Brooke wearily, she had finally fallen asleep. For the past two days Brooke hadn't wanted to do anything except sit in front of the TV and watch mindless garbage. Peyton's phone began to ring, so she went into the next room.

"Hello?" She said covering her mouth, trying to be as quiet as possible.
"Peyton, Lucas called me."
"He called me too."
"Well I mean he just left me a message. He wants me to help him get Brooke back, he wants me to get her to talk to him."
"Do you think it's a good idea."
"I think we should let them, I mean it's their life." Nathan said, sounding as if he had given it deep thought.
"Yeah, but what if he hits her again?"
"Then we'll do what we have to. But I think that we should let her talk to him."
"Okay, I'll talk to Brooke."
"Do you think she'll want to talk to him?"
"Yeah, she really misses him, despite everything." Peyton said glancing into the other room at Brooke's sleeping figure.
"I'll call Lucas and tell him that Brooke will come by the house tomorrow."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye."

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The phone next to Lucas began to ring, but he didn't bother to answer it. He didn't want to hear what the voice on the other end had to say. The answering machine picked it up, he listened to Brooke's voice.

"Hi, you've reached Brooke and Lucas, we're both currently unavailable so leave your name and number and we'll get back to you." The typical beep sound rang out through the house. There was a slight pause, but then Nathan's voice filled the room. "Lucas, if she wants to talk to you, she'll be over tomorrow."

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