Chapter 3

Does this darkness have a name?
This cruelty, this hatred...
How did it find us?
Did it steal into our lives?
Or did we seek it out and embrace it?

What happened to us...
that we now send our children into the world...like we send young men to war
hoping for their safe return,
but knowing that some will be lost along the way.

When did we lose our way?
Consumed by the shadows...
swallowed whole by the darkness...

Does this darkness have a name?
Is it your name?

Sometimes life is great but other times it suckes big time. Life is so unexpecting, and you never know what is going to happen. You can take one path, but end up somewhere completely different. Life is full of regrets and loss. Haley knew that too well. She couldn't believe that guy that she did not know, was actually flirting with her and Brooke. Well more like flirting with them through his bike. In the back of her mind, she knew he was really flirting with her. Not Brooke. She, hoped, more like prayed that he was flirting with her and only her.

Haley is tired of feeling like this, lonely and unwanted. As she staired at the mystery guy, she couldn't help but smile. After cruising around at night for so long, it was bound to happen that she would meet a guy that she actually liked, who also liked her back. She hoped so anyways.

In front of them, the guy on the crotch rocket started to slow down, so Brooke down shifted and sped up. Seconds later, she finally got next to him.

Brooke turned down her volumn on the car stereo and yelled out the window on Haley's side, "Nice bike, babe!"

Haley looked over at Brooke and then back at the guy on the bike, "Uh...Hi," was all Haley could manage to say.

Looking at the road then back at the girls, "Hey you," he said looking at Haley in a very sexy, manly voice, that made Haley sit straight up in her seat as she blushed with chills going up and down her spine in a very good, but odd way. This has never happened to her before and she sure did love that feeling. He watched the road again as he lifted up his face shield and said, "The name's Nathan," and with that he sped off again.

All Haley could see was those piercing blue eyes that made her completely zone out on him. She was torn from her thoughts as she heard a loud shriek from Brooke.

"Haley, oh my god Haley. Did you see that! Nathan wants you! You. Oh my god, you are so lucky. You lucky dog, you!" Brooke jumped up and down in her seat in excitement for Haley as she drove.

Haley sat there quiet for a second before it hit her, "Nathan? Where did you get that from?"

Brooke just staired at her with a blank face.

"What?"

She shoke her head, "Babe you are so hopeless at times. He said that his name is Nathan. He looked directly at you when he said it!"

"Wait, he did? When?" Haley asked curiously.

"Hales he obviously wants you."

Haley looked straight ahead as she saw him switching lanes up ahead, "Then what are you doing? Speed up!" Brooke didn't need to be told twice. She down shifted and pressed on the gas some more.

Haley couldn't believe this happening to her. A guy, yes a guy was actually trying to get her attention. She looked down and pinched her self. Haley felt the pain, so she knew that this is real. As she sat straight up in her seat again, she pulled the viser down and lifted the mirror cover up. She fixed her hair and make up and then closed it again. Seconds later, they came to yet another red light but this time they was in the turning lane directly behind the guy by the name of Nathan.

Haley looked forward directly at him. She noticed as he set his feet down on the concrete road. He lifted up his face shield yet again and looked back at Haley and winked at her. Haley blushed and smiled at him before he turned around again as he put his face shield down. Life was great, she couldn't help but think.

As they started to turn, "Dang Hales..He wants you. Mr. Nathan here wants you bad," she smiled. "I am so excited!"

"I know Brookie! I am so excited too and I bet he's really hot too." Haley said as she squeled in her seat.

"Dang Hales, a little shallow?" Brooke winked at her.

Haley rolled her eyes, "You know what I meant!"

Brooke smirked, "Watch this." Brooke put her foot on the clutch as she shifted, she sped up and got in the other lane and passed Nathan on the crotch rocket. He switched lanes and got behind her.

Haley turned around in her seat and smiled at Nathan before turning back around in her seat again. She looked over at Brooke, "Dude, you should turn down the next street and see if he follows us." Brooke nodded as she turned down a side street.

"Did he follow us," Brooke asked.

Haley turned around in her seat again to find that he was not behind them. "Freakin' no! Ugh, just great. I guess it wasn't going to turn out as good as I thought it would."

"Aww, I'm sorry Hales. It will be okay..." Brooke said as she turned into an unknown driveway. As she was backing out, she looked over and saw the sad look on Haley's face.

"Yeah sure," Haley mumbled under her breath, barely loud enough for Brooke to hear as she drove up to the busy street and stopped at the stop sign with her left blinker on.

Haley just sat there in her seat with that sad look on her face like someone had just died. She was hoping that eventually she would get to find out who that Nathan guy is and maybe even have a relationship with him. Like always, things are not always as good as they seem. Haley remembered the look in his eyes. They were pure and right then and there, she knew that he wanted her. So she thought. Why couldn't things go her way for once in a while?

"Haley look! Look Hales," Brooke yelled excitedly as she pointed down the road.

Haley's eye practically popped out of her head when she seen Nathan coming towards them on the main road. "Brooke he turned around for me..For us!" Haley was more excited than ever.

Oh yes, tonight is the perfect night, she thought to her self. Looks like he really does like her. Tonight was definetly her night and she knew it. Brooke turned the corner in a rush to get in the lane next to Nathan. She pressed on the gas and down shifted to catch up with him. Minutes later she came up next to him at a red light but without noticing he read his right blinker on.

"Just great Brooke," Haley said as she looked over at her best friend. She looked back over at Nathan but only for a second because Brooke peeled out at the light. She really did love doing that.

Brooke smiled as she looked at her rear view mirrow. "Hales, he didn't turn. He went straight." Haley looked over right as he was passing them.

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