Chapter 2: The Letter
Dear Brooke,
Please just give me this time to explain this situation. I never wanted to hurt you Brooke, but I needed to confront you sometime. My condition is getting worse, Haley told Whitey about it, and now I no longer play basketball for the Ravens. I need to know that you will be there for me when I need you the most. You and Haley are only ones who know. I told you because I love you and I would never want "this" to break us apart. I don't want to lose you. Meet me at the Rivercourt. Oh, and by the way, it is Lucas Eugene Scott.
Love,
Lucas
As Brooke read this she felt the tears coming down.
"What if he dies" she said slowly
"He won't die, Brooke" said and unexpected voice
"Haley"
Without any hesitation, Brooke gave Haley a loving hug, Brooke knew that this was a 'showing of weakness' thing but at the moment she didn't even care.
"How do you know he is not going to die" Brooke said into Haley's now wet shoulder.
"Because he is taking the medication. Slim to none chance he is going to die"
"It's getting worse"
"Don't push him away for this Brooke, you love him. So spend all the time you can with him and be there for him when he needs you the most."
Brooke lets go of Haley and runs frantically to the door.
"I'll be back" Brooke screams as she is already half-way down the hallway from their apartment.
Peyton couldn't go back to sleep after Brooke left so she took out her sketch pad and started to draw her emotions on paper while of course sitting at her desk with her webcam on.
"Brooke what are you doing"
" I was just remembering all those times we got ready in here for all of those first dates remember."
"Yea, but you haven't even made an effort to call me in a month and decide to just stop by"
"Peyton are you okay?"
"Yes, I am fine"
"It's just we never really talked about Ellie or even Jake for that matter"
"You can't do this Brooke, you can't just come in here without even basically saying two words to me the whole month and expect me to be all like 'Oh Brookie, things are so bad I have no parents, I might have breast cancer, I don't know where Jake or Jenny is, and on top of that I lost my best friend."
"It's just that I know how you handle things Peyton, and usually they affect all of us"
"And this is coming from all knowing Brooke"
"No, this is coming from your best friend who has known you for all seventeen years and a person who doesn't want to see you suffer when me and you could talk it out."
"My best friend... which one... the one who hasn't been there for a month... or the one who doesn't even realize that her best friend is having some problems."
There was silence for a few moments
"You weren't there for me then- I don't need you now." said Peyton starting to cry and run to the bathroom
Brooke then left with tears filling her eyes.
Little did Peyton know that Brooke was watching her on the infamous webcam.
Brooke was at the Rivercourt and half an hour before she was supposed to meet Lucas. She figured if she needed to bail she would have the time to do it.
"Brooke how long have you been here?"