Chapter Four: The Truth.
As Nathan walked up to Peyton's house the next day, he thought to himself just in and out. Get the c.d. and get out.
He turned the knob on Peyton's door but was surprised when it wouldn't turn, so he knocked uncomfortably.
Haley, who was upstairs, was surprised by the sudden knock. She threw on a long sleeve t-shirt, covering her arms and ran downstairs.
"Nathan?" Haley asked awkwardly as she opened the door.
"Yeah, is Peyton here? She has to give me something?" Nathan said, avoiding her eyes.
Haley's heart sank when she learned he hadn't come by to see her.
"She's not here right now, but if you tell what you need I can get it for you." Haley said, voluntarily.
What I need is you. Nathan thought, but pushed it aside. "The Switchfoot c.d."
"Sure, I know where it is." Haley said, then started up the stairs. Weird she thought, I thought Peyton lent me that c.d.
As she got to her room, she realized Nathan had followed her upstairs.
" Haley, what happened?" Nathan asked, questioning the freshly made blood stains everywhere.
"Here's the c.d., you can go now." Haley said, pushing the c.d. toward his chest, pretending she didn't hear the question.
"Did that guy Matt do this?" Nathan asked angrily, pushing past Haley to look around her room.
"No! I'm alone! Just go!" Haley said, looking down.
"Then what the hell happened?" Nathan asked again.
"Nothing." Haley mumbled.
"Nothing! Haley, there's blood everywhere! This is not nothing!" Nathan yelled.
"Do not yell at me." Haley said calmly.
"Tell me what happened." Nathan said, calmly now, looking into her eyes.
Haley took a deep breath and spoke, but not the calm steady voice as before. "You want to know what happened!" She yelled. She pulled off her top, revealing cuts all over her arms and a t-shirt covered in blood. "You did this to me! I'm like this because of you!" She yelled.
"Me! I did this! You got to be kidding me!" Nathan said, now yelling again. "This situation should be switched! You walked out on me! You didn't believe in our marriage!"
"I did not walk out! I told you I wasn't leaving you!" Haley said yelling but now starting to cry.
"Obviously, it meant nothing to you because you walked away anyways!" Nathan shout back.
"Nothing! Nathan, that marriage was everything to me!" Haley yelled.
"Oh yeah." Nathan said looking away form her.
"Look, if it meant nothing to me, why do I still keep a picture of us on our wedding day and my wedding ring on the bed side table! I look at it all the time!" Haley yelled walking over to the table.
Nathan just stood there, shocked.
"Well, there you go Nathan!" She yelled. She picked up the framed picture and threw it across her room.
As Nathan watched the glass break into millions of pieces, Haley crumbled down with it. She was now on her knees, crying harder with her face in her hands.
Nathan walked toward her and sat directly in front of her. He cupped her face into his two hands and kissed her gently.
Haley breaked away and stood up. "You…can't just…come in here…and kiss me all better…you can't." Haley said in between her sobs, looking down.
"Haley…" Nathan started.
"No. Go. Leave." Haley managed to say sternly.
"I'm not leaving you here by yourself in this room." Nathan said, getting up, gently.
" Well then get the hell out of my room." Haley said coldly.
Nathan walked toward the door but just before he left, he turned and said, "This is not my fault, it's not yours, it's ours, so don't just blame me." He looked down and picked up the razor and slipped it into his jacket pocket.
"Get. Out." Haley said again, crying harder.
As Nathan left the room, something struck him, no one knows what. But under his breath he said, "I'll love you forever. I'll love you for always."
I hoped you guys liked that! The voting will stop for the Brucas/Leyton thing right after I post the next chapter. Naley will be united soon, maybe during something…merry. Lol. That chapter will be really long and will is a couple chapters away. Keep this bumped!
amanda :)