The next day at school

Haley and Brooke are walking to class when someone comes up behind them. It's Mariah. Haley doesn't look to happy.

Mariah: Hey Haley.

Brooke: Um.. I'm gonna go to my locker Haley, I'll meet up with you later.

Haley: Ok..

Brooke gives Haley a sympathetic sort of look and the walks off. Haley directs her view to Mariah.

Haley: Why didn't you tell me?

Mariah: Tell you what?

Haley: Don't play dumb. Taylor told me that you're my niece and are living with her. Which means you knew about Nathan and Quinn.

Mariah: Oh, yeah that... Sorry. Ok, firstly it would be kind of random to just come up and be like, ' hey I'm your niece and by the way your husband made out with your sister. ' Secondly you and Nathan looked so happy and I didn't want to ruin it.

Haley scoffs and rolls her eyes.

Mariah: Look, Haley, he loves you and he made a mistake, just like you did. Are you going to let that keep you from being happy together.

Haley: It's no that simple.

Mariah: No, actually it is, but don't listen to me, (pauses) listen to your heart.

Mariah walks away and Haley slumps down onto a near by bench. She loved Nathan, but how could he do that to her and then lie about it? That entire time she had felt so guilty and yet he was guilty too. Maybe everyone was right. They got married to young. They weren't old enough to handle marriage. As Haley thought about this tears began to wet her face.

Nathan was watching Haley from a distance. His heart was breaking into a million pieces as he watched the tears trickle down her face. He wanted to go over and talk to her, he wanted to put his arms around her and tell her everything was going to be all right. He wanted to, but he couldn't. All he could do was hope that the letter made her understand and possibly be able to forgive him. Nathan felt tears begin to wet his own face. Him, Nathan Scott, big shot basket ball player, was crying.

He saw Haley wipe her eyes with the sleeve of her sweatshirt and walk off in the direction of his locker. Nathan walked slowly toward his locker, hoping that Haley wouldn't just leave when he came up over next to him. When he got to his locker she didn't see him at first, because she was getting stuff out of her locker, but Lucas was next to her and he saw Nathan. Lucas looked angrily at Nathan and slammed his locker shut.

Nathan: (Mumbling under his breath) Hypocrite.

Haley heard this and turned to come face to face with Nathan.

Haley: What? (Angrily)

Nathan: (Nervously) On, no not you.

Now Nathan felt even more like a jerk. He was talking about Lucas, but Haley thought he meant her.

Haley: (Rolls eyes) You know what Nathan, what ever.

Haley shut her locker and begins to walk off with Lucas. Nathan couldn't bare to see her walking away from him.

Nathan: Haley, wait!

Haley turns around and looks pained towards Nathan.

Haley: What Nathan?

Nathan: Will you just talk to me (Pause) Please(desperately)

Haley: Well Nathan, I don't know what to say to you!

Nathan: Well, then will you at least listen to me?

By now half the people in the hall way were staring at Nathan and Haley.

Haley: (Sigh) Fine.

Nathan: Ok, can we go some where and talk?

Haley: No Nathan, what ever you have to say to me, just say it here.

Nathan: (looks around at the staring faces and sighs heavily.) Did you read the letter.

Haley: No. Why should I. It's all just going to be a big lie, just like you.

The bell rings and the hallway clears leaving Nathan and Haley alone in the hall. Haley begins to walk off towards class herself.

Nathan: Haley, wait!

Haley turns around again.

Haley: You know, you're kind of sound like a broken record Nathan.

Nathan: I'm sorry and I love you.

Haley: And there you go again.

Haley turns around again and starts to walk off. This time when Nathan calls after her she doesn't turn around, she doesn't want to let him see the tears.