Chapter 3

"Is anyone here for Nathan Scott?" A doctor asked, she looked about thirty years old and she wasn't showing much emotion.

Haley stood up as well as the rest of them. Deb nodded and went over to the doctor.

"I'm his mother."

"I'm Doctor Jinn. Would you like to go into my office so we can talk about Nathan?" She asked the women in front of her. She felt sad for a brief moment at what she had to tell the young boys mother but straightened up and looked at all the other young people behind Mrs. Scott.

"No, anything you have to say you can say in front of me and them, they are all his friends." Deb said and the doctor sighed, she nodded and everyone looked at her expectantly.

"We aren't quite sure what caused Nathan to collapse…" Doctor Jinn started and looked at the young girl holding one of the boy's hands tightly.

Haley gripped Lucas hand and he pulled her in front of him and wrapped an arm around her waist to try and comfort her.

"But we are running tests to find out. He is in intensive care right now."

Haley felt tears coming to her eyes again and turned around, not able to look at the doctor, Luke wrapped both his arms around her and held her tightly while she buried her face in his chest. He felt his shirt getting wet and knew she was crying again.

Brooke turned to Peyton and felt tears come to her eyes. How could this have happened? Yesterday they were so happy just laying on his couch watching a sappy movie and today he was in the hospital practically dying?

Peyton came over to her and pulled her best friend close to her.

"He's gonna be ok Brooke." She whispered in the brunette's ear.

"He is unconscious right now but he could wake up at any time. Once I know more I will let you all know as soon as I can." Doctor Jinn started to walk away but Deb stopped her.

"Can I see him?" Her voice was desperate she didn't know what she would do if she lost her only son.

"Only family."

Deb nodded and watched the doctor walk away. She had a lot of questions but figured she could ask when everyone wasn't around. She turned around and looked at all of Nathan's friends.

"I'm going to go and see him. You guys should probably go home and rest…"

All of them shook their heads.

"We're going to stay here." Lucas said. "I want to see him after you."

Deb nodded and walked off.

Nathan's room was very dreary, no wonder people died here there was nothing cheery about this place! Nothing to make people want to stay alive! The walls were bare, only painted in a light brown and tan color, there was one lone picture of the ocean on the wall. One chair sat by one of the walls with Nathan's bed in the middle of the room. There was not any windows and The only sound Deb heard was the sounds of the machines beeping that were attached to her son.

Nathan was lying on the bed so peacefully, his eyes were closed and he looked like he was sleeping. She would have assumed that if he hadn't had tubes running up in his nose and IV's in his arms and who knows what else all over him. She blinked back a couple of tears and stood by his side. The doctor had left to let her be alone with him. She took Nathan's hand, it was a little cold and a little pale but the doctor said that it was ok for now. She bent down and kissed his cheek very softly.

"I'm so sorry Nathan…" Deb choked out, she never expected her son to be here!

"All your friends are here sweetie. They care about you so much." She wiped her eyes, no longer caring if she cried or not.

"I love you Nate. Don't give up fighting ok? You have to be ok you have so much to live for!"

Finally after talking to him for a while she sat down in the chair and watched him.

It took Lucas a while to calm Haley down but Peyton wasn't having the same luck with Brooke.

Haley sat in one of the hard chairs by herself watching Lucas talk to Peyton, not hearing what they were saying but understood once Lucas went over to Brooke and tried calming her down a bit. She felt bad for her friend, she really did. After all she was his girlfriend. But no one knew how bad she was hurting right now. The only reason she'd stopped crying was because it hurt too much and she couldn't cry anymore, at least not in front of all of them…

She couldn't help herself from thinking what if Nathan never woke up? She loved him so much and she would never get the chance to tell him that. Of course he had Brooke but she had to tell him. And she would. She promised herself if he woke up she would tell him how she felt. That as long as he woke up she would do anything.

Brooke cried in Lucas's arms, his shirt was soaked but he didn't seem to care. She had so many thoughts running through her head. She should have been there and not out. If only… But then again would it have made a difference? She didn't know and it was killing her. She needed him so bad right now… to see him and make sure he was till there even!

She felt Lucas's hand rub her back and calmed herself a little bit. But she wouldn't be able to completely be better until she knew Nathan was ok. She looked up at Lucas, her eyes were red and puffy and she had tears on her cheeks.

"He's gonna be ok Brooke." He whispered giving her a small reassuring smile.

"You don't know that," she sniffed.

"I just have feeling, he'll pull through he always does."

Brooke couldn't say anything she just nodded, knowing she couldn't believe that right now as bad as she needed too.

She looked over at Haley and saw her just sitting there with a blank expression on her face and sighed. She knew Haley had to be a mess inside, nobody noticed though, except for her. She closed her eyes and leaned against Lucas again, needing the comfort right now.

Peyton watched her friends, Haley looked like she was almost in shock and Brooke was being comforted by Haley's boyfriend… she understood but still. She shook her head and said a little prayer that Nathan would be ok. She felt her phone vibrate and pulled it out of her pocket. The caller ID flashed 'Jake', she smiled a little and wondered if her friends would notice if she left? Deciding they would be ok for a few minutes she left the room to take the call.

A/N I am SO sorry it took me so long to get this up, I was having terrible writers block and had no idea where to take this if you have any idea's let me know please! Otherwise it might take me a bit to get the next one up! Thank youso much for all the reviews, without you all I wouldn't have been able to get this chapter up! Please review and let me know what you think!

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