Ok, I'm back with the second to last chapter. Please read and review. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of OTH. I also don't own anything that belongs to anyone that isn't me. For example anything that might have come from Grey's Anatomy. Lol

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Life. It continues to move on no matter how hard you try to stop it.

This was a hard reality for Brooke to accept. She had stayed in bed for as long as she could, willing for the happenings of the previous day to be just another crazy bad dream. But no matter how long she stayed in bed, time wouldn't go back...it only went forward.

So what do I do now? Do I just move on? Are we broken up? Is this another one of our famous breaks? Is this finally the end? Does she not love me? Brooke pulled her pillow over her head trying to smother the thoughts. She has to love me, right? I mean she said she did. But now she's not sure? I need answers.

She got herself out of bed and took a shower and then headed toward Haley's place. Ha . . . and you said you weren't going to do anything this time. She thought berating herself. I can't just let her go. What if she's testing me. I have to try one last time. I have to know. Brooke reasoned with herself as she finally pulled up to Haley's.

The sky was overcast, the air smelt like rain, as she got out of her car and made her way to the front door. Here goes nothing, she thought as she rang the door bell. Thirty seconds later Taylor was at the door.

"Hey B. What's up?"

"Nothing really. Just need to talk to Hales is she home?"

"Yeah in her room. Come on in."

"Thanks," Brooke said walking into the house.

"Go ahead. She hasn't come out since yesterday. I don't know what's going on with her."

"Alright. Thanks Tay," Brooke said with a smile as she walked toward the bedroom. She got to the door and knocked lightly.

"Yeah?" She heard Haley's soft voice call from inside.

"Can I come in?" She asked shyly.

The only answer she got was the opening a little bit. So she took that as a yes and walked in. Haley was sitting at her desk with a book in hand.

"Hey," Brooke said softly.

"Hey," Haley replied setting the book down and turning her swivel chair around so she was facing Brooke.

"How you doing?"

"I'm good thanks. How are you?" Haley said her voice laced with confusion.

"I'm pretty good. I just . . . I need to know what's going on with us." Brooke said looking at the sitting girl.

Haley sighed. "Brooke I really don't know. I'm just really confused right now. And I know that you're probably tired of hearing that. But that's all I can give you at this point. That's all I have."

Brooke nodded that she understood. "Haley, I'm not tired of hearing it. I'm just trying to understand. So in your mind are we broken up?"

Haley shrugged not knowing exactly what to say. "Brooke. I'm not sure. I'm not sure of anything anymore. I don't know how you can be so sure about everything."

"Baby, I'm not sure about everything," Brooke said with a smile taking Haley's hand and pulling her up so she was standing and looking directly in her eyes. "But the one thing I am sure of is that I love you. In a really really big pretend to like your taste in music, let you eat the last piece of cheesecake, hold a radio outside your window, unfortunate way that makes me hate you love you. That's all that really matters in my book Haley. I love you. So if you love me, don't let all of this outside stuff cloud your mind. Pick me Haley, choose me." Brooke stopped for a second to gather her thoughts. "Do you love me Haley? If you do just tell me." Brooke asked looking Haley in the eyes, pleading for some kind of answer.

Haley stood there in silence and looked at the floor. Of course I love you Brooke. More than you'll ever understand. She thought. But she couldn't bring herself to say the words. She couldn't get past her fears and just tell Brooke.

Brooke waited for three minutes, three minutes that seemed like an eternity. Haley said nothing. "I guess that's my answer," Brooke said heartbreak evident in her voice. She looked at Haley once more who was still focused on the carpet then turned and walked out the door. She walked down the hall and to the door, ignoring Taylor's attempts to ask what was wrong. Her vision became blurry and she realized that tears were cascading down her face. She finally reached the front door and as she opened it to walk to her car the sky opened up and rain began to fall. Brooke didn't care. Being wet was much better than having to stay in here and talk to anyone. So she went to her car. She didn't make a run for it. Running was something people did when they thought someone was after them and after Haley's reaction or lack there of, she knew that no one would be rushing up behind her.

Once she made it to her car she was drenched from head to toe. Rain had mixed with her tears which would normally make it hard to tell that a person was crying but not with this type of crying. Pain was written all over her face. Her eyes were sad. Pull yourself together Davis. She thought bitterly as she looked in the mirror. She wiped at her eyes and then turned on the ignition and pulled away from the curb. Between the rain and the tears she couldn't see at all. I'm going home. I could drive this in my sleep. She thought against her better judgement that told her to pull over and wait for the rain to stop or for the tears to stop.

Brooke came to an intersection that she knew so well. She was crying but had calmed down a little and was driving extra carefully. Just as she was coming up to the light it turned red and she slammed on her breaks, they were wet so they did nothing to help her stop and she went through the red light. The next thing she knew she felt pain. Not the emotional pain that she had been consumed with just moments ago but real physical pain. Her windshield was shattered. It looked just like her heart felt. Broken into a million little pieces. There was a loud bang, she looked at her window and saw a light pole coming at her in a way that a light pole should never come toward someone. And then nothing.

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A few hours later a police car pulled up in front of Haley and Taylor's house. They walked up to the door doing the part of their job that they hated the most.

Knock knock.

Haley heard the knocking and looked out the window. "Taylor! What did you do now? There are cops at our front door."

"I didn't do anything. Honest." Taylor said as she ran over to walk to the door with Haley.

They girls opened the door. "Good evening officers." Haley greeted with a smile.

"Good evening Ma'am." One of the officers said nodding at the two women. "Is one of you Haley James, by any chance?" He asked his tone soft and kind.

"That would be me," Haley said raising her hand a little bit getting more nervous by the second.

"Ma'am, do you know a young lady by the name of Brooke Davis?"

"Yes sir, she is..was my girlfriend. We just kinda broke up today. What kind of trouble did she get herself into now?"

"Ma'am, Ms. Davis was in a fatal car accident earlier today. You were the person she had listed as her emergency contact since apparently her parents don't live in town."

Haley stood there for a few minutes as what the officer just told her sunk in. "Did...did you just say fatal?" Haley asked tears already streaming down her face. Taylor put her arm around her for support knowing that her friend was going to need it.

The officer looked down then answered, "Yes ma'am. I'm so sorry for your loss. Here's my card." The older of the officers said handing his card to Taylor seeing that Haley was in no condition to comprehend. "Just have her call us tomorrow."

"Yes sir." Taylor said doing her best to stay composed. They officers then turned and walked back the way they came.

Haley watched the officers walk away. Fatal. I'm sorry for your loss. The words kept playing over and over in her head until it finally stuck. Brooke was gone. The information hit her like a ton of bricks. She slid against the door frame and hit the floor. A flood of tears running from her eyes down her face.

She's never going to forgive herself. Taylor thought as she looked at her friend and shut the door. She sat down beside the girl putting a hand on her back and then enveloped her into a tight hug.

Ok guys. Please please don't kill me. There is one more chapter and then this will be over. Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed.