Chapter 2
Let me see...where do I begin? I remember that before Brooke
died she told you about Lucas and Haley up till they were 18. Yes,
that's right...I remember now. I remember that Brooke had stopped the
story a while after our annulment. She told me how you didn't want to
believe that your uncle was married to your mother. Weird to think
about it like that. I laugh when I think about it now. I loved your
mother all those years ago. I still do now as I write this...and I
know that you will wonder why, if I love her so much, did I annul the
marriage. It's because I saw the way they looked at each other -
Lucas and Haley I mean - I saw all the signs...even if they didn't
want to see it. Back then all of us saw it. Peyton, Jake, Brooke,
Mouth, Skills and me. Your grandparents, Karen and Keith - Lucas'
mother and step-father - saw and knew it when Lucas and Haley were
children. They were just meant to be. Call it fate or an heavenly
order or whatever you like.
After that I went back to being the me
without Haley. That's when Brooke and I started, to everyone's shock,
dating. But you're probably sick of our story. If I don't have it
right...Brooke told it to you twice every year since you were 7. I
miss her now as much as ever...even if she did clean out my bank with
all her shopping! Woman! But back to Lucas and Haley...or how we knew
them...Luke and Hales. I still remember how they finally got together
or how do you say it again? Ah yes...hooked up. They were 20 and both
at NYU...well, to tell you the truth, we were all there. Anyway,
Haley was half-living with her boyfriend and it was save to say Lucas
was more than jealous. It was only by chance that Lucas and I heard
that the guy, I think his name was Kyle, had hit her...okay maybe we
didn't just hear it by chance but I promised Brooke I'd never tell!
Lucas went mad. I remember when me and him went to help her...
Lucas
knocked on the door of the apartment Haley shared with her boyfriend
Kyle.
"I'm coming..." I heard a voice answer
softly.
Obviously Lucas had either not heard him or he didn't
care. I think it was option B. He pounded even harder on the
door.
"Yeah,yeah I said I'm coming!" the voice shouted
back. I looked nervously at my brother. It wasn't that I was nervous
of the fight - in high school I had beaten up many guys - I was
nervous of Lucas' reaction. I could see in his eyes that he was more
angry than I had ever seen him before. His eyes showed pure rage. I
was angry to of course... Haley was like a sister to me...but I
didn't look like Lucas did. Kyle opened the door and Lucas
immediately shoved Kyle against the wall.
"You leave Haley
alone do you hear me! If I ever hear you came near her again...if you
ever touch only a single hair on her head again...I will beat you to
the inch of your last life!" Lucas yelled and punched Kyle.
After a few seconds I realised that Lucas wouldn't stop so I pulled
him back...that's when I had my final proof that Luke and Hales were
meant to be.
Then, to our shock, Haley ran up to us and started
screaming at us. I don't think we should have been shocked I mean she
did stay there...
"What the hell Lucas! Get away from him!
Nathan!" Haley screamed but before she could reach Kyle, Lucas
stood in front of her and pushed her outside. I knew a fight would
follow but still I decided to follow them. Haley, Brooke and Peyton
always said I was stubborn. I turned one last time to Kyle lying on
the floor.
"Ouch...that will need some ice...walk it
off."
When I finally reached the park, Lucas and Haley
were already yelling at each other causing mothers to close their
children's ears and walk away with ugly looking faces that almost
made me laugh. I sat down on a bench away from them to not be in the
line of fire but close enough to hear them...not that I needed to be
that close by the way they were yelling.
"I can't believe you
Lucas! How could you do that to Kyle?" Haley yelled.
"He
hit you Hales! You don't deserve him! You deserve something better,
someone better." Lucas yelled back.
Haley only stared at
him.
"I'm not even gonna ask where you heard that..."
she said turning to me and I sunk down on the bench. " this
isn't because he hit me...it's because you don't like any of my
boyfriends...you never have." Haley said.
"I liked
Nathan..." Lucas said and at that all I could do was smile.
"He
doesn't count...he's your brother." Haley said and I turned to
her...what the hell did that mean?
"Fine. I can't see you
with these worthless excuses of guys!' Lucas replied.
"Why?
Why do you care? It's not because your my best friend so don't even
think of giving that as an answer." Haley asked.
I sat
straight at this and I wondered what Lucas' answer would be. I turned
towards them and I could see that Lucas was at the breaking point.
All I could think was that I better duck for cover.
"You
wanna know why...because I can't stand seeing you kiss those guys who
don't love you. They don't love you for your mind or your manners or
the way you love to watch horror movies but always end up behind me
or the couch. They don't love the fact that you always put your
Christmas decorations up in November or that you love macaroni and
cheese or that you love to tutor people. They don't know your secrets
that I know or what you like and don't like or how you grew up.
Hell...they will never love you as much as I do." Lucas said and
took Haley's face in his hands and kissed her slowly and from what I
could see she returned it. That's when I fell off the bench and
sprained my wrist. I think I blacked out or something cause I don't
remember what happened next.
When I finally did wake up I was in a hospital with Brooke holding my hand but my attention was else where. All I could concentrate on was Lucas and Haley standing in the back holding hands. Then...don't laugh Jonothan, I blacked out again.
A while later they began dating and all of us were happy. Soon afterwards they moved in together. They were in love...and it was then that they both finally realised that ( for once) we were all right from the start...they were meant to be.
(Tomorrow I'll write more. My fingers are aching and I am tired. I shall sleep now... Nathan)
