Chapter Sixteen – Cant You Just Kiss And Make Up?
Pardon me for saying so but you look more pitiful
Than I had ever imagined.
Despite perfect fashion
And your photographs depict you so differently.
I always thought you would be,
Some sort of match for me…
Lucas dragged his feet as he walked out of Starbucks. He didn't really know why he had bought the drink in his hand, he just did. He had the extra cash, was walking by Starbucks and decided to make a detour from his path into the coffee shop. Ten minutes after wandering around the Starbucks aimlessly, he finally ordered a ice blended drink, that he knew he would only sip on then throw away. As Lucas made his way past clothing stores, restaurants, and a movie rental store he sipped on his caffeinated beverage. Not paying much attention to the people walking past him, he looked up just in time to see Haley drive by in her silver BMW Beemer.
So lets decide who can survive.
Stomping feet and racing beats of hearts that don't ever slow.
Then I'll write letters on white paper expressing my deep disappointment…
He hadn't spoken to her since that night on the beach. He had made attempts to. He had lost count of how many messages he had left on her answering machine, but she never responded. Lucas sighed and threw his drink out into the road. It slashed up at his the back of Haley's car.
Haley immediately hit the breaks, looked back, then pulled over to the side of the road. "What in the hell is your-" Haley started, but soon realized who it was. "Oh, Lucas…hi…"
"Hey." Lucas frowned. There was a moment of awkward silence between the two friends. Lucas didn't know what to say, but decided he better same something before she walked away. "Sorry. I didn't think-" Lucas said breaking the tension.
Haley held up a hand to cut him off. "It's fine." She turned around and grabbed a few napkins out of the dispenser on a near by table. With out another word, she walked back to her car and began whipping it off. "Just fine." She muttered under her breath as she cleaned the Starbucks off the back of her car. Lucas grabbed more napkins from the dispenser and walked over to Haley and her coffee covered car.
"Here." Lucas said handing Haley a few more napkins, getting on his knees and helping her clean up his mess.
Dripping where I stand (dripping where I stand)
From my watery hands
Hoping to get passed the open bedroom door.
Where her clothes on the floor.
Reminds me of our conversations.
The feeling of slight hesitation to turn off the lights…
"You don't have to." She told him simply. "I was planning on taking it to the car wash, anyways." She sighed as she finished cleaning off her bumper. Taking the dirty napkins out of Lucas' hand and wadding them up with her napkins she tossed them in a near by trash can.
"Look…" Lucas started but lost his words. He quickly scrambled through his thoughts to find the right words to say to her before she climbed back into her car and drove away. Haley dismissed whatever she knew he was about to say and opened her car door. Lucas watched as she sat down and shut the door. "Haley. Wait." Lucas said walking up to the passenger door and bending down. Resting his arms of the open window he sighed. "We need to talk."
"No. We don't." Haley sighed. She ran her hand through her long blonde hair and put the keys in the ignition. Putting the gear into drive she turned and faced Lucas. "We really don't." Pulling out of the parking space she drove off before Lucas could fit in another word.
"Damnit!" Lucas cried in frustration. What the hell did I ever do to her that was so bad? Ok, so maybe I kissed her unexpectedly which resulted in the drama of my life. Lucas sighs. Maybe I'm insane. That's it. I'm insane. I kissed Haley James, tutor girl or Tutor Wife as my ex lover so frankly used to put it. I kissed my brothers ex wife. I kissed my best friend. I suck. Wow. I really suck. Damnit! Lucas turned around and walked back into the Starbucks. He need a mocha-chocolate-caramel-swirl-blended frap chino. As disgusting as it sounded, he knew it would take his thoughts off Haley and on to something more disgusting with less purpose in life.
14 days now since we started to complicate the situation.
I'm not hiding, I'm just buying
Some time for us to find the back door.
We will come out when it's safe for us.
When it's safe for us, when it's safe for us... for us, for us, for us...
After receiving a rude look from the waitress at Starbucks Lucas was surprised by the sound of a car honking behind him. Lucas spun around slowly not really wanting to talk to anyone. And since there was a good chance that that was Haley, whom he really didn't want to speak with again until a later date, Lucas took his time spinning around.
"Yo Luke!" Nathan called out the diver side window.
Lucas was surprised to see his younger brother pulling to a stop at the side of the road. Lucas gave him a faint smile. "Hey Nate."
Nathan pulled over and climbed out of his Ford F350 and shut the door behind him. Leaning against the door he waited for his brother to walk up to him.
Slowly Lucas walked over to Nathan's truck and leaned against the bed. Taking notice to the two suit cases in the back, he turned towards his brother. "Going somewhere?"
"Florida." Nathan answered with out an explanation.
"Alright." Lucas nodded. "Any reason why you are taking this spur of the moment trip out of state across country?"
Nathan shook his head. "Vacation." He lied.
"And where is my new sis?" Lucas asked looking into the truck noticing Brooke wasn't with him.
"She's not going." Nathan laughed. "She's stay home."
"Alone?" Lucas asked a bit surprised.
"I don't know. I don't think so." Nathan said thinking about it. "I think Peyton, or maybe Haley, are going to be staying with her. Peyton I know for sure. You'll never guess why?" Lucas raised an eyebrow. "She caught Chris with that groupie whore again."
"Again?"
"Again." Nathan nodded.
"Man, that guys gets a lot of action for being that ugly." Lucas laughed.
There's nothing left to say.
To excuse the way that I've behaved.
I still feel him gripping like a stain
To this fabric torn in every seam.
Thrown away...
"Tell me about." Nathan laughed. "So what's new in you're life big bro?"
"Haley hates me."
"Again?"
"Again." Lucas sighed. "I messed up, big time."
"What did you do, run over her cat again? Or wait what about that time you-"
"How about not." Lucas sighed with a laugh. "I actually just saw her. I thought she would be over her drama by now, but apparently not."
"Awe, cant you just kiss and make up?"
"I seriously doubt making out will solve this problem."
"I'm sorry man." Nathan checked his watch. "I better get going." Nathan opened the car door. "Traffic is going to be a bitch." Nathan climbed back into his truck and shut the door. "Oh wait. Do me a favor."
"Yeah?"
"Can you stop by the house and check on Brooke every once in awhile. I don't want to come home with her dead on the couch, or dead in a bathtub of her own blood." Nathan rolled his eyes.
Lucas laughed. "No problem. Call me when you get to Florida."
"Shall do." Nathan waved and drove away.
I will not regret! I will not forget! I will not regret! I will not forget!
Why should I take all the blame for my mistakes?
You were there with every promise made to break.
When did you become the one without regret?
Kill me burn me down I swear I won't forget.
When did you become the one without regret?
Kill me burn me down i swear i won't forget…
