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Chapter Twenty-Seven

Lucas, Nathan, and Brooke all jumped up and looked at me. "Everything's fine, guys. Just relax," I said. Only Brooke sat back down. I sighed. "Brooke, can we just go somewhere. I can't be here right now."

She stood back up and smiled at me. "Of course, Tutorgirl! We can go shopping! Now that we're cheerleaders we've gotta get some more workout clothes," she replied and we walked out.

I just needed to get my mind off of things. Was Chris right? I mean, he told me he loved me, raped me, staged his death which made me question if I was cursed, then came back into my life, telling me he saved it. I was just so confused! What am I supposed to believe?

NATHAN'S POV

"Well, that was weird," Lucas said and I nodded. "They didn't even say goodbye."

I looked away from the door Haley and Brooke had just walked out of and looked to Lucas. "Hales just needs time to think about other things besides this. She's had too much drama in her life."

Chris walked out, limping. "Well, I'm gonna go now. You don't have to worry about me anymore, Nate. She pretty much told me she wished I did die. I won't bug you anymore," he said, sounding defeated.

I almost felt sorry for him. Almost. "If you come back and screw with Haley again, I won't just beat your ass, I'll kill you," I said before he left. I sighed. "Come on, we've gotta get to class." Luke nodded and we left.

HALEY'S POV

"Haley, are you okay?"

I turned to look at Brooke. "I'm fine, Brooke, just kinda confused about my whole situation right now. I was actually thinking about going to see Dr. Chene. Maybe he could help me out again."

She gave me a smile. "Maybe he could, Tutorchick. I'm really proud of you, Haley. You've become so…"

"Not crazy?" I suggested.

"No! You've become so open with everything and you recognize when you need help. That's really good, Haley! You should be proud of yourself," she said.

I smiled at her. "I am," I said and then looked at my phone for the time. "Oh, shoot! Brooke, we've gotta go. We've got practice in a half hour!"

We rushed to the car with our purchases and quickly drove home. "Tutorgirl we don't have time to change at home, so why don't you climb in the back and change and then at the next stop light we'll switch so I can change, okay?"

"Okay, Brookie," I replied and got into the back, changing into red short shorts and a navy blue tank top. "I'm done, Brooke."

"Okay, hang on," she replied. We were pulling up to a stop light. She parked and started climbing into the back as I began to attempt climbing into the front. Cars were honking at us as we laughed, squeezing through. I quickly shifted into drive and began moving. This action sent Brooke flying into the way back. "TUTORGIRL!"

I laughed. "Sorry, Brooke! We've gotta get going and I didn't mean it!" I replied and took a sharp turn. I laughed as I heard her groan again. I quickly parked the car and got out, opening the trunk. I laughed at the sight of Brooke laying down, attempting to get her shorts on. "Very sexy, Brooke!"

"Ha ha ha, Tutorgirl. Have your laughs," she said and got out. We rushed inside just as practice was starting.

"Oh, good, you're here!" Bevin exclaimed. She showed us where we would stand in the formation.

"A little late, aren't we?" Rachel asked from her spot beside me.

I gave her a sugary sweet smile. "Yes, we are. Thanks for noticing!" I said in a very girly voice. "Car troubles! You know how that can go!"

She just rolled her eyes and turned back to face Bevin. We learned the cheers quickly. We worked on some jumps and stunts next.

"Okay Haley. We want to try you out as a flyer," Bevin said and I nodded.

"Okay, what do I have to do?" I asked.

"Well, hang on. Rachel! Anna! Brooke!" she called and the girls came over. "Okay, Anna and Brooke will be the bases and Rachel the back. All you have to do, Haley, is let them lift you up." I nodded. It sounded simple enough.

I was soooo wrong! Okay, so she didn't tell me I needed to jump onto their hands or that Rachel would dig her damn nails into my sides as she lifted me! Talk about a bitch!

"Ow! Ow! OW!" I whined as Nathan helped me into my apartment, Brooke and Lucas behind us.

"Aww, Tutorchick! It wasn't THAT bad!" Brooke said, claiming a seat on the couch.

"Umm, you didn't have Rachel digging her nails into you, did you? I didn't think so," I replied and Nathan helped me onto the other couch. "Thank you, Nate."

He nodded. "You're welcome, baby. Do you need anything?" I nodded. "What do you need?"

I smiled up at him and patted the spot beside me. He grinned and sat, pulling me onto him. "I love you, Nathan," I whispered into his ear.

"I love you, too, Hales. Always and forever," he replied. I pulled back and looked at him. Always and forever. That was new, but totally true.

"Always and forever, Nate," I replied and kissed him softly.

"Aww! Do we need to leave again?" Brooke asked. I pulled back from kissing Nathan to glare at her. "What? I was just asking!"

I smiled. "No, Brooke. You don't need to leave," I replied.

"You know, Haley," Lucas started. "I've been meaning to ask you. How did you get this apartment? I mean, I've never heard you say you had to work or anything. How are you making payments?"

I smiled. "That's a longg story," I said.

"Oh really?" Brooke asked and I nodded. "We've got time, girly!"

I laughed. "Okay. Well, basically I was valedictorian at my high school, right? And all these colleges were fighting over me. I only wanted to go to Duke or Stanford. So, Stanford offered a nice scholarship, definitely not enough for me to go. I sent it over to Duke and they replied, saying they would pay for all 4 years of schooling. I sent that over to Stanford and they said they'd pay for books as well. I sent that off to Duke and they said, not only would they pay for schooling and books, but they would pay for an apartment off campus and anything I would ever need, like groceries and such. It was something I couldn't turn down, so I took it and here I am," I explained.

Brooke looked awe stricken. "That's amazing, Haley! I'm soo jealous now!"

I laughed. "It was just the Tutorgirl in me!" I replied and she laughed.

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