Hi! I am so sorry! I went out of town for the weekend and no time or good internet to update! But here you are without further ado!
I got home and tried to push in my keys to unlock the door. It was then that I realised that the door was unlocked. I got cautious immediately as I opened the door as softly as I could, walking stealthily around the house to catch the culprit. As soon as I reached the kitchen, I saw a boy standing there in a black hoodie. His head was facing the other direction.
"What? Clay!" I yelled, scaring the lights out of him.
He jumped in fright as cookie crumbs fell out of his mouth.
"Oh B! Don't ever do that!" He yelled at me.
"Next time, call and come. Don't you remember, I live alone!" I blamed him. "What brings you here anyway?"
"Oh nothing. Laundry. My clothes stink. Also, I figured I could steal some food from the fridge." He replied nonchalantly.
"Go help yourself. I'm going for a swim." I replied before heading up to my room.
Getting into a bikini, I quickly applied sunscreen before getting into the pool. I could see Clay making a sandwich from the french windows.
I took a couple of laps. However, my mind was clouded with thoughts of Lucas.
'I forgive you Brooke.' Those words kept echoing in my mind.
I blocked my nose and dived underneath as a memory from the deepest caverns of my mind started playing in my head.
The first day I met Lucas Scott.
"Ouch!" I heard a boy scream. I was playing in the sandbox, making a castle for my barbie dolls.
"Nathan!" He grumbled. He was a cute boy. He had blonde hair and deep blue eyes. Just like Ken! Maybe he would be my Ken.
Abandoning my toys, I ran to him.
"Are you alright?" I asked.
"Yeah. Its just how my brother and I play." He replied. I have him my hand to help him get up which he gladly accepted.
"I'm Lucas, by the way. And that's my brother Nathan." He said pointing to a brunette with identical eyes.
"I'm Brooke. Want to play together?" I asked him shyly. I was afraid he would say no because I was a girl and run away.
"Yeah, Sure. You can play with Nate and me." He answered with a beaming smile.
"Awesome!" I yelled before running behind him, my long brown locks swaying with the wind.
"Brooke! Brooke! BROOKE!" I heard somebody yell faintly.
"Huh?" I replied. It was then that my eyes opened to find blue all around me. Then I was suddenly pushed up as I began to cough non-stop.
After catching my breath, I saw that Clay was in the water with me. Water? Oh yeah! I had gone swimming.
"Are you crazy Brooke! What the hell was going on here! You were drowning!" He yelled.
I was honestly too stunned to react. He quickly dragged me out of the pool and wrapped up in a towel.
"What happened B? One minute you were swimming and the next time I looked up, you were gone. Sinking. I cannot deal with this again Brooke. I saw you almost die once and that was one time too many. I thought you got better. Didn't they help you out?" He asked sternly.
"You didn't call this week. You call every week. But you didn't call this week." I suddenly spoke up.
"Yeah. You got out. So I figured I didn't need to call anymore." He answered after thinking for a few moments.
"Yeah." I replied before standing up and walking out.
"Bye Clay. Have fun at Duke." I whispered loud enough for him to hear at the entrance of the house. Then I ran up and locked myself in my room.
I head a knock on the door a couple hours later. I was doing my homework at that time.
"Brooke. Come on out. It's time for dinner. I ordered pizza." Clay spoke from the other end of the door.
"What are you still doing here? I thought you would be gone by now." I replied, opening the door a smidge, just to see if he was actually there or if I was hallucinating.
"I'm not leaving you like this Sissy. Now come on. You've grown thin. Didn't they feed you there?" He asked sweetly.
We went downstairs and ate our food in silence.
"So hows college bubba?" I asked to break the awkward silence.
"Its great. Fun. They kill us for the work. But you enjoy it. I have this amazing girlfriend named Quinn. She is beautiful." His eyes changed colour at the mention of Quinn's name.
"Oh yeah. Her younger sister actually goes to school with you. Haley James."
"Yeah. I know her. Haley is dating Nathan. And she is also my tutor." I replied.
"Nathan. I haven't heard that name in a while. Are you facing any trouble in school B? Especially from those Scott brothers." He asked me protectively as if he was ready to punch them both if I even gave the slightest nod.
"No. It's completely fine. Nothing I can't handle." I said.
"Brooke. I really have to go now." He said after finishing his slice. "I have an early lecture tomorrow and I was actually supposed to be in college by evening. I'm sorry, but I really have to go."
I just waved my hand to shrug him off as I saw him get into his car and drive away.