Episode 12 Ch3 I'm Telling You

Laura was at her house and gets out her car when Lily pulls up behind her. "What the hell? Did you follow me?"

"Maybe," she said trying not to let the conversation lead into other directions. "Listen I need you to know that I don't have feelings for Chase. Actually I don't think I ever did. He like you," she tried to sound convincing.

"I don't really care okay. Every time I see him he is with some girl."

"Trust me you are the only girl he wants to be with. I just hope you will give him a chance because if you don't you could lose him forever, and that would really suck," she said what she intended to say, and then left. Laura didn't say anything back.

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Ashton and Noah were walking in the park. "So will you be honest with me about something?" she asked, and they stopped walking.

"Um sure," he was afraid of what the question might be.

"You have feelings for Elizabeth don't you?"

He shook his head in denial, "No we're just friends. I'm her tutor."

"I see the spark in your eye. You really like her," Ashton noted.

"Elizabeth isn't interested in me. All I am to her is a nerdy tutor," he told her. He did have feelings for Elizabeth, but he knew she was way out of his league. Guys like him didn't get girls like Elizabeth.

"She's not that judgmental"

"I think we're better at being friends," he told her still lying to himself.

"You should ask her out," Ashton was on a mission to get them together.

"Or not….I'm not gonna do that…I would rather be her friend than not have her in my life at all," he admitted.

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Brooke had finally gotten home from the humiliating visit with Peyton. Deb was sitting on the couch. "Look a there Sophie your mommy is home," she said handing Sophie to Brooke. Brooke smiled at her beautiful daughter. "Brooke are you okay?"

"No, Peyton hates me," Brooke hated saying those words out loud because it made reality seem more real.

"You and Peyton are best friends," Deb said trying to reassure her.

"No anymore."

"I've seen your friendship, and it is extraordinary. It has survived a lot and it can most definitely survive this. You have to believe that with all your heart," Deb told her giving her a hug. Brooke wasn't sure that Deb was right this time.

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Becky and Jamie were still at the park. Becky could tell that something was wrong with Jamie. "Hey are you okay?"

"I'm worried about Keith," Jamie told her.

"You should be. He's going through a lot but he'll get through it."

"I'm afraid he isn't going to be able to bounce back from this and it is all my fault," Jamie dropped his head.

She lifts it up, "You just wanted him to be happy. You were being a great friend, and I'm sure he will figure out something. Don't blame yourself for this."

She was right, but he couldn't help but feel responsible.

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Jacey was sitting on Breanne's couch. "I know we just started dating, but he should have told me that he had a heart condition. I could have helped him," Jacey complained to Breanne.

"He didn't tell anyone about his heart condition. It was his secret."

"Did you know?" she questioned.

Breanne didn't know how to answer the question. She knew the truth would hurt, "No of course not."

"Okay good," Jacey said. She didn't want Breanne to know more about Keith than she did.

"He needs you Jacey. He loves you and you have to be there for him," Breanne told her. She wanted the best for Keith, and she knew he was hurting.

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Summer and Jeremy finally made it home, "What on your mind?" She rubbed his shoulders as they sat down on the couch.

"I remember this one time my dad told me that I should be more like Keith because he was a natural talent, and he was going to have world at his fingertips one day. I tried so hard to out do him and be better because that is what my dad wanted, and now Keith isn't going to get anything he wanted. It's sad…..I'm gonna start playing a lot harder because I don't want to lose basketball. The ones of us who can play and have talent shouldn't take it for granted because one day it could be taken from us just like that." Summer was glad to hear that he was going to be working hard at something he loved, but she wasn't sure where that left their relationship.

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Keith was throwing things in his room when Peyton came in. She was shocked, "Keith what have you done?"

"I don't want to talk about it," he yelled at her.

She walked over to his trophies that were now destroyed, "I'm not really giving you a choice. You've ruined your trophies."

"Doesn't matter it's not like they mean anything to me anymore anyways."

"They do mean something. That's your life and one day you could look back at these trophies and remember the good times that you had."

"I just want to play basketball mom. I love it," he was trying to get through to her.

She touched his shoulder, "I know you do, but you can't chance it with your heart condition. It is way too dangerous," she informed him.

He got defensive and mad. "I'm gonna play."

"Keith I'm not going to let you play," she informed him.

"I don't care I'll do what I want to do….Dad will let me play…he knows how it feels to have your dreams smashed," he grabs his coat and walks out of the door. She follows him.

"Keith do not leave this house," she demanded.

"I don't want be here right now"

"Keith Sawyer Scott!" she yelled but it was too late he had already slammed the front door. She was furious.

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