A/N: Here's another chapter! Please review!!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters or OTH!
I woke up to the sound of someone knocking on my door the next morning. I got out of bed and rushed to the door to find Karen and a man that I didn't recognize. "Oh Haley, it is so glad to see you again," Karen said throwing her arms around me.
"I've missed you too," I stated.
Karen pulled back and looked at me before her eyes focused on my face, specifically the big gash on my forehead. She gasped before whispering, "Did he do that to you?"
I just nodded as tears filled my eyes. She pulled me into another hug before coming inside along with the man that was standing behind her.
"Keith, could you start loading her stuff in the car while we finish up here?" Karen asked.
"Of course," the man said before grabbing some boxes and heading out to the car.
"Have you finished packing up everything?" Karen wondered looking around.
"All of my stuff. I still have some pictures and a couple of boxes that were moms. I told my counselor that she could get rid of all my dads stuff because I didn't want it," I replied.
"Well I talked to the lawyer and he said that he would take care of everything. The funeral, the house, etc. the money for the house and all of your fathers stuff will be put in a college fund for you. So you can take anything you want and leave the rest," Karen said.
"I don't know if I've said this, but thank you for taking me into your home. I know I'm not really your problem, so thank you. It really means a lot to me," I confided.
"The pleasure is all mine. I just wish I would have taken you along time ago after the visible bruises on you. He had no right to ever lay a hand on you, and no one will ever hurt you again," Karen responded.
After a couple of hours, the car was fully loaded along with a truck. We were now on our way to Tree Hill. I had found out from Karen that she had a son that was my age and that the man was her on again off again boyfriend.
We had finally made it to Tree Hill about three hours ago. I had just finished unpacking all my stuff when someone knocked on my door. "Come in," I said.
"Hey, I was just going to introduce myself. I'm Luke," a blonde haired blue eyed boy stated.
"I'm Haley. Glad to meet you," I replied.
"My mom also wanted to let you know that she had to run to the café for a little while to check on some things. I could give you a tour of the town if you want," he suggested.
"That sounds good. Let me just grab a jacket," I said.
We then went walking around town. It was a rather small little town compared to Charleston, but I was beginning to like it. Luke showed me all the local places, including the school, the river court, and finally Karen's Café.
"So what exactly is the river court?" I wondered as we walked into the café and sat down at a booth.
"It's where I and some of my friends go to play basketball. I play for the school, but the river court is where we go to let loose and just have fun. I'll introduce you to everyone after we eat, if you want," Luke answered.
"It sounds kinda fun. I mean I didn't really get to go watch any sports at my school. Plus I had a lack of friends, actually I didn't have any. I guess you could say that I stuck to myself a lot," I confessed.
"Well I'm sure everyone will love you here. Everyone is real easy to get along with just be careful around my brother though because sometimes he can be an ass," Luke said.
"You have a brother? I thought Karen only had one child?" I asked.
"She does. Nathan is my half brother…" he responded telling her the whole story. Then they ordered there food and talked a little before making their way back to the river court.
"Well it's about time you showed up," a dark skinned guy said bouncing a basketball, "and who is this lovely lady?"
"Skills, this is Haley. She just moved here from Charleston. Haley, this is Skills, the guy with the afro is Fergie, Mouth is the one sitting down on the bench, the other guy is Junk, and Nathan would be the one walking up," Luke said introducing her to the guys.
"It's nice to meet you, Haley," Skills replied.
"Nice to meet you guys as well," I said with a smile before walking over to the bench next to a nerdy guy, Mouth.
Nathan walked past her and smirked, "I don't believe we've met. I'm sure we could have a proper introduction in my backseat."
"I don't think so," I stated even though I had to admit he was quite attractive with his dark black hair and his blues eyes.
"Your loss baby," he said before walking over to the rest of the guys.
"Don't worry about him, he is the schools player," Mouth confided.
"Well this is one girl that he won't be hooking up with," I grinned.
I continued to talk with Mouth as I watched the other guys play ball. I had never really watched many sports, so I had no idea on the rules or even how to play. Mouth filled me in on the key things and I was able to understand it a little better. In the end, Luke and I finally headed home. It felt so natural to call his house home, even though I hadn't even been here for a whole day yet.