Thank you for all the reviews. I appreciate them very much. Here is chapter fifteen!
Recap: Brooke is awake and Lucas was there when she woke up. That's pretty much it.
Important Note: I am leaving for Florida in about ten days which is not this upcoming Tuesday but the one after that. That means that I can do one more update before I leave. I will try super hard to get you guys a chapter while I'm in Florida but I'm not making promises. I will be back on Aug. 13. I know it's so long after I had just put you guys out for a month already and I'm sorry but I will try to get them. I might pre-write them and put them in the documents thing but I don't know. So this update and the next are the last two before I leave.
P.S. - New story Not Ready For Goodbye will be on hold to for any of you who read it but there will be two more chapters or I might even finish it. I don't know yet. Nothing is for certain.
Alright, enough about me. I'll let you guys read your story. Enjoy! :D
"Lucas?" Lucas turned and looked at her. Her eyes were slightly open and her mouth was parted. She was trying hard to speak but he could tell she was having difficulty. He was too shocked to move or do anything.
"Lucas? Is that you?" Her voice was so weak. His mind snapped out of it and he ran over to her.
"Brooke, your awake."
"Where's Haley?" Lucas felt his heart break. She wanted Haley. Of course she would. Haley had been here everyday when he only just started coming.
"I'll get her," he told her and pushed the nurse button. When she stepped in, her eyes widened. She looked from Brooke to Lucas and smiled before rushing out.
"Doctor!" She called to Dr. Lee who was looking at his charts. He looked up and smiled.
"Good morning May. What can I do for you?"
May smiled. "She's awake. Brooke's awake!"
"What?"
"She woke up. Brooke Davis in Room 331. She's awake."
"How?" He asked. He was confused. Last he knew, her condition hadn't improved at all and now she was suddenly awake. He put down his charts and walked back to the room with the nurse.
"Good morning Lucas." Lucas and Haley had both became friends with the staff. It helped when they were around all the time.
"Morning." He said and then the doctor switched his attention to Brooke.
"Morning Miss Davis." She smiled a tiny smile but she could hardly speak. "It's normal for you not to be able to talk. It'll go away in a few days. That is, if you decide to stay with us this time." She smiled and nodded her head.
"So, lets see." The doctor looked at his chart for her while the nurse checked on Brooke and made sure things were working properly.
"I'm just gonna step out Brooke. I'll be back." She didn't even look at him. She stared out the window the entire time. It stung but he guessed he deserved it. He stepped out and Brooke looked towards the door and frowned. Lucas pulled out his phone once he was outside and dialed the familiar number.
"Hello?"
"Hales?"
"Hey Luke. What's up?" He could tell that she was doing something. Her voice sounded impatient but he knew that she would drop everything once she heard his news.
"Brooke's awake." He heard glass shatter. Well, she did drop everything.
"W-what?" Her voice was trembling. He knew that she would start crying. "She is?"
"Yeah. She woke up ten minutes ago. Get to the hospital and tell everyone. I'll call Peyton though."
"Okay. I'll see you in five." She hung up without another word and he looked through his phone book and pressed Peyton.
"Hey Luke!"
"Hey."
"What are ya calling for?" He could hear Jake in the background. "Jake said hi."
"Hey man." He heard Peyton tell Jake what he said. He smiled.
"So, what's up?"
"Brooke woke up." It was silence. Complete silence. They were probably suffering from the shock that he had.
"I'll be there soon." They both hung up and he headed back inside. When he stepped in, the nurse was just leaving.
"Go easy on her. She's still a little tired and confused," the nurse advised. He nodded and took a seat next to her bed.
"Hey Brooke," he greeted. She didn't look at him. She sighed and stared out the window. "It's okay if you don't want to talk to me. I'd understand." She didn't even move. He didn't know what to do so he leaned back and waited for Haley and everyone else. It didn't take long for Haley to get there.
"Brooke!?" Brooke looked over to where her name was called and smiled a huge smile. Haley rushed over and hugged Brooke as tightly as she could without touching her wires or anything. They pulled back and Haley smiled.
"I can't believe your awake. How are you feeling?"
"Drowsy."
Haley rolled her eyes. "How can you be tired?" Brooke tried to laugh but it turned into a cough instead. Haley smiled at her and Brooke weakly smiled back.
"Brooke?" She looked over Haley and saw Peyton. Peyton did the same as Haley and hugged her best friend. "We missed you."
"How long was I gone for?"
"They didn't tell you?" Peyton asked. Brooke shook her head and Peyton sighed. "Brooke, you've been out for a month."
"A month?" Her eyes watered. "What did I miss?"
"Nothing. We wouldn't do anything important without our best friend." It was the truth. That month had been the worst.
Brooke looked relieved but then she frowned. "I shouldn't have held you back."
"It was fine, really. We were all just worried and everyone else should be here soon." Brooke nodded and then noticed Jake.
"Hey Jake."
"Hey Brooke. Glad to see you awake." She smiled and leaned back down. Her eyes quickly flashed over to Lucas who was watching everyone. She knew that he missed her but she didn't know how to feel about him. It hurt still and she had just woken up; she was confused.
Everyone was in the room now. Nathan and Mouth had come and gone. Rachel was still in there as well as Haley, Peyton and Lucas. Brooke had caught up with everyone. Even though she couldn't talk, she still listened and nodded every once in a while to show she understood.
It was getting late and Haley and Peyton had to leave. They said their goodbye's and departed, promising to be back early tomorrow. Lucas and Rachel were left. Rachel was the only one out of the group who still disliked Lucas so she sat far away from him.
"Rachel, you can leave if you want. I want to go to sleep soon anyway."
"Are you sure?" Brooke nodded and smiled. She was surprised at their quick friendship but she liked it. Her crazy redhead friend never made things boring.
"Alright. I'll be back tomorrow. Bye," she said and hugged Brooke before leaving. The door clicked and it was Lucas and Brooke. Alone again. She didn't know what to do. He was just looking out the window. He had hardly said any words at all today besides when he had tried to talk to her.
"Lucas?" His attention snapped to her quickly.
"Thanks."
He looked surprised. "For what?"
"For being there when I woke up. I'm glad I wasn't alone."
He smiled. "Your welcome. You wouldn't have been though. Haley was here all the time. She would never forgive herself if you woke up alone."
Brooke smiled. "So how are you and Jessica?" She dared it. She was curious and she wanted to know. Plus, the medicine helped a little in her brave question.
"We broke up after you went to the hospital." Brooke was happy that they had broken up but she didn't know how long it would last until he decided to get back with her.
"Oh."
"It was for the best. She was pretty pissed but I didn't care."
Her next question stunned him. "Did you come visit me a lot?"
"Not as much as I should have," he said and she looked hurt. "I just couldn't deal with seeing you like that. I felt guilty and I was being selfish but I realize what an asshole I was and came to see you and here I am."
"Well, thanks."
He smiled and she looked at the clock next to her TV. She turned to Lucas and smiled. "You should go. It's late."
"It's fine."
"No, go. I want to sleep and you'll be bored." He laughed and stood up.
"Fine, if you insist."
"I do insist," she said and he grabbed his jacket.
"I'll see you tomorrow." She nodded and then he left. Once he was out the door he sighed. He wasn't forgiven, he knew that. She was just being grateful to him. He was far from being forgiven. She had hardly looked at him today as it was. It was a shock when she talked to him tonight but he figured she was being nice. He shook his thoughts and got into his car.
Inside the hospital, Brooke was confused. Sure, she felt things for Lucas but she had missed out on so much. It hurt her to think that she left everyone for a month. A month. Did her parents even know? Did they even care? What had really happened when she was out? She didn't know but she wanted to.
As for the whole Lucas thing, she would lay low for a while until they became friends again and she didn't even know if she wanted that. A part of her wanted to be his friend while the other half hated him for everything he had. She knew it wasn't good for her to be stressing right now but she couldn't help it.
But she tried to get rid of the thoughts as she laid down on her pillow. Her eyes slowly closed and she was sleeping.
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Brooke: What kind of boyfriend takes his guy roomate camping for the weekend?
Peyton: Jake Gyllenhaal?
Brooke: That's nice.