The Following Morning

"Morning Haley." Keith greeted as she entered the kitchen the following morning.

"Morning Keith." Haley answered as she poured herself a glass of OJ.

"How are you feeling this morning?" Karen asked as she too entered the kitchen.

"Fine."

"Hey Hales, you ready?" Lucas asked as he and Nathan joined the group in the kitchen.

"I was born ready." She joked as she washed out her now empty cup.

Nathan grabbed her book bag and followed her out the house to his car.

Main Entrance

Tree Hill High School

"You guys ready?" Lucas asked his best friend and his brother.

Haley nodded…very slowly.

"You'll be okay Hales. We're here for you." Nathan said giving her a kiss on the top of her head and pulling her into his arms.

"Oh my god, Tutor Girl!" Brooke Davis' voice yelled as she came over to the trio.

However, instead of hugging Haley she shoved her tongue inside of Lucas' mouth.

Haley and Nathan laughed as they saw the couple latch onto each other.

"Hey guys." Peyton said as she walked up to their friends, her boyfriend Jake right behind her.

"Hey goldie locks." Haley said hugging her friend.

"Tutor Girl." Peyton said with a laugh, hugging her back.

"Sup man?" Nathan said tapping fist with Jake.

"Sup."

Peyton looked to her left to see Brooke and Lucas in a heated lip lock. "Hey B. Davis." She said with a laugh as she poked her best friend in the ribs.

Brooke laughed and pulled away from Lucas. "Hey P. Sawyer, Jake."

"Sup Jake." Lucas said as he wrapped his arms around Brooke's shoulders.

"So how was Cali?" Peyton said pushing Lucas's arm away and linking arms with Brooke, Haley doing the same on the other side of Brooke.

"Yeah tell me about the guys." Haley said with a smile.

Jake, Luke and Nathan just laughed as they followed the girls into the school building.

Lunch

"So Hales." Brooke said as she sat next to Haley at their usual lunch table. "What's up?"

"Nothing." Haley replied as she took a sip of her bottle of water.

"Oh don't give me that Haley James. You are so hiding something."

"I'm not…"

"Haley." Brooke warned.

Haley sighed. "Listen I need you and the others to meet me in front of the girls locker room right after last period." She told the brunette seriously.

"Haley what's going on?" Brooke asked becoming worried.

"Brooke please, I'll tell you guys everything later. I promise."

Brooke was about to protest when Lucas came and kissed her on the cheek. "Hey babe. Hales." He said as he took his seat next to Brooke.

"Hey."

"Hey Luke. Um…have you seen Nathan?" Haley asked.

"No but he should be here soon. It's the only class where there's no actual work." He laughed.

Haley and Brooke giggled at the truth in his words. Nathan Scott missing lunch was as about likely as Brooke missing and episode of Fashion Runway.
Shortly after, Peyton, Nathan and Jake showed up to the table.

"So Hales what did you do all summer here by yourself with these two?" Peyton asked.

"We chilled. Went to a few parties." She told her friend.