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Chapter 3: Put You On The Line

Peyton sat next to Haley in her car and pulled up outside the girl's house.

"So you sure you don't want to tell me what's going on with you?"

She nodded and placed her hand on the door to open it, but didn't just yet.

"I will Peyton, I promise….but, I can't. Not yet at least…."

Peyton nodded understandingly and Haley and smiled and waved to her before driving not off to her own house but to Brooke's. She walked in the door only to find Brooke lounged out with Lucas on her bed in her apartment.

"Um….I'm gonna…go…I'll talk to you late Brooke…"

"No!"

Brooke jumped up and walked out of the apartment into a tiny living space crossing her arms.

"What's up P.Sawyer? Is something wrong?"

Peyton nodded lightly shoving her friend before leaning in and giving her a small hug.

"It's about Haley, but I'll talk to you about it later I promise…"

She smiled and walked out the front door and back to her car this time really heading home.

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Haley decided to drive herself to school the next day since both her head and stomach were finally feeling fine again. She parked and walked in through the parking lot doors that were unfortunately next to the guy's locker room and made her way to her locker without seeing Nathan. She stood at her locker switching out books and notebooks to black messenger bag and turned when she felt someone tap her shoulder.

"Oh hey Jake!" She smiled kindly and crossed her arms over her chest waiting politely to know what he wanted.

"Hey Haley! I was wondering something…"

"Um…okay…." She smiled, but gave a slightly nervous laugh looking at him confused and biting her lower lip lightly in a nervous habit.

"You still have that guitar and keyboard that your dad got you when you were younger right?"

"Well yeah the guitar I still have, but I bought myself a new keyboard for my birthday this year. Why?" She didn't even know that Jake remembered that she had gotten those one year when she was six. She had been friends with Jake since she had been friends with Lucas, but that was such a long time ago.

"Well, I am talking…well having Peyton talk to Karen to do this open mic night thing at Tric, but she told Peyton that she needed to set up at least 6 people to go up and do at least one song so I was wondering if you were maybe interested?"

"Um…no, sorry come talk to me in like 5 years…"

She turned laughing slightly and walking to class, but Jake walked with her trying to convince her.

"Oh come on Haley, its one song and it doesn't even have to be one you've written. If you want I'll go up there with you…Just please think about it?" He smiled sweetly in a desperate and begging way and she eventually gave in.

"Fine, I'll THINK about it…" She shook her head and smiled walking into English and taking her seat turning around to Peyton.

"You're boyfriend can be a real pain…." Peyton smiled knowing exactly what the subject was about and shrugged.

"Well my friend Haley James can be a real pain too…." Haley smiled and rolled her eyes turning around in her seat.

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"So are you sure you don't want to tell me what's going on? Lucas won't tell me and Brooke and I are worried about you…."

"No I told you, I'll tell you when I'm ready but not…now especially with Nathan sitting next to you."

"Does it involve Nathan? At all?"

"Maybe….that's all I'm gonna say…."

Peyton rolled her eyes and leaned forward when she noticed the teacher wasn't looking.

"I take back what I said earlier about you being a pain. You're just flat out annoying."

She sat back and laughed crumpling up the note and leaving it on her desk forgetting to pick it up when the bell rang. She caught up with Haley and grabbed her arm again chatting with her when she exited the room. Nathan hung back slightly grabbing the note off Peyton's desk and reading it. He frowned when he noticed his name and read that whatever was up with Haley involved him. Was it about Taylor? Or something completely different?