"How is she?" Haley greeted when she saw Nathan come in.
"What did Luke say to her?" Nathan replied
"He never really said what exactly, but I think it has something to do with how she left. I'm not sure. He's been very vague. Didn't she tell you?" Haley asked.
"No, just said that it wasn't worth repeating." Nathan answered.
"What happened? Are you okay?" Haley said when she noticed that Nathan had actually been crying.
"Please don't. I can't tell you Hales." Nathan pleaded with Haley.
"Is it about her leaving?" Haley wanted to know.
"Yes, but that's all I can say."Nathan stood up from the couch and went to shower.
"How bad was it?" Haley pried as soon as Nathan got out of the shower.
"Really bad." Nathan said.
"Well, is she going to be okay?" Haley asked.
"I hope so." Nathan replied as he lay down on the bed beside her.
Haley nodded then dropped the subject knowing that the blonde would tell them when she is ready. For now, she is happy that at least she told Nathan.
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Nathan and Peyton both went to class with the remnants of what had happened yesterday still apparent.
Nathan had been very quiet and was always looking at Peyton's way, always worried. He only talks to ask if the blonde was okay or if she needed something.
Peyton had had enough of it so she decided to talk to him at lunch.
"Nathan, can I talk to you for a sec?" Peyton said as she got up and left the table. She waited for him to follow her in to one of the benches where no one could here what they were saying.
Nathan immediately followed where the blonde had gone.
"So, what is going on with the two?" Brooke asked Haley as soon as the two had left.
"I don't know." Haley said looking far away.
"Come on, Hales. It's not like I'm gonna tell her you told me." Brooke said.
"I really don't know. I wish I did." Haley said now looking at Brooke.
"Nathan never cries, and by the looks on his eyes it looks like he had been doing that all night." Brooke said concerned and curious. What happened last night?
"I don't know. He won't tell me. He says he can't. He's been like that since he talked to Peyton." Haley explained.
"Have you tried asking him like really, really ask him?" Brooke said asked. She really wanted to know what was going on. Has he been crying because of Peyton? Why?
"What do you think Brooke? Of course I did, but Peyton must have told him not to say anything." Haley said defeated and annoyed that Brooke doesn't believe she's telling the truth.
Brooke sighed.
"Where'd you think they went?" Brooke asked.
"I don't know."
After a beat
"Brooke, you should talk to her." Haley told Brooke
"I can't. I have to move on Hales..." Brooke said standing up.
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"Stop that!" Peyton said as soon as Nathan was in front of her.
"Stop what?" Nathan asked confused.
"You, looking at me like that!" Peyton said annoyed at the way Nathan's been acting.
"Peyt, there are a lot of questions I need to... " Peyton cut him off before he could ever continue.
"Don't Nathan. I don't want to talk about it." Peyton said walking away.
"You cannot just tell me you have cancer and then walk away!" Nathan said a little too loud.
"You might want to say that a little louder, I don't think everyone heard you!" Peyton said as she turned around to faced him.
"What do you want me to do just stand and pretend I don't know anything?" Nathan said.
"Finally, you understood!." Peyton said and then left Nathan standing there baffled.
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Peyton went back to the table just to get her things. Lucas and Haley who was left at the table both wanted to ask what the problem was, but knew better than to push the blonde.
Nathan arrived seconds after Peyton left.
"What was that all about?" Haley asked.
"I don't know anymore." Nathan said.
Just then the bell rang and they all got up to go to their class.
Tweetiebird86: Thanks! Glad you liked it! Yeah, definitely and I think it's harder for Nathan not being able to let Hayley in on the loop. Luckily, for him, Hayley is soo understanding.
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