It's been ages, but my computer has been like really messing up, so….

I hope you like this chapter, I had it all sorted, but I kind of can't remember it, so this could go anywhere.

Hope you're all still reading sorry it's soo long

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Chapter 10-

Tears blinded her eyes, until she couldn't see a thing. She didn't even know if he'd seen her, he was so caught up with that…that girl he was with. And so soon after her, she couldn't believe he could actually move on. Yeah, maybe she said she didn't love him, but she now realised that she did, though he'd obviously had a change of heart. No-one could get over somebody that quick. It was impossible.

"N…Na...Nathan?" She breathed, tears choking her voice.

"W...what? Haley, what the hell are you doing here?" She couldn't believe him, she'd come to say she was sorry, just to find him like that, and he was asking why she was there, as if she had interrupted something she shouldn't have walked in on. Last time she'd checked he was still her boyfriend; they'd never actually said it was over, had they?

She had two pairs of eyes on her now, she could see that much. But he wasn't trying to get off her, just laying there. So she did the only thing it seemed she was able to do these days.

Run.

She barged straight past Lucas, who seemed to be giving her a half-hearted apology, but he had no idea what it was like to be in her shoes. And if she was him, and Brooke had been the person upstairs, then she'd have worked a lot harder to keep him from going up there.

Opening the door, she crashed straight into the bright sunlight of the morning, but she could think of nothing else as she scrambled around in her purse.

She quickly dialled the numbers, knowing them all too well.

"Hey, you still here? Well, wait up, I'm coming."

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A couple of hours later Francesca had gone to see somebody, so Brooke was left in peace for the first time it seemed in ages. That damned girl's voice was the worst part, how could you be so enthusiastic about everything like that?

After rearranging everything back to how it was before the evil Frankenstein had arrived… haha, she'd have to remember that, it was quite clever really… Brooke sat on the huge pink soft chair that she often used just to think.

Ooh, Brooke wondered, how was Haley doing? Judging by past experience, Haley was very persuasive, though she didn't know Nathan very well yet. Yeah, he was hot, and a little sulky, but Haley was so sweet and he'd never do anything to hurt her, would he?

Brooke knew what would be coming to Nathan, if he even dared play with the precious thing that was her best friend's heart.

But just to be sure, Brooke dialled the numbers that she had been pressing so often over the past couple of weeks, to hear the voice that she had gotten so used to.

After only around two rings, the guy she had been waiting to hear answered.

"Hello? Lucas Scott here,"

"Hey sweetie, it's me, how ya doing?"

"Well, not so good really, have you not heard about what just happened, I thought you'd know, didn't Haley call you as soon as she got out of the house?" Brooke stopped and thought for a minute. No, there had definitely been no missed calls on her phone before she had rung Luke, and why would there have been?

"Erm no… why would she have called me?" Lucas took a deep breath on his end of the line, who could Haley have been talking to when she said 'wait up, I'm coming'? He wasn't trying to offend her, but the only friend he had ever seen her with was Brooke, they seemed to be stuck together at the hip.

"Look Brooke, did Haley tell you what happened last night on their date? Because I don't exactly know, Nathan wasn't exactly talkative when he came home, and then when he went upstairs with that girl, well it wasn't really the best time to ask. But I'm guessing from your puzzled voice that you don't know any more than me-"

"Well, I know a bit. Right well I'll start from the beginning. So did I tell you about Haley and that creep Jonathan? Well, he told her he loved her just two days before her birthday, and we found him, which broke her heart, especially as she thought his words were true. Ever since she hasn't really dated. Yeah, I tried to get her with a couple of guys, but then she'd either hate them because they had something in common with Jonathan, or they were different to him in some way. It was a lose-lose situation. And Haley just couldn't get out of the rut. So, when we met you, I thought yahey, and now it's all turned out like this. . . . . Oh yeah, I forgot a little teeny weeny bit that is sooo not really important, but uh, Nathan said that he loved Haley last night and then she ran away-"

"He did what? Nathan NEVER tells a girl she loves him. I should know, I've had thousands of girls begging me to ask him whether he's going to say those three magic words. And now Haley rejected him. Woah, he must be messed up…"

"Maybe he is, but I still don't know what is happening, how's he messed up? What's happening?"

"Okay, so Haley turned up here asking to see Nathan, and at the time I wondered what was going on, see Nathan had a girl up in his room and they weren't exactly studying if you know what I mean. He'd been in a foul mood when he got back in the morning, so much so that I didn't even recognise him. My own brother. So…. When Haley came round I tried to put her off, but I guess she's either really persuasive or I didn't try hard enough. She headed upstairs and the next thing I knew she'd run down the stairs and out of the door. That was just now. When she got out I followed her and looked out of the window. She pulled out her cell and said to someone "Wait up I'm coming". So I thought it was you. But obviously not."

There was silence, as Brooke tried to digest all the information that she had been given.

KNOCK KNOCK.

"Oh crap, sorry Brooke just let me get the door."

When Luke opened the door, he got the shock of his life. Cesca was stood in front of him. Yeah, he'd expected her, but not right now and not whilst Brooke was on the phone.

"Oh my god Luke! You're looking so good!" Luke's thoughts were swimming around and around. He couldn't think straight and he didn't know what to do.

"Luke? Luke? Hello? I'm still on the phone you know? And is there a girl in there with you? 'Cos I'm sorry but she sounds oh so familiar. And I really don't want her to be familiar."

"Er what? Hold on Cesca. I'm on the phone. Come in."

"Luke. Did you say Cesca?"

"Er yeah. Why?" Brooke couldn't believe it. This could not be a coincidence. Her boss was getting off with her boyfriend. The most annoying woman on the planet. It was funny, she wasn't getting upset about it. Maybe it was because she couldn't believe it was true. She knew Lucas wouldn't do that. Would he….?

"Luke. Who's Cesca?"

There was silence. He knew he had to tell her, but how would she take it?" Just then, he was interrupted.

"Luke honey, what do you want to do now?" She said it in a seductive tone that made Luke, and Brooke almost sick. Brooke now decided the time was right for her to get hysterical.

"Luke? Luke? Please tell me you're not sleeping with her? Please…."

"Brooke, I'd never do that to you, you know I wouldn't." Brooke's heart rate quickly returned to normal.

"Who's Brooke?" Luke snapped. Even though, and this was the first time he'd noticed, Cesca did look gorgeous, he could not just cut Brooke out.

Cesca go back to the kitchen, make some tea, whatever, you know where everything is. Brooke? Okay, so I don't know if you'll find this worse than what you already thought, but Cesca's the daughter of my son. Danny."

"Oh. Right. Well, if nothing's going on then I believe you. But really and honestly, what are we going to do about Haley? She's gone awol. She could be dead for all we know! Oh my god, Haley's dead what am I gonna do!"

Lucas sighed, there may be something up with Haley, but he highly doubted that she was dead.

"Brooke, I know you're worried but I'm sure Haley is fine. We just need to know where to look for her. I'm sure, eventually Nathan will come to his senses and they'll get back together." Did he believe it? Not really, but he'd do anything to get rid of the high pitched shriek in Brooke's voice.

"Yeah, you're right. But I know what I need to do to find her. It may be evil but I have to do it."

"As long as you're not breaking the law, then I'm sure it'll be fine."

"Is reading someone's diary breaking the law?"

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After Lucas got off the phone with Brooke, he had to brave it with Cesca again. Cesca was Brooke's new boss? Now that was weird. Cesca said she had no money? Was she trying to keep the job a secret from him? If she was, then he sure wasn't going to tell her he knew. He'd wait. As Cesca leaned in towards him to do something he dreaded, he quickly leaned out of the way, and to make things easier for him, Nathan walked in. He blinked, still in a bad mood, and behind him followed a bedraggled girl who he proceeded to chuck out and then stalk back inside.

"Woah is she really there?" Nathan asked Luke, trying to act cheerful in front of the newcomer, but he wasn;t fooling anyone. '

"Uhuh I'm here sweetie, here to get what's mine back." There was an uncomfortable silence. Luke decided to break it. And then wished he hadn't.

"So Nate, what happened upstairs?"

Nathan smashed a glass against the wall, and then stormed out.

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SO next chapter, what really happened to Haley on that night. And who's she with? I bet you can all guess! HEhe