"Get well soon." She mutterd to herself. He was such a prick
She was in so much pain, the effect of her injuries finaly kicking in. Knowing what she needed to get the pain away and to forget about that jackass Lucas. She didn't need it, she just wanted it. Just a few
more hit to get her through this. She kept telling herself she wasn't addicted. It's only untill I get better she thought. It wouldn't spiral out of control, she was in total contorl. It was early in the morning,
around seven the last time she checked her. Rachel didn't know that she was gone. She figured she would sneak out before she got up. She didn't want to sneak around behind her back but if she knew she would go crazy.
If she didn't tell her that wasn't lying, that was just leaving a few things out. Smiling when she saw him approach her she pushed herself up from the wall she was leaning against.
He smiled "I knew it was only a matter of time before you would be back, what is it they say? You can't teach an old dog new tricks."
"Dog?" She asked with a raised brow.
Laughing he shook his head "You know what I mean."
"I've got to be back soon." Brooke said egerly.
The guy moved closer to her scanning the area to make sure they were the only ones there. "I have these pills here, they will take any pain that you have away. You'll be feeling better in no time and they last for hours."
Brooke took them and put them in her pocket "What do I pay you?"
"You can pay me next time."
"There wont be a next time." She said not even believing herself.
He chuckled "That's what you said the last time."
She opened her mouth to protest but stopped when she Saw the familuar face comming down the stairs "Fuck, go."
"What?"
"Just go!" She hissed pushing him away from her. He just shrugged his shoulders and got back in his car smiling at the the figure comming down the stairs knowing who it was.
"Brooke."
She gave a tiny smile, it was all she could muster up "Peyton."
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm just getting some air." She answerd with a shrug
"What were you doing with him" She asked already knowing what the answer was. It was Rick, her old dealer. There was no way he was talking to Brooke on the social. She had to be getting drugs from him.
Brooke sighed "I was just saying hi."
"Right." Peyton laughed causing Brooke to roll her eyes
"Its nothing to do with you."
"Brooke, you can't do drugs." Peyton looked down at the ground "They mess you up."
Smiling she moved closer to the girl who was once her best friend "I'm already messed up."
"Drugs aren't the answer to your problems."
"They are some pills, it's no big deal." Brooke defended.
"You can easily get addicted, look at Nathans mom." She stopped and shook her head when Brooke took small handfull of pills out and dry swolled them "I guess it's already to late to tell you that."
"Peyton just leave me alone ok." Brooke pushed past the blonde and walked away.
"Are you really going to let Lucas win?" Peyton shouted causing her to stop and turn around.
"This has nothing to do with him!" She shouted
Peyton smiled sadly "It's not me you need to convince."
Brooke groanded. Why did Peyton feel the need to but in.
"Just leave me alone Peyton, you lost the right to care about my life when you stole my boyfriend."
"It's not like you wanted him, you were talking about leaving him for months."
"Oh, so what, you were doing me a favour by kissing him?" Brooke scoffed.
"No Brooke, it's not that." Peyton sighed and sat down on the steps "I thought that I loved him. When I realized that I didn't have feelings for him it was to late, we already kissed."
"Why are you telling me this?" Brooke whispered sitting down next to her.
Peyton laughed softly "You'd think I would do anything to avoid you and your remarks, right."
Shrugging the brunette looked at her "I mean why tell me this now, why didn't you talk to me at the time."
"I dunno, would it really have made a difference. You would have still been pissed at me. I told you I thought I had feelings for him and you slapped me."
"Exactly, thought." Brooke chuckled "You said you thought you had feelings for him, then you told me that you didn't. Next thing I know, you kiss him."
"You know what he is like, he tells you things. He made me feel like I was special. Jake told me he loved me and then he left. When Lucas was telling me how great I was, I wanted that. I wanted back a part of what Jake took away with him. I know I shouldn't have kissed him, trust me I'm beating myself up over that more than you know."
Brooke knew what she was talking about. Whenever Lucas would hit her he'd tell her how sorry he was and how much he loved her and how much he couldn't live without her. She fell for it at the start. She really thought he loved her. Then she wised up to his games. Even when he hit her more she didn't care, she figured that she could deal with him hitting her a few times when he was angry rather than him being pissed at her for breaking up with him.
"I'm not mad at you anymore, Peyton." Brooke looked away "When you told me you kissed him I was so pissed. I wasn't mad at you because I loved him I was mad at you because I loved you."
Letting Brookes words sink in she nodded and Brooke carried on talking "I trusted you more than anyone in the world, you went behind my back. You lied to me."
"I didn't mean to."
"But you did." Brooke replied angrily
"Am I the reason your taking those pills?"
She shook her head "No, it's nothing I don't need to take them."
"I know what it's like, you tell yourself that you don't need them right? That it will be the last time. Then one more time is not going to hurt. I've been there Brooke and it sucks. I was a few steps away from fucking up my whole life Brooke, are you really going to do that to yours?"
She stood up "It isn't like that, I'm only taking them cause of the pain. When everything has healed up I'll stop. I know what I'm doing."
Deciding not to anger her even more Peyton changed the subject "I heard what happened."
"Don't believe everything you hear." Brooke mumbled
"What do you mean by that?"
"It doesn't matter, some dick beat me up. It's done with now."
"You know who it was don't you?" Peyton said standing up so she could look her straight in the eye.
"No." She lied
Not buying it she shook her head "I can tell when you are lying, was it something to do with Rick? Could you not pay him."
Brooke cut her off "Look it's nothing I'm fine."
"So fine that you need to take pills to block out the pain?"
"What do you want me to do Peyton, I can't just magiclly fix everything and make it all better again."
"Let me help you." Peyton whispered putting her hand on Brookes shoulder, smiling when she didn't pull away.
"I don't need anyones help Peyton, I just want to forget all of the shit that has happened in my life."
"Including me?"
Brooke smiled "I could never forget you."
"Can we ever get back to what we had?" Peyton asked smiling at what Brooke just told her.
She wasn't sure what was going on. Brooke was opening up to her and they weren't even friends anymore. Maybe there was still some hope for them.
"I want my best friend back." Brooke replied with a Small smile "You were the first person that broke down all those walls that I always put up. You made me feel like it was ok to open up. You really were my best friend."
She sighed "Were."
"What do you want me to say Peyton, that everyone is great and we can go back to how is was, it doesn't work like that."
"I know that, and I am willing to do whatever it takes to gain your trust back. I don't care how long it takes." The blonde whispered smiling.
"Me and you we never fought." Brooke said looking at the blonde infront of her "The only time we ever did, it was about Lucas. He is always going to be here and it's just a reminder whenever I see him of what happened. The three of us, we don't work out that much is clear. He came between us and I think it's going to be like that aslong as we are all in the same place."
"Forget Lucas, I don't care about him. I've seen a part of him I never want to see again."
Brooke looked at her in confusion "What do you mean, did he hit you?"
"No why would he hit me." Peyton laughed then turned serious when she saw Brooke look down "Brooke, Lucas... he was the one who hit you."
Shaking her head Brooke looked up at her, her eyes giving Peyton the answer "Just forget everything we have talked about. None of this happened."
She pushed past her and cursed herself for letting herself talk to her. She should have walked away in the first place. Peyton stood and watched as Brooke walked away. She wanted to call after her but she couldn't find her voice. She was so shocked, how could Lucas do something like that. How could Brooke let him. She had to find out what happened. Reaching in her pocket she got her phone out and scrolled through her address book. Comming across the number she wanted to hit it and let it dial.
"What can I do for you?" The voice from the other end of the line.
She rolled her eyes, knowing that he was smiling "What are you doing with Brooke? Leave her alone, don't sell her anymore stuff."
He chuckled "She asked for them, if I wasn't giving her them she would get them from someone else."
"Fucking leave her alone."
"I'm just doing my job, you know how it goes. A friend in need is a friend indeed." He laughed and cut her off.
She sighed, him and his fucking proverbs.
OTH
A very giggily Brooke walked into the room smiling when she saw Rachel was still sleeping. She glanced over at the clock reading the time, eight am. Leaning down she kissed Rachels cheek. Suddenly grabbing her down to her, Rachel let out a sleepy giggle as Brooke landed on top of her. She sat up sliding her arms around Brookes waist.
"Morning girlfriend." Brooke said with a smile.
Loving hearing that, Brooke calling her girlfriend. Rachel's smile widened. Brooke turned around slightly in her lap so she was now facing her.
She smiled "Morning, you've been out?"
"I just wanted some air." Brooke lied.
Nodding her head she rested her head in the crook of the brunttes neck smiling. She couldn't keep that smile off of her face. She loved being with Brooke.
"Wanna go out?" Brooke asked before kissing the side of her head.
"Mhm, where?"
Brooke just giggled and jumped up "That's a suprise, just bring your swin suit."