Chapter 15
3 weeks had passed since Lucas was served with the divorce papers. He could still remember that day as if it were yesterday. He opened the door and saw this lady standing before him with a large envelope in her hands. She looked at him as she said those words "Mr. Scott, my name is Catherine Callahan, I am your wife's attorney. You have 60 days to sign these papers Mr. Scott; I will be seeing you at the hearing, good day Sir." With that she handed the papers to him and took off. He opened the envelope and saw the papers that were the end to his marriage.
3 weeks later he stared at these papers still, how could a small signature; end a beautiful marriage that lasted for years. That marriage would have lasted longer if it weren't for him screwing up and making that mistake. There he was, Lucas Eugene Scott, sitting on the couch in his mothers house looking scruffy and depressed holding this envelope in his hands.
Karen walked by him and she stared at her son who was so broken and lonely. She wanted to help him but she knew that it was his own fault that he was in this situation.
"Lucas, go out and get some air," Karen told him. "I don't want to."
Karen sighed, "Then why don't you go and pick up Summer and be with her, you haven't seen your daughter in a week."
"I don't deserve to, one day when she's older she'll ask her mother why we aren't together and when Brooke tells her what I did, she'll never want to speak to me again."
"That is not true, Brooke would never turn Summer against you. If she would, she would have never given you the opportunity to be in her life. Brooke is not that type of person; she will put her feelings for you aside for her daughter's sake, just like any good mother would," Karen reassured his son, trying her best to make him feel the slightest bit better.
"I'll see how I feel after," was all he could say.
"Lucas!"
Lucas snapped, "Mom! I'm looking at my divorce papers right now. Forgive me for not being in the happiest mood. The moment I sign these papers, my life is over and I have nothing more to live for."
"That is not true," Karen told him.
"Yea it is, I lost my wife, the one person who I love with all my heart and soul and I lost my daughter. But you know what the worst part is? Mom, the worst part is knowing that I'm the reason why I can't put my daughter to sleep at night or why I'm not there right now with my wife. It's my entire fault and I'm going to live to regret this for the rest of my life."
Karen looked at Lucas with tears in her eyes, she didn't know what to say to her son, he was hurting but there was nothing she could really say or do at this point.
Karen was in the kitchen preparing breakfast when she heard the door slam, when she looked there was no sign of Lucas, a smile grew on her face as she thought of him going to spend time with Summer but that smile soon faded when she saw a note on the table with the word 'mom' written on it.
Lucas drove to his house that he shared with Brooke, he threw the divorce papers along with a letter inside of the mail box, it was 10:30, Brooke always checked the mail at a quarter to 11. He got back into his car and drove
Meanwhile, Karen opened the letter and inside it read
"Dear Mom,
Karen sat on the couch with tears in her eyes. She understood what Lucas was going through but she never thought that he would actually leave town. Lily came into the room and saw her mother crying
You're reading this letter now that I'm gone. I'm really sorry that I failed you as a son, I failed as a father and I failed as a husband. I can't stay in Tree Hill anymore, it hurts too much to watch Brooke suffer and it will kill me when one day she moves on to someone better who can treat her much better then I have.
I want you to know something mom, I love you so much and I want to thank you for everything that you've done for me over the years and I promise that one day we will see one another but until then, I guess this is goodbye.
I'm sorry that you have to find out about this through a letter but I know that if I told you, you would just have tried to keep me back. Saying goodbye to you would have been too painful so this is the best way for all of us. Do me a favor, mom, tell Lily I love her and to be a good girl. But most of all, please always remind Summer that her daddy loves her and that I did this for her. Also while your at it, tell Brooke that she will always be my one and only.
Love you mom,
Lucas"
"Mom, what's the matter? Where's Lucas?" the little girl asked.
Karen cleared her throat, "You're brother is gone honey, he left town but he wanted me to tell you that he loves you very much."
"Am I ever going to see him ever again?" the little girl asked with a saddened voice.
"Oh sure you will sweetie, but not for a while, I'm sorry sweetie." Lily climbed onto her mothers lap and hugged her while they both tried to figure out why Lucas left with this type of goodbye.
It was about 10:41 and Haley was checking the mail when she found a letter addressed to her. She opened the letter and called Nathan down stairs so that they could read it together.
She began to read out loud,
"Dear Haley,
Nathan couldn't believe it, "He's really gone?"
It's me Luke. There really isn't an easy way to say this but I'm leaving Tree Hill. At the moment I'm not sure for how long but I plan to be back one day. I didn't want to say goodbye like this but I know that it would be just too hard to say goodbye in person and I couldn't do that right now. I've made really bad mistakes and it's about time that I fix them. This is the best thing to do for Brooke and Summer's sake. Take care of them for me, I know you will since you're an amazing best friend and you will always remain mine.
Say bye to my little brother for me. He's really lucky to have a great girl like you and you're really lucky to have a great guy like him. I wish you both the happiness in the world and I hope that you all live a great life. As for J-Luke, tell him that I love him and that I will always write him. He's the greatest kid ever and I will miss him so much, I'll miss you all.
Anyways, I really hope that I see you all one day but till that day, goodbye and I love you all very much
With love,
Lucas"
Haley was just as shocked, "I guess so." She looked up at her husband as they both stared at one another confused and not knowing what to say.
It was now about 11:05 and Brooke had gone to check the mail late, she looked through all the flyers. To her, they were all garbage. Why did she need flyers for clothes when she designed her own? She was about to throw them out until she came across a letter addressed to her and Summer. She opened the letter while closing the door behind her and she began to read it
"Dear Pretty Girl,
Brooke wiped the tear that fell from her eye, she looked behind the letter and there it was, the signature that ended her marriage to Lucas Scott. On the line in blue pen was the signature of Lucas Eugene Scott. She folded up the paper and continued to cry.
I know that right now you're really mad at me and that you hate me so much, but no matter how much you hate me I will always love you with all my heart and soul. You will forever be my soul mate and I love you so much Brooke. Words cannot explain to you how sorry I am about everything that has happened. I never meant to hurt you, that's the last thing I would ever want to do to you or Summer. You're both my life and I would do anything for the both of you. That is why I'm writing this letter, I'm leaving Tree Hill. I'm not sure for how long yet but I do know that it will be for a while. I can't stand to watch you suffer and I also cannot stand the thought of watching you be with another man. I will send money for Summer all the time and I will always call her. Please don't let her forget about me, I love her very much and I hate the thought of not seeing her everyday but this is for her own good.
Behind this letter you will find the divorce papers. I'm sorry that it's taken me this long to sign them but it hurt like hell to do it. Who knew that some little paper could break my heart? I really love you Brooke and I always will. You will forever remain my one and only and I will spend the rest of my life regretting the mistakes I made that got me to this point of not having you in my life.
Thanks for taking the time in reading this and please tell Summer that I will see her one day but until that day comes there will never be a day that I don't miss her or love her. I love you both so very much!
Much love,
Lucas xoxoxo"