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Unforgiven - Chapter 1

"Lucas?" Haley called out into the dark. "Where are you? I can't see anything."

"I'm right here." Lucas's voice returned. "Just follow my voice."

She shivered at the sound of his voice. Oh, how she missed that voice. "I can't find you. Why is it so dark?" She cried out in desperation. She hated the dark. Ever since the day she accidentally locked herself in the basement when she was 9 years old, she had been afraid of dark empty rooms. She swore she would have gone crazy if Lucas hadn't gone looking for her when she didn't show up at the Rivercourt like they had planned. He heard crying and screaming coming from the James' house and had broken a window to get in and from then on, she trusted Lucas with her life. He was her savior. "Luke, I'm scared." A tiny whimper escaped her throat. "I need you."

"I needed you too." His voice began to change. It was angrier. It was filled with hurt. "You didn't save me liked I saved you."

"I'm sorry." She crumbled to the cold hard ground and sobbed. "I'm sorry. Come back to me." She screamed louder. "I'm sorry!"

"Haley. Haley! Wake up."

She awoke and gasped suddenly at the sound of Mr. Drake's voice. Her head popped up from the sweater she had used as a pillow. Her eyes were still watery from the dream and she can feel the stares and the quiet whispers from around the tutor center. Her breathing was fast and her heart was beating a mile a second. Placing a hand over her heart, as if she can slow down the beating, she managed a weak response. "Yes?"

"You okay, Ms. James?" He placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "You look rather pale."

Another pity moment from yet another person who doesn't really care. "I'm fine." She smiled. A fake one, but no one knew or cared enough to notice. The only people that knew her better than herself were gone, never to return, leaving her alone in this cold harsh world. Snapping out of her depressing thoughts, she returned her attention back to the older man, "Is there something that you need?"

"As a matter of fact, I do need something." He returned the smile and motioned for someone to come in. "Nathan, this is Haley. She will be your tutor this semester."

Haley stood up immediately the second Mr. Drake finished his sentence, causing her chair to scrape loudly against the floor. Her eyes narrowed at the sight of Nathan Scott, Tree Hill's star basketball player. If looks can kill, he would have been six feet under. His presence caused her heart to break a little more because he was a reminder of her best friend, yet she never removed the angry gaze from her face. However, his face showed no emotion. He was unfazed by her glare, as if he had a shield around him protecting him from all that is against him.

Oblivious to the tense situation, Mr. Drake excused himself. "I'll let you two get acquainted."

Haley watched as Nathan looked around the tutor room and then back at her, "Should we get started?" He laid his blue Jansport school bag on the desk. "I have practice in an hour."

Haley shook her head with a fury and backed a few steps away from him. "No. no." She pointed a finger at him. "You better find someone else because I will not help you."

"You have no choice." He responded with cockiness. "I was assigned to you." His tone softened and he continued to speak. "Look Haley, I'm not going to graduate if I don't pass Biology. All I need a couple hours a week."

Haley did not move. She did not want to speak. Looking at Nathan Scott flooded her with memories of what had happened that fateful day three months ago, the night of Halloween. The night that took her best friend away from her. The night that changed the lives of all those that loved him. She felt her eyes burning with tears, but with all the strength that she had, which wasn't much, she didn't let them drop. She refused to cry in front of him. There was nothing else she wanted or needed to say to Nathan. Therefore, she did the only thing she could do. Walk away.

Haley heard him call after her, but she did not turn back. She continued to walk the empty hallway, never realizing how long it was, but he had ran after her and stood in front of her. She tried to maneuver around his 6 foot frame, but he mimics her moves.

"Would you stop?" He exclaimed with frustration in his voice. "I know you don't like me because of what happened to Lucas, but –"

"Shut up." Her voice filled with scorn which caused Nathan to stop abruptly. "Do not ever say his name." With hate and pain in her eyes, she stared up into his eyes, almost getting lost in them, "Stay away from me."