Ahhhhh so she returns from the land of no where with a short update. I know butin my defense I have a family emergency and had to use my paid time off to go out in the middle of nowhere to take care of Granny (let it be said that she is one tough broad to be able to be well in her eighties and break a hip and still be a the same old fiesty granny I know and love. She's olay by the way, big brother took over on her care) So if that wasn't enough reason to stop the boo's and blunt objects my way how about this. Here is chapter 15. It's got a big finish. Hope you all like it. While sitting out in the country lands of Tennessee I discovered something...I own nothing of Tree HIll. Too bad, so sad.
Chapter 14
Irrational
Peyton had made Brooke get into the driver's side while she got in the passenger side with the gun pointed squarely at Brooke. Peyton hadn't given her any indication of where they were going except for a 'make a left here and a right down there' but somehow she already knew where they were going. Peyton had her park at the side of the bridge just before the overpass and told Brooke to get out. Brooke slowly got out and walked to the front of the car and stopped. Peyton was right behind her.
"Do you remember when we were kids Brookie?"
Brooke remained silent, not at all being drawn into memory lane. She was too pissed that this bitch had the nerve to point a gun at her and then mention anything about their childhood.
"I remember how you use to always come to MY house and monopolies MY parents time with all your 'poor me, my parents don't love me' crap. I also remember how they used to treat you. They loved you more than they loved me. I mean what was not to love. You were pretty, you were cheery and you were smart and creative and…and then there was me."
Brooke kept her eyes forward. She so badly wanted to scream at Peyton for daring to say any of these things. Brooke had never wanted to take anything from Peyton and it was laughable that she would reason this bullshit as the reason she tried to kill her. Oh yeah Brooke knew this little speech was to explain her complete disconnect with reality.
"I wasn't smart or cheery. I wasn't the center of attention or little miss popular. I was just the girl next to Brooke Davis. Well that was until Lucas came along. We clicked. WE connected and he was always nice to me and he talked to me and we had SOOOOO much in common it was scary. He wanted to be with me you know…that was until you shoved your tongue down his throat. Then he forgot all about me."
"Are you serious right now?" Brooke said out of anger, not caring if she sounded pissed or not. "You tried to kill me over some guy that doesn't even love you and because you think I was around too much when we were kids!"
"YOU STOLE ALL OF THEM FROM ME!"
Peyton's screams echoed out into the darkness. Brooke didn't flinch at all when Peyton's hands started to tremble and tears began to pool in her eyes. Brooke was not sympathetic.
"I didn't steal anything Peyton. You had the loving parents and god rest your mom's soul but she loved you. I had a heartless pill junkie mother and an indifferent absentee father. You had a loving home and stupid me thought of you like a sister! The only things I had were the money Nathan, Haley Lucas and you but YOU RUNIED EVERYTHING! You were the girl I loved Peyton, he was the boy I loved and you just went after him to get back at me! You are a sick and twisted little bitch and god help you if you don't have that gun because I will not take any pity or mercy on you!"
"Don't worry, you won't get the chance to do anything anymore once we're done here, now move."
"To where?"
"I think you know" Peyton said as she looked past Brooke. Brooke followed her gaze to the guardrail and started walking. If she was going to have any chance to get away she was going to have to end up in the cold water below. It was a nice drop from what she remembered but not impossible to survive.
The three had begun to worry out of their minds. Lucas was now in his kitchen pacing when he saw a faint glimmer of something on the floor that caught his attention. He bent down and picked it up and inspected it. It was only a moment till he realized who it belonged to. He remembers the bracelet because he remembered Peyton wearing it a few times around him. He walked back into his living room and joined a pacing Haley and a frantic Nathan. They both looked up and saw the look on Lucas' face.
"We need to find her now, I think Peyton has her."
That was the last thing they wanted to hear. They gathered their things in haste and piled into Haley's SUV that was hidden in Lucas' garage. The first instinct was to get to Peyton's place.
Brooke was once again at the edge of the bridge and looking over as the water rushed past down below. Her hair fanned out from the warm breeze that came off the water.
"Tell me Peyton…what was going through your mind that night?"
"I was thinking Lucas and I will finally be together like we should be and then when I get there you come out and get into your car. I figured you must've come over to screw with his head and that I couldn't let continue to happen."
"What makes you think he'll want you Peyton? I mean what is it exactly you plan to happen tonight?" Brooke was trying to get her talking. She had dug her hand into her pocket and realized she still had Lucas' phone and called Haley's.
"I plan to make sure that you don't come between us again. There won't be a reprieve this time Brookie."
"Why Peyton? Why did you think killing me is going to change anything? What if I just promise to leave and never come back?"
"But you won't. You are like some kind of magnet Brooke. You won't leave and even if I thought for a second you would he would just follow you. I need you gone for good for him to love me!"
"What happened to you Peyton? You use to be so strong and now you have me, held by gun point on this damn bridge and threatening to kill me? You use to be so resilient and independent. Now look at you, you look pathetic"
"And you look desperate Brooke. You waiting for someone to rescue you. News flash honey no one is coming."
"I'm sure they know I'm not there by now."
"Maybe, but what makes you think they'll get here before I put a bullet in you."
"You wouldn't."
"Oh I plan to B. Davis. I just wanted you to have a moment to make peace with this. You are going to die tonight, make no mistake about that."
Haley's phone was ringing and she asked for Nathan to answer it. When he saw the caller ID he saw it was Lucas' phone.
"It's Lucas's phone. Maybe Brooke had it."
"Answer it."
Nathan hit the accept call button and listened as he heard Brooke talking followed by Peyton.
"What is it" Lucas asked impatient from the back seat.
"They're talking…the bridge, Haley turn here, we can get there faster."
"Why would Peyton take Brooke to the bridge?" Lucas asked but was truly afraid of the answer. When they got close Haley cut the lights and pulled off the road a little ways back. She was the first out of the car and almost running when Nathan called out.
"Haley, Haley wait." Nathan started to chase after her with Lucas close behind.
When Haley got close to the bridge she saw the car. It was the comet. Her eyes darted around for any indication of where they were and she caught sight of then on the bridge. He was about to take off running again when Nathan caught her.
"Stop okay, Brooke said she had a gun." Nathan was taking out his phone to call the police.
"A GUN" Haley yelled in a hushed voice not wanting to alert Peyton.
"Shhh, keep your voice down."
"We got to do something Nate" Lucas said in a panic as he watched the girls. He hoped they weren't going to be too late to save Brooke.
"We are going to do something. I'm calling the cops and then Luke and I are going to go talk to her and keep her calm and you are going to stay here." Nathan turned his attention to his phone and Lucas was busy looking over the side of the car to see Brooke. They were crouched by the car when Haley made a choice. She wasn't about to sit there. She figured now was as good a time as any. Se bolted away from Nathan and made it far enough out of his grasp that he couldn't snatch her back.
"Dammit. We need to get on the other side of these trees in case she can distract her."
Lucas followed Nathan's lead and they moved to the other side.
Peyton heard footsteps and turned to see Haley running up. Haley stopped in her tracks when Peyton turned the gun on her. She backed away from Brooke so she wouldn't be tempted to rush her.
"Stay back!"
"Easy Peyton, don't do something you'll regret."
"I will not regret killing this bitch and as for you, it looks like you're going to be collateral damage."
Brooke saw this taking a really bad turn and decided to make Peyton focus on her.
"Peyton wait don't, no keep the gun on me okay, not Haley, you don't want to point it at her."
Nathan and Lucas were screaming no after seeing Peyton point the gun between the two women they loved. They were walking hesitantly towards the scene.
"Looks like she brought the whole calvary. I was trying to make this a private affair but now that we have an audience maybe we're going to have to make this interesting" Peyton said as she pointed the gun recklessly between the other four. In that moment Nathan took a step closer to her but Haley was faster. Haley had ahold of the gun and out of instinct Brooke tried to grab onto Peyton's hands to pry them from the gun. The men were at a full sprint towards the women. The struggle for the gun was in full force but Peyton lost her balance and tripped into Brooke and pulled Haley forward with her. Almost simultaneously the gun went off and the three women went tumbling over the side of the guardrail and into the cold waters below. Nathan and Lucas had seen this and made it to the side as they hit the water. They both began shouting for Brooke and Haley and got no response. Only the sound of the rushing water below. Nathan backed away and took notice of the blood on the side of the bridge. Panic shot through them as they realized one of the women was hit and that they prayed it wasn't either woman they loved. Lucas was first to start ripping off his jacket and was about to hop right over the side when Nathan caught him.
"What the hell are you doing let go of me they could be hurt."
"You can't jump from up here, they're lucky if they didn't hit anything. We can go down the side. Come on, this way."
Nathan led his brother down the side ridge leading down to the water. They practically flew down there in hopes of finding the girls already out the water. They made it to the bank and Lucas dove in first. Nathan stayed on land just in case one of them surfaced. Lucas eventually did resurface but with no Haley or Brooke. Nathan caught sight of something floating by the pillars of the bridge. He quickly dove in himself and swam to the floating object. Once he got close he saw the blonde hair, the body was face down and not moving.
"I found someone!"
Nathan reached out to the figure and flipped her over and saw it was Haley.
"Oh my god Haley, baby wake up, don't leave me."
Nathan was practically sobbing as he tried to swim as fast as he could. Once back to the side he lifted her out the water and laid her down on the ground and put his ear to her chest to find a heartbeat. Luckily he heard it and started to check her over for any signs of a gunshot wound, bumps or breaks.
"Haley baby please wake up. Let me see those beautiful brown eyes baby."
He looked up to see the flashing red and blue lights and he started to scream for help as he held Haley close.
Lucas was still desperately looking for Brooke. He knew the longer she was in the water the less her chances were. He dove down a few times, each time resurfacing with panic growing in his each time, but this time he saw her. She was slowly sinking to the bottom. Her hair was fanned out and her face looked so pale in the lights off the bridge and squad cars. He could also see a few beams of light from what he assumed were flashlights. He managed to reach her and swim them back to the surface. The moment he broke the surface of the water he started yelling. The officer that was closest jumped in and helped Lucas bring Brooke back over to the side. Once there it was like a whirlwind of emotion. Both Nathan and Lucas had been ushered away while the paramedic worked on Brooke and Haley. Haley hadn't woken up yet and that was what Nathan feared the most. He had his eyes glued to her face looking for any indication she was going to be okay. Lucas on the other hand had his eyes shut tight as he prayed for a miracle. They both heard one of the paramedics say Brooke wasn't breathing and that was what Lucas was terrified of. He had just gotten her back only to lose her forever? He couldn't accept it, not this time, not while there was still hope. So he prayed. Every time they shocked her they both flinched. He opened his eyes to look at her. He could feel her slipping away. Her skin was pale, her normally beautiful locks were wet and matted to her face, her usually cherry lips were turning blue as her motionless body jolted from the paramedics working on her. Each jolt of electricity that they sent through her echoed into him. He wanted nothing more than to have her open her eyes and look at him that very second but that moment was slowly becoming more unlikely.
"Luke-"
"No Nate, she can't die….we can't lose her again" Lucas said breaking down.
Nathan could do nothing but reach out to hold his brother and try to keep him calm. Just when they were about to give up hope…
"WE GOT A RYTHM, GET THE STRETCHER!"
So That was the big climax...or was it? I know I'm horrible. But hey look at it this way. To soothe the many frowns I'm sure are formed on some faces I promise ( and this is one I really will keep) to upsate with chapter 15 tomorrow. I gotta read it over and proof it before it goes up. If there were any errors in this one I apologize, i got tired and needed to post it. If some of you aren't too pissed for waiting weeks fo this short update please feel free to review and tell me how big a jack ass you think I am.