Chapter 13
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Present Time-After Graduation
"Hi," she said awkwardly.
"Hi," he returned.
"I thought you left. Your mom said you left," she cried.
"I couldn't leave with things the way they are. Brooke I don't want to leave fighting. I don't want our last memory of each other like that. I've always loved you"
"How, we like hated each other?" she asked.
"No we didn't, or at least I didn't. I couldn't hate you, and believe me, I tried. It just never worked."
"Jake…" she was cut off.
"I'm going to Florida Brooke. I'm leaving now. You're a great friend Brooke. Come and visit when things settle down."
"Jake, no don't leave," she cried.
"I have to. Goodbye Brooke Davis." He kissed her lightly on the mouth and turned and walked out. Not being able to look at the tears that were streaming down her cheeks.
"Good bye," she whispered, not moving from the spot she was standing in.
Senior Year
"Brooke, hmmm, we have to stop," he said in between kisses.
"Why?" she asked, kissing him again.
"We're going to be late for class," he said, pulling away from her again.
"Jake, we're in a closet, if we leave now, everyone will know," she whispered.
"That's bad how?" he asked.
"I don't want this one getting ruined too," she told him.
"Brooke, he cheated on you, it wasn't the spotlight of being a couple in Tree Hill that ruined it."
"Yea it was. We were the two most popular people in school; he gets bored and decides that my best friend is the next best thing. Anyway, that's so not the point. We have like 5 more minutes," she said, grabbing his face pulling him in for more. He returned it.
Later that day…
"Where were you during English?" Peyton asked sitting across from Jake, who was in a complete different world. "Jake, you in there?" she asked waving a hand in front of his face.
"What? Oh sorry peyton, you say something?" he asked.
"Yea, what has got you so preoccupied?" she asked.
"Nothing I'm allowed to talk about," he replied.
"Really, you can't talk about it at all?" she asked, intrigued.
"No stop asking," he said, banging his head on the table.
"Wow, I take that as a 'you're never finding out'" she said.
"That's right," he said into the table, "unless you're lucky and she broadcast's it to the world soon."
"Who broadcast's what?" she asked.
"Oh no, I've said too much. I take that back, you know nothing."
"Jake, come on who is it?" she asked.
"No."
"Jake," she said in a warning tone.
"Fine, it's Brooke," he whispered.
"WHAT?" she yelled.
"Peyton, shhh, no one can know," she told her, covering her mouth.
"Why not?"
"I don't know, she doesn't want it in the spotlight like it was with her and Luke. She wants it kept quiet."
"Well we've all known Brooke is somewhat mentally unstable, it'll be fine in the end."
"Hey, that's my girlfriend you're laughing about," he said, in a joking way.
"Oh, right sorry," she said, making a straight face, only to burst out laughing again.
"Anyway, must go, the closet waits," he said getting up, leaving Peyton laughing behind him.
Present-Brooke's house…
"So I can't believe you're leaving," Haley cried.
"This sucks, I really wish I could be here for another month, why did I have to apply for that stupid summer program?" she asked out loud to herself.
"Because you hated it here, and you wanted to get out of this place as soon as possible, to get away from you-know-who and you-know-who," Haley explained.
"I know, but I don't wanna go," she said, putting on one of her famous pouts.
"Just think we'll all be back here for Thanksgiving," Haley said without thinking.
"Yea, one of my most favorite holidays, and memorable too," she said sarcastically.
"Sorry, I kind of forgot for a minute. So how long before you have to leave?" she asked.
"I have to be at the airport in an hour," she said, hugging her best friend.
Knock Knock
"Am I interrupting?" the voice asked.
"No, hey," Brooke said, whipping the tears from her eyes.
"So, it's your last day in town, actually hour, and I had to give you you're going away present. I bought it before the whole you-Luke-me love triangle. I hope you like it," Peyton said.
"I'm really sorry about that whole thing, you're like my best friend in the whole world," she said, interrupted by a noise from Haley, "besides Hales of course, and I don't know what I would do without you."
"Aww, Brooke, you're making me cry. Open it," she said, blinking back the tears.
"Okay, okay, I'm opening it," she said ripping the paper.
"I was thinking we could use it on our road trip to Cali, but now, you can use it when you come visit," she said.
"Oh, a tour book, we are so going to see the Hollywood sign the minute I get there," she told her.
"I can't wait, you need a ride to the airport?"
"I had a cab, but sure, I would love one," she smiled.
"Good, cause I wasn't taking no for an answer," Peyton said, lifting one of her bags out the door.
Airport
"So this is goodbye," she cried.
"Hey, it's not forever, I'll see you when you visit, I'll see both of you when you visit."
"I know, but I'm like the only one not going to California."
"Jake isn't either," Peyton said.
"Don't remind me," Brooke said.
"I love you guys," she said as the group hugged one last time.
"Bye Brooke," Peyton and Haley said, as Brooke started walking towards security.
Brooke turned around one last time to wave, and continued walking towards her gate, not looking back again. Missing the one thing that would have made her stay or made her runaway…
Okay, I'm gonna leave it there for now…what could it be…I'll leave you with a bit of mystery…
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