Chapter 11
Everywhere Haley went people were talking about the party, the party and the party. She
hadn't managed to get anything out of Brooke firstly because she was drunk and got
home at like 3 in the morning and secondly she left before Brooke had woken seeing as
though she would be taking care of a bad hangover Haley decided not to wake her. She
was sitting outside on the grass with her legs out in front of her just soaking up the sun.
She hadn't seen Nathan all day either, this suited her fine but her mind kept wandering
off towards the day when Emma came to see him and he wouldn't stop knowing she was
behind him. She decided to think nothing of it he would've done it if any other girl was
there she thought shrugging it off.
"Hey." A familiar voice said as if in pain.
She turned around to see Brooke looking, well, bad. Two words she'd thought she'd have
never put in the same sentence.
"Brooke, what you doing here..."
"Could you not talk so loudly?" Whispered Brooke.
"Oh…sorry." Haley whispered mockingly.
Brooke sat down next to Haley and closed her eyes, "Why didn't you wake me?"
"Oh coz you came home late very drunk and I just thought you'd want to sleep it off."
"I'm fine, but you missy you must be very happy."
"Why would I be?" Haley asked confused.
"Oh my God, you don't know!"
"Know what?"
"About Nat…."
"Hey Haley." Interrupted Jake.
"Hey…. What about who?" She said anxiously to Brooke without even looking at Jake.
"I'll tell you later I've got a meeting, seeya." Brooke walked off and left Jake and Haley
alone.
"What's up?" Haley said chirpily to Jake.
"You seem happy." Jake said grinning.
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"True… I jus wanted to apologise about the way that girl acted, she's not normally like
that... I don't know what came over he…"
"Jake, it's fine. I think I was the one being rude and you don't have to apologise about it I
mean you didn't do anything."
"I no but…"
"Stop. I'm fine it didn't affect me at all, catch ya later." She said walking off to her next
class.
She must know thought Jake otherwise why would she be so happy. He shrugged the
thought off and went to his next lesson.
It was lunch and Haley still didn't know that Nathan and Emma had broken up. She sat
there playing with her food, not feeling hungry whilst trying to get Nathan off her mind.
"Hey."
Haley looked up and saw a girl from one of the parties she'd been to. "Hey," she replied.
She didn't know the girls name so thought to introduce herself "I'm Haley."
"I know, I'm Peyton, do ya mind if I sit here." She said nodding to the seat next to Haley.
"No, sure feel free."
"O.k so your probably wondering what I want right?" She said bluntly.
"Umm well actually I wasn't but seeing as though you've mentioned it, what's up?"
"I need you to do me a favour."
"But..."
"I know, we hardly know each other but listen up first."
Haley nodded.
"Your good at English right, I mean you used to tutor at your school right?"
"Yeah, how do you know?"
"I was from Tree hill too."
"Really, I never saw you around."
"I no, I went to a private school moved around a lot coz of my dad and ended up being
home schooled but that's beside the point, I'm writing this article and need your help on
It, its about relationships and crap…"
"Oh I'm…I'm not very um good with relationship stuff."
"You don't have to be, I'm writing it your correcting it, Deal."
Haley thought about it she'd never seen this girl in Tree Hill before she was very pretty,
she had dazzling pretty green eyes and perfect curly hair up to her shoulders. She wore
jeans and a white vest top with a black t-shirt underneath. She had a perfect smile, she
almost looked like a doll but she didn't act like a doll at all.
"Deal," Haley replied like she had thought it out carefully.
"Great," She said grinning from ear to ear "Um I'll call you."
"Yeh sure." Haley said smiling and going back to playing with her food.
Peyton sat there watching her hesitantly not knowing what she was doing "Um I kinda
need your number to do that," She said laughing.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Haley said embarrassedly, she wrote it down on a piece of paper.
"Thanks, I'll catch ya later," She smiled and walked off.
"Who was she?" Brooke asked coming over to sit next to Haley.
"Oh just some girl who needed some help in some work."
"Hales, where in Uni now your not high schools tutor girl anymore." She added
mockingly.
"I know, but it's no it's no biggie, what was it you wanted to tell me earlier."
"Oh my god, you still don't know? I knew you were slow but this..."
"Brooke, spill!"
"Ok well I was at the party last night as you know and was coming down the stairs when
I saw Emma and some other guy making out and Nathan saw it all coz I bumped into him
and he never saw me but stormed out and screamed its Over!"
Haley didn't say anything "OH my gosh."
"I know." Brooke said making an up and down movement with her eyebrows.
"NO, that's why he thought I was happy coz he thought I knew Emma and Nate had
broken up oh my god, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME BEFORE!" She said angrily.
"Well excuse me but just in case you didn't remember it was Jakey boy who interrupted
our conversation."
"Oh yeh true, you seen Nathan today?"
"Naa he's probably at home moping around probably watching some sob movie and
crying his heart out with a box of chocolates and tissues."
Haley and Brooke both burst out laughing at the thought it was to surreal. At that precise
moment Nathan walked into the canteen and the first person he saw was Haley, she
hadn't realised him because she was still laughing. He walked right past her and her
laughter stopped suddenly but he never decided to make eye contact.
He looked at Brooke and nodded she nodded back, he totally ignored Haley and walked
off. Haley felt hurt not knowing why but she felt like someone had kicked her in the
stomach.
"I have to um go and help someone I'll catch ya later."
She stormed out before Brooke could say anything back, she ran outside to catch some
fresh air and saw Peyton sitting on a bench "Can I join you?" Haley said smiling.
"Yeah sure, I'm kinda waiting for someone and he hasn't turned up yet so I suppose, why
not."
"Thanks," there was an awkward silence when Haley asked "Who you waiting for?"
"Oh um…"
"Hey sorry I'm late some girl wouldn't let me go but…." He froze and looked at Haley.
She smiled and looked at her feet, who doesn't know Nathan hay she thought to herself.
"Finally Nathan you met my new friend?" She said looking towards Haley.
"No…Yeah." They both said at the same time. Haley answered no and Nathan yeah.
Peyton looked a bit confused "Umm ok then, well Haley we were just going to grab
something to eat, you wanna come."
Nathan looked at her in almost delight, "I can't." She said quickly, Nathan's face fell.
"Ohhhh come on! Please and then I'll take you to mine afterwards and you can help me
on my work, my treat."
Haley didn't want to go Nathan was going for crying out loud, "I really ca…"
"You two can catch up if you wanna I mean I can give it a miss." Nathan interrupted
assuming the reason Haley wasn't going was because of him.
The cheek of him Haley thought he thinks I'm not going coz of him well I'll show him.
"Yeah I'll come and you don't have to leave on my behalf Nathan." Haley said standing
up to follow Peyton.
"I didn't mean…."
"Come on guys lets get going." Peyton said pulling Haley and Nathan by their arms.