Alone. That's how Lucas felt sitting in his bedroom. He had stumbled down the empty streets of Tree Hill to his house, silently opened the door and crept in to his cold bed fully dressed. What had he done? Why did Nathan Leave him? Was all he could think as the question echoed in his mind. He heard a loud noise outside his room and ducked under his covers knowing it could only be his Mum, Karen.
In the small, plain hallway outside Lucas's bedroom, Karen had heard Lucas bash in through the side door, fall in to a table, start giggling as he fell on the floor and clamber in to bed, she suddenly jumped when he shrieked slightly at the coldness of his sheets. She burst his door open and said "Lucas Eugene Scott. Where have you been? " She furiously asked. Suddenly she felt the anger fade as she saw the red panda eyes that surrounded her Sons eyes. He had clearly been crying for a long time. "Lucas?" She asked worry taking over the fury "What is it?" She asked. No reply just more tears and a sniffle "Is is Peyton?" Trying to pry an answer from her Son. He shook his head. No. "Brooke?" again he shook his head signalling no "Please don't tell me you love Haley now!" Laughing slightly trying to lighten the mood in the room. Lucas stared at his Mum knowing what she was trying to do and shook it off immediately. "Lucas. Tell me please? " Karen begged her Son.
"It was Nathan!" Lucas finally shouted "Okay. He's why I'm upset," Lucas jumped out of his bed and stormed in to the Bathroom, slamming the door behind him and started to cry as he slid down the door.
"Lucas talk to me!" Karen instructed her Son, "What did Nathan do?" She felt her mind start to race Had Nathan hit him? Humiliated him again? Or even worse? No not Nathan they were brothers! She shook her head as if shaking the thought out. The bathroom door slowly opened. Lucas stood staring at Karen, he smiled "I'm okay mum. Just over reacting to something," Lucas said, no emotion seemed to be present in his voice. He seemed hollow to Karen.
"But what?" Karen asked
"Nathan showed the video of You and Dan at your Senior Prom and I got upset and we had a fight," Lucas lied, but due to no emotion present Karen couldn't tell if it was the truth.
"Okay I'll have a word with Deb tomorrow at the Cafe," Karen told Lucas ushering him back in to his bedroom "Now you get some sleep and don't worry about anything," She ordered. Allowing time for Lucas to change and get in to bed she paced back up the small hall and looked in to his room he was sleeping soundly. She switched off his light and slowly headed towards her own room knowing she wasn't sleeping much tonight.
