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9. Things Have Changed.
Haley sat down on the plane and ordered a glass of wine. She sighed and leaned back in her chair.
Tree hill was home, wasn't it? What was she doing? She shouldn't be going back to L.A, she should be getting off this plane and going back to tree hill. That was where she belonged, that was where she truly wanted to be.
She stood up quickly and gathered her things.
'Excuse me miss, where are you going?'
'I need to get off this plane.'
'I'm sorry we can't let you do that.'
'I need to get off the plane.'
'Please take your seat miss.'
'No, you really don't understand, it's an emergency!' Haley pleaded.
'What's wrong miss? We will try and help you but the plane is about to go to the runway. Please sit down.'
'Sit down? I can't sit down! Tree Hill is my home! I don't want to go to L.A! There's this guy I love so much, and I hadn't seen him in two years, and he didn't speak to me! I need to sort things out with him!' Haley whined.
'I think you should let her off.' An old woman commented.
'Thank you.' Haley smiled.
'I'm sorry we just can't do that.'
'Sure you can.' Someone else joined in. 'She loves this guy.'
Haley nodded and smiled as the people around her began to agree and tell her she should get off the plane.
'Thank you very much for your service.' Haley smiled at the woman. 'And you guys? Enjoy L.A!' Haley smiled, waving at them.
'Go get him tiger!' The old woman called as Haley walked off the plane.
Nathan slumped back down into his usual place in front of the telly. Why did he even go tonight? All he did was sit in a corner, something good might have come on TV. What was he even talking about, nothing good was ever on TV.
He sighed and cracked open a beer when he heard a knock on the door.
He stood up slowly, considered not answering it, but opened the door anyway.
On the other side was the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. There stood Haley, her new dark brown hair ruffled in a mess, her face tired out and slightly pale. But she was there, and still so beautiful. Nathan felt like he fell in love with her all over again just in that moment.
'Hi…' she whispered, one hand holding her bag, one hand on her neck.
'Wh-what are you doing here?' Nathan breathed.
'I wanna come home Nathan.'
Nathan couldn't sleep. Haley was in the other room, and he wasn't doing anything about it. He hadn't been able to speak. He was so used to Haley being gone, he couldn't believe she actually wanted to come home.
Haley rolled over in her bed once more. She couldn't sleep at all. Nathan had said nothing. He just stepped back to allow her in his apartment. Then he pointed to the spare room, and gone into his own room. He hadn't come back out.
She got out of her bed and pulled on some clothes to go for a walk. She needed to clear her head.
Nathan heard Haley leaving. 'Great, she's changed her mind. You stupid boy, you should have asked her to stay.' Nathan threw his bedside lamp across the room in anger.
Haley looked at the time on her watch. It was only 5 o'clock. What could she do?
Then she knew. She walked along to the park. She sat on the swing, the one she was sitting on when she met Nathan. She smiled slightly. She couldn't cry, but at least her smile had come back.
She sat on that swing for what must have hours, because soon she saw little kids coming into the park with their stressed out parents. She checked her watch again, it was 9 o'clock! Time had passed so quickly.
She smiled again when she saw two children sitting on the grass, talking. They looked about nine or ten. They looked like they were subconsciously flirting. She laughed to herself.
--
10 years ago.
'Hey hales.'
'Oh hey Nate.' Haley looked up at the raven-haired boy. 'You're late.'
'But you waited right?' he smirked his trademark smirk.
'I'll always wait…' Haley mumbled quietly.
'What was that?' Nathan asked, sitting down next to her on the grass.
'Em, nothing. I just said I waited.' Haley flushed, trying to hide her feelings. 'So, how are you and Jodie?'
'Em, we are ok. But she is annoying. She keeps talking about getting married and stuff. I'm like, dude, we're only ten, no need to rush.'
Haley giggled. 'So are you still her boyfriend?'
'I think so.'
Haley's face dropped. 'Oh, ok, well, what do you want to do today?'
'Anything that doesn't involve you.' Nathan laughed as Haley punched him in the arm. 'You expect that to hurt?' he added.
Haley gasped. 'I could take you Nathan Scott.'
'Bring it on.'
Haley jumped on Nathan, trying to pin him to the ground. Nathan then pushed her off and started tickling her. No matter how hard Haley tried, she couldn't tickle him back.
The pair sat laughing and play fighting, just like best friends do.
--
Haley was brought out of her daydream, expecting to find tears down her face. But they didn't come. She slowly stood up, wandering back to Nathan's.
Nathan slowly got out of bed. He heard singing. It was definitely Haley's voice. Haley always used to sing back in the old days. It felt good to hear her voice.
My mind is gone,
I'm spinnin' round,
And deep inside,
My tears I'll drown,
I'm losin' grip,
What's happenin'?
I stray from love,
This is how I feel.
This time was different,
Felt like I was just a victim,
And it cut me like a knife,
When you walked out of my life,
Now I'm in this condition,
And I've got all the symptoms,
Of a girl with a broken heart,
But no matter what you'll never see me cry.
Haley sang along to the radio, how could this song relate? It was just a stupid pop song; she didn't even know the artist.
How did I get here with you I'll never know,
I never meant to let it get so personal,
And After all I tried to do,
Stay away from lovin' you,
I'm broken hearted, I can't let you know,
And I won't let it show,
You won't see me cry.
This time was different,
Felt like I was just a victim,
And it cut me like a knife,
When you walked out of my life,
Now I'm in this condition,
And I've got all the symptoms,
Of a girl with a broken heart,
But no matter what you'll never see me cry.
She felt Nathan behind her when she finished the song. She realised that she could still tell who it was without turning around. She could just feel him standing still doing nothing, just watching her.
'I like your hair.' He said quietly.
'Thank you.' Haley said flatly. Was this the best thing to talk about?
'It's different, but it's nice. And it's good to see you have put the weight back on. You look a lot healthier.'
Haley changed the subject. 'You know I haven't cried for two years?'
Nathan said nothing, but Haley could feel him shifting uncomfortably.
'Really, not a single tear. So many sad things have happened to me, and happy things. And I want to cry, but I can't. I have lost so much the last two years, and I can't even cry about it?' she whipped round to face Nathan, breathing heavily. 'What kind of person does that make me Nathan?'
Nathan said nothing; he just looked at Haley, as if he had never seen her like this. Haley sighed and turned around again. She dropped her glass into the sink and started to walk to her bedroom.
'I think it makes you pretty strong.' Haley stopped in her tracks. His words hit her hard. She shook her head and kept walking, shutting her door behind her.
Nathan lay in his bed, not sleep again for the second night in a row. Haley's words from previous conversations stung in his head.
'I have lost so much the last two years, and I can't even cry about it? What kind of person does that make me Nathan?'
He rolled over, checking the clock, it was 2 o'clock.
'My god Nathan you don't get it! I love you so much. And it hurts, because I can't do that to Lucas. So please, like everyone else does, leave me alone.'
He shook his head, trying to rid his head of the memories.
'No Nathan! I can't let you in. you know why? Because I waited for you for two months! I waited and waited, but you never came.'
He got out of bed and walked to the bathroom.
'I have had the worst three months of my life, and I needed my best friend to be there for me. But you cut me out of your life because I wouldn't be with you? That's not fair Nathan!'
Nathan splashed his face with cold water and looked at himself in the mirror.
'Look around Nathan! Look around tree hill and tell me it is the same place it used to be! You can't, can you?'
Nathan walked out of the bathroom, coming face to face with Haley. Their eyes locked for a second and Nathan saw the pain in her eyes.
'I don't care anymore. I don't care about you. Hell, you can go join your brother underground.'
He tore off to his bedroom. Slamming his fist against the wall.
'A best friends help should be unconditional! I shouldn't have had to ask Nathan! You should have just known! But you didn't!'
She was so inside his head and he couldn't get rid of her.
Haley leaned over the sink. She couldn't get the memories out of her head.
'I know you needed me Haley. But I couldn't watch you fall apart without wanting to hold you and kiss the pain away.'
She splashed her face with cold water.
'I can't give you away. I am in love with you, so I can't give you to someone else.'
The urge to throw up came over Haley and she ran to the toilet, pouring out her insides.
'I know you are hurting. But I want to help you through, like we always used to do. We were always there for each other.'
Haley's stomach ached as she fell to the bathroom floor, coughing.
'Why do you even care anymore Haley? I thought you didn't care!'
Haley walked back to her room, taking in her surroundings. There were photographs everywhere, and they were all pictures of Nathan, Haley and Lucas.
'Haley please. Don't marry Lucas. We should be together.'
She picked up a photo. It was her and Nathan at the beach. They looked about 15, and they were both brandishing big smiles and ice cream.
'I could take you Nathan Scott.'
'Bring it on.'
Haley picked up a picture of her and Nathan. It was a picture of them at a school dance. They were 16. Haley was about to turn 17, and she had been with Lucas for just under a year, but he was ill so she went with Nathan. She was wearing a lemon strapless dress and her hair was twisted up in a bun. Nathan was wearing a black suit with a white shirt and grey waistcoat. She smiled as she remembered that night.
--
3 years ago.
'Thanks for coming with me Nate. You could have been with some other girl.'
'It's ok hales. Like we decided years ago. If we are dateless then we go with each other. And if we are not married by the time we are thirty we will get married.' He smirked as Haley blushed.
--
Haley took the photo with her as she sat back down on her bed. She sighed and kept the photo close to her chest.
Then the strangest thing happened. A single tear ran down Haley's cheek. But that was all she needed. She snapped, and everything over the two years that had made her want to cry came flooding back. The tears were pouring out of her eyes and she started to sob loudly. She should have been happy that she could cry again, but everything was too much for her.
Nathan was still awake when he heard the sobs. He couldn't believe it. Haley was crying. He felt a queasy feeling in his stomach. He felt horrible for Haley.
Nathan slowly pulled himself out of bed. He stepped quietly down the corridor and stood outside the door. Her sobs were loud and full of pain. He stepped into her room.
Haley's shoulders were shaking violently and Nathan's heart ached for her. He walked over to her.
'Hales…' he touched her arm.
Haley sprung away at Nathan's touch and walked to the side of the room, she didn't want him touching her. But then he walked closer and placed his hands on her arms and pulled her into him.
She covered her face with her hands and threw herself into his chest, pouring her heart out in his arms. She cried into his shoulder while his strong arms kept her steady.
Haley's whole body shook as she tried to contain her sobs. Nathan stroked her hair.
'I'm here now baby.' He whispered. 'I'm not going anywhere. I promise.'
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