Peyton waited sleepily for the class to begin.
Having a slumber party on a Sunday seemed like a great idea last night for Peyton and Brooke. It was the last day to celebrate their reunion of the "Hoes over Bros". They had a movie marathon and talked for hours and they didn't sleep until 4 o'clock in the morning, causing Peyton to wake up with the urge to sleep again. Unfortunately, she couldn't afford to be absent for her first class since a new lesson starts that day, so she forced herself to go to school.
She was trying to stay awake and had her chin resting on her elbow when the bell rang.
"Let's begin," the English teacher, Mr. Harper, said, "Today, we..." Suddenly the door burst open causing the class to laugh because it made the teacher jump a little because of surprise.
Mr. Harper cleared his throat. "Mr. and Mrs. Scott, how nice of you to join us. Take your seats so we can finally begin."
Too sleepy to move, Peyton didn't bother to look back. But she couldn't help but smile, wondering what made her friends, the newlyweds, late.
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"This is all your fault," Haley hissed at Lucas, trying to suppress a smile.
"Jeez, I'm sorry Hales," Lucas whispered back, smiling at his best friend.
"We would love to hear the story of how Mr. Scott lost his hair, but could you please two take your seats already," Mr. Harper eyed them warily, "And please, wake up Ms. Sawyer!"
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As Lucas took his seat on the back, his attention gravitated towards Peyton on the second row. His heart lurched a little on seeing her again. He wanted very much to talk to her, to hold her, but he knew that he wasn't ready yet. Yet he knew that he had to have the talk with her soon, and also with Brooke. But for the moment, he needed a little more time.
Lucas tore out a page from his notebook and started scribbling and then passed the note to Haley who was seated beside her.
Hales, please stall Peyton after the period ends so she won't see me. I promise I'll talk to her this afternoon. Please.
After reading the note, Haley looked at Lucas with brows arched high and mouthed a no.
Lucas gave her a puppy look as if to say: Please, have pity on me.
No.
Please.
No.
Please.
Alright, Haley mouthed. Sometimes she can be a complete pushover. She noted down a reply to Lucas.
You owe me one for this, big time!
Lucas read the note and grinned at his best friend.
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Finally! Peyton thought as the bell rang. She couldn't stand another second listening to Mr. Harper blabber about something she couldn't comprehend. She was getting up from her seat when Haley came bounding in front of her.
"Hey Peyton! How are you today?" Haley greeted her a little too enthusiastically.
"So sleepy. I didn't get much sleep last night. Brooke and I were up until 4 am. We wanted to invite you but, well you're married," Peyton grinned at her, "You know what, being married have its disadvantages, and advantages. I mean, you can't go out much but you have a boy toy of your own. Is that why you and Nathan came in late?" she added with a smirk.
"What? No! Nathan isn't even in this class, remember?" Haley exclaimed distractedly. "He was able to get in his class on time." She said as she was looking over Peyton's shoulder seeing Lucas hurrying out of the classroom. Haley sighed in relief.
"What? Oh, yeah... But Mr. Harper said Mr. and Mrs. Scott earlie…", Peyton tried to point out, but Haley cut her off.
"Hey, I'm sorry but I gotta go." Haley said, not knowing what to say anymore.
"Where? And why are you so jumpy?"
"I-I'm meeting Nate before the next period. Sorry. Bye." Haley said, practically running out of the room.
"Bye." Peyton replied, eyeing her friend curiously.
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"Hey, watch it Luke." Nathan said, as Lucas bumped into him as he was getting out of the classroom.
"Sorry didn't see you there, but I gotta go. Peyton's my classmate in this class. Haley's stalling her right now."
"Well, you better make a dash for it. Brooke's on her way here." Nathan replied, seeing Brooke over Lucas' shoulder.
"Okay, I'm going. Thanks man."
As Lucas ran off, Haley came out of the room. "Come on before Peyton comes out and asks more questions." Haley uttered as she pulled Nathan to the direction where Brooke was coming from.
"Hey Nathan, who was that bald guy you…"
"Hey Brooke. We gotta go. Sorry. Bye." Haley greeted her while Nathan smiled uncomfortably at her, not offering any explanation as they hurried off.
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Brooke was on her way to Peyton's class when he saw Nathan talking to the bald guy she saw earlier on her way to school. As she got closer, she noticed how he looks a lot like…
Lucas? Brooke thought to herself as the guy ran off.
As she neared Nathan, Haley came out of the room and whispered something to her husband, pulling him towards Brooke's direction.
"Hey Nathan, who was that bald guy you…"
"Hey Brooke. We gotta go. Sorry. Bye." Haley greeted her while Nathan smiled uncomfortably at her, not offering any explanation as they hurried off.
Peyton came out of the room and saw Haley practically dragging Nathan.
Brooke approached her best friend. "What is up with those two?"
Peyton just shrugged as they started to walk to their next class.
"How did your first class go?"
"Really bad. I practically fell asleep the whole period. But Harper was right in front of me, I couldn't even close my eyes for a second."
Brooke grinned. "Next time, sit at the back on days when you feel like sleeping on some teacher's boring lesson. I did that and I was actually able to doze off a couple of minutes before…" Brooke stopped talking as she overheard two girls talking.
"Have you seen Lucas Scott? He's so hot even with his hair shaved off."
"I know. I actually like it better that way."
"Are you kidding me? His hair looked much better when…"
Brooke looked at Peyton, "Did you hear that?"
"Y-Yeah." Hearing Lucas' name made Peyton's heart beat a little faster. "Is he here?"
"I don't know."
"It's probably just a rumor anyway. I mean, we would have seen him by now, right?" Peyton said uncertainly, thinking about what Mr. Harper said in class about "Mr. and Mrs. Scott" and how Nathan is not in the class.
"Yeah." Brooke replied, remembering the bald guy she saw earlier.