Okay here is the latest installment, sorry it's been taking me so long to post, but I have some extra free time now and I'm back to writing more again. I am also starting another story which I think you guys will like, the first part will be posted tomorrow. Enjoy.

When Haley awoke, she had a pounding head ache. She grabbed her temple with both hands and began to massage it gently. Feeling wires on her arms she opened her eyes to find herself in a hospital room. The gray walls sporting beautiful art paintings, surrounded her on all sides and a sliding glass door could be seen at the entrance of her room.

"You're awake!"

Peyton came scurrying over to Haley, two cups of coffee in her hand as she set them down and came around the side, giving her a hug.

"How are you feeling?"

"Like hell."

Peyton chuckled.

"I bet."

"Where's Brooke?"

"She's on the phone outside, why?"

Haley shrugged, sitting up right and wincing.

"Be careful now", Peyton said, putting her arm on her shoulder for stability.

"No reason. Is Lucas here? What about Nathan-"

Haley stopped, the events flooding back into her brain and tears welled in her eyes.

"Nathan? Lucas? Who are they? And why are you crying?"

Haley turned her head sharply towards Peyton.

"What do you mean who are they? Are you sure I'm the one whose suppose too be in this hospital bed?", she joked, wiping her face. But Peyton didn't laugh, she didn't even crack a smile, in fact she had confusion written all over her.

"You're serious?"

Peyton nodded.

"So what'd I mis-", Brooke paused in mid sentence as she made her way into the room.

"Haley!? Oh my god! You're alive!" Brooke ran over to Haley and threw her arms around her neck causing her to wince again in pain.

"Brooke she was never dead", Peyton chuckled as the brunette stuck her tongue out.

"Whatever, at least she's awake, so what did I miss, how are you feeling?"

"Fine", Haley responded, smiling as Brooke grinned broadly.

"Yeah, well she may feel fine, but I think she's a little cuckoo in the brain department."

"Hey!", Haley objected to Peyton.

"Why what's she doing?"

"More like what's she saying. She asked me where Lucas and Nathan were and when I told her I didn't know who they are she thought I was joking."

"Well you have to be", Haley defended.

"They are your friends. You know them don't you Brooke?"

"I'm sorry sweety, I don't know a Lucas or Nathan, were they someone I slept with?"

"Brooke", Peyton said incredously and Brooke just smiled innocently.

"Man this is a really bad nightmare, I wish I never got into that car wreck", Haley mumbled, staring at the ugly gown she was wearing.

"Car wreck?", Peyton and Brooke said in unison.

"Yeah, I was in a car wreck... wasn't I?"

They both shook there heads.

"Your right I think she does have something wrong with her brain."

Haley looked from the blonde to the brunette.

"Guys? You're kidding me right?"

"No Haley, you fell off the ladder at school and hit your body on a table, that's why you're here."

"What..b-but school... is?"

The two girls looked at the blonde in the hospital bed like she was nuts.

"Isn't school out?"

"Summer term Haley, were on summer term, are you sure you're okay?"

Haley just nodded and leaned back in her bed, confusion marring her beautiful features. What in the hell was going on here?

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The next day, Peyton and Brooke were sprawled across a couch convienantly located in the hospital room.

"Don't you guys think you should go home?"

Peyton sat up, straighting her tangle of hair.

"Nonesense Haley, we like it here, right Brooke?"

Brooke grumbled something incoherently and rolled over on the couch.

"See?"

Haley smiled, stretching out her arms and yawning.

"Besides there's nothing to do at the apartment."

"The apartment?", Haley asked once again confused.

"Uh... yeah the apartment we live in you know", Peyton said an amused look on her face.

"So this isn't Tree Hill?"

Peyton bursted out laughing causing Brooke to sit straight up in panic. When she realized it was only Peyton giggling--rather loudly at that-- she grabbed the pillow her head was laying on and smacked her over the head.

"P.Sawyer what is a matter with you? Can't you see a girl's trying to sleep?"

"S-Sorry ahaha sorry Brooke, Haley said something funny", Peyton answered, still not being able to contain the laughter bubbling at the back of her throat.

"What'd she say?"

"She thought we were in Tree Hill."

Brooke stayed silent for a moment as if decoding what she had heard then bursted into a fit of giggles as well. Haley rolled her eyes and cleared her throat trying to get their attention.

"AHEM, what is so funny about that?"

After finally coming down from laughing, Peyton put her hand over her heart.

"Aha you're funny Hales and you want to know why that is? Because we haven't been to Tree Hill for years."

Haley paled, what was happening? First she's in a car wreck then she wakes up in a place she doesn't know. How could this be happening?

Just that instance, Taylor walked through the sliding glass doors, clip board in hand as she came upon Haley's bedside. She took a moment to scribble things down, switching her eyes from the chart to the machines, and back to the chart again.

"Oh my god, Taylor!" Haley sat up excitedely, throwing the covers that were strewn across her legs to the side of her body. She knew Taylor had to know Lucas and Nathan. Taylor gave her a quizzical look, setting down the clipboard atop the smooth surface of the clay table and put her hand to Haley's head.

"Are you feeling okay? You've never been so happy to see me before in your life", she chuckled.d.

"Do you know a Nathan, Tay? You do don't you?"

Taylor thought about it for a moment, biting her bottom lip, something Haley never noticed she did--like her--until now.

"Nope can't say I do. Wait! Was he the tall scrawny guy you did a duet with?"

Haley sighed, falling back against the uncomfortable cotton pillow behind her back, shaking her head miserably. Great. Now she was totally lost. First she gets into a car accident and then the next thing she knows, she's woken up in a different world, this couldn't be possible, could it? She had to be dreaming. Yeah thats it, she's really laying in a hospital bed in Tree Hill shot full of medicine, hallucinating.

"Well at least there's some good news. Doc says you can go home today."

"I'm getting released?"

Taylor nodded, as Peyton and Brooke broke into giant smiles, coming over to stand on the other side of Haley's bed.

"This is awesome, tutorgirl. That means you're gona be okay and we can go shopping!" Brooke clapped with excitement, slightly bouncing in the air.

"Shopping? Brooke she hasn't even got out of the hospital yet and you're already planning a spree!", Peyton replied, shaking her head at her fashion obsessed friend.

"Uh, duh! Shopping is the most relaxing, healing, energized therapy you could ever get."

"You own your own fashion line and you want to go shopping?", Haley asked, disbelievingly.

"Hey I need a brake from my own clothes", Brooke objected, crossing her arms and pouting. Taylor who had been watching the whole exchange, just smiled, grabbing her clip board and exiting the room.

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"Okay so, here we are home sweet hell."

Peyton set the black duffel bag on the ground, as Brooke helped Haley in on her brand new crutches that the doctor ordered she wear.

"Brooke, I'm fine. That's what these are for", Haley said, holding up one of the long wooden objects in the air. Brooke threw up her hands in defense and backed off and Haley smiled in thanks. She wobbled to the couch, sitting down on the cool black leather and fell against the pillows.

"So are we going shopping now?", Brooke piped in, her eye brows raising in question. Peyton shrugged, taking a seat on the recliner, looking towards Haley.

"Wait."

Haley sat up, a thoughtful expression plastered on her face.

"Do you guys ever remember a Nathan or Lucas from Tree Hill? Like going to high school with them?"

"No now can we go." Brooke stomped her foot impatiently, looking expectantly between the two girls.

"Hold on a sec. Now that I think of it, I do remember Lucas, we were friends", Peyton said.

"P. Sawyer!", Brooke shrieked, "you just had to keep it going!"

Haley ignored her, focusing her full attention on Peyton.

"What did he look like?"

"He had short blonde hair, fit body, on the basketball team, into writing, broody all the time-"

"That's it! That's him!", Haley cut in, now she was getting somewhere. Brooke groaned, slapping her hand over her eyes.

"And again you just had to keep going, if you would of just shut up we could of been halfway to the mall already, walking through the stores, looking at beautiful clothing designs, expensive lingere", Brooke rambled.

"Hey you know what, now that I remember, he did have a brother who I think was named Nathan. I seen him once or twice. Jet black hair, star player of the basketball team, huge playboy, and a total ass", Peyton continued. They were now both ignoring Brooke, who was looking between the pair as if they'd grown second heads.

"Wait what? No no no no, Nathan is not an ass, he's a really nice guy", Haley said, shaking her head in disbelief. She couldn't be talking about the same Nathan, her Nathan.

"Uhm I don't know what Nathan you're talking about, but the one that is Lucas' brother is nothing but a stuck up jerk who slept with nearly the whole female student population. I remember when Jake first joined the team, him and his pals spray painted 'Gay' across his locker. It was so wrong."

"Okay, everyone freeze!", Brooke yelled, and both blondes turned to the brunette. She smiled in satisfaction when she realized she got their attention, clasping her hands together.

"Now that I have your 'oh so hard to get' attention spans, when are we going shopping?"

Haley groaned and Peyton rolled her eyes.

"Alright, fine." Peyton stood up as Brooke grabbed Haley's crutches, thrusting them into her arms. Haley gave her an annoyed look and Peyton just chuckled.

"We'll talk about this later, when Brooke is asleep", she whispered and winked. Haley giggled, smiling at her best friend, both of them.

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So there you go, to clear things up and give you a spoiler, Haley is actually in a coma and this is what she is 'dreaming', the next chapter will be focused around her in the hospital and Nathan's reaction. Thanks! R&R!