"Luke, What's going on?" Nathan asked again. Luke took a deep breath before he began explaining the seriousness of the situation with Haley. "Nate, they found Haley. She was brought in by ambulance, she is in bad shape though." He saw Nathan sit up higher in bed.

"How bad?" he asked

"Well Nate she has a bullet lodged in her stomach, her lung collapsed so they have her hooked up to a respirator to help her breath. She lost a lot of blood, so they need to operate and stop the bleeding and get the bullet out. The surgery is very high risk there is a chance she will not make it, but if she doesn't have the surgery she will die" Lucas explained to Nathan, he felt his hand stop shaking a little bit after finally getting it all out. Nathan took a deep breath "I want to see her." He said trying to get out of bed "Nate take it easy otherwise you will be in surgery too, we will get a nurse to get a wheel chair for you to use" Luke said getting up out of bed and walking out to the nurses station

Peyton and Brooke were sitting in the waiting room with Keith and Karen. Deb was on her way home, Keith had called her after the doctor explained Haley's situation and that Nathan had to have surgery also. At least Nathan was in better shape than Haley was at this point. A nurse walked over toward them "Haley is resting comfortably for the time being. If you would like to go in and talk to her one at a time your more than welcome too she is in cube 3" the nurse smiled gently and turned and walked away.

Brooke looked at Peyton and Karen "Do you girls want to go in first" Brooke nodded to Karen and looked at Peyton. "Pey you want to go in?" Peyton looked at Brooke with this uncomfortable look.

"Brooke I don't think I can, at least not right now" Brooke nodded understanding that this was probably Peyton's worst nightmare being here again and saying goodbye or whatever we needed to say to Haley. Brooke walked into Haley's room and sat next to her. She immediately started to cry at the sight of her best friend. Haley and her had become like sisters ever since they moved in together at the beginning of the school year. She grabbed her hand and took a deep breathe "Hey Hales! It me Brooke. You scared me so much missy. When they couldn't find you but I knew that you would be found because who else would I have around to yell at me for spending our rent money on the new spring clothes line. Haley you have to pull through this surgery because you have become my best friend and a sister to me. Everyone in my life has left me and I know that you won't. I love you so much and I cannot lose you so I don't care how much you have to fight and how string you have to be you must come back to all of us!" Brooke wiped away her tears and went to continue to talk when she heard the door open, when she turned and looked and Karen was in the room "Sorry to interrupt Brooke but I was wondering if I could steal a moment or two with her before she goes into surgery" Karen asked not wanting to barge in on her, but time was running out and everyone knew that Lucas and Nathan would want to see her also. "Sure its no problem I said everything I needed to already." Brooke said giving Haley one last squeeze before she left the room. Karen sat down next Haley and grabbed her hand.

"Awe Haley I don't even know where to begin with you. You're like the daughter I never had and I hope you know how much I love you. I got in touch with your parents and they are on their way. Over the years I have watched you grow into a strong young woman and I know in my heart that you're going to beat this. We all need you so much especially Lucas and Nathan. If you're not around who will keep them in line. I know that you have the fight in you to get through this and I will see you when you're awake and tell you I told you so." Karen wiped away her tears and gave her hand one last squeeze and walked out. When she walked into the hallway she saw that Nathan and Lucas had come from Nathan's room to talk to Haley before she went into surgery also. She knew how difficult it was for both of them right now.

"She is stable for now, they want to get her into surgery as soon as possible" Karen explained.

"Luke you want to go in first I'm going to go and talk to the doctor and sign some forms before she goes" Nathan explained.

"Yah no problem" Luke went walked away and into Haley's room.

Brooke walked up to Nathan and gave him a hug. "Thank god you ok…what do you need me to do anything?" She asked

"Yea I need you to take me to the nurses station I need to have Haley's doctor paged I need to sign consent forms and talk to him" Brooke nodded at him and they went over to the nurses station and had the doctor paged.

Luke walked into Haley's room and took a deep breath when he saw the condition she was in. He went over and sat down next to her.

"Hey Buddy…I know you're in rough shape right now, but I am in a bad spot right now and I need you. I know it is selfish of me to ask you for anything but I need you to pull through this because I cant help Nathan through this. He is spiraling out of control already, and I can't get through to him at all. You're the only person that has ever been able to reach him. It's selfish of Nathan and I to be worried about ourselves, but you don't know what it would do to either one of us if you weren't here. You have been my best friend my entire life, I always considered you my sister and when you married Nathan you became my sister. I am so sorry that I didn't protect you like a brother should, but I swear I will from now on…. I will always be there for you. I love you Hales and am here just remember that" Lucas wiped the tears from his face and laid his head next to Haley's hand on the bed.