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Chapter 2-

"Hey Brooke," Peyton said entering Brooke's room.

"Hey P. Sawyer, what's the matter?" Brooke asked concerned.

Peyton looked at her with a tear-stained face and fought back her tears. There was sadness in her eyes where there used to be a light. Peyton had a good life but there was always someone or something standing in the way of what or who she wanted. Her birth mother died from cancer as she was just getting to know her, her other mom died in a car crash when she was just a little kid, Brooke -her best friend- had Lucas at the time and still 'had' him and now Jake was gone because Nikki was after Jenny. Everything was going down and she couldn't do anything to stop it.

"Peyton?" Brooke asked again. All Peyton did was shake her head and then broke down. Brooke took her in her arms and let her cry.

"Brooke, am I interrupting anything?" Chase asked as he walked into her bedroom.

"No, I was just leaving," Peyton said answering for her.

"Peyton, don't go," Brooke said. Peyton waved and then just left Brooke and Chase in her room.

"Hey Boyfriend," Brooke said greeting him and sharing a small kiss.

"Umm," Chase started as he looked around her room and stopped when he saw a picture of them on the wall.

"I just wanted to see you," Chase completed.

"Aw how sweet," Brooke said pulling him into a hug. When she let go she saw uneasiness in his eyes.

"Chase?"

"Yea," Chase answered.

"You didn't come here just to see me did you?"

"No, I think we should talk."

"About what?" Brooke said sitting down in her bed.

"Lucas."

"What about him?" she asked.

"You still love him." When Brooke heard this, her heart dropped.

"Chase," Brooke started shaking her head 'No'.

"There is no need to explain. I see it in your eyes every time you look at him. I know the look; I do it every time I look at you." Brooke felt so bad for doing this to him. She was happy with Chase; she didn't want to lose him.

"So, I think that you should sort out your feelings for him before anything else between us happens." Chase said looking down with his hands in his pockets.

"Chase, that's not true. I love you, not Lucas. It's you who I want to be next to me when I become a famous fashion designer. Why don't you see it?" Brooke said fighting for him.

"Brooke you may love me, but are you in love with me? You may look at me with love in your eyes, but it's not real. The way you looked at Lucas when you were together was love, the way you look at him now. That's love." Brooke was speechless. Chase then left leaving her heartbroken

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"Hey Peyton," Lucas said entering her room. Peyton was lying on her bed face up.

"Hey Luke," she said staying in the same position.

"Are you okay? You seem upset lately and as your friend I just wanted to know why."

"As my friend?" Peyton started, "We aren't friends. Friends don't break other friend's hearts and expect everything to be okay," Peyton said sitting up.

"I'm sorry Peyton."

"Sorry? You do this to everyone. To Brooke, now me," Peyton said as the tears started rolling down her face.

"You did it to Brooke too. Do you remember that?" Lucas said.

"It's different."

"No, actually it's not. You helped break Brooke's heart. You should really stop talking about how bad a friend I am and take a look at yourself," Lucas said slamming her door shut and leaving her house.

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"Peyton, answer the phone I need you. Call me back, bye." Brooke said between tears to Peyton's answering machine.

Why wasn't she answering the phone? Brooke felt so hurt. Was Chase right? Did she show feelings for Lucas? She told herself that she didn't and tried calling Haley, but that went to voicemail. Her best friends weren't there. She had nowhere to go. She grabbed a pillow and cried clutching it in her arms. Chase was always there for her. When she broke up with Lucas, she was depressed. Chase was the one that brought her out of her depression and taught her to enjoy life because it wasn't always going to be that bad; she wasn't going to feel like that forever. Now her rock was gone, Peyton was depressed, Haley and Nathan had the baby, and she was alone. But then she thought about that one person who got her into this mess, Lucas. Should she call him? He would definitely be there for her. To save her, like he said he would.

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Peyton thought about what Lucas said, "You should really stop talking about how bad a friend I am and take a look at yourself." That really hit her. She did help break Brooke's heart. 'What kind of friend am I? Hurting my best friend,' Peyton thought to herself. She then heard her phone ring and saw it was Brooke. She decided not to answer it and let it go to voicemail. She felt guilty now, one year after she hurt Brooke. After Lucas hurt Brooke. She hated herself for this, for falling for Lucas, for hurting her best friend, for everything.

Peyton got up and went to her radio and put in Three Days Grace CD and went straight to 'I Hate Everything About You' and put the volume to the loudest it could go. She opened her backpack and took out her compass. She collapsed on the floor and started for her wrists.

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Brooke dialed Lucas's number and heard the rings.

"Hey Brooke," Lucas answered.

"Hi, um are you busy right now?" Brooke said holding back her tears.

"No why?"

"I need someone to talk to."

"Okay, I'll be right over."

"Thanks Lucas."

Brooke felt safe knowing Lucas was coming over. She always felt safe with him because she knew he would come through whenever she or Peyton needed it. That explained a lot but Brooke wasn't mad at them anymore. Of course there are bad days and good days and she remembered when she had one of those days when she was with Chase.

"Brooke? Are you okay?" Chase asked concerned as he brought her a coffee.

"Not really," Brooke said staring at the floor.

"Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?"

"No."

"Brooke, tell me what's wrong."

"I can't."

"Why can't you tell me?"

"Because I'm afraid you won't want to be with me anymore after I tell you."

"I want to be with you forever, just tell me."

"Lucas and Peyton are together."

"Brooke," Chase said putting his arm around her.

"I'm sorry I feel this way but I do. You can't erase those feelings."

"I know. I was there in that same spot before."

"I lost two people who were very close to me in a matter of three days. Now they are together and I don't know what to do."

"You may have lost two people, but you gained one."

"Thanks Chase, but it will never be the same."

Now thinking about that day, it made Brooke realize that she practically told Chase that she had feelings for Lucas.

She heard the front door open and went to see who it was. Lucas was there standing there, staring at Brooke was staring right back at him. She couldn't take it anymore so she just ran up to him and wrapped her arms around his stomach and broke down. He returned the hug and wrapped his arms around her neck. She felt like she was in the right place, like this was where she was meant to be.

"Brooke, what's the matter?" Lucas said backing up and putting his hand to her chin and pulling her head up.

"Chase broke up with me."

"Why? You're a great girl and any guy would be lucky to be with you."

"Thanks Lucas, maybe you should bring that up to Chase."

"Why did he do this?" Brooke looked down when he asked that.

"Brooke? Tell me," Lucas said.

"Because of you."

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