Author Notes: Sorry about the delay between chapters. I am finally back at work and it has been a little jarring to go from doing nothing to having to do something again. So I'll be back at my normal pace sooner or later lol. So this is for my girls and I am sorry for making y'all wait so long lol. Enjoy!

You Found Me – Chapter 5 – Turning Point…

24 Hours later…

The room was so quiet. It was sad and sobering. As she sat there listening to the machine beep, she wondered how anyone could leave someone they love in this place. The walls, the floor, and even the bed were just so cold and sterile. For a place that was supposed to make people better, it was the most depressing place in the world. She wanted to take her away from this cold place and try to make up for everything that had happened. She picked up her hand and held it. It was just as limp and unresponsive as it was when she first brought her here.

"I am so sorry, baby…"

Her parents didn't even show up at the hospital until several hours after she had called them. It was like they didn't even care that their only daughter had tried to kill herself. When they got to the hospital, the first thing they asked if Haley was dead. It was a valid question but it was the way they asked. There was no concern in their voices or anything. Her mom did most of the talking because her dad seemed too stoned to even notice where he was let alone know what the doctor was saying. She stood nearby as the doctor told Haley's mom what had happen. While she was standing there, Haley's mom seemed to be on another planet. Nothing the doctor was saying seemed to even register with her. Is this the way her parents acted when people talked about her? How could anyone be so uncaring about their own flesh and blood? So instead of watching them act so uncaring about their daughter, Brooke just quietly went back into the room.

She went into the room and saw Haley for the first time, it was beyond sobering. Haley was just lying there and she looked so god damned helpless. All the color was gone from her face. Her hair was all over the place and there was a big bandage covering the cut on her head. She looked like a completely different person. Brooke covered her mouth as she fought back the urge to breakdown right there. She that Haley's parents were going to come into the room soon so she didn't want to sit down. That was two hours ago. Nobody came to check on Haley. Not even her best friend Lucas came to check on her. Is what Haley had to live with every day? And now, she had come into Haley's life and just added to the mix. She had managed to be the one thing that pushed Haley over the edge. How could she ever make this up to her? She could feel the guilt starting to build up inside of her. Maybe if she had stopped Haley in the library or maybe if she had ran after her a little sooner…

"Or maybe if I just told the fucking truth for once…" Brooke sighed. This was all her fault. Haley was doing just fine until she came along. She had managed to tear apart this girl's world fragile world in one big swoop. If she just had told Peyton that she was chasing after her friend that would have been the end of it and Haley would still be awake. Instead she had to maintain her reputation and even though she wanted to distance herself from it, she still managed to wrap herself back into her security blanket as quickly as she took it off. She wanted to change but it easy to change when nobody is looking. As soon as she saw Peyton, it all fell apart. She looked at Haley again and she really felt like crying again.

"God, why did this happen?"

Brooke put her head down on the bed and continued to hold Haley's hand until she fell asleep.

"I have been looking everywhere for you." A voice said.

Brooke sat up sharply from the bed and turned towards the voice. She rubbed her eyes and saw that it was once again her best friend Peyton Sawyer.

"Whatever, what do you want?" Brooke said as she smoothed out her hair and smoothed out her hair.

"Why are you still here, Brooke?" Peyton said as walked over to where Brooke was sitting.

"Because she doesn't need to be here alone…this is because of me…she did this because I let her down, Peyton." Brooke whispered. She felt Peyton's hand resting on her shoulder.

"Brooke, no matter what you are thinking, this isn't your fault." Peyton said.

"Yes, it is…" Brooke never took her eyes off of Haley. She still hadn't woken up yet.

"It's obvious that she was fucked up way before you met her." Peyton said.

Brooke stood up out of her seat and turned to face Peyton. She looked at her best friend and felt nothing but anger. It was like Peyton was just saying these things just to try and get a reaction out of her. She didn't have any reason to be so cruel to her.

"Peyton, I told you not to talk about Haley like that." Brooke said.

"What? I am just telling the truth. And you know I am right." Peyton said.

"That's bullshit. You don't know shit about her…"

"And neither do you! That is why I am having a hard time understanding why you are so attached to her all of sudden!" Peyton looked just as angry and confused as she did back at school.

The cheerleader turned and looked at the girl lying on the bed. She was attached to Haley. More than she probably wanted to admit to Peyton. But when they were in the car earlier she felt a real connection. She never felt anything like that before. There was this vibe or this deep unspoken bond between them. When she looked at Haley, there was this voice inside of her that told her, she was something special. And she could feel it. When she held her hand or brushed her hair back behind her ear, Brooke felt like this girl belonged to her. Whatever this was went beyond her usual crushes. Brooke smiled and sat back down in the chair by the bed. She picked up Haley's hand again and held it tightly.

"I just want to take care of her, Peyt. She needs somebody to do that…" Brooke whispered.

"Yeah but didn't she tell you to fuck off or something. How can you take care of somebody that doesn't want you around?"Peyton asked.

"She didn't mean that…and even if she did, I am still going to be there for her." Brooke answered.

It was at that moment that it finally clicked for Peyton. She saw the way that Brooke was looking at Haley. The way that Brooke looked when Haley had ran off that day. And the way that she defend her.

"Oh my god…are you in love with her?" Peyton whispered.

Brooke took a deep breath. Did she love Haley? Maybe but she didn't want to rush into saying something like that.

"I didn't say that…I just know that she is very important to me…" Brooke turned back to face her best friend once again.

"Damn it, Brooke. This is a bad idea…why can't you see that?" Peyton started walking to the door.

"It's my choice, Peyton. Not yours." Brooke turned back around and faced Haley.

"Yeah, well don't call me to pick up the pieces when this falls apart…just like before…" Peyton walked out of the room and went down the hall. She knew something bad was going to happen from this. And she wasn't worried about Brooke.

About an hour later…

Haley blinked her eyes a few times as the room came into focus. Strangely the afterlife looked a lot like a room at the Tree Hill hospital. She tried to move and her body groaned from the idea. She felt like she was moving through sludge and her head felt like it weighed a ton. She gently touched her forehead and felt the bandage on it. She was alive. She had taken enough pills to kill a horse and yet here she was still alive. She looked around for signs of anyone coming to see her or if her parents were there. Or if Lucas had came by.

"Even when I am dead they can't be bothered…" Haley grumbled. What had happened? She remembers feeling like everything in her world was wrong. And that Brooke Davis didn't give a shit about her. That her mind was filled with noise, so much noise and she didn't know how to make it stop. And that she had just given up on everything. She took the pills and went down the stairs. Then everything went dark. So how did she get here? Haley tried to run her hand, the one without the IV in it, through her hair but she couldn't move it. She looked to the right and saw why she couldn't move.

Brooke Davis was sleeping on her arm. Why was Brooke even here? Was she actually dead and this was her heaven? She didn't understand this at all. If Brooke didn't really give a shit about her, then why was she here at her bedside? Was she here to make fun of her for failing at killing herself?

"Brooke…" Haley whispered as she moved her arm from Brooke's grip.

Brooke slowly lifted her head and she finally saw that Haley had waked up. The tears started falling out of her eyes as soon as she made eye contact with her. She reached for Haley's hair but the tutor shook her head and gently brushed Brooke's hand away from her.

"No…you don't get to do that…why are you here?" Haley asked.

"Because you tried to kill yourself …" Brooke answered.

"Yeah but why are you here?"

"Because I came to your house to talk to you and…when I got there…the door was open and you were just lying there and there was all this blood…I was so scared that I…I thought had lost you and would never get to tell that I am sorry that I said those things about you and I don't care what you think…I am not like Lucas or your parents…I am just me…and that I wasn't going anywhere…"

"So, you found me? Well, sorry you had to go out of your way…" Haley scooted herself away from Brooke but just got up from her chair and sat down on the bed with her.

"Don't talk like that…"

"Why? It's not like anybody noticed. I try to kill myself and no one even blinks an eye. Lucas isn't here and neither are my parents. And besides I'm just a nobody right?" Haley looked at the cheerleader's face and began to notice some things that she hadn't before. Like how she was wearing the same from school that. And that her eyes were still red and puffy and still had tears streaming out of them.

"That's not true. I noticed…" Brooke said.

"Then if I am so important then why did tell Peyton that?"

"I thought I was protecting you…I didn't even know you were there…"

"Doesn't change the fact that you said it… " Haley folded her arms and tried to remember that she was still very very upset with the girl sitting in front of her.

"And I'm sorry…I didn't mean it. I just wanted to keep 'us' a secret. Even though you, technically, already broke up with me…" Brooke reminded her which finally got Haley to smile.

"I know…I have only trusted three people in this my heart and they have treated it so carelessly. I had found a way to deal with my parents and Lucas but if something were to happen with us…I don't know if I could ever find a way to live with that …"Haley said.

"How do you know that was going to happen? You don't know. I don't know either…but I do that I want to try. I really want to get to know you…just give me a chance to prove it." Brooke held her hand out hoping that maybe Haley would hold it again.

"You really found me? And brought me here…" Haley looked into her eyes.

"Yeah…I never wanted to hurt you…" Brooke nodded.

"I know." Haley looked at Brooke's hand. She knew that if she took her hand that things were going to change. She was a little scared but at the same time she had a good feeling about this. Brooke had found her when she had completely given up on everything. She gently slid her hand into Brooke's and pulled her into an embrace. She took a deep breath in and exhaled. God did it feel good to hold her. It was everything she thought it would be.

"Don't you ever do that again..." Brooke whispered in her ear.

"I won't…" Haley whispered back.

"Sounds good to me…"

To Be Continued…