Chapter 5 Never divorced but remarried
Nathan crawled away leaving a trail of blood hard to see in the dark. He didn't know where he was going, but it had to away from Felix. No one seemed to notice him on the side of the road. He kept moving as cars continued to pass by him, not even slowing down.
Once again Haley found herself asking this question
"Where's Nathan?" She had become worried for her husband seeing the blood stained grass. Lucas pulled his friend into a big hug.
"He'll be alright, he has survived Dan all these years." Lucas tried to comfort his friend. The only person it seemed to effect though was Luke himself. His eyes went wide with furry remembering how Dan never claimed him, and how much of a jackass he was. Lucas let go of Haley and stormed off into the night.
"Great," Brooke said, "now we have to find Nathan and Luke. Brothers they're all alike."
Lucas walked the lonely highway with tears building up in his eyes. No one knew how much it hurt him that his father never clamed him. No one ever thought of the pain or guilt he carried around with him all because of Dan. The pain of your father wishing you were just a stain on the bed sheets. The guilt of thinking it's your fault he didn't claim you. The thought if you were smarter, or faster on defense, or if you looked more like your brother, then he might claim to love you.
Haley was getting torn up about everything that was happening around her. Lucas just ran off, and she doesn't know if her husband is alive or not because at this point the blood could be or could not be Nathan's, no one knows. She could not stop crying, it was to much to handle. Her husband thinks she doesn't remember saying their,
"I Do's."
Nathan continued to craw along the road until a beat up old pickup truck slowed down to a stop. Nathan could barley hold himself up. A guy jumped out of the cab of the truck and rushed through the weeds to Nathan's side.
"My name's Chris Keller, I'm going to take you to the hospital." The young, tall man said lifting Nathan into the truck.
"Call Haley… call Haley." was all that Nathan could seem to get out of his mouth.
The man kept driving wondering who is this Haley person he is asking me to call?
Lucas stood in the weeds close enough to see his little brother get lifted into some man's rusted up truck, but stood far back enough for them not to notice him. Lucas pulled out his phone and started to dial Haley's number as the truck drove away.
"Luke where are you?" He heard a voice on the other end say.
"Haley the blood is Nathan's. A man just took him to the hospital. I'll be there in ten minutes." Lucas started off in a mad dash to where he once was before.
Brooke looked over at Haley just in enough time to see her drop the phone. She could tell that what ever Luke had just told her wasn't good.
"Hales what's wrong?"
"Nathan… The bloods his. Some person is taking to the hospital. Luke will be here in ten minutes to take us there." Brooke looked at Peyton then back at Haley. At the same time they ran up to her and gave her a much needed hug. Someone they all love is probably on his death bed right now.
"Who would do this?" Brooke whispered. Then an idea popped into her head, Felix. There was no doubt now that it was him that did this to Nathan.
Peyton was getting tired of standing there and made a suggestion to start heading back to the car. Brooke agreed with her but Haley wanted to stay just a bit longer.
"Ok but you better start to head back soon Tutor wife." Brooke said to her tutor girl.
"I will don't worry about me ok. I'm fine." Haley was urging them to go back and give her some alone time. Haley sat there watching her friends leave. When they were out of sight she snuck through the woods. Out of the corner of her eye she could see something. She started to walk towards it. When she got close enough to see what it was she wished she never saw it. Felix jumped out and wrapped his hand around her mouth to keep her from screaming. Haley looked down to notice Nathan's wedding band on his hand.