New Boys in School
Chapter 5
Brooke spent the weekend with Peyton comforting Haley. At first Haley was angry and upset but by the time Monday rolled around, Brooke and Peyton had convinced Haley she was better off without that cheating Jason and so she was almost back to her usual self. They had not seen or heard from Jason since Friday so Brooke hoped Haley would be okay if she saw him at school.
Brooke need not have worried because Jason had not come to school at all. However, the whole school had heard Jason had been caught cheating and so Haley was the main topic of gossip. It was lunchtime on Monday and Brooke, Haley, Peyton, Jake, Nathan and Lucas were sat at a lunch table outside.
"You know Haley, a few people have come up to me and said that you were too good for Jason and I agree, so it's good that you've broken up." Peyton said unexpectedly. Everyone turned to look at Peyton and then started laughing at her openness. Even Haley joined in laughing.
"It's strange," said Haley, "I thought I would be more upset but I don't care. I almost think that I knew what he was doing; his excuses were always so lame. I always knew we weren't in it for forever, it was just fun, so now the fun has stopped." Haley looked around the table and shrugged before she said, "that's it, no more Jason talk. I've had enough. The bell is going to go in a minute, so let's go." She rose from the table and Peyton, Jake and Nathan joined her as they had the same class.
Lucas rose from the table and asked Brooke whether she wanted to walk to Biology class together. She looked up at him and said 'sure' so they went off together. Since Friday Lucas had been a lot kinder to Brooke. She wondered whether he had taken what Haley had said at the party seriously, but she was too embarrassed to bring it up again.
"Haley seems to be dealing with everything quite well," Lucas stated to Brooke.
"Yeah, I know. I just hope she's going to be okay when she actually comes face to face with Jason." Brooke replied.
"She'll be fine, you worry too much," laughed Lucas. Brooke wasn't used to Lucas laughing and the sound of it gave her unexpected butterflies. Brooke couldn't help it, she definitely fancied Lucas but she had no way of knowing his feelings.
They got to class and took their seats just as the bell rang and again they were made to do their work in silence, much to Brooke's annoyance. The hour went by surprisingly fast for Brooke and before she knew it, class was over and she and Lucas made their way to English. The teacher was not in the classroom yet so when they went in nobody was sitting in their seats. Brooke spotted Nathan talking to Haley so she and Lucas made their way over to them. Before they could get to them the school principal walked in and addressed the whole class;
"Your teacher has had to go home in a hurry and so I have not had time to get a supply teacher in." The students began to talk excitedly, thinking they would be able to go home early. "However, she did leave me the lesson plan. Therefore, you will all go to the library and with the person you normally sit next to, you will compose a brief summary on the book the two of you have chosen to do your book report on. I have asked the librarian to keep an eye on you so please keep quiet and your teacher will collect your work next lesson." He then left the classroom and the students slowly made their way to the library.
Since Brooke had missed Friday's lesson, her and Nathan had not yet chosen the book they would do their book report on. "Ohh.. Nathan, we've got to go choose a book and then read it before we even contemplate a summary!" Moaned Brooke.
"Lucas and I have already read our book and we've done the summary. Haha free lesson for us," Haley joked.
"Speak for yourself Haley, I got math work I need to catch up on," said Lucas.
"I can help you if you want, I've already done the math homework," suggested Haley. Lucas agreed so the two of them went off to find a table.
Nathan and Brooke also found a table and then sat down with the intention of doing work.
"Haley is really smart and kind, that Jason guy is a jerk," said Nathan.
"Yeah, I know, I hate him for what he did to Haley but Haley's strong she'll get over this. It almost seems like she already has," said Brooke.
"What about you? It's hard to believe that you don't have a boyfriend," asked Nathan.
Brooke laughed bashfully and said, "you're sweet, and no I definitely don't have a boyfriend. There was this guy called Stephen, but it never happened."
"Why, what happened?"
"He moved away. His family used to own the café your mom bought but they moved just before the summer holidays started," Brooke told Nathan. She remembered how upset both her and Stephen had been when they found out he was moving once the school year was finished. They had known each other since the beginning of high school but they had never got past the flirting stage. Stephen had been best friends with Jake and they would all hang around together so it was a big shock when he left. Brooke had always flirted with Stephen but now she thought about it, he had never given her butterflies the way Lucas had. All of a sudden she wanted to know about Lucas' past so she decided to ask Nathan.
"What about you and Lucas? You two must have had all the girls fancying you."
Nathan laughed and said, "I've never really had a serious girlfriend. Lucas, on the other hand, had a serious girlfriend for ages."
"Really? What happened?" Brooke asked.
"She was a bitch, that's what happened. Luke was captain of the basketball team, she was captain of the cheerleaders so naturally they dated. For some reason, everybody but Lucas could tell what she was like. She used people, especially her 'best' friends. She would get wasted at parties and embarrass herself and Luke, but still he stayed with her. It wasn't until he found her in bed with another guy that he finally saw what she was like. I was so glad when he did but he's been so guarded ever since. I don't think I've seen him with another girl since then," Nathan explained.
Brooke was silent, could this be the reason Lucas was so standoffish with her? Did she remind Lucas of his ex-girlfriend?
"Anyway, enough about Lucas' love life," Nathan said, interrupting Brooke's thoughts. "We really need to do some work before practice later." Brooke agreed so they found a book they had both already read and started the summary. They had just finished their brief summary when the bell rang so Brooke gathered her things and headed straight for the gym.
When she arrived the gym was once again packed with girls. Brooke told the auditionees to stand back and arranged the cheerleaders so that they could show the routine one more time. They then began to audition the girls as quickly as possible so that they would be done before the boys came in. They had two spots to fill and fortunately they had two stand out girls named Lisa and Nicola. They were drafted into the squad unanimously so they were done auditioning just before the boys came in.
Brooke was standing at the edge of the court when the boys ran in and immediately they started doing laps. She spotted Lucas and he smiled at her as he ran past. Brooke decided she didn't care about his past since he was being nice to her now. Maybe this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship or even more…
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