Chapter Two
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The harsh sound of her alarm made Brooke's head begin to throb as she opened her eyes.
"Oh my god" she said as she clutched her hand to her forehead.
Haley came bouncing into Brooke's bedroom looking fresh and excited.
"Rise and shine, it's the first day of classes!" She said to Brooke eagerly.
"That's about the last reason why I'd want to rise or be shiny." Brooke replied, still holding her head in pain. "Could you please speak quieter? It sounds like you're yelling."
Haley laughed. "That's what you get for going to a party the night before classes start. Hate to say I told you so but..."
"Yeah, yeah. You told me so." Brooke said, climbing out of bed. "Is Peyton up yet?"
"Yeah, I just woke her up." Haley said. "She had an even worse reaction to it than you."
Brooke laughed, knowing exactly what Peyton was like when she had to get up before she wanted to. "Ouch! Don't make me laugh. It sounds like elephants are dancing in my head."
Haley smiled. "Okay, well get dressed and we'll go get some breakfast. It'll help with the hangover."
Brooke nodded slowly and Haley skipped out of the room.
Lucas sat on the couch eating a bowl of cereal. The boys had finally sorted out their room and decided it might be easier to just have breakfast supplies in the dorm so they could sleep for longer. As he watched the TV, he began to think about the awkward run-in they had with the girls the other day. He didn't know what to do about it. Haley was his best friend but Nathan was his brother, not to mention his roommate. Seeing Brooke and Peyton here didn't help things either. The five of them had been the closest of friends in high school but Brooke and Peyton were more than just friends to Lucas. He'd never said anything to either one, mostly because he didn't know which one he wanted more. Lucas decided that it would be selfish to test one out only to decide he wanted the other one, so he left it alone. He didn't want to lose either of their friendship or ruin the friendship they had with each other. Nobody said it was easy though.
Nick came out of his bedroom rubbing his eyes.
"Ooh, first day of classes and I already hate waking up early." He said to Lucas.
"I know how you feel." Lucas replied with a laugh. "Although, I didn't go to a party the night before my first classes."
Nick laughed. "Yeah, that was stupid. Remind me not to do that again."
"Want some cereal?" Lucas asked, holding the box up.
"Nah man, I think I might go down to the cafeteria. After last night I need a big breakfast to get me going." Nick said.
Just as Nick spoke, Nathan walked out of his room looking like he had been run over by a truck.
"Ooh!" Lucas said, trying to contain his laughter. "Someone had a big night."
"Shut up, Lucas." Nathan growled in a low voice. The mixture of the sun and his pounding headache had not put Nathan in the best mood.
"Well, hey." Nick said looking at Nathan. "Now I don't feel so bad anymore."
Lucas laughed. "How much did you drink last night, Nate?"
"I don't know, too much." Nathan said as he went over to the fridge and began to skull a bottle of water from inside it.
"Look man, I'm just going down to get a big breakfast at the cafeteria, want to come?" Nick offered.
"No thanks, the thought of food right now isn't settling too well with me." Nathan replied, collapsing down on the couch next to Lucas. Lucas began to laugh as he heard a knock on the door.
He got up to answer it only to see a blonde guy standing on the other side of it that Lucas had never seen before in his life.
Lucas frowned. "Uhh, hi?"
"Hi, um" the blonde guy started.
"Cam!" Nick yelled from across the room, walking up to the door and shaking the blonde guy's hand. "What are you doing here?"
"Just came to check your dorm out." The guy said.
"Right." Nick said before turning to Nathan and Lucas. "Oh, guys this is Cameron. My friend from school."
"Oh right." Lucas said and then extended his hand to shake Cameron's. "Nice to meet you man. I'm Lucas."
"Nathan." Nathan said, waving his hand above his head. "I'd get up but at this moment in time it's just not worth it. No offence."
Cam laughed. "None taken. Big night?"
"Yeah. Nate and I went to that party at that chick's dorm last night. Big mistake." Nick laughed. "I was actually gonna go get some breakfast, wanna come?"
"Yeah, alright." Cam said. "Good to meet you guys."
"You too." Lucas said shutting the door behind them then turning to Nathan. "So Nathan about the other day.."
"What about the other day?" Nathan asked, his eyes growing darker as he sensed where Lucas was going.
"Look, I know you don't want to talk about it but they're here and we have to figure out a way to deal with it." Lucas pleaded.
Nathan shook his head and his voice grew angrier. "No we don't. And you're right, I don't want to talk about it. Ever."
Nathan stormed off into his room leaving Lucas sighing in defeat.
Haley, Brooke and Peyton say down at a free table with their trays of food.
"C'mon, eat and you'll feel better." Haley urged her two friends.
"Yeah, yeah." Peyton said, becoming a little brighter at the sight of the food. "So do you reckon we'll have to do much work today? I mean, it's the first day and I don't think I could deal with that right now."
"Good start to college, Peyton." Haley smiled sarcastically.
"Yeah well I agree with Peyton." Brooke piped in. "I so can't deal with doing work today."
"When have you ever been able to deal with doing work?" Peyton asked.
Haley started to laugh and Brooke gave them both evil glares. "Shut up."
"How's the headache going, Brooke?" Haley asked.
"Well, it was going away but then you two started talking." Brooke replied, poking out her tongue.
"Ohh, you went to that party last night even though we told you it was a bad idea." Peyton said with a laugh. "So deal with it."
"I hate you both." Brooke said as she clutched her forehead.
"Brooke?" The girls heard a deep voice say from behind them. Peyton and Haley turned to see it was that random guy standing with Lucas and Nathan the other day. Haley shuddered at the memory and instantly became uncomfortable.
"Nick!" Brooke said, suddenly becoming very chirpy and jumping up from the table to give him a hug.
"Guys, this is Nick. I met him at the party last night." Brooke said to Haley and Peyton.
"Hi," Peyton said as friendly as she could.
"Hey." Haley said timidly.
"Nice to properly meet you guys." Nick said, obviously referring to the other day making the three girls squirm. "This is Cam, my friend from high school."
"Hi!" Brooke said excitedly, marvelling at the gorgeous guy standing in front of her. "I'm Brooke."
"Nice to meet you." Cam said in response before turning to Haley and Peyton. "And you guys are?"
"I'm Peyton and she's Haley." Peyton said.
"Haley," the guy smiled in her direction. "Hope I'll be seeing you around."
Haley's eyes widened in surprise and Brooke had to control herself into not let her mouth drop open.
"Yeah, you too." Haley replied with a smile. She looked at Cam and decided that besides being obviously cute, he seemed nice. Maybe this would be a good fresh start, in more ways than one.
"Alright, well hopefully we'll see you guys later." Nick said as he and Cam walked away.
"Yeah, bye." Brooke said waving after them before turning to Haley. "Oh my god! Did you see the way blonde hottie was completely all over you?"
Haley rolled her eyes. "He was not, he was just being nice."
"Wish he was that nice to me." Peyton said.
Brooke laughed and Haley rolled her eyes. "Whatever."
Nathan walked into his Business class hoping to see someone he recognised. Upon first glance around the room he saw nobody until he heard a familiar voice shout from the back.
"Nate!" A darked haired boy called.
"Jake," Nathan smiled. "Good to see you man."
"Yeah, you too." Jake replied as Nathan took a seat next to him.
"When did you get here man?" Nathan asked Jake.
"Oh, I don't live on campus. I've got an apartment nearby so I can look after Jenny." Jake explained. "I have a nanny who watches her while I have classes."
"That's great man." Nathan said. "Also explains why I haven't seen you around."
Across the room, a girl with long brown hair was admiring Nathan.
"Hey Erica, who's that?" She whispered to her friend, nodding towards Nathan.
The blonde girl whipped her head around. "Oh, that's Nathan Scott. He's hot right?"
The brown haired girl laughed. "Uhh, yeah!"
"I know. Not to mention, he's going to be the next NBA star. He's on a basketball scholarship here. He's that good." Erica giggled.
"Looks like he's good at more than just basketball." The brown haired girl said, joining in on her friend's laughter.
After the class had ended, Nathan picked up his books and felt a presence beside him. He turned to see a pretty brunette standing there smiling at him.
"Hi?" Nathan said to her.
"Hi," she said, still smiling. "I'm Gigi Silveri. Well, Georgia Silveri, but, you know, Gigi." She said nervously.
Nathan nodded, used to the effect he had on girls like her. "I'm Nathan.."
"Scott, I know." Gigi said before he could finish. "I've heard about you. Next famous basketball star. You gonna lead Duke to the championship or what?"
"You can count on it." Nathan smirked.
Gigi laughed a little too enthusiastically. "Good, then that means I won't have to cheer for a losing team."
"You're a cheerleader?" Nathan asked.
"Sure am." Gigi replied, handing him a slip of paper with her number on it. "So feel free to give me a call whenever. I hear cheerleaders and basketball players are a good mix."
Gigi walked out of the room leaving Nathan smirking. God, my life is too easy sometimes.
Haley sat down in the front row of her English class by herself, used to not knowing anyone. She had taken college classes in high school and never was with any of her friends. She got her notebook and pens out ready to start the lesson. She was excited. Haley was a nerd and having nobody she knew in her class was a good thing she decided, it meant that she wouldn't have any distractions. Just as the thought entered her mind, Haley felt somebody sit down beside her.
"Told you I'd be seeing you around." Cameron said with a smile on his face.
"Oh, hi!" Haley said smiling. "It's Cam, right?"
"Yeah, it is Haley." He said, making a point of knowing her name.
Haley laughed. "Just when I was beginning to think I wouldn't know anyone in my classes this year."
"Yeah, same here." Cam replied. "Excited to be here?"
"Would it freak you out to tell you that I was ecstatic?" Haley asked.
Cam laughed. "You like school, I take it."
"Oh, no. I love school." Haley corrected. "Natural born nerd. Books and pens turn me on."
"I'll keep that in mind." Cam laughed as he watched Haley blush.
"So what brings you to Duke?" Haley asked, trying to change the subject.
"Basketball. Nick and I played together on our high school team. I love it." Cam replied. He frowned when he noticed Haley's face fall. "Is that a problem? Do you not like basketball or something?"
"Oh no, it's not that." Haley replied, not wanting to share any details with him just yet. "I'm a cheerleader so I'll be cheering you on this year."
"Only more incentive to win then." Cam grinned, turning to talk to her more intently. "So what brings you to Duke and not another school?"
Haley frowned. "What do you mean, not another school?"
"Well you said yourself you are a natural born nerd so I'm guessing you would have got accepted to a bunch of places." Cam replied.
"Oh, well it's kind of a long story." Haley said.
"The teacher seems to be running late." Cam said, motioning to the empty desk at the front of the room. "Might as well hear the start at least."
Haley smiled nervously. "Well, I actually always wanted to go to Stanford."
"Really?" Cam raised his eyebrows. "Why didn't you go? Didn't get in?"
"No, I got in." Haley said, taking a breath. He obviously wasn't afraid of asking the tough questions. "At the time I put my applications in, I had a really close-knit group of friends and Duke was the one school we all had in common."
"Ahh, so you came here because of your friends?" Cam asked hesitantly.
"Kind of. I mean, I know it sounds stupid but there were other things going on at the time and basically when I received my acceptance letter I just knew that I wanted to come here. I'd read up a lot about it and it's a great school." Haley explained. "I've never been the type to base my education on my friends but, I don't know, this was different. Anyway, now that I'm here, I'm glad to be here."
"Don't worry, I get you." Cam said with a reassuring smile. "If it means anything, I'm glad you chose to come here too."
Haley smiled at him. "Thanks."
A short man wearing thick rimmed glasses came stumbling into the room juggling about ten books in his hands. "Sorry, I'm late. They need to mark the doors of these rooms better at this school." The teacher said as he put his things down.
Haley and Cam stopped talking and turned to the front to start paying attention. Once the lesson was over, Haley and Cam picked up their things and walked out of the classroom together.
"So, I was wondering, are you doing anything this weekend?" Cam asked.
"Um, I think Brooke wants us to go to about a million parties. I'm pretty sure that's the only reason she came to college." Haley laughed.
"That's perfect then. A girl from my high school, Gigi, is throwing a party at her dorm and I was hoping you guys could come." Cam said with a smile.
"Oh, yeah that sounds like fun. Brooke will be happy." Haley replied.
"Great, well can I have your number so I can text you the info?" Cam asked.
"Yeah sure." Haley said and they switched phones, both putting their numbers in.
"There you go." Haley said, handing Cam his phone back.
"Great, thanks. I'll see you later on then. I've got another class now." Cam smiled and waved as he turned and walked off.
"Bye." Haley waved back.
"Yes!" Brooke squealed. "I heard people talking about that party in class. Apparently both the basketball and football teams are all going."
"Glad I could help." Haley replied.
"Oh, Haley you're the best!" Brooke said, giving the small blonde girl a hug.
Peyton rolled her eyes. "It's just a party Brooke. Calm down."
"Why should I?" Brooke said. "A party is a thing to get excited over P. Sawyer."
"Girls, come over here and line up." They heard Jessica, the head cheerleader, call.
All the girls of the squad lined up in front of her to start off their training session.
"Now, I know not all of you know each other so we'll spend the first few minutes getting acquainted." Jessica said to the group. "We have four freshmen joining the squad this year which is a lot more than usual, but it seems that they have stepped it up for us. So everybody welcome Brooke Davis, Peyton Sawyer, Georgia Silveri and Haley James."
The girls clapped and shook one another's hands.
"Everyone calls me Gigi." Georgia said.
Brooke's eyes widened with excitement. "You're Gigi? As in the one throwing the party this Friday?"
"Sure am." Gigi said with a smile.
"Oh! Awesome." Brooke said. "Haley's friend invited us, we can't wait."
"Oh, cool." Gigi smiled. "Who's your friend?"
"Cameron..." Haley started to say, realising she didn't know his last name.
"Oh, Cam! He's from my high school." Gigi said. "Well don't worry, you guys would have been invited anyway. The whole squad is."
Peyton, Haley and Brooke smiled at her.
"Thanks." Peyton said before turning to the other two. "She seems nice."
"Yeah, thank god." Brooke said. "I was afraid they were all going to be super bitches."
Haley laughed. "Really? I was just afraid they were all going to be like you."
Brooke poked her tongue out at Haley.
"Which is pretty much the same thing." Peyton added and made Haley laugh.
"You guys are so mean to me." Brooke pouted.
"Aww, no. We love you Brooke!" Haley said.
"Sooo much." Peyton said smiling.
"Yeah, yeah," Brooke said. "You'll be sorry one day when I'm super rich from owning my own clothing company and you're grovelling at my feet from the gutter."
"Ooh, so not looking forward to that day." Haley said.
"Same here." Peyton added.
As the girls began to laugh, they heard the rumble of footsteps as the basketball team made their way into the gym for practise.
"Okay, everybody. Let's get started now." Called Jessica.
The girls formed back together in a group in front of Jessica as the boys walked by them. Haley caught Nathan's eye as he walked past and her face instantly went cold. He responded to her facial expression in the same way and they stared each other down as he continued walking past. Gigi, who was watching the whole thing, looked on curiously.
"Psst," she whispered to Brooke who had lined up next to her. "What's going on there?"
Brooke turned her head to see what Gigi was looking at and felt her smile drop. "Nothing you want to know about, trust me."
"Do they know each other?" Gigi asked, unable to contain her curiosity.
"Yeah." Brooke replied. "We, uh, we all went to the same high school together."
"We all?" Gigi asked.
"Huh?" Brooke said, turning her attention away from Nathan and Haley. "Oh yeah. Me, Haley, Nathan, Peyton, Lucas and Jake over there." Brooke said, pointing over to where Lucas and Jake were standing on the court. "But seriously, don't bring it up. We don't exactly have the fondest memories."
Gigi nodded and didn't ask any other questions, but her curiosity had just tripled about the situation and she was going to get to the bottom of it. No better place for that than her party, she decided.
That Friday night, Brooke couldn't wait to get back to her dorm room. Even though she actually liked her classes, she'd had definitely had enough of them and was very thankful for the arrival of the weekend.
"Oh my god, I literally thought I was going to die in that last class." She exclaimed as she entered her dorm room. "He just kept talking and talking. I started daydreaming so many times that I actually ran out of things to think about."
"We're not being melodramatic at all." Peyton said from the couch.
"Whatever, it's over now." Brooke said, acting as if she hadn't heard Peyton's comment. "Now it's time to get ready for the party!"
Brooke's mood instantly lifted and she ran towards her room.
"Have you guys decided what you're wearing yet?" Haley and Peyton heard Brooke call from her room.
"Yeah." Haley said.
"Nope." Peyton said at the same time. "I mean, its college. Does it matter?"
"Of course it matters!" Brooke said outraged, appearing at her doorway with a straightener in her hand. "You don't want to turn up looking like crap. What boy is going to want to make out with crap?"
"Who says I'm going to this party to make out with a boy?" Peyton asked.
Brooke looked at Peyton like she was crazy. "Uhhhm, its college! You just said so yourself!"
Peyton laughed in defeat then turned to Haley. "What's the point in trying to argue with that?"
"Yeah, I'm thinking leave that alone." Haley replied, laughing at the exchange.
"So, Tutor Girl, ready to wow blondie?" Brooke asked Haley.
"I'm not looking to wow anyone, thank you very much." Haley said.
"Oh, whatever." Brooke said as she looked at herself in the mirror. "Well I definitely want to wow someone. Not that it's ever too hard for me."
Peyton rolled her eyes. That girl will never change.
"So, what do you think – red dress or jeans and my green strapless top?" Brooke asked the two others, holding up both outfits.
"Well I'm wearing jeans and knowing Peyton, she will be too so the dress." Haley said. "Besides, red's your best colour."
Brooke smiled, holding the dress up to herself in the mirror. "It totally is, isn't it?"
Leaving Brooke to stare at herself, Haley got up off the couch. "C'mon Peyton. Better go get ready or else she'll bite our heads off if we aren't ready when she is."
Peyton groaned, getting up as well. "I guess that's true. Honestly, the things I do for you Brooke Davis."
Nathan and Lucas just arrived outside Gigi's dorm room. As they entered inside, their ears were instantly filled with the sounds of loud music and shouting.
"So how'd you find out about this?" Lucas shouted in Nathan's ear.
"Some girl from class invited me. Besides, Nick said he knows her so he's here with that blonde guy as well." Nathan replied, shouting back.
Making their way through the swarms of people, Lucas spotted Nick sitting down at a table.
"Hey man." Lucas said, as he walked up to him.
"Hey" Nick replied. "Glad you guys could make it. There's beer in Gigi's room over there." He pointed.
"Is it me or does this dorm seem huge?" Nathan asked.
"Oh they opened up the connecting door with the next room." Nick shouted over the speakers.
Nathan nodded his head.
"Where's Cam?" Lucas asked.
"Uhh, he's around here somewhere." Nick laughed, obviously not having paid much attention to Cam's whereabouts.
"I'm going to get a beer." Nathan said.
"Get me one too." Lucas called after him before joining in on the table's conversation.
As Nathan walked away, Cam appeared at the table.
"Oh, hey man." Lucas said, extending his hand for Cam to shake. "We met the other day, I'm Lucas."
"Yeah, I remember." Cam said, shaking Luca's hand. "Good of you to come tonight."
Lucas nodded. "So I hear you play ball?"
"Yeah, Nick and I tore it up back home on the high school court." Cam said with a smile.
"Yeah, we did." Nick added, taking another swig of beer.
"Good to know," Lucas said. "Hopefully that means we won't be losing this year."
Just as Lucas spoke, Nathan returned with the beers.
"Lucas, I'm on the team." Nathan said, causing Lucas's head to turn. "So of course we won't be losing."
"Don't talk it up too much now," Lucas warned, rolling his eyes at his brother. "It will just make it awkward if we end up losing half the games."
"Won't happen." Nathan said with a cocky confidence.
"Agreed." Cam said from behind him. Nathan gave him a nod and took a swig of beer.
"So, who's the better player out of the two of you?" Nathan asked, pointing to Cam and Nick. Lucas turned and gave his brother a "why would you ask that?" look.
"Me." Nick and Cam said at the same time before laughing.
"The last thing we need is in team competition." Lucas said.
"He's just saying that because he knows I'm better." Nathan said to the others.
"You wish." Lucas replied.
"Nah, I don't." Nathan said. "I know."
"So, I'm thinking this has to be it." Peyton said as she heard the music pumping through the walls outside Gigi's dorm.
"Eep! I'm so excited." Brooke squealed, taking Peyton by the hand. "Come on let's go in."
Brooke turned to give Haley a wink. "Ready for your first college party?"
"Let's hope so." Haley said and Brooke put her arm around her, walking them through the door. The dimly lit room was already crowded with people. Haley suddenly felt extremely intimidated when all heads turned to watch the three of them enter the room. She was used to it back home from all the parties she was made to go to by Brooke where everyone knew who they were, but nobody knew them here and it freaked her out.
"Way to make a grand entrance." Haley heard Brooke say, sure that her friend was loving the attention.
As they made their way through the room, slowly people stopped looking. Except for a few.
Hearing the chatter die down slightly, Lucas turned around to see what everyone was looking at. The first thing he saw were Brooke and Peyton walking in together, holding hands. It hit him like a punch in the stomach. They both looked amazing. Brooke in a short red dress with matching heels and Peyton in ripped black jeans and a dark singlet top, Lucas smiled at how well they coordinated their clothing with their personalities. It made it all so much harder. Averting his eyes from the two to get his mind off it, he saw Brooke's arm around Haley's neck. His best friend's long blonde hair was flowing past her shoulders and reached the middle of her back from being straightened. In dark blue skinny jeans, a white top that left a good two inches of skin exposed at the bottom and high black heels, Lucas realised how different she was in comparison to high school. A few years ago if she had come dressed to a party like that Lucas wouldn't have even thought it was Haley. But now, this was Haley. It was who she was. It scared him a little bit, but he loved her all the same. He immediately looked towards Nathan, seeing that he was still talking with Cam about basketball. Lucas tensed, hoping Nathan wouldn't turn around and could somehow just miss her walking in. He thought he had just about got away with it just as Cam looked over to see what the fuss was about.
"Hey!" Cam said across the room.
Nathan looked at him curiously then turned to see who he was talking to. Cam pushed past him and walked up to the three girls.
"Glad you could come." He said to them with a smile.
"We know you are." Brooke replied, flashing her dimples.
Cam laughed, then put his arm around Haley's shoulder. "Thanks for coming." He whispered in her ear. "Decided I was cool enough to come see?"
Haley laughed. "Who said I came to see you?"
Nathan was seething. Why was she even here? The whole point of college is to be able to get away from all your problems from home life and all the people you couldn't stand in high school. She was ruining it for him, just like she ruined everything else. Seeing Cam put his arm around her shoulder made him feel sick. He was just being nice to that guy, even thinking he could see him as a possible friend for this year and now he's with her? He wanted to punch him. He should have worn a sign or something to let him know that he was with Haley, honestly. Nathan watched as Cam whispered something into Haley's ear and she laughed in response. He couldn't take seeing her laugh, he had to turn around. She didn't deserve to be happy, not after what she did to him.
"Come over here." Cam said to the girls. "I'll introduce you to some of the guys."
Brooke smiled and still walking hand in hand with Peyton, followed Cam and Haley to the table.
"Alright, everyone this is Brooke and Peyton." Cam said, pointing to the two girls to indicate which was which. "And this," he said looking at Haley who was still tucked under his arm, "is Haley."
The girls heard a chorus of "heys" being replied to them as well as many winks and smiles coming their way.
"This is Andrew, Simon, you know Nick," Cam said as he pointed around the table. "Billy, Michael, Lucas and Nathan."
As Cam said the last name Haley dreaded looking in his direction. Nathan's face looked the same as it always did when she was around. Stone cold and like he could explode into an angry rage if the tiniest thing set him off. She hated it. The way he looked at her like she was vermin, as if she wasn't even a person. She felt the anger and resentment of the past year and a half rise within her and all she wanted to do was walk up to his face and scream. Before she got the chance, Brooke started laughing.
"Yeah, we know Lucas and Nathan." She said, with Peyton smiling behind her. "We all went to high school together."
"Really?" Nick asked.
Cam looked down at Haley. "Seriously? So you know these guys already?"
Haley looked up at him and smiled weakly. "Yeah, I do."
"Excuse me." Nathan said in an incredibly low voice after taking his final swig of beer left in the bottle and heading off towards Gigi's room.
"Not a very warm welcome." Nick said to the girls with a confused face. "Are you guys not on the best terms?"
They stood there awkwardly for a few seconds before Lucas spoke up.
"No, Nathan's just being moody. You'll get used to it." Lucas tried to shake it off with a laugh. "Haley and I are actually best friends."
Haley smiled at Lucas. She knew she could always count on him.
"Really? Cool." Cam said. "Well, let's get the party started, hey?"
Around an hour and a half later, the party was in full swing and three quarters of people were completely drunk. Brooke had danced with practically every single guy in the room, while Peyton kept to the couches talking to whoever else sat down. Haley had stayed at the table with Cam, talking to the other guys and a few girls who had joined in. She was having fun and she was thankful for the distraction to keep her mind off him.
"Oh, we're out of vodka." Sarah, one of the girls at the table said.
"No worries, I'll get it." Nick said, getting up but quickly sitting back down. "Woah, head rush."
Haley laughed. "That's okay, I'll get it."
"You know where to go?" Cam asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Haley replied and made her way to Gigi's room. The dorm was stuffy and smelled like alcohol, so Haley appreciated the cleaner air she breathed in as she walked into Gigi's room. She spotted a bottle of vodka in an ice bucket beside the bed and headed towards it. As she grabbed it she heard a voice from behind her.
"You hate vodka." Nathan's deep voice said. "Unless you like it now because it's the cool thing to do."
Haley spun around quickly. Nathan was sitting on top of Gigi's desk beside the door. She hadn't seen him when she walked in.
She looked at him in disgust. "You don't get to judge me." She said firmly. "You don't know anything about me."
Nathan laughed. "You know Haley, I knew you were a bitch and a slut but I guess I can go ahead and add liar to that list now too."
Haley ignored his words as best she could. She was used to him saying things like that to her by now. "I am not a liar." She growled back at him.
"Really? Could've fooled me." He said smirking and taking a large gulp of some kind of brown alcohol from the bottle he was holding in his hand.
"You're pathetic." Haley spat at him. "You're wasting away, Nathan. I mean you used to be Nathan Scott. Who are you now?" She said condescendingly.
"Oh, trust me. I'm still Nathan Scott." Nathan replied firmly, his voice getting deeper.
"Really? Could've fooled me." She mocked him. "You used to have all the right moves on the court, and all the right words off it. People would bow down when they saw you. People feared you. Nobody's afraid of you now, Nathan. Nobody."
"Really, is that so?" Nathan stood up, getting angrier by the second. "Well you used to have to answers to everything. Whether it was for school or if it was in life in general, you always steered people in the right direction and gave great advice. People respected you because you were rare. Nobody else was like you. But you tossed it all away and ending up becoming worse than all of them."
Haley mustered up her anger and gave Nathan an evil smile. "I guess we switched places then."
Haley grabbed the vodka bottle and began to walk out the door.
Nathan's rage consumed him. "I made you." He growled in the lowest voice Haley had ever heard him speak in.
She reached the door and took a deep breath. Turning around, Haley gave Nathan a smirk.
"And I destroyed you."
With that, she turned back around and walked out of the room.
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