Ch.7 Freeze This Moment
If Rachel could have frozen the moments Brooke heard Haley's giggle followed by Nathan's laughter, you could base a whole horror movie off of the emotions that were there.
She could see some torture, maybe even a bit of a sadistic look cross her eyes, man she was so lucky she wasn't Haley at that moment. Before she could even say anything to her, Brooke flew off the bed and ran downstairs; Rachel only had a couple of seconds to blink and ran after her too. They sounded like a heard of animals running down the stairs, when they finally reached the final step Brooke ran to the kitchen, they weren't there she slid into the living room her socks sliding on the hardwood floor before she stepped on the carpet, they weren't there either. She spun quickly slamming into Rachel's body and sent them tumbling down in a mess of legs and arms.
"I'm coming to the conclusion that you really are a lot heavier than what you look like." Rachel gasped this out from under Brooke as she struggled to make the other girl get off of her. She finally got found some bare skin on Brooke's arm and twisted, that had the girl jumping off her like a firecracker.
" You filthy whore, ugh that's gonna leave a bruise."
"Nathan stop!" Haley's shrieks gained their attention and heard them coming from outside. They found them in the pool, splashing like some damn ducks, well in Brooke's mind they were.
Nathan felt his heart stutter as his eyes fell on Brooke.
Haley was a stupid fool, how she of have never seen this? Or maybe she knew all along and decided to ignore it, maybe that's where that deep seeded hatred towards Brooke had all begun, Nathan was in love with Brooke, irrevocably in love with Brooke and not her.
Rachel watched as Nathan and Brooke seemed to be in their own little bubble, and bam Haley steps in and is kissing him. Oh my Atlanta!
She wanted to jump in the pool, rip Haley off of Nathan, and drown the girl but what right did Brooke have? She was just some childhood friend, and the girl he cheated with on Haley.
Nathan's mind, hormones, and feelings were driving 100 mph crashing and burning, leaving his brain gasping for sense. He loved Brooke but he liked Haley or did he love Haley and like Brooke? Where the hell was he suppose to be? Which girl was the one for him, or did they deserve better than him.
Haley's lips broke apart from his and he only saw Rachel standing there, Brooke was gone.
Brooke was tired of all this stupid feelings, she was really thick in the head to not know how much she really liked him, but she was done with just being a friend, she wanted to be with him, with that set determination sleep came to her easily.
"Oh my goodness is that my get laid leper print bra?" Brooke just merely shrugged at Rachel's questioning and continued looking around the room for a shirt.
" Now you're not talking to me because I didn't kick out Haley? Is that it Brooke?" Brooke continued ignoring Rachel's questions, the silent treatment annoying Rachel.
"Brooke lets be mature and serious about it, if we're all rude and stupid to her, he leaves every time with her, we have to be smart about picking fights, but if you want to throw a fit I suggest you do it somewhere else." Rachel stormed past Brooke without giving her a second glance, if she had she would have seen the look of pain Brooke had on her face.
Yes Rachel was right, yes she was acting like a spoiled brat, and yes she was just being stupid.
Brooke threw herself face down on the bed and screamed; she kicked and punched the bed trying desperately to get rid of her frustration.
Nathan was rushing to second block when bam the door to the main building opened right into his face not to gently. It sent him sprawling to the floor with a bloody nose," Muthafucka!"
"Nathan I'm so sorry!" Peyton's green eyes took in his nose with horror. She reached out to him to help but he just swatted his hands away," It's fine Peyton I just need to go to the nurse- ow!" he had tried touching his nose, it hurted really bad!
"Come on Nate" with her help he got to the nurses office real quick and was surprised to see Rachel in there knocked out cold, the nurse barley looked at him passing to him a ice bag as she fluttered around Rachel nervously.
"Mrs. Creel what happened to Rachel?" she looked so vulnerable, the only tell tell sign that she was even alive was the rise and fall of her chest.
"She overworked herself, it seems that she was working too hard and not resting enough for that cheer completion, the poor dear girl." The nursed just clucked her tongue and finally took a look at Nathan's nose, "Well sweetie pie it seems that you will only have bruising and that's it-" "What am I doing here?" Rachel's shrill voice had never sounded so heavenly to Nathan's ears till now.
He rushed to her side, the confusion her face turned to happiness once she caught sight of him," Nate my head hurts and what am I doing here?"
"Babe you passed out, you've been overworking yourself."
"No I haven't I've been eating good and everything."
"You probably have but, when's the last time you've gone to bed early huh?"
Rachel frowned being stubborn not wanting to admit defeat," Just take me home Nate please."
Nathan wrapped his arms around her, helping her off the nurse's cot and with the help of Peyton they got her in his truck and he drove her home. He didn't even give her a chance of opening the door by herself, he did it and picked her up carrying her into the house. "Nate, I am pretty sure that I am perfectly able to walk on my own two feet," he still didn't put her down; he continued up the stairs to her room and put her in the bed.
"Rachel you'd think that by now you know that will always take care of you and Brooke because I care? Remember you guys got the chicken pox the summer before freshmen year?"
"We thought it was poison ivy ok, we could have sworn we had had it before like when we were seven." Nathan chuckled as he pulled her shoes off and tucked her under the covers," You dumbass that was me, and I couldn't play with you guys for like two weeks. I was stuck in my room and I could only talk to you guys when you guys would sneak away from the nannies and press your faces at my window." They both chuckled at the memory.
"But seriously, you need to stop mistreating your body thinking that you're Wonder Woman or something."
"It's just that I really want to win this year, and I love cheer, it's something that I'm good at." She pouted at Nathan; he just kissed her forehead and left her room, promising to be right down stairs if she needed anything.
Rachel felt lucky to have great friends like Nathan and Brooke, they were her only family, besides her old nannies but they had only been temporary. She really had no idea what she'd do without even one of them.
Nathan just decided that it'd be smart to just spend the rest of the day home, school could wait.
Thinking back on when he had gotten the chicken pox, he remembered how the girls would tape pictures that they had drawn to the outside of his window; the pictures would have them drawn together or telling him to get better soon.
He pulled out his wallet and there it was, sure it was a little wrinkled and dirty but you could still read out what it said: We love you stinky, but you look green, get better soon love Rachel and Brooke.
How sweet were his girls?
Brooke was furious, where the hell was Nathan and Rachel? Whitey had sent her cheer squad home without telling her so she walked into a gym filled with basketball players but empty of cheerleaders. She had had to walk home, by herself carrying her book bag and gym bag. She opened the door, slammed it shut, and hollered,'' You inconsiderate people left me to walk home, I could have been mugged, raped, or kidnapped where the hell were you guys!"
"Brooke shut up, Rachel's sleeping." Nathan came into the living room scratching his head.
"Eew what the hell happen to your face?" Brooke's face scrunched up in confusion.
"Well Peyton accidently hit with a door at school and if I remember correctly you had no problem sucking my face off the other day!" Nathan was aggravated and didn't think before snapping.
"Are you sure Peyton did that or was it Haley? She figure out you'd rather be with me than with her?" Brooke wasn't going to back down; this little fight was a little over due.
"Brooke you're- you're so full of it!" he angrily walked past her, when the hell did he start stuttering in front of her?
"I'm not done talking to you butt face!" she walked behind him and shoved him into the couch," Listen to me real good, you don't actually love her, she's just some diversion-" Brooke never got to finish her sentence, Nathan had grabbed her arm and pulled her on top of him and was now just kissing her.
Brooke managed to break away and glared at him," What was that for?"
"You wouldn't stop talking" he crashed his lips once more to hers.