Brooke slowly walked to the front door after hearing a loud knock.

"What. The. Hell BROOKE!" Peyton shouted as soon as the door was open a sliver.

"What?" Brooke asked stepping outside.

"You're back, why?" Peyton snapped.

"My job, and my daughter deserves to know her family," Brooke replied.

"Why now?" Peyton screamed, "We were getting married, you once again RUINED everything!"

"Me ruin everything! Peyton you ruining everything for US!" Brooke screamed.

"Us?" Peyton yelled.

"October and I, if you hadn't kissed Lucas and been such a lying little tramp, her life along with mine would have been a little bit more normal," Brooke shouted, opening the door to go back inside.

Peyton grabbed the door before Brooke could close it.

"You had a lot of time to come back Brooke," Peyton said glaring.

and hav"I know I did, and I regret not coming, I was afraid," Brooke said her voice softening, "Now, please leave, October should be home soon."

"Oh, You don't want her to see how badly you've screwed up right? You just want everything to be picture perfect. You thought you'd come waltzing back in here with your little spoiled princess thinking that Lucas be right crawling back to you, didn't ya?" Peyton smirked.

Brooke felt a surge of anger rush through her and slammed the door in Peyton's face.

"Wow, you do look like Brooke," Peyton whispered as she walked down the driveway, running into October who was on her way home.

"Mom?" October called out, opening the front door. She casually walked through the house before entering the living room, "Mom are you okay?"

Brooke looked up at her daughter from the couch she was lying on, with her tear stained face.

"I'll be fine," Brooke whispered.

"Who was that in the driveway?" Ooctober questioned.

"Peyton," Brooke said simply.

"Oh," October replied, "Mom can we talk?"

"Yeah, of course," Brooke said sitting up."I'm so sorry for all of this, I should've beenthinking of you and not myself before."

"It's okay mom," October smiled weakly.

"No it not," Brooke smiled softly, "I know you put up the 'I'm alright' image, but it's okay to be angry. Let it out. Please be honest with me okay?"

"Okay," October said, taking in a deep breath, "I'm mad."

"That wasn't so hard to say was it," Brooke said sticking out her tongue.

October laughed, "No, but I just want everyone else to be happy. I want my dad to like me but at the same time I am pissed off for him not trying to find you. It's like he forgot about you or something. And I want you to be happy and I don't want to hurt anyone else, like Peyton. Lucas obviously cared about her, and from the looks of her face in the driveway, she isn't to happy."

"It's not your fault, it's mine, let me deal with it, but for now, do what makes you feel happy okay?" Brooke asked.

The next day at school, October sat by herself once again at a picnic table outside.

"Um, hello, could I sit here with you?" a short boy asked her.

"Yeah of course," October smiled, "I'm October"

"I'm Jacob McFadden," Jacob replying, smiling a huge goofy grin.

"What grade are you in?" Ooctober asked.

Jacob smile dropped from his face, "Grade 8, are you going to make me move now?"

"No, I was just curious," October smiled.

"What grade are you in?" Jacob asked.

"Ten, eleven and twelve," October smiled, "I'm ahead in a lot of courses."

"That's awesome, I'm hopeing to do that next year too," Jacob said shyly.

"Iit's a lot of fun, and makes you feel pretty smart," October giggles, "Iis it just me or is everyone very clicky around here?"

"Everyone is very clicky around here," Jacob said, "I'm an outsider, you may not want to be seen with me."

"Don't worry, I am a fellow outsider." October said before a few cheerleaders croweded around the table.

"Goodbye," Jacob said quickly, grabbing his books.

"Bye, talk to you later," October said.

"Okay, so like I know you are new and everything but if you want to stay a cheerleader, no talking to slimy grade 8's especially dead beats like him," a snotty blonde haired girl named Kenzie snapped.

"Oh," October said looking at the ground, "He seemed nice."

"So?" Kenzie sneered.

"I have to go bye," October said darting for the closest door.

She somehow ended up at room 245, English, her dad's classroom.

She contemplated wether or not to knock, and then on impulse rapped on the door loudly.

"Come in," she could hear Lucas call out.

"Um, hello, could I come in?" October asked popping her head in the door.

"Yeah of course, anytime," Lucas said, "So.."

"This is weird right?" Ooctober asked.

"What's weird," Lucas questioned.

"Suddenly knowing eachother, it's weird." October explained, "I guess I expected to be more bitter and angry towards you but I'm oddly not."

"Why aren't you?" Lucas curiously asked.

"You seem pretty great, and I didn't want to screw up the chance of actually getting to know you," October said quietly.

Hey, even if you had yelled and me and kicked me, called me fat and ugly, I'd still give you the chance, the chance will always be there no matter what okay?" Lucas stated.

"Okay," October smiled, "You seem pretty awesome."

"You aren't so bad yourself," Lucas smiled, "You did really well on your work yesterday, I'm guessing you like English."

"Yes, I like reading a lot too, kind of a nerd," October smiled, "But I'm a cheerleader to so it evens things out."

"You're a cheerleader?" Lucas asked.

"As of yesterday," October smiled.

"Hmm," Lucas said.

"I'm scared of that whole situation. Like today, just a few minutes ago I was talking to this little grade 8 guy named Jacob who was really nice and Kenzie from the squad flipped out on me," October said biting her lip.

"Jacob is my friend mouth's son, he is a nice kid, try not to worry about what the squad thinks and makes friends by yourself alright?" Lucas smiled.

"They are very intimidating though, but I should be going, sorry for bothering you," October said waving goodbye, "Oh and can you please tell Peyton I am sorry for causing any trouble between you two."

"Bye," Lucas whispered to himself.