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The Talk

Haley was sitting in Brooke's car, as they were driving to the hospital. They had been driving for a few minutes now, and so far, the ride has been one of pure silence.

Brooke had no idea of what to say to Haley, she knew Haley blamed her for her secret coming out, and thrutfully, she was glad it was out, that Haley could get help, but that didn't stop her from feeling guilty either way.

Haley on the other hand wasn't as angry anymore as Brooke thought. Sure, she was a little mad still, but she understood now, she got why Brooke told. And maybe it was for the best, she knew that if the beatings continued, they could go too far one day and she could be dead.

"I'm sorry..." Haley finally spoke, as she apologized to Brooke. Brooke gave her an unknowing look, she had no idea why Haley was apologizing to her, if anything, she should be apologizing to her.

"For what ? If anyone should be sorry, it should be me. You trusted me and I betrayed that trust, and I really am sorry for that." Brooke said, now apologizing herself, but Haley wasn't giving up, she needed to apologize to her.

"No, well, yeah, but I shouldn't have gotten so mad, you were trying to help. I shouldn't have yelled at you for that, I should've thanked you instead. Anyways, I really am sorry." Haley said, by which Brooke chuckled.

"Okay, you're sorry, I'm sorry, I think we've established that we're both sorry." Brooke said, Haley smiled, for some reason, Brooke could manage to make her feel better, even when she felt so worse as she did right now. It was strange, especially since she hadn't known Brooke for long.

"What's on your mind ?" Brooke asked, while she glanced at Haley who appeared to be in deep thought, while still keeping her eye on the road. They would be at the hospital in a few minutes.

"Just... you, how nice you are to me, even though I don't deserve it. And Lucas, I should apologize to him. And then there's Nathan, I so don't get him, he hardly knows me and he's so caring towards me, it's weird, but nice at the same time." Haley said, as she smiled, thinking about Nathan, she didn't know why, but she really liked him for some reason.

And Brooke, being who she is, figured it out as soon as Haley said Nathan's name, she had this enlightened look upon her face. "OMG, tutor-girl ! You so have the hots for Nathan." Brooke squeeled, Haley tried to pretend as if she were offended, but Brooke didn't buy it.

"Oh, don't give me that look, it's too late, I already know you're hung up on Natie boy. And if you ask me, I think he has the hots for you too. I saw him looking at you back in the principals office. You can't fool me. I'm B. Davis." Brooke said, Haley rolled her eyes and laughed.

"What ?" Brooke asked, she didn't understand why Haley would laugh at this time.

"It's just, it's nice, you know. Just talking about boys, stupid meaningless things actually and being able to just set the bad things aside for a while, even if it's just for a few minutes. It's nice, I haven't been able to do that in a long while. So, thank you. I mean it, thank you, tigger." Haley said, now giving her own nickname to Brooke.

"You're welcome, now, about that tigger part ? Nickname ? How'd you come up with that ?" Brooke asked, curious.

"Oh, just, you remind me of tigger from Winnie The Pooh, you're strong and nice and a good friend. So, therefore, tigger. Do you hate it ?" Haley asked, hoping Brooke wasn't mad for gaving her a Winnie The Pooh nickname, but instead, Brooke smirked.

"Tigger, I love it... tutor-girl." She smiled as she pulled her car up the hospital parking lot.

"We're here." Brooke said, this time her tone was a little darker, yes, she had managed to distract Haley so far, but now reality would sink in again, and she didn't know if Haley was ready to deal with that yet.

"Can we... can we just sit here for a few more minutes ?" Haley asked, trying to keep back tears, she didn't want to cry, but she felt like it so much, since this was the moment that would completely change her life. And she didn't know if she was ready for that yet.

"Sure, but, can I tell you something ?" Brooke asked, she had something that she thought might help Haley, Haley nodded, as she whiped her eyes, the tears had begun falling down. Brooke took a deep breath before she began to speak.

"So, I have this cousin, her name's Sarah and she lives in New York. She's 22 and she's an orphan. When she was 15 her father got killed in a car accident and her mother survived, but ended up in a coma, she was practically a vegetable. And Sarah had to live with her father's parents then, but there was one obstical still standing in her way. Her mother, Sarah had to make the decision wether she would keep her on life support or not. And even though she didn't want to let go of her mother, because that meant letting go of the life she used to have, she decided to terminate the life support. Because she knew it was better for her mother, and for her. And even though she knew that decision changed her entire life, she knew she had to do it." Brooke told the story before going back to the silence they had had several times, until Haley broke it.

"Why did you tell me that ?" Haley asked, she had begun crying again when Brooke had told the story, and honestly, she knew why Brooke had told her, but she needed to hear it from her anyway.

"Because, well, I know it's not the same. But it comes down to the same thing, can you make that decision that will change your life forever, or are you gonna crawl in a hole and hide ? Because in the end, it all comes down to the decisions we make in life. And if you decide to not go through with this, just lie again and go back to your parent, there's a chance that someday in the future, you could die. But then, if you make the decision to step forward and tell the truth, you have a chance at a good life, a better life. Yes, everything will chance, and it will get hard, but you have friends to support you through it now. But we can't do that if you don't make the decision to start helping yourself." Brooke said, no one knew this about her, no one except Haley now, but she was actually very insightfull. And, if she couldn't do anything with clothes in the future, her second dream would be to help people, in any way she can.

Haley thought about what Brooke had said and eventually realized she was right. Haley had the choice now, the choice to go back to the life she knew or the choice to try and build a better life for herself. It was her choice, and for once in her life, she was sure about what she needed to do. She needed to step forward, she knew that now, thanks to Brooke.

"Let's go." Haley finally said as she gave a smile to Brooke before they both stepped out of the car. Yes, it hurt Haley to walk, but she had found new strength in herself after talking to Brooke, strength she thought she would have never had...

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