Chapter 18: Every time you go away
Haley was brought to the hospital, and Lucas, Peyton, Karen and Andy were behind her,
Sam and Dr. Andrew were waiting for them.
"Ok we'll take it from here," Sam said and checked Haley's pulse, "Take her to the room," Sam ordered the attending nurse.
"Will she be ok?" Lucas asked and it was obvious that he was worried about his friend.
"Just tell me what happened," Sam asked.
"Ok Sam…" Karen came and told her everything.
"Oh my God…." Sam held her head, "I think her mind couldn't bear the shock."
"Will she be alright?" Karen asked.
"I can only tell after I'll examine her," Sam said and went inside.
Lucas sat on one of the benches and held his head.
"Hey…" Peyton sat beside him, "Hold on, she'll be alright."
"Nothing will ever be alright, just look around you, everything is falling apart."
"Lucas, we have to hope for the best."
"Hope…" Lucas said bitterly, "This word has no meaning for me now, I was a fool that I trusted Dan again, you know Peyton what they say…Shame on you if you fool me once and shame on me if you fool me twice."
"Lucas you can't blame yourself for what Dan did, like you, I'm also furious and angry, but right now we have to think about Haley."
"I just don't know what to do and what to think."
"Just pray…"
Andy came to Karen.
"You're alright."
"No Andy I'm not," Karen had tears, "How could I ever love a person like Dan, I'm so disgusted with myself."
"After what I heard, trust me Karen, if would have shot Dan myself. Never in my life had I thought someone can go this low to get what they want."
"When I thought everything is going to over, here we are again, to the point where we started."
"Just prey for Haley."
"My poor Haley, you know she let Dan in Jamie's life, so he won't grow up having so many questions, she thought she was doing the right thing but Dan did even worse to Jamie what he did to Keith."
"Only person Dan really cares about is himself, I'm so mad that he dragged Lily into this."
"That bastard did the same thing to her what he did to me, he played right through our grief and emotions."
"Karen, do you think I'll let him go that easily, he will defiantly pay."
As they were talking, they saw Nathan running towards them fallowed by Deb and Quinn.
"What happened to Haley?" Nathan was freaked out.
"Nathan, just calm down," Andy said and grabbed his shoulder.
"Calm down…how you could say that to me?" Nathan threw Andy's hands away and came to Lucas, "She went to your house, just tell me what happened?"
"Nathan…" Lucas could barely talk to him; he was having trouble facing him.
Before Nathan could ask any further Sam came out and everyone ran towards her.
"Please Sam tell me is my wife ok?" Nathan demanded.
Sam raised her head, her expression was not what he wanted to see, "Nathan…Haley suffered a massive nervous breakdown."
"What?" Nathan was shocked and so were the others.
"She suffered a massive trauma, and her mind couldn't handle it."
"Will she be alright?"
"Nathan…" Sam paused.
"Sam, please tell me." Nathan demanded.
"Next forty eight are critical; if she regains consciousness, she'll be fine, otherwise…"
"Otherwise what?" Nathan demanded.
"There's a chance that she'll slip in a coma and might never wake up."
"No…this can't be," Nathan held his head, that was not what he wanted to hear, he was about to lose his balance, Deb held him and everyone helped him sit on the bench.
"Karen, please tell me what happened." Deb came to Karen and asked.
"Ok what I'm about to tell you is not going to be easy, but you need to know, but first go to some place private, I don't want Nathan to hear it, you already saw what it did to Haley."
"Ok I understand; come to that corner," Deb took Karen to the place which was more private, "Ok tell me."
"Ok Deb, when Jamie was returning home from the beach house, Dan was with him."
"What? He told us that Jamie was alone."
"He was lying Deb, he was with Jamie, and when he went inside the shop, Dan began fixing some woman's car. Jamie called Dan many times but Dan ignored his calls."
"What?" Deb was also in shock now, "Are you telling me that Dan could have saved Jamie?"
"Yes Deb, Jamie died because Dan was having fun, and we also know the autopsy report, it has shown that if someone had stayed with Jamie and stopped the flow of blood he could have made it, Dan also left him there to die."
"Oh my God…Dan let Jamie die…he was lying to us all that time."
"Yes Deb all this time he was lying to us."
"I'm going to kill him!" Deb was shaking in anger.
"Deb, calm down, we'll deal with Dan later, right now Nathan and his family needs you."
"I don't know what Nathan will do when he finds out."
While Brook and Julian were having dinner together with kids, her cell began ringing.
"Excuse me for a minute," Brook said and stood up. "Yes Peyton what's it is…"
"Hello Brook something really bad happened, Haley has been brought here; she suffered a nervous breakdown," Peyton told her from other side.
"What did you say?" Brook couldn't believe it, "How could that happen to her?"
"Listen you must come, people here need you."
"Ok I'm coming right now," Brook ended the call; her heart was beating fast, all she was thinking what would have happened.
"Brook what happened?" Julian could feel the worried look on Brook's face.
"Julian, Haley is in the hospital, she had a nervous breakdown."
"Oh my God, what happened?" Julian was also worried now.
"I don't know any details?" Brook told Julian, her voice was shaking.
"Ok Brook, Peyton is right we must go, we have to be there for Nathan and their kids."
"I don't know why it's happening to them, how much more will they suffer," Brook had tears in her eyes.
Nathan was sitting on the bench holding his head. He thought that nightmare just ended, but not in his wildest dream, he would have thought that another nightmare will just begin.
"Hey Nathan…" Quinn sat with him.
"Why it's happening to me and my family?" Nathan had tears, "What have I done so bad to deserve that?"
"Please hang in there, she'll pull through it," Quinn assured Nathan, her own tears were falling.
"I don't know, people were telling me the same thing when Jamie was here, but he didn't pull out."
"Nathan you can't loose hope…"
"I already lost my son, I can't lose my wife."
Quinn didn't have any words to say, she was as scared as him, she raised her head and saw Clay entering the hospital.
"Clay," Quinn ran towards him, "I'm so glad to see you, how did you get the news?"
"Actually I just came here after I found out that Jamie's killers were arrested, but what happened to Haley; I just came here as soon as I heard."
"Right now I don't know, she went to Lucas because she really wanted to know what went with Melinda."
"Maybe she might have told something that Haley couldn't handle."
"That's exactly what I'm thinking, just look at Lucas, he as mess as Nathan, there has to be something."
"Ok its better that we don't push things here."
"Yes that's why I haven't asked any questions."
Clay came to Nathan, "Hi Nathan, I just want to tell you I'm here for you."
"Thanks, but I really need here is my wife."
Lily was in her home and Vanessa and Chuck were with them.
"It's ok Lily, we are with you," Chuck held her hand.
"You know I'm not mad at Dan, I'm mad at myself, I knew exactly what kind of person Dan was, and I let him in my life."
"Listen you did it for Jamie."
"Jamie…" Lily's tears began flowing again, "All he wanted was for us to forgive Dan, and he did this to him…"
"Listen Lily Dan will pay for what he did," Vanessa was furious as they others.
"Listen Chuck, please take me to the hospital."" Lily requested.
"Lily, are you sure, I mean after what happened?" Chuck asked.
"Even I'm not alright, but I have to be there for Haley as well as Lucas, I was with Lucas, and I know what's going on his mind."
"I also want to go, but I can't leave Robert alone, and I know he'll never go to the hospital,"" Vanessa told Lily.
"Ok Vanessa I understand, I'll call you if there's any update."
Brook and Julian arrived at the hospital. Peyton saw them coming and came to them at once.
"Peyton what happened?" Brook asked in a rush.
"Listen I'll tell you, but you must talk to Nathan first, he's a mess right now."
"Yeah you're right," Brook walked towards Nathan.
"Julian," Peyton called and he came closer to her, "I'm not telling Brook yet, but I think you must know."
"I understand, tell me."
"Ok here it goes…." Peyton told Julian everything.
"That pig!" Julian held his forehead, "I can't even do this to my worst enemy, what Dan has done to his own family. You know my father was also strict, but he always done what was best for me, what kind of a father Dan is?"
"Haley had a breakdown because she also found out the truth."
"My own mind just blown away, I can't imagine what went through poor Haley."
"I didn't want to tell this to Brook."
"No you did the right thing."
"So where are kids?"
"Actually they are here, right now they're in Sam's room, and they are as much worried as we are."
"I can understand…." Before Peyton could finish, she saw her father Larry coming inside fallowed by her kids.
"So your kids are here," Julian said looking at them.
"Ok I'll take care of it," Peyton said to Julian and came to her father.
"Listen Peyton, kids were worried not for Haley but also for their father."
"It's ok I think it's a better idea, Brook's kids are also here and soon Haley's kids will be here, so I think it's good to have them here."
Lucas was sitting on the bench, someone sat beside him.
"Hey brother," it was Lily.
"Lily?" Lucas was surprised.
"People need me here."
"Are you ok?"
"Well answer to your question is that I'm as angrier as you, but I also know right now I have to support Nathan and his family."
"I want Haley to be alright."
"I understand, and no one better than I know what it's like to lose a best friend."
"Doctors gave her forty eight hours."
"Then for twenty forty eight we have hope."
As they were taking Karen also came holding Brian.
"Lily you're here?"
"Yes mom I should be here."
"Well I'm glad that you came, but are you ok?"
"Yes mom, I can't waste my life thinking for what Dan did to me."
"That's my girl and Lucas your kids are here too, already there is so much crowding here so they are in Sam's room with Brook's kids."
"Thanks mom, I think I should check on them."
Ashley, Adam and Maggie finally arrived at the hospital. Cooper brought them there along with Taylor. Their eyes were almost red with tears.
Nathan came to them; his own heart was aching looking at his kids like this.
"Dad where's mom," Ashley said in her tears.
Sam came out and everyone was drawn to her.
"Nathan, Haley has been transferred to the room; usually we don't allow too many people in a patient presence, but in case of Haley it's good that you and your kids spend little time with her and talk to her, maybe hearing from you might help."
"Ok Sam, take us to her."
"Fallow me."
Copper came to Deb, "What the hell is happening to Nathan's family?"
"Dan did all this to them." Deb said in anger
"I know Andy told me that, that bastard has almost ruined his own children lives."
"As long as he lives, he'll destroy lives."
"We'll not gonna to let him get away, I'll talk to Jack myself, and we have to put something on him."
"Can we go outside; I need to calm my nerves."
"I think it's a good idea."
Haley was lying on the bed and her eyes were closed.
Nathan along with the kids came inside the room.
"Ok I'll leave you with her," Sam said and left the room.
All of them came close to Haley.
"Ok talk to your mom, tell her how much you love her and need her," Nathan said and moved back.
All kids came close to Haley.
"Mom, please wake up, we need you," Ashley held her mother's hand and pleaded.
"Mom I promise I'll be a good boy just wake up," Adam also pleaded.
It was breaking Nathan's heart watching at his children like that, but he could do nothing.
Maggie got up to bed and gently kissed her mother cheek, "Mom everyone is sad, I'm sad to."
"Can you give me a little time alone with your mom?" Nathan asked.
Kids look at their dad and then left the room so their father can talk to their mom alone.
"Hey," Nathan sat beside Haley, "Haley, I don't know what happened to you but like kids, I also want you to wake you up."
Nathan wiped away his tears, "I remember the time when you were hit by the car, and I thought I'll lose you and our child, never in my life, I was so scared."
Nathan held her hand with his hands, "Now I'm scared again, we went through a lot, we buried our young son, but I can't afford to lose you too, I need you and kids need you so you have to wake up for us."
Quinn came to Brook.
"Hi Brook, mind if we talk."
"You're kidding me, of course we can talk."
"We just haven't come out of Jamie's death and all this happened."
"No one is telling me what happened, she was handling it pretty well, a lot better than the way she handled her and yours mother's death, I know something must have happened."
"My guess is exactly the same, but right now I'm more worried about her to wake up."
"Yeah me too, we will find out what happened sooner or later, right now we have to pray that Haley wakes up within these forty eight hours."
Nathan arrived at the main hall, and everyone was drawn to him.
"Thanks for coming here and be there for me and my family," Nathan thanked but everyone could feel that what a mess he was, and their heart was aching for his pain.
"Listen we'll always be there," Karen said.
"Lucas," Nathan turned to his brother, "I think you must spend some time with her, you're her best friend."
"Nathan I…" Lucas was about to say something but Peyton came behind him.
"Lucas, Nathan is right, please go to her."
Lucas looked at Peyton and then slowly began walking towards Haley's room. He saw his best friend, lying on the bed with her eyes closed, and he sat beside her.
"I know I'm responsible for you lying here," Lucas was still feeling guilty, "Because of me, you lost a son; I should have never saved Dan."
Lucas came closer to Haley, "Please Haley you have to wake up, I already lost Keith and Jamie, and I can't lose you," Tears were now flowing from his eyes.
Shawn, Maggie and Anna were sitting together.
"How was Aunt Haley?" Shawn asked.
"She's sleeping but Sam was telling dad that if she won't wake in two days, she'll sleep forever." Maggie told.
"That's scary," Shawn exclaimed.
"I wish Jamie was here!" Maggie said in a sad voice.
"But Jamie is now in heaven and people says when someone goes to heaven they can't come back." Anna spoke.
"Jamie told me that when you want to talk to someone who is in heaven, you go to the graveyard and talk to the stone where their names are written," Maggie remembered her conversation with Jamie; she had with him couple of days ago.
"Then we should go to the graveyard and talk to Jamie," Shawn suggested.
"But our mommy and daddy will not gonna to let us go," Anna reminded.
"We won't tell them," Shawn suggested again.
"But they'll be mad at us," Anna gave a look to Shawn.
"Listen no one will know, we'll talk to Jamie and come back," Shawn whispered coming close to the girls.
"Yes Shawn is right," Maggie said, as she also wanted to talk to Jamie.
"Ok, but when do we go?" Anna asked.
"I think we should go tomorrow at morning and remember it's our secret."
"Ok," both Anna and Maggie said at same the same time."
"I'm going to see Uncle Nathan, he is sad," Anna said and left the room.
Nathan was pacing in the Alley; he needed it to cool his mind off.
Anna saw her uncle, and walked towards him.
"Uncle Nathan," Anna called Nathan.
"Yes Anna," Nathan answered his niece politely.
"I know you're sad, I'm here to talk."
Nathan smiled at his niece's innocence; she was so little but still she was caring for him.
"Ok sit down and we'll talk," They both sat on the benches.
"I know Uncle Nathan, Grandpa Dan is very bad."
"Grandpa Dan?" Nathan was surprised why Anna mentioned his name, "I know he did something bad to Jamie," Anna actually heard Lucas and Karen arguing back at home.
"What?" Nathan was totally shocked.
"ANNA," Peyton ran towards her and grabbed her arm, "What were you telling Uncle Nathan?"
"You stop yelling at her," Nathan at once came in between, "I need some explanation, what Dan has to do with my son."
"Nathan…" Peyton struggled.
"Just tell me," Nathan yelled at Peyton, and it drew the attention of the other.
"Nathan," Andy came close to him, but he backed away.
"I need to know the truth, and I need to know it now."
"Ok Nathan." Karen came in front, "I know there's no point keeping it from you now either, so listen when Jamie was returning home Dan was with him, he stopped at the station where Jamie went and got shot."
"Are you telling me Dan was with Jamie all the time?" Like others this news was as much shocking to him.
"When Marc, Craig and Diesel were at the shop, Jamie called Dan many times, but Dan began fixing some girl's car, and he didn't attend Jamie calls."
Nathan was in total shock, now he realized that Haley must have found out and that's why she had a nervous breakdown. He couldn't believe that his father finally ruined his family, just like the way he wanted. He held his head and sat on the floor.
"Nathan…" everyone ran towards him and helped him sit on the bench.
"Please Nathan, not you." Karen held Nathan.
"Dan did it, he finally ruined my family." Nathan's voice was full of pain.
"Listen, take a deep breath and try to calm down," Karen sat beside Nathan.
"Dad…" Ashley came running towards Nathan fallowed by Adam.
"I'm ok," Nathan held his kids, but deep down inside, he was shattered.
"Where are Deb and Copper?" Andy asked Karen.
"I also told Deb the truth and like us, she really needed to calm down her nerves, so Copper took her outside."
Lily came inside Haley's room and Lucas was with her.
"Lucas," Lily called his name, and he turned to her.
"Lily is there something wrong?" he could feel the tension on his sister's face.
"Lucas…Nathan found out."
"What?" Lucas stood up, "How did he found out, who told him?"
"Please Lucas, don't be mad at her, it was Anna, she must have heard you."
"Oh my God, Larry shouldn't have brought her here!" Lucas held his forehead, "How's Nathan."
"He came this close to having a nervous breakdown himself; he's not alright, please talk to him."
"What can I say to him," Lucas sighed.
"Please Lucas came with me, I'll also talk to him."
"Ok," Lucas and Lily came out, but Nathan wasn't there.
"Mom," Lucas called Karen, "Where's Nathan?"
"He was sitting here," Karen looked at the bench but then shocked to see it empty, "I'll check maybe he might be still here."
"Ok I'll check with you." Lucas said and they both began searching for Nathan.
Ashley was sitting in waiting room and crying hard. Sawyer, Rebecca and Davis were all there, comforting her.
"Please Ashley calm down," Davis handed her the tissue.
"How Grandpa Dan could do this to my brother?" Ashley said in her tears.
"He a monster," Sawyer said in pure rage, "Dad was right about him after all."
"Jamie cared for him and that's how he repaid him…oh God." Ashley began sobbing even more.
"Ashley…" Quinn came inside and held her niece tight.
Sawyer came out, followed by Rebecca.
"I never knew when my dad went through when Dan killed Aunt Lily's dad until now."
"I also didn't believe a grandfather could do this to their own grandson."
"I only heard, but now I have finally seen the real face of Dan and its lot more horrible than I thought," tears also began fallowing from her eyes.
"Please Sawyer, not you."
"I'm just so mad," Sawyer wiped away her tears.
On another side Jason and Adam were also trying to clam their nerves.
"I hate Dan!" Adam exclaimed in anger.
"So do I, you know he should be the one behind bars!"
"I don't know if my family will ever be the same again, Dan did this to us."
Peyton was standing in Ally; Brook grabbed her arm and dragged her to corner.
"So again it's Dan Scott?" Brook was furious.
"Yes it was Dan, Melinda told that to Lucas."
"I knew that there has to be something for Haley to have a stroke like this…oh my God, she was the one who let Dan in Jamie's life."
"That's what she said before she collapsed. It's not only her, I'm also worried about Lucas, he's a heart patient and all this stress is not good for him."
"I can see the picture; Keith and Jamie were so close to him, and he lost them both, thanks to that son of a bitch."
"Yes Dan has done so much damage to us, just look around you, Lucas almost killed Dan, Karen and I have wrestle him to stop."
"You shouldn't have stopped him!" Brook was mad.
"Trust me Brook, I also want Dan out of our lives, but I can't let Lucas kill him."
"Well Peyton, death is too less punishment for him."
"I agree, and there's no way in hell that I'll let his shadow touch my children."
"Ok did you saw Nathan?"
"No, I'm looking."
"Poor Nathan, I don't know what he's going right now."
Nathan came out of the hospital; he knew he had to sneak out. He quickly got inside his car.
Copper and Deb were coming inside the hospital, and they saw Nathan.
"Nathan," Deb called but he ignored her and drove away his car.
"Why he left?" Deb was worried.
"Beats me!" Copper answered.
While they were guessing, Lucas and Karen also came out.
"Karen, Nathan just left."
"What?" Karen held her head, "Nathan knows the truth now."
"Oh God…no." Deb also held her head.
"Ok I'll go after him," Copper told Deb.
"I'm coming with you," Deb fallowed Copper.
"Ok come with me."
After few minutes Nathan was in his home, holding a picture. It was picture of him, Haley and Jamie together, taken at Jamie's graduation.
"Dan, you have taken everything from me." Nathan's voice was shaking,
He stood up and unlocked one of the cabinets and took out the fully loaded gun. He came to his car and started it again. Now he was heading towards the beach house.
Dan was still at the beach house, he was drinking hard. He knew everything for him was over. He did the worse and now he was paying. He stood up and got outside the beach house. He came to his car and opened the door; he wanted to leave this house, even Tree Hill, there was nothing here for him left. He started his car and about to drive away, another car came and blocked his way. It was Nathan's car, and he came out immediately.
"So dad, you're escaping," Nathan opened Dan's car and grabbed Dan from the shirt, "First you have to deal with me," He threw Dan to the road and Dan fell hard.
"Son, what you're doing?"
"Don't you dare to call me son!" Nathan yelled, "So you finally did it huh."
"Nathan, I never meant to hurt you."
"Hurt me, you ruined my family."
"Listen Nathan, what happened with Jamie was just a mistake."
"Mistake?" Nathan couldn't believe it, "Ok I'll forgive you on one condition."
"Yes Nathan, I'll do anything," Dan pleaded.
"Bring my son back to life."
"Nathan what kind of condition is that, Jamie can never come back."
"You see now, your so called mistake has taken my son's life and because of you my wife may never wake up."
"What happened to Haley?" Dan asked as he didn't know
"Thank to you, she had a nervous breakdown," Nathan yelled and took out the gun.
"Dan," he began shaking watching the gun in his son's hand, "Are you going to kill me?"
"No," Nathan answered and threw the gun at Dan, "I want you to take this gun and shoot me."
"Nathan…" Dan couldn't believe what his son just said to him.
"It should not be so difficult for you, so take the gun, I dare you," Nathan stretched both his arms. Dan looked at the gun and finally took it.
Before anything could further happen Deb and Copper also arrived. Deb ran towards Nathan and shielded him, fearing that Dan will also shoot her son.
"Mom, stay away, I want him to shoot me." Nathan tried to move Deb from behind.
"No he has to shoot me first," Deb held tight with her son.
Cooper at once charged at Dan and took the gun from him. After watching this, Deb at once came to Dan and began slapping him hard.
"Look what have you done?" Deb was crying hard, Copper let Dan go and held his sister.
Dan was just standing there; he has nothing to say to them.
Copper came closer to him, "You scum, I'm leaving now, but it's not over yet."
"Nathan," Deb called her son, "How could you do that, didn't you thought about your wife and other kids."
"Mom, I just don't know, what to do."
"Listen to me Nathan, yes Jamie is gone, but it's not the end of the world. Haley can wake up, we have hope."
"Mom, I'm going home and please, I need some time alone," Nathan backed away
"After the stunt you pulled, do you think I'll let you be alone?" Deb grabbed Nathan's arm.
"Mom, I swear in the name of my children I'm not going to do anything stupid."
"Ok," Deb backed away; Nathan got in his car and drove away.
Deb once again came close to Dan, "If you still have little shame left, take this gun and shoot yourself."
"Deb, just leave him," Copper came and they both also left.
Dan looked at the gun and took it again.
After few minutes, Nathan was sitting in his empty house alone. He had a bottle of wine, and he was drowning his sorrows in it.
Someone came and sat beside him. He looked and it was Taylor.
"Please Taylor, I want to be alone."
"Sorry, but you have to deal with me."
"Fine," Nathan said bitterly.
"Would you mind if I have some wine."
"Be my guest."
"Nathan, I'm here I'll help you."
"No one can help me now."
"You'll see," Taylor came closer to Nathan and then her lips touched Nathan's lips.
Dan was in his car. It was a deserted place, out of the town. In his hand was a photo album, and he was watching it. It was an album of his family when he was living with Deb and Nathan. He looked at the gun, and it was fully loaded.
After few minutes, the silence of that quiet environment was broken, and it was broken by the huge sound of the gun shot…
So this chapter is over, now three more chapters left. I'll try my best to update these chapters and finish this story soon, as I have other ideas in my mind.
Ok I need to tell you that I accidentally reviewed my own story, it was by mistake, and also I realized that Nailey has much bigger part in this story, so I changed characters from Jamie and Lucas to Nathan and Haley as its sound right.
Wait for the updates.
