Tomorrow the Sun Will Shine
A few hours later school had ended and Cassie met Haley and Lucas outside her locker like she did almost everyday.
"So what's the agenda for this afternoon you guys?" Cassie asked curiously.
"Well I want to go to the Rivercourt and shoot some hoops with the guys." Lucas said. "You two can come if you want. I know how much you love to watch us play." Lucas said sarcastically.
"Hmm maybe Haley and I want to join in for once. You know Luke, I'm just as good as you." Cassie laughed and she spoke the truth. The one thing she have inherited from her father was her talent for basketball. She never really chose to do anything with her "gift" but she did like to shoot hoops now and then.
"We do?" Haley asked.
"Oh come on Hales, aren't you sick of sitting on the sidelines?" Cassie asked as the trio started walking.
"Not really. I suck." Haley said very matter-of-factly. "And I'm not afraid to admit it."
Cassie nodded knowingly. "No need to remind me." She laughed.
"Well you guys can play if you want to." Lucas said knowing his sister would more then likely choose to talk to Mouth and Jimmy. Cassie was just like one of the guys, she didn't mind getting down in the dirt once in a while.
"Sure what the heck." Cassie agreed. "You in Haley?"
"Actually I've got to get to work." Haley said.
"What? I checked the schedule before and my mom didn't have you working tonight. She's closing the café early." Cassie said.
Haley nodded. "I know, but I'm baby-sitting for my neighbor. I've got to earn some money to pay my parents back for the laptop."
"Ok, well then call you later?" Cassie asked and Haley nodded.
The group parted and Cassie was left alone with her brother, she didn't really mind it. Her and Luke had always gotten along for the most part. He was way overprotective of her, but she didn't usually mind. They arrived at the River court a short while later and Cassie immediately sat down next to Mouth and Jimmy who both had microphones in one hand and were pretending to be sports broadcasters. Cassie knew Mouth had a dream to become the next Dick Vital or something like that.
"Well well, today we are joined by a very special guest. Tree Hills very own Cassie Scott. And the crowd goes wild." Mouth laughed as he looked at Cassie. He had had a crush on her since the two became friends in fourth grade.
"Cassie do you have anything to say to our audience?" Jimmy asked holding the mike up to her.
"I would if there was an audience." Cassie joked then burst out laughing but then decided to play along. "Hey Tree Hill, what's shaken?"
"Man your sisters lookin' fine." Skills Taylor said to Lucas.
"Dude that's my sister." Lucas laughed. "Don't you even think of asking her out Skills, she's not your type."
"How do you know what my type is?" Skills asked jokingly.
"I just know its not my sister." Lucas said.
Just then everyone stopped what they were doing to watch as Peyton Sawyer drove by in her vintage mustang with Brooke Davis in the passenger seat.
"Why don't you guys take a picture it'll last longer." Cassie yelled from the bleachers. "What's so great about Peyton Sawyer anyways?" She whispered to Mouth who shrugged in response.
"She's like a goddess or something." Jimmy said.
Cassie rolled her eyes. She saw her brother, Junk and Skills still staring in the direction Peyton's car had went.
"Peyton Sawyer, man she's got it all." Junk said to Lucas and Skills.
"I don't know, too much drama for me." Lucas said. "Now Brooke Davis is another story."
"Luke man, if you like her so much, tell her." Skills said getting slightly frustrated about his friends crush on Brooke Davis.
"I can't do that. We live in two different worlds. She doesn't even know I exist." Lucas said.
Cassie knew about her brothers feelings towards Brooke and felt sorry for him. She became angry as she thought about the reason she and Lucas were stuck living on the sidelines, completely separated from the rest of Tree Hill. It was all because of Dan Scott.
As Cassie sat watching Luke and the others play she saw a black SUV sitting behind some bushes. She knew who it was, the man had been watching her and her brother there for a few years now. Every once in a while his vehicle would pull up and just sit there for hours on end. She had never told anybody about who was watching them, but it did creep her out at times. He would never make himself known, but it wasn't hard to tell the SUV belonged to Dan Scott.
She watched as the SUV pulled away and quietly left to park. She decided that it was time for her to head home to help her mom with supper.
As she started walking away she couldn't help but think about what it would have been like if Dan had just made himself known to her and Lucas. It was something she had always wondered about and probably always would.