Chapter 2

Setting Hotel

Nathan and the other are walking around. Nathan still getting the feeling something wasn't right. Nathan vould hear the others talking..Peyton was telling him something. But didn't answer. Nathan turned toward the pool to see a body floating.
N-"Oh my god." Then he jumped into the pool and swam to the other end of the pool where the body was. He had a feeling he knew who is was.

He turned it over to see that is was Brooke. He swam to the edge with her. Lucas and Jake met him at the edge and helped pull her out. Haley and Peyton stepped back watching the scene. Nathan pulled himself out of the pool and leaned down next to where Brooke is laying. Brought his ear to her mouth to check if she was breathing. Which she wasn't.

N-"I told you guys something was wrong. I'm going to start CPR." He tried a few times but nothing seemed to be working.
N-"Guys this isn't good. Who knows how long she was underwater for."
P-"Nathan how did this happen?"
N-"I don't know Peyton." Lucas saw the empty vodka bottle sitting on the edge of the pool.
L-"Looks like she has been drinking."
H-"Nathan what do we do now?"
N-"First I'm going to get her breathing again."

Nathan started CPR again.
N-"Come on Brooke come back." Still nothing. Nathan looked at the others and glared. The just stood there doing nothing.
N-"Aren't any of you going to help me. Or do you want her to die?" That is when Jake jumped in.
J-"OK Nathan I'll do compressions you do mouth to mouth."
N-"Come on Brooke come back." But it still wasn't working.
J-"Nathan this isn't working. We have done all we can."
N-"No we have not." Jake looked at the others.

N-"Come on Brooke come back to me." And he started CPR again.The other four looked at him. And couldn't believe what they just heard. Especially Haley. But that seemed to have done it. Because Brooke coughed up the water that was in her lungs. Nathan had a sigh of relief.
N-"That's it come on spit it out." Brooke moaned and turned her head toward the person talking to her. And opened her eyes.
B-"Nathan?"
N-"Yeah it's me."

Then she got scared and started to panic. Nathan could tell she was scared. Took her into his arms and held her. Brooke wrapped her arms around Nathan and held onto him.
N-"It's OK I've got you." Pulling her more into his arms.

Brooke pulled back to look at him.
B-"What happened?"
N-"You tell me I found you floating face down in the pool?" Brooke remembers what happened.
B-"Why didn't you just leave me there."
B-"Why not make my whole life easier if I were dead."
N-"Brooke Annabelle Davis stop that talk right now." Brooke looked at Nathan and was shocked no one else knew what her middle name was. Not even Peyton knew but she only told Nathan what her middle name is. Because she hated her middle name. She smiled.

B-"Nathan I just want the pain to stop."
N-"I know honey but killing yourself isn't going to solve anything."
B-"Like anyone would miss me. Or even notice I was gone anyway."
N-"Of course people would know I would."
B-"I feel so alone Nathan I have no one. And you will never know what it is like for me."
N-"Brooke sometimes I do feel that way."
B-"How is that possible Nathan. You have your parents. I know you are on the outs with them. But they love you despite their faults. You know they do. You have friends that will help you out on whatever you need. And you have Haley who happens to care about you alot. And I can see it in your eyes that you love her."
N-"Yes I love Haley. But I do care about what happens to you."
B-"Why there is nothing to care about. I am a nothing a nobody. I'm alone always have and always will be. I have no friends or someone that would love me."

Nathan looked at her and saw the pain in her eyes. He took her into his arms again and held her and she sobbed. He looked at the others from over her shoulder. Then his eyes glued on Peyton and Lucas. The source of why she is in so much pain. He pulled back to look at her. Took her face into her hands and wiped her tears.
N-"Well you have me. I want to help you."
B-"No one can help me Nathan. I can't open myself up again. I was betrayed by the two people who mattered most to me. Who knew me inside and out. And excepted me like no other has. I lost my best friend of 12 years. And I also lost the guy I feel in love with."

Brooke looked at Nathan.
B-"Nathan I feel in love with Lucas the way you did with Haley. He excepted me like who I was. Even though we are so different. That was one of the issues I had with us. Cause I didn't think I was good enough for him. But I talked to him about it and he said he liked that we were different. But he was lying to my the whole time we were together. All the time we were together he wanted to be with Peyton. And Peyton why would she do this to me Nathan?"

Looking at him like he had the answers to her questions.
B-"She knew how I felt about him. Because I told her. We made this pacts a long time ago. That we would pick each other over any guy. We had this saying Hos over bros. But I can see that didn't last long. SHe told me she was over Lucas. If she would have said she had feelings for him I would have let her be with him. And if Lucas said he wanted to be with her. I would have gladly stepped aside. Even though I would probably hurt me to do so. But I would do that for Peyton. Cause she was my best friend. Like the sister I never had."
N-"I know Brooke."
B-"But I fell in love with your brother and hard. He was so different then the other guys I have dated. He was sweet and kind caring. He had a good heart. I thought I found someone who would erase all the loneliness in my heart. And fill what was left of my tiny heart up with happiness and love. Why is it no one can love me Nathan. What is wrong with me that I can't have the one person that I love?"

Nathan just shrugged. Looking at Brooke.
N-"I don't know Brooke. But I do know there is nothing wrong with you. You are just like me in a way. Cause we both are deep down want to be loved and to be happy. But I can't tell you why Lucas did what he did. You are going to have to ask him that. And as for Peyton she will always be your best friend."
B-"Some best friend. But I'm tired I'm going to head up to my room."
N-"Maybe I should take you to the hospital. Just to get checked out."
B-"No Nathan I am fine. But thanks for saving my life. Even though I really didn't want to be saved. You really are a good person. Now I know why Haley sees a good person in you."

Brooke still not knowing the other four were standing there. She leaned up on her tiptoes and kissed his cheek.
B-"Thanks Nathan for being my friend."
N-"I've always have been your friend. Since we were 4."
B-"You know I'm going to have to kill you if you ever mention my middle name to anybody. You know that right."
N-"Take your best shot. Brooke Annabelle." And they both just laughed.
B-"I'll see you tomorrow?"
N-"Yeah you will and try and get some sleep you have a big game tomorrow."
B-"Yeah and thanks Nate."
N-"Brooke you know you can come to me anytime you know that?"
B-"Thanks Nathan I might take you up on that. Good night."
N-"Good night Brooke."

Brooke left the pool and went back up to the room. The other four just stood there in silence. Nathan turned to all of them.
N-"God I have never seen her like this before in my life."
J-"How long have you known Brooke?"
N-"Since we were little. We were like how Lucas and Haley are. Our fathers were friends. When she moved here with her family. They came over at that had to be when we were 4. I remember her being a quite shy little girl. But even then I thought she was a beautiful girl. She had this spirit about her. And ever since then we have been friends. But over the years we grew apart. My focus was on basketball and then Peyton. And hers was cheerleading boys and Peyton. I do remember when Brooke and Peyton became friends is when she and I became distant. Because she always wanted to do something with Peyton. I think that is part of the reason I started dating you Peyton. Not saying that was the main reason. Because I did love you. But that is when I got to spend time with her. But I've also seen the spark that once was in her eyes is now gone."

He turned and started walking away.
N-"But it wasn't until she started dating you Lucas that I saw that spark once again in her eyes. I thought you were the one that might bring her out of her shell that she has been living in for the past 10 years. And that she had Peyton as her friend. That she had two people she could count on." Then he turned to the both of them.

N-"Lucas why did you do that to her. She loved you man. Even I could see it. I just don't understand this."
L-"Nathan I never meant to hurt her. I never wanted her to do this to herself. And maybe it was wrong to choose her from the beginning. But I can't change any of that. But I don't regret having chose her either she is a smart caring person. And who has a good heart. But I have always wanted Peyton."
N-"Then why didn't you chose her to begin with." Sounding angry. N-" I believe what she said if only you two had told her the truth from the beginning. Maybe she wouldn't be like this. But now she is hurt and in pain. And thinking that her life isn't worth living. I know if she would have died tonight a part of me would be missing."
P-"Nathan I never wanted this to happen. And I am part to blame to."
N-"Oh I know. Don't think I don't After all of the years you have been friends. This is how it's going to end. Peyton remember this saying. I know she said it softly but maybe you will know what is means."
P-"What?"
N-"What does Hos over Bros mean?" Peyton's face dropped.
P-"It a pact she and I made that we would never let a guy come in between our friendship."
N-"And a guy did become between you."
P-"Yes." She said sadly.

Haley looked at Nathan.
N-"Nathan are you OK?"
N-"I'll say it again guys I am worried about her. You heard her she was trying to kill herself. Just to make the pain stop. And she might to do again."
J-"How did you know something was wrong?"
N-"I felt something wasn't right. And it couldn't have been anyone of you guys. Since I was with all of you. But I felt something go threw me."
H-"Thank god you got there."
N-"I wish I was earlier than that."
J-"Well as least you knew something was up and went to check."

He got really sad.
N-"I don't know what I would have done if I lost her tonight. I know we haven't been all that close. But we still know that we will always be friends."
L-"Nathan we didn't lose her tonight."
N-"No I meant me. She has got to be one of my oldest friends. How could I have been so blind. Not to see this coming. The signs were all there. But make no mistake I'm not going to let it happen again."

They got up to the floor of the rooms that they were staying on. They all stopped in the room Peyton, Brooke and Haley were staying in. Jake went to his.
Lucas was about to go to his. When he stopped in front of the girl's room. Peyton opened the door.
L-"I just want to see if she is in there."
N-"Lucas don't let me." Nathan stepped in the room. To see that Brooke was sleeping on the bed. The others stood by the door. Nathan walked over to the bed. Checked to see if she was breathing which she was. Then leaned down to kiss her on the forehead. He pulled back.
N-"Good night." Then turned to walk where everyone was standing.

He turned to the girls.
N-"If anything happens tonight or if she stops breathing. You come get me. I don't care if it's the middle of the night." Haley took his face into her hands.
H-"Don't worry if anything happens one of us will come get you." Nathan looked at her.
N-"Haley I can't lose her."
H-"You won't. She will be fine."
N-"I'm going to make sure of that. I'm not going to stand by and watch her destroy herself. If I have to be her shadow I will." He leaned down to kiss Haley on the cheek. And then left the room with Lucas right behind him.

Lucas and Nathan walked into their room. And both of them were silent.
Nathan sat down on his bed and started crying. Lucas just looked at him confused.
L-"Nate what's wrong."
N-"I'm scared for her man. It's like she's at her ends rope with everything."
L-"We'll make sure she knows she is wanted and cared for."
N-"You care about her so much that you cheated on her with her best friend. Who you are currently dating. Don't you think she's been threw enough."
L-"Believe what you want Nathan. But I never wanted to hurt her. But you can't stop love even she said that. And I fell in love with Peyton."
N-"I wish you thought of that before you started dating her. But she is going to know that people care about her. And won't let her down. I'm not going to let her down again. And I keep my words to people." Then the both of them get to bed.

End of chapter 2

Next chapter
Brooke wakes up screaming in the middle of the night of a bad dream.
The whole floor hears the screams.
And comes rushing to find out who it was.