Where Do I Belong?
Chapter 1
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Summary: As juniors, Nathan Scott and Haley James each had their own little place in the small town of Tree Hill. It was the place where they each felt they belonged, and knew how to act. But things changed the day Nathan went to Haley for tutoring. Now as seniors, alone, they are each trying to find that place again. But does it still exist and does life really mean they can't be together?
Just a side note…the only thing from the finale that didn't happen was the story with Peyton's mom…I wasn't liking how it was working into the story, so I left it out.
Nathan Scott laid on his bed, fighting off sleep. He wanted to believe that if he didn't sleep, tomorrow would never come. He'd left for High Flyers shortly after the fire, and had only been back in town for three days. Miraculously, he'd managed to avoid, THEM, since returning. But school was starting tomorrow, and he's finally be a senior, and so would they. As much as he wished it were true, he knew he wouldn't be able to avoid them forever.
Nathan couldn't believe he was going to be a senior. There's been a point in his life where being a senior was the most important thing, next to basketball. But that seemed like a different lifetime. So much had happened junior year that, had he not lived it personally, he wouldn't believe.
He'd seen it as a cruel joke, asking Haley to tutor him. It was the perfect way to torment Lucas. But the joke was on him, he was the one who'd had his heart broken when she left. And things had only gotten worse from there.
Haley had finally returned, god how he'd hoped she would, but she was too late. He'd already done the unthinkable. He'd killed Dan, his own father.
No one knew it was him. In fact, it had been ruled an accident. It seemed as if most people didn't care HOW it had happened; they were just glad Dan was gone. But Nathan would always know the truth.
Haley James-Scott walked into English class at the end of the day and sat in the far corner. She hung her head and prayed for a miracle. Looking up, she saw him walk into the very same room. By some cruel twist of fate, Nathan was in each and every one of her classes. She'd thought about going to her counselor and asking for a new schedule, but decided against it.
He'd been avoiding her all day, well all summer for that matter. They were still technically married, since she refused to sign the papers without talking to Nathan first. He'd slipped away to basketball camp and had ignored her emails all summer.
Haley didn't blame Nathan for being upset, but she wanted to at least talk to him.
Haley watched as he searched the room for an empty desk far from hers. But, by some twisted fate, she too noticed that the only empty seat was right in front of her. She smiled at Nathan as he shuffled down the narrow isle towards her. He did the best he could to avoided her gaze. Something told her that the next 50 minutes were going to pass very slowly.
Lucas Scott watched the interaction, or rather lack of it, from across the room. Nathan wanted nothing to do with him, and while it hurt, he was accustomed to it. But he'd never thought he'd be avoiding Haley. They'd once been best friends. But she wasn't the same person anymore. She'd been back all summer, yet he had no idea why, and at this point he didn't care. He'd lost track of the number of times she'd called or stopped by, wanting to talk. Nathan wasn't the only one she'd hurt by leaving.
Okay, so the same applies with this story, should I continue? Please review and let me know!