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You Found Me
Chapter 1: Sixteen Years Later
From as long as Kate could remember it had always been her and her dad. The two of them doing everything together, her father never left her side. Nathan Scott was her father, very talented but he walked away from everything for Kate, to raise her to provide for his only daughter. Nathan worked at his Uncle Keith's auto shop, for a living and has since the day Haley told him she was pregnant. All he wanted to do was to give his family the best; he didn't care if he lost his dreams along the way as long as they were happy, he'd be happy.
Kate's your typical sixteen year old girl, typical in the way of her grades and interests. But, not in the way of having a mother, she didn't have anyone to talk to about her period, or boys or anything she felt uncomfortable to talk about with her dad.
Kate wasn't very tall about five four, like her mother. Many attributes she had received from the women that walked away from her life in Tree Hill for a music career. Haley James. Her mother, biologically but not in Kate's world, in her world she didn't need a mother she had her dad that's all she need even though at times Kate wishes she knew her mother even just a little bit. Kate looks just like her mother sandy coloured hair that curled at the ends. The only thing Kate had ever received from her mother was her looks. Kate has her father's blue eyes, you could get lost in them for hours. Her father gave Kate everything she could ever need: a nice house with a roof, clothes that she has, everything.
Nathan and Haley were so young when Kate was born, fresh out of high school. Nathan had picked out a ring and was picking it up the day Haley went into labour. He got to the hospital as quick as he could ready to purpose to Haley and everything. Nathan didn't care if she was giving birth; he wanted to marry Haley so they could be a real family. But when he arrived he found out, Haley had been rushed into an emergency c-section to deliver the baby. So he decided he'd wait.
July 23rd 1993 the day Kate was born at 11:27 pm. When the doctor came to get Nathan he was ecstatic, he called Duke university that second and told Coach K that he was unable to accept there offer, due to the fact he was a father. Nathan than quickly ran into the recovery room where Haley was supposed to be, to find Chris Keller sitting at her bedside with his guitar. All Nathan had done was look at Haley; he had felt his heart break that very second. All Haley could say was "it's not what it looks like." Nathan had heard that excuse so many times before he told Haley "It's fine Haley, really. I just gave up everything for you and you're in here singing with Chris Keller"
"Nathan, I'm leaving" is the line he remembers most from that day. He remembers yelling and losing his temper, and begging her to stay then before he left the room to go see his baby he said this "Go on your Tour or whatever, just never come back and leave my daughter alone her whole life without you, I never want to see you again." Nathan had grown to regret that line, of most things from that day. He had basically pushed Haley away completely. Nathan missed her dearly even though he never admit it to anyone, especially around Kate.
Nathan walked in the door of his home, and took off his work jump suit and changed into some more causal clothes. Then he walked out to the living room and sat down and turned on the TV. Kate had been in her bedroom working hard on her homework, when she looked over to the clock and noticed it was 4:30 she had to get to work, plus put the pizza she had made for her dad in the oven. So she ran down the hall and into the kitchen
"Kate that you?" Nathan asked
"Ya, dad I'm just putting dinner in the oven" Kate yelled back
"Alright what are we having tonight?" Nathan asked
"You're having pizza, I have work" Kate said walking into the living room
"That's your third shift this week" Nathan said
"And?" Kate asked
"You've been working pretty hard lately any reason?" Nathan asked
"Well, I'm saving up to buy concert tickets to see fall out Boy" Kate replied
"Oh, Kate you should of asked if you needed some money" Nathan said
"No its okay dad I want to pay for it myself" Kate said
"Can you grab me a beer before you leave?" Nathan asked
"Dad, it's called getting up off your fat ass and getting it yourself" Kate said heading for the door
"I don't have a fat ass" Nathan said, Kate grinned as she headed for the door. "Come on Kate please?" Nathan asked waited a few seconds then he heard the door slam and knew he was on his own, and would have to get his beer himself.
Kate entered Karen's Café as she did every day. Kate worked at the Café ever since Kate had turned 14 so she'd been working there for two years and absolutely loved it.
"Hey Kate how's your day?" Karen asked
"Pretty normal, the usual you know" Kate replied
"Same answer for how many years now?" Karen asked
"About two" Kate replied smiling, then grabbing her smock and looking around to see the Café empty not a usual sight.
"Reading week for college students?" Kate asked
"Yeah I think so" Karen replied
"Great less people less work" Kate said slouching down in a chair
"Just like your father, Lazy" Karen said shaking her head.
"Is Lilly around?" Kate asked
"No I think she had something to do with Lucas today" Karen replied
"Oh okay" Kate said. Lilly and Kate were only a month apart in age; they have been best friends since they could walk. They did almost everything together.
Karen turned and went to the kitchen in the café, leaving Kate alone at the front to work the counter. Kate once again looked around, and still nobody was in the Café she decided to put on her iPod on and sit down in front of the piano, it was a regular thing when the café was empty. She started to play the piano, and sing a soft tune. Kate had been against learning anything to do with music at first when she was ten, but she slowly realized how much it meant to her. Some ways it made her feel closer to her mother, even though Kate didn't want anything to do with her, Kate always felt like she could express her feelings. So she would play the piano at the Café sometimes people would hear and tip her, she wasn't putting on a show she was just expressing her feelings.
Kate had no idea about who was going to walk into the Café in a few moments that could change her life completely.
Haley slowly walked down the main street of Tree Hill; she hadn't been here in years. But, she had finally made a decision that she wanted to know her daughter she didn't care, if Nathan told her to stay away she had a right to her daughter. The town hadn't changed much; as she continued to walk she came to a very familiar place, Karen's Café. She looked in the window to see if anyone was inside and saw the back of a young girl playing the piano, Haley figured that it was Lilly, Karen's daughter. The girl had sandy colour hair, looked about sixteen. So she just when right into the Café, Haley could hear the piano and the voice along with it, it was amazing one of the best voices she'd heard in a while, better than most recording artists out there. Haley noticed the girl hadn't even looked over. So Haley walked over to the counter and lightly tapped the bell. Haley looked over at the girl she still hadn't heard Haley. So Haley got up and placed a hand on the girl shoulder. The girl jumped up and looked at Haley. Haley looked back it was like the spitting image of her when she was younger, expect with blue eyes. Haley knew at that second it was her daughter, she wanted to hug her, but she could see the fire in the young girl's eyes.
"You shouldn't be here" the girl said
"Shouldn't be here? The sign says open" Haley replied
"Yes the Café is opened just not to you" The girl spoke
"Can I just get a coffee to go?" Haley asked
"Whatever will make you leave faster" the girl said
"Do you have a problem?" Haley asked
"Yes I do, you see I've been motherless all my life, living with out a mom. My Dad has it pretty bad, any mention of you and he locks himself away for days" the girl said
"You're my daughter?" Haley asked
"Unfortunately that would be correct" the girl said
"You're so grown up" Haley said
"KATE! Do we have a customer?" Karen yelled from the back part of the Café where she could not see who the customer was
"Yes Karen, I'm going to go home, if you can deal with this Tree Hill Ditcher" Kate yelled back
"Yes I'll be right out" Karen said but before she could get to the front, Kate was long gone, and left standing there was the one and only Haley James
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