So I've decided to start this fanfic that has to do with episode 2.20 of One Tree Hill. That's the one where Nathan is in a coma after his racing accident and has a dream where Dan married Karen. At the end of the episode Nathan wakes up and tells Haley he doesn't want her to come home. Well this story is about what if Nathan hadn't woken up then? What would the reactions of those who care about him be? And what would happen in the dream world? Please Read and Review! Thanks!

Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of its characters and such. I also don't own the song "Best Friend" and I finally found who it's by! It is sung by and owned by Weezer.

Side Note: The Bold Face is reality with Nathan in a coma, Regular Type is the dream world, and italics are the thoughts.

Chapter 1: Abandoning the Unimportant Life

"C'mon Haley, pick up! Pick up!" Lucas muttered into the cell phone in the county hospital waiting room. His face was covered in dirt and he was wearing a racing jumpsuit. He had been pacing and calling his best friend Haley for the past 20 minutes.

"You're my best friend and I love you", Haley heard her ring tone for Lucas playing for about the 50th time that night. Lucas, what do you want? I'm about to go on, I don't have time to talk about how angry you are at me for leaving.

"Haley, you're on in 5 minutes!" The manager told her.

Haley simply nodded and kept singing Les Mes to herself only to be interrupted by "You're my best friend and I love you". She sighed and picked up her phone, I better get this over with, "What is it Lucas?" She asked, exasperated.

"Hales….." Lucas said quietly, his voice full of emotion.

Haley could tell something was very wrong, "What is it Lucas?" She repeated the question, her voice now full of concern.

"We were racing on his uncle Cooper's race track and Nathan…..He-" Haley's breath caught in her throat, "He hit a wall Haley."

"Is he all right?!" Haley was almost shrieking. She imagined Nathan, dead in the wreckage of a burning car.

"He's in surgery, it's really bad Haley. They don't know if he'll make it." Lucas' voice cracked as he said the last sentence.

Haley fell to her knees; Images of her and Nathan floating through her mind, out of control. The tears began to silently fall. Her manager kept looking at her funny, signaling for her to go on stage.

"Hales….there's something else…." Lucas said with a trace of hurt in his voice.

"What?" How can this night get any worse?

"When Nathan hit the wall, he-" Lucas paused, as if coming to a sudden conclusion, "Actually I think I should tell you this in person."

"I'll be home as soon as I can," Haley said into the phone as she hung up. She waited two minutes to gather herself and then stood up. She abandoned the crowd that wanted to hear her sing, she abandoned the open-mouthed manager, and she abandoned Chris; the one who had convinced her to abandon her husband.