POV BROOKE

Kindly Unspoken

Chapter 1.

POV BROOKE

I'm sitting in the quad looking at all the people passing me by. Smiling. Laughing. That use to be. What happened? I can't hide behind my smile any longer. I'm hurt and words can't describe how I feel. I'm so lonely in this world where people want to be me. But god they don't. I've lost my best friend and the guy I believed was the love of my life all in one day. It's funny how a single moment can change your whole life so easily. How I wish I could go back in time, but that's the thing you can't. You have to suck it up and live with your mistakes and others.

I look over at a table directly diagonal and I see people I use to associate with talking about some party they attended and with them is Peyton Sawyer and Lucas Scott. Just thinking about them hurts and I feel tears swell. I stare up at the sky and blink back trying to focus on anything but them. I look back down at my salad; I don't even attempt to eat it. I can't, I won't, and I think if I did I would thrown it back up anyways. I grab my bag and walk off leaving my perfectly good salad on the table.

'Brooke' I hear someone scream.

I turn around and I see Tutor Wife running up to me with a concern look on her face. She touches my arm and says 'are you okay?' am I okay, oh boy hell I'm not. See I don't understand how people can ask that kind of thing.

I nod and say 'I'm fine' I know that is the biggest lie but I don't like to show people how vulnerable I really am. I don't want to feel weak. A stray tear falls down my cheek and I quickly wipe it away and walk off quickly.

POV HAYLEY

I notice Brooke out the corner of my eye as me and my friends reflect on last night's party. I see how sad she looks and how she wishes she can be over here joining in like she used to before the whole Peyton and Lucas saga occurred. Most people think that Brooke is self centred and careless whore. But she isn't and it amazes me that people don't know how amazing of a person she is. My heart breaks for her and deep inside I'm furious at Peyton and Lucas for doing this to her.

I see her just staring at her untouched salad and I'm worried for her well being. I make a decision to go over and comfort her. Be the person she can lean on, because she has helped me plenty of times with me and Nathan.

'Excuse me' I say to the group as I stand up and walk over to Brooke. She quickly gets up and walks away. Geez she is fast and I run trying to keep up. I scream her name and she stops and turns around. I could see that she was at breaking point, she looks terrible, she has purple bags under her eyes and the twinkle from her gorgeous brown eyes gone.

'Are you okay?' I know that was a stupid thing to ask and I already know the answer to that. You can just tell by looking at her. But I want her to know that I'm there for her. She looks to the ground then back up at me and nods her head and says 'I'm fine'. Her voice was hoarse and I could tell she must have been crying earlier. A stray tear fell onto her soft cheek and my heart instantly broke. She quickly wiped it away hoping I wouldn't notice. She gives a weak smile and turns around and quickly walks off. I felt useless and this made me even more annoyed and angered at the two so called 'lovebirds'.

POV PEYTON

I am sitting with my group reminiscing about last night and what an awesome party it was. I was sitting next to Lucas and he had is arms wrapped tightly around me like he was afraid that I would run off. Though I should be happy that I'm with the guy of my dreams, but deep down I feel terrible. I've lost my best friend over it and I'm a bitch for going behind her back again. I feel like I'm rubbing it in her face. I see her walk around school like a lost ghost and I just want to hug her and hold her tight. But I can't because I had to screw everything up like I always do.

I notice Hayley staring at something with such concentration. I look over to where she is looking and notice that she is staring at Brooke. She is sitting by herself staring at her untouched salad just playing with it with her fork. My heart ached and I wanted to join her.

'Excuse me' Hayley said and she got up from where she was sitting and went over to where Brooke was. I was watching them intently not paying attention to Nathan babbling on about basketball. I see Hayley touching her arm and Brooke just standing there nodding like a two year old. She looked so sad and well not crash hot either it looks like she hasn't slept in awhile. I notice that she begins to cry and she wipes it away quickly. Not the kind of girl who likes to show her emotions publicly and walks off. Hayley stands there just watching her, like she's afraid of what will happen to her if she turned around.

I wanted to get away and run after her and tell her what a jerk I am. How I shouldn't let any guy between our friendship that she means the world to me. She has been there through the worst of times for me and to come to think of it I've never been there for her. I felt even guiltier.

'um Lucas I'm just going for a walk' I tell him and I was picking up my bag. He grabbed my hand and pulled me down and kissed me on my lips. I didn't return the kiss as I didn't feel in the mood. 'I can come with you' he whispered in my ear. I shook my head and said 'no I'm fine by myself'. He sat there staring at me with a confused expression plastered on his face hoping I would explain, but I didn't I just walked off.

I was walking aimlessly around the school and I found Brooke sitting under a tree looking at something. I was scared to go over, but knew it had to be done.