CONSEQUENCES
Rating: PG-13
Category: Drama/Romance
Summary: Set after the cliffhanger ending. Senior year has begun and Nicole is still walking free, but will her guilt catch up with her before the authorities do? Meanwhile, Sam and Harrison have problems of their own with Brooke out of hospital.
Coupling: S/H/B
Disclaimer: I don't own Popular or any of the characters.
Archiving: Yes! Just please tell me where you're putting it.
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Nicole took a deep breath and walked through the main doors and into school. She held her head high and tried her best to look her normal confident self, but something was nagging at the back of her mind. Gnawing away at the back of her mind. Whether she liked it or not, she had tried to kill Brooke that night and even if no one ever found out, she still knew. Then she saw her. Leaning heavily on her crutches as she fumbled with the combination on her locker. Nicole put on a bright but sympathetic smile.
"Brookie, how're you feeling?"
Brooke looked up and smiled at her friend. Her locker swung open and she grimaced as she put weight on her leg to step backwards.
"Much better thanks, Nick. How 'bout you?"
"Yeah…yeah, I'm good."
Brooke smiled at her and then noticed something further down the corridor. Harrison. He had chosen Sam, and even though he had been to see her in hospital and they had talked things through, it still stung. He saw her and waved. She smiled back before looking down and walking away with Nicole.
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Sam was putting her bag into her locker when a hand was pressed against the locker next to her.
"Hey Sammy,"
She looked up and smiled when she saw that Harrison was attached to it. He leaned down and kissed her gently. She pulled away after a minute and continued getting her books.
"Hey you."
"How you been?"
"Great actually. See I just spent this summer with this really great guy."
Harrison smiled and kissed her again.
"Who was that then?"
Sam grinned and closed her locker.
"Guess."
Harrison tried his best to look like he was thinking hard. Sam poked him in the stomach and he laughed. The bell rang for first period and they began to walk to biology. Harrison slipped his arm around Sam's waist and she smiled to herself.
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Miss Glass looked up as Harrison and Sam walked in.
"Miss. McPhearson, Mr. John, so nice of you to join us."
They quickly hurried to the remaining empty table and sat down. Brooke smiled meekly at them. They smiled back but they could tell that Brooke was upset about something.
Biology proved to be the same boring lesson that it had always been and Brooke breathed a sigh of relief when the bell rang. She stood up and walked awkwardly out of the classroom. A few people were staring at her as she continued to her locker but she ignored them. Nicole ran to catch up with her.
"Brookie? Hey, Brookie, wait up!"
She caught up with Brooke and looked at her questioningly.
"You ok, Hun? You seem upset."
Brooke shook her head.
"It nothing…it's just…Sam and Harrison. I mean, Sam's like my sister and I could never do anything to hurt her but…"
"You want Harrison back." Nicole finished for her.
Brooke nodded sadly. Nicole tilted her head to one side and looked fixedly at Brooke.
"Hey Brookie, you're Queen B. No guy has ever managed to resist your charm before, has he?"
Again Brooke just shook her head.
"Then why would Harrison? Look, B, all you have to do is prove to him what he's missing by being with Spam instead of you."
Brooke shrugged.
"I dunno Nick. It would crush Sam…"
"But she's crushing you."
Brooke squared her shoulders.
"You're right."
Nicole smiled at her. The bell rang again.
"See you in French, Nick."
Nicole nodded as Brooke walked in the other direction towards her English class. Something inside Nicole twinged with guilt as she saw Brooke struggling on her crutches.
'You did that to her. You almost killed her. You wanted to…'
Nicole shook her head fiercely, turned on heel and headed towards the Novac. Her actions were finally catching up with her and her subconscious was letting her know that she was going to pay for them…
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TBC…
Waddya think?
I'll update this ASAP.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Read + Review.
Rating: PG-13
Category: Drama/Romance
Summary: Set after the cliffhanger ending. Senior year has begun and Nicole is still walking free, but will her guilt catch up with her before the authorities do? Meanwhile, Sam and Harrison have problems of their own with Brooke out of hospital.
Coupling: S/H/B
Disclaimer: I don't own Popular or any of the characters.
Archiving: Yes! Just please tell me where you're putting it.
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Nicole took a deep breath and walked through the main doors and into school. She held her head high and tried her best to look her normal confident self, but something was nagging at the back of her mind. Gnawing away at the back of her mind. Whether she liked it or not, she had tried to kill Brooke that night and even if no one ever found out, she still knew. Then she saw her. Leaning heavily on her crutches as she fumbled with the combination on her locker. Nicole put on a bright but sympathetic smile.
"Brookie, how're you feeling?"
Brooke looked up and smiled at her friend. Her locker swung open and she grimaced as she put weight on her leg to step backwards.
"Much better thanks, Nick. How 'bout you?"
"Yeah…yeah, I'm good."
Brooke smiled at her and then noticed something further down the corridor. Harrison. He had chosen Sam, and even though he had been to see her in hospital and they had talked things through, it still stung. He saw her and waved. She smiled back before looking down and walking away with Nicole.
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Sam was putting her bag into her locker when a hand was pressed against the locker next to her.
"Hey Sammy,"
She looked up and smiled when she saw that Harrison was attached to it. He leaned down and kissed her gently. She pulled away after a minute and continued getting her books.
"Hey you."
"How you been?"
"Great actually. See I just spent this summer with this really great guy."
Harrison smiled and kissed her again.
"Who was that then?"
Sam grinned and closed her locker.
"Guess."
Harrison tried his best to look like he was thinking hard. Sam poked him in the stomach and he laughed. The bell rang for first period and they began to walk to biology. Harrison slipped his arm around Sam's waist and she smiled to herself.
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Miss Glass looked up as Harrison and Sam walked in.
"Miss. McPhearson, Mr. John, so nice of you to join us."
They quickly hurried to the remaining empty table and sat down. Brooke smiled meekly at them. They smiled back but they could tell that Brooke was upset about something.
Biology proved to be the same boring lesson that it had always been and Brooke breathed a sigh of relief when the bell rang. She stood up and walked awkwardly out of the classroom. A few people were staring at her as she continued to her locker but she ignored them. Nicole ran to catch up with her.
"Brookie? Hey, Brookie, wait up!"
She caught up with Brooke and looked at her questioningly.
"You ok, Hun? You seem upset."
Brooke shook her head.
"It nothing…it's just…Sam and Harrison. I mean, Sam's like my sister and I could never do anything to hurt her but…"
"You want Harrison back." Nicole finished for her.
Brooke nodded sadly. Nicole tilted her head to one side and looked fixedly at Brooke.
"Hey Brookie, you're Queen B. No guy has ever managed to resist your charm before, has he?"
Again Brooke just shook her head.
"Then why would Harrison? Look, B, all you have to do is prove to him what he's missing by being with Spam instead of you."
Brooke shrugged.
"I dunno Nick. It would crush Sam…"
"But she's crushing you."
Brooke squared her shoulders.
"You're right."
Nicole smiled at her. The bell rang again.
"See you in French, Nick."
Nicole nodded as Brooke walked in the other direction towards her English class. Something inside Nicole twinged with guilt as she saw Brooke struggling on her crutches.
'You did that to her. You almost killed her. You wanted to…'
Nicole shook her head fiercely, turned on heel and headed towards the Novac. Her actions were finally catching up with her and her subconscious was letting her know that she was going to pay for them…
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TBC…
Waddya think?
I'll update this ASAP.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Read + Review.