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⤷ For as long as they could remember, Brooke and Ryland had hated each other to the very limit. No matter what it came to - sports, tests, social lifestyles - anything the other did gave them a bad taste in their mouths.
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GREEK TRAGEDY :: xxv. | a damn miracle
Just a little over three months had gone by and everything wasn't as quiet as it seemed. Chad and Peyton were still figuring it out, while Brooke and Ryland were figuring it out. Those two were so secretive, so secretive that they didn't have any of their firsts. They hung out, but they didn't go on dates or kiss or whatever. When Brooke said non exclusive, she meant non exclusive.
However, on that Tuesday, Chad was once again cooped up in the hospital room next to his sister. At that point he wasn't thinking about giving up, he was just tired of waiting. It had been six months since she fallen into the coma, half a year. Six months of her life gone ———— he just didn't seem it was fair.
But when the doctor walked in, he had a smile across his lips which sent Chad a little bit of hope.
"Ashely could wake up any day now. There's been a lot of brain activity lately which is a good sign. So stay close."
Chad nodded with a smile, "That's great. Thanks, doc."
Before the doctor headed out the room, he asked an important question or maybe two, "Did the police ever find out who started that fire? I don't mean to get a little personal, but I don't think I ever saw your parents come by."
"No, they got nothing. Honestly, I think they abandoned that case thanks to Dan Scott and his connections." The teen sighed, "But my parents, they're busy people."
"Hm." The doctor headed out, "I'll be back in a little while and Chad, go to school. I'm sure your sister appreciates you being by her side, but there isn't much you can do except live your life."
Chad really took what the doctor said to heart and after a kiss to his sister's forehead, he headed out the building to his house. He changed his clothes, got his bag and soon he was off.
After arriving late, he caught up with some of his friends by Haley's locker.
Haley immediately sparked conversation with him, "Were you at the hospital? How is she?"
"Doc said that she should be waking up any day now." Chad couldn't help but smile so big at the news. Haley hugged him and he wrapped an arm around her while everyone expressed their support. As him and his friends continued to talk, a person that he never thought he see again walked in his view, "Holy shit."
"I know. This can't be real." Ryland came out of nowhere behind him, "Ashely's gonna lose it when she wakes."
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After school, Ryland was over at Brooke's house. She was going to go to the hospital but Chad told her that he would reach out as soon as he knew something new, which was fine with her.
However, other than Ashely, there was one more thing ticking at her brain. And that was why the hell was Rachel Gatina back. As she was lost in her thoughts, she didn't hear a word Brooke was saying which made the burnette a little annoyed.
Brooke waved her hand in front of Ryland's face, "Hello? Are you even listening to me?"
"Yeah, sorry. What did you say?"
"I know a quiet, kind of secret place where we can have our date." Brooke's tone was cheery.
Ryland nodded, "Sure." She was grateful to be ( kind of ) with Brooke but of course she wanted more. She didn't want to hide, but she remembered Brooke's still figuring everything out, so she was patient.
However, back at the hospital, Chad was at his usual spot ———— by his sister's side. After the good news he got that morning, he was elevated and then the door opened and a certain redhead changed his mood.
"Why did i have to find out Ashely's in a coma by some rando and not you?" Rachel closed the door behind her.
Chad stood up from the chair, "We don't want you here, so leave."
Rachel shook her head, "You don't get to do that. Not this time. What if she was dead, would you have told me?"
He annoyingly rolled his eyes, "Probably not, Rachel."
"Fuck you. I love her."
"I know but what went down was cruel, very cruel. But i tolerate you a lot more than i do someone else, so do whatever you want." Chad sat back down and as soon as he did, he noticed Ashely's fingers wiggling a little.
He voiced to Rachel to get the doctor and as soon as she left the room, Ashely's eyes slowly fluttered open. The first pair of eyes she looks into are her brother's with a smile plastered across his lips.
If miracles were a thing in this down, he swore this one was a sure damn good one.
As the doctors began to rush in, Chad took a moment to text Ryland and to let everyone else know.
As soon as Ashely connected eyes with Rachel, all she could think about was fuck me.
The girl she once loved was back out of the blue, Ryland figuring out how to navigate whatever her and Brooke were now doing, while Chad and Peyton were kind of now heading towards the bench.
Everyone felt as if they were losing the grasp of their life or more so of how to navigate a relationship. However, that was far from Ashely's mind ———— she just wanted to know what the hell happened considering Rachel being back is definitely new for some.
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a/n: this chapter's a bit short than most but i needed to touch on a few things && well, it's kind of a filler 🤷♀️
