Lost

Chapter One

~Chapter One~ 

Song of the chapter: Breath in Breath out- Mat Kearney

"Oh my gosh, Peyton did you hear?" My best friend Amanda calls from across the hall as she runs towards me.

"Hear what?" I ask when she finally reaches me at my locker.

"Justin's coming back!" she squeals with excitement.

Justin, the one who I trusted my life with, the one who I gave my whole heart to, the one who smashed it into a million pieces, and broke me. Is coming back to my town. I thought I saw the last of him when he destroyed my heart.

"Great..." The last thing I wanted right now was to see him again. I toss some of my long brown hair over my shoulder and continue walking.

"Oh c'mon Peyton your not even a little bit excited?" Amanda pleads.

"Considering last time I saw him he broke my heart and ignored me for months. Yeah I'm gonna say I'm not that excited to see him," I respond sharply.

She groans at me with anger, "Well I'm still excited to see him. Will you help me meet him?"

Sadly, Amanda wasn't in Stratford when I dated Justin. She moved here a few months after he left, and we instantly became best friends.

"Only if I actually talk to him. But I'm not making any promises." Right when I finish my sentence the bell rings.

"Oh my gosh thank you I love you!" Amanda almost screams. "Um Peyton isn't your class that way?" she point in the opposite direction.

"Yeah but I'm meeting Chase," I called over my shoulder as I walk away.

Chase is my boyfriend. Amanda really hates him because she thinks he's a bad influence on me. But really, sometimes i feel like he's more of a rebound boy than an actual boyfriend. It doesn't really matter to me because I still love him, and nothings going to change that.

I get outside and walk over to the spot where I always meet chase. After a few minutes of waiting, he shows up. He walks over to me and we immediately start making out, until he pulls away. I can see this look in his eyes that something terrible is about to happen.

"Peyton?" He asks softly with confusion in his voice.

"What?" I ask annoyed and scared.

"I can't do this anymore,"

Chase’s words sting me, it feels like my heart was just ripped out again. For the second time.

"What do you mean? Why are you doing this to me?" I asked him this with anger, confusion and emptiness in my voice.

"I don't love you," he says with no regret on voice.

After along moment of silence he turns away, leaving me there. He left me alone, hurt, and angry near that tree.

The tree, all the memories begin to comeback. This is the same tree Justin and I would do our homework together at, the tree where he told me he loved me, the same tree where we said our last goodbyes. And this is the tree where I had my first kiss. This tree is part of my life, all my good memories, the bad ones, and the reason why I'm so broken.

I can't hold back the emotions from all these memories any longer, and sit down and pull my legs to my chest and begin to cry softly to myself. I stay there and cry for what seems like forever. I hear the class end and the next one begin. I hear everyone whisper about me as they pass. I ignore it like I always do.

Suddenly I hear footsteps near by, they stop next to me and the person sits down next to me.

"Peyton? Are you okay?" that voice. It's so familiar. I look up and I was right. It's Justin.

I look into those same familiar brown eyes and a new rush of feelings come rushing through me.