Coming Home

Chapter 3, Upon Arrival

I just passed the sign. I now know I am minutes away from meeting my twin. I have always felt like something was missing from my life. I go to the first hotel user and get a room to put all of my things on the bed. I put the hand bag on the sink's counter, grab my key, purse, phone and walk back out to my car. I'm pretty hungry so I walk into Karen's Cafe. I order a coffee and a blue berry muffin. "Peyton, you died your hair?" A blonde haired guy about my age says. "Um excuse me?" I have a puzzled look on my face. Do I really look that similar to her? I smile a little cause that makes me happy. "Oh I'm sorry. I thought you were a friend of mine. You're new around here aren't you?" He asks. "Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Well it's a small town. Everybody here knows every body. I'm Lucas," he puts out his hand.
"Kierston." I shake his hand.
"Well it's nice to meet you. So what brings you to the town of tree hill?"
"Well I kind of just found out that I was adopted... so I'm looking for my sister." I say slowly.
"Oh. Well, if you want something to do to pass down by my friends and I play basketball down at the river court."
"I will defiantly come by today, thank you Lucas."
After I finish my coffee and muffin I go back to the hotel. I take a fifteen minute nap. I wake up and decide to change my clothes since I'm going to be playing basketball, I might as well work out by running there and back. So I put on my black leggings, black sports bra, black tennis shoes, and my gray sweat shirt on. I put my hair into a high ponytail and put on a gray headband. I grab my phone and keys. I put the room key onto the ring with my car key just for safe keeping. I start jogging. It's about 6:30 so I thought I would go down to the river court. After about 10 minutes of running I arrive at the river court. I start shooting hoops and I realize that 4 guys are approaching me. "And who might this pretty lady shooting basketball in our court be?" One of them asks.
"Um I'm Kierston, actually I was invited to come down here by Lucas. So who would you be?"
"I'm Skillz, this is Mouth, that's Fergie and Junk."
"Well it's nice to meet you guys, anybody up for playing a game?"
"Sure. You can be on my team baby," Skillz says smirking.
"So who's playing us?"
"Mouth sits out and announces the game."
"Okay so you and I against Fergie and Junk. I'm cool with that. Lucas said that he was coming down here later."
"It's okay we can just play a quick game."
I take a drink of water and take off my sweatshirt before I walk into the court. All of the guys looked stunned and I hear a "damn" from Skillz. I playfully smack him, "I heard that." I laugh.
I have the ball but Fergie has me boxed in. I pass the ball to Skillz and he scores. "Nice jump shot," I say as I walk. "Nice rack," Skillz says and winks at me. "Now Skillz that's no way to talk to a pretty lady," Lucas says walking up to the court. He tries to whisper but I still hear him say, "you are right though." We decide to end the game even though we just started. It was 7-3, Skillz and I with the win. We start a new game, Lucas and I against Skillz, Fergie, and Junk. I wasn't too bad of a player so the game was pretty fair.
I make a half court shot, ending the game. Lucas and I up by 3. I drink some water to cool down, tie my sweatshirt around my waist, hook my keys on to the ring of the water bottle and say good bye to the guys. As I'm walking away some jerk and his friends come by to start harassing Lucas. Seeing as how I've dealt with jerks before I turn around and run back there. I stop the guy, who looks like he tells everybody what to do, mid sentence. "Is there a problem?" I say getting in front of Lucas.
"Oh there's a problem, why is such a pretty girl like you hanging out with a loser like him and not with me," he says getting closer to me and motioning his head towards Lucas. "Well for one, he's not a loser. Two, he was the first person in this town to be nice to me. Three, I  don't hang around self centered, disrespectful, ungrateful, selfish jerks like you. So take your friends and leave." I say coldly.
"Okay, bitch." He says as he walks back to his car.
"The bitch has a name, it's Kierston." I say flipping him off with a sarcastic smile. He looks pissed and drives off. "Who the hell was that guy?" I ask turning around.
"That would be Nathan Scott," mouth says.
"Scott? As in Lucas Scott?"
"Yeah, he's my half brother. We clearly don't get along," Lucas shrugs.
"There is no way in hell you are related to him. You are so kind, he is such a dick."
"Well he gets that from his father, our father. He isn't there for me though like he is for Nathan," Lucas says.
"I'm sorry to hear, that but honestly it sounds like you have the better end of the deal," I say with a small smile. "Well I'm gonna go, I'll see you guys around." I wave.
"Hey Kierston, here's my number. Call or text if you need anything," Skillz says handing me a paper.
"Thank you Skillz. I will text you when I get back to my phone."
"Yeah no problem, and Kierston. The way you stood up for Luc, that was hot." Skillz winks at me. I laugh and begin running back to the hotel. I get there, change into pajamas and go to sleep. Today has been a long day.