Forever and Always (A Naley fanfiction)

Chapter Eleven

It took everything inside of Peyton for her not to panic. Emma was nowhere to be found, and the door that leads outside was wide open. She instantly knew that Emma would not have just run off on her own. After everything Haley and Emma had been through, Emma knew better than to go off by herself like that. If Emma was not in the house that meant Emma must have gone off with somebody or somebody must have taken her by force. She highly doubted she would have gone off with a stranger voluntarily. Peyton momentarily wondered if Haley had taken Emma in the night and run off again. That seemed very unlikely though. After all the pain her initial disappearance and supposed death had caused, Haley would not just leave without a word.

Peyton pulled out her phone and dialed Haley's cell phone number. It went straight to voicemail. It was very unusual for Haley to go this long without checking up on Emma. There was a voice in Peyton's head screaming that there was something seriously wrong.

Peyton stood in a state of shock for a moment before a voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Peyton are you okay?"

She turned around to see Brooke standing in the doorway wearing an expression of worry.

"Emma's gone, " Peyton whispers.

"What do you mean she's gone?" Brooke asked, her expression going from worry to confusion.

"As in she's not anywhere in the house, and the door is wide open!" Peyton exclaims, her voice filled with panic.

"Peyton, I'm sure she's fine..."Brooke tried to reassure Peyton, not understanding why she was getting so worked up.

"I sure as hell hope so. Can I use your car?"Peyton asks "I'm going to look around town to see if I can find her."

"Sure," Brooke says, offering Peyton a gentle smile "I'll keep an eye on Jenny too."

Peyton quickly thanked her and was out the door.

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Haley blinked backed into consciousness. She was unsure of how long she had been asleep or even when she fell asleep. Haley had made attempts at getting her hands free, but they were bound too tightly. Her head was still throbbing, and she was starting to feel nauseous. Haley was not sure if the nausea was from lack of food and water or a possible concussion. Maybe it was a combination of both.

There is enough light in the room for her to slightly make out where she is. It is not a room she recognizes, but she appears to be in some sort of warehouse. Haley can hear voices in the distance, but she cannot make out what they are saying. She can pick out Damon's voice and an unknown female voice.

"Who is the woman?" Haley wonders "And what does she have to do with me? Is she the one Damon has been working for this whole time? Is she the one who had me kidnapped in the first place?" What would this woman have against her?

She had so many questions and close to no answers. She also had little time left. She wondered if they would spare her any answers before killing her.

Haley had sadly concluded that she was never going to see Nathan or Emma again. She sadly hoped that Peyton and Jake would explain everything to Nathan and he would take her place in raising their little girl. She knew he would shower Emma with all the love and affection she needed, Haley just hoped Emma could somewhat heal the pain Nathan had been in the last few years. Despite his own thoughts, Haley always knew that Nathan would be a great father. Emma would be okay. That gave her some sense of peace. It broke her heart that she had never been able to reunite the three of them as a family though. That was all she had dreamed of since the day Emma had been born. The vision of them together as a family is what kept Haley going over the past few years. It was what kept her from giving up hope.