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He had heard about the shooting. It was the only thing on television when he finally turned it on that morning. At first he couldn't really figure out that it was Tree Hill High they were talking about, but the moment he did, he was stumbling out of bed, pulling on clothes and heading towards the school. By the time he got there, his eyes were looking for Brooke. Was she okay? They said there was someone hurt...was it Brooke? Chris's heart was beating so fast he didn't know if it would calm down or burst. He found Nathan and Haley talking to a police officer. He approached, slowly. But he figured he would be safe as long as the officer was there, then Nathan couldn't deck him. Again.
"Haley, where's Brooke?"
Haley stared at Chris for a long moment before she finally shook her head. "Um, I don't know. She's not here?"
Nathan stared at Chris, unsure of how to read him. "I think she went to the hospital with Jake. Peyton was shot."
Chris sucked in a deep breath, nodded, turned and jumped back in his car. It didn't take him long to get the hospital, even with the traffic of news vans. It took him even less time to find Brooke in the waiting room with Jake and Lucas. "Hey," he said, softly. "Is she okay?" Chris went to put his arm around Brooke but stopped when he saw Lucas staring at him. Instead, he folded them over his chest. "I just went to the school, Nathan said you guys were here."
"Haley, where's Brooke?"
Haley stared at Chris for a long moment before she finally shook her head. "Um, I don't know. She's not here?"
Nathan stared at Chris, unsure of how to read him. "I think she went to the hospital with Jake. Peyton was shot."
Chris sucked in a deep breath, nodded, turned and jumped back in his car. It didn't take him long to get the hospital, even with the traffic of news vans. It took him even less time to find Brooke in the waiting room with Jake and Lucas. "Hey," he said, softly. "Is she okay?" Chris went to put his arm around Brooke but stopped when he saw Lucas staring at him. Instead, he folded them over his chest. "I just went to the school, Nathan said you guys were here."