Dear Lucas, Well, I've been volunteering at a crisis center for a couple of weeks now. I'm struck by the number of people who are struggling in this world. And as much as that saddens me, I'm also humbled by their strength and the courage they display in the face of their struggles.
“Nobody Taught Us To Quit” · Season 8, Episode 5
In this episode: Brooke Davis (3), Haley James Scott (3), Nathan Scott (2), Julian Baker (1)
Besides hat glove belongs on the hand of someone who loves the game. Me, I used to stand out in right field and chase butterflies. Trust me, the glove respects what I'm doing here.
I'm sure it does. Probably doesn't respect that you brought it here in a purse though.
That's a man bag.
If that's your story.
Ugh!
I thought you weren't coming.
"Under the bridge"? Really?
What? We always came here.
You and Peyton always came here. I was tutor girl. I wasn't cool "hang out under the bridge" girl. I've been searching under every damn bridge in Tree Hill.The homeless love me by now.
Sorry. I turned my phone off.
We can talk now,Brooke Davis. Crisis intervention. How can I help you?
So, I told my mom I'm selling the company...And she yelled at me.
Your mom always yells at you.
Not like this. She was really upset...Like, "no going back" upset.
Brooke, if your mom hadn't made the choices that she made in the first place, she wouldn't be going to prison, and you wouldn't have to sell your company.This is all her own fault.
I know you're right.It's just...After all the success...After all the money...The press, the awards, the celebrity...It's just been about getting my mom to love me...To tell me she's proud of me. That's all it's ever been.
Yeah. That's all it ever is.
You look nice.
Thanks. So do you.
Nathan has his press conference.
Yeah, me too. Seems like a lot of things are ending.
Or beginning...Do you remember when you started all this? I remember the day because we were in our apartment and you were sad about a boy, and I told you… "focus on your talent. Everything else will work itself out". And it did. Well, now I’m here to tell you the opposite. Don’t focus on your work. Focus on your life. You’re young, you’re beautiful, you’re in love. You have a wedding to plan. You have an amazing man who loves you. Focus on that, on Julian. Everything else will work itself out.
Bros over clothes?
Yeah. Bros over clothes.Come here.(they hug)
Letting go is never easy. As athletes, we have an expiration date,and even if our professional careers are substantial, that expiration date comes pretty early. Sometimes our ...our hearts are willing, but our bodies say no. And that happens to be the case with me. Because of this, I'll be leaving the game of basketball.
Obviously, there are things I regret......Things I would like to take back......Things I would change if I could. But we all have to live with the residue of our choices...And the consequence of our actions.
I know that some of you may be concerned for me, concerned that I might struggle with the fact that my career has been cut short. As Lou Gehrig said,"today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." Finally, I won't be taking any questions tonight. Instead, there's a long interview conducted by Mouth McFadden at his website, mcfaddensports.com.
I won't be taking any questions tonight. But I just want to ensure the investors of my company, now my former company, that you will all be paid back in full 100%. Our mistakes shouldn't cost you a penny, and they won't. People say, "it's just business. Don't take it personally." Well, I think business is as personal as it gets. Just because the system allows it, it doesn't make it right.
Some people never get to touch their dreams...Never get to know what that feels like.....never find that thing they love or get to do it for a living. So, is it a tragedy to have that taken away from you? No. The tragedy would be to lie awake at night, wondering, "what if?"
For those of you who believed in me once,I hope you can believe in me again...
BNBrooke & Nathan
For now, I say goodbye to this chapter of my life..... And I look forward to what comes next
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