"Okay, we'll talk tomorrow when you're sober,"
"Fine, but promise not to be jealous if I have sex with Brittany - er, I mean Bethany," Luke said in a voice I could picture a five year old using. As if I would be jealous anyway, Luke can do what he wants. Luke and I are friends, he didn't seriously think I like him enough to get jealous of other girls? I don't even know why I'm digging too much into this, he's drunk anyway.
"Okay, Luke, good night,"
"How about we go out tomorrow?"
I groaned as he continued with the questions, thinking he was done and would let me go back to sleep.
"I have school," I groan into my pillow, getting inpatient with him.
"I can pick you up after school," Luke continued.
"I didn't know you could even drive," I whisper through the phone, almost forgetting my parents could wake up any moment.
"Well I do, so I'll pick you up, yeah?"
Knowing Luke was drunk and really did not have a clue what he was saying I muffled a quite yes down the phone before hanging up. I had no idea what had even just happened and I wasn't sure I wanted to know, I just wanted to sleep right now. Although the moment I put the phone down and tried to zone back into a dream, I couldn't. I was worried about how Luke would get home and if he was okay and it was dumb since he probably done this pretty often.
I began to wonder why I guy like that felt the need to hang around with a girl like me. It seemed almost crazy, however, that could all wait until the morning.
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"So, who can tell me the aims of the treaty during the world war?"
My history teacher droaned on and I felt myself begin to fall asleep at the table. Usually I was pretty alert all day, but due to Luke awakening me at a dumb time in the morning, I seemed to feel like I was doing to drop any moment now.
Finally the bell had rung and like a heard of hungry animals, everyone grabbed their bags and darted for the tiny doorway, causing me to get shoved to the back. I didn't mind, I was used to it. Jane hadn't come in today, she had some family emergency thing which meant she had to go to New York for the week.
Once out of the door way, I hurriedly walked for the front doors of the schools, getting shoved into lockers as if I was invisable as I walked. I finally got out of the doors, bringing myself to the front of the school. I felt almost glad that I had made it through the day and could just get home and away from these people. It was torture having to spend every day feeling like nobody.
During my journey home, I was passing the park, a smile forming on my face the moment I saw Luke sat on a swing with a cigarrete in his hand. He looked up and caught me by the gate, gesturing for me to come over. I quickly made my way into the park and stood in front of him as he swung back and fourth.
"I feel like shit," Luke simply stated holding his head.
"Same, thanks for waking me up at like three," I smiled at him.
"Yeah, sorry about that, I don't even know what happened to be honest," Luke moaned as he through his cigarrete to the ground and rubbed each side of his temples, "Do I wanna know what happened?"
"I don't know, you were just drunk and acting pretty dumb," I tease, leaning on the pole of the swing set on the right to Luke.
"Well, next time don't even answer the phone, I don't want to end up saying something to you that I will regret," Luke looked up at me and I smiled back at him. I gave him a nod in return.
Luke opened his mouth, before instantly closing it again as he looked right in front of him. I turned to see what he was looking at and then I soon began to figure it out.
"Oh fuck," Luke cursed under his breath and his bit on his lip, looking like he was biting hard enough to make it bleed.
"Oh no," I say, as I realise what's happening.
The three girls approach us at the park, the three popular girls at school who I definitely do not have anything to do with. I guess to some extent I do, if you consider getting shoved and teased by them most days, then yes, I have quite a bit to do with them. They were cheerleaders, always hung around with the football team and enjoyed sleeping with older guys. Amber, Tillie and Brittany.
"Hey, didn't expect to see you here," Brittany spoke as she walked over to where Luke and I were. I tried to stand behind the pole, not that it really hid me too well but girls like that never notice me anyway.
I felt a sudden sickness in my stomach that Brittany was the girl Luke was with last night and I couldn't believe I hadn't figured it out anyway. Brittany has slept with every guy in this town, but I didn't want to believe that she had slept with Luke too.
"Small world," Luke mumbled, looking down to the ground.
"Is that all you're going to say to me?" Brittany raised an eyebrow, "Afterall, we had fun last night right?"
The girls behind her began to giggle and I wondered if any of them had any self respect. It was almost embarrassing to have to watch and I wondered how on earth they managed to go through life acting like this. I also began to question Luke and even though he told me he was not that type of guy, it looked that way.
Of course it was not my buisness, but he could at least be straight with me. I just felt dumb in the moment, stood here like a lemon.
"I've had better," Luke looked back up to her, "You told me you were in college,"
Brittany smirked, "I lied,"
It was then that they all noticed me stood beside Luke, hiding between the pole and behind Luke's back and I had never felt so awkward. This was more awkward than having to see Luke's friend Michael in his underwear.
"Excuse me, whatever you're name is, we're trying to have a conversation," Brittany gestured between her and Luke, flashing him a wink, before looking back to me.
"My name's Frances," I dumbly mumbled back, feeling embarrassed.
"I don't care," Brittany laughed, followed by her other two friends chuckling also, "Why are you here anyway?"
I looked to Luke, but he just stared at me blankly, not giving me any source of help. I felt my cheeks burn, it was not as if I would tell her Luke and I were friends, because that seemed to be the dumbest thing I could say right now. So I did what I always do in situations like this, I just walk away. I didn't feel embarrassed because Brittany came over and I didn't even feel embarrassed that Luke didn't say anything to help me out; I just felt humiliated at the fact I thought Luke was serious when he wanted to be my friend. I guess, once again, the joke's on me.
omg idk how i feel about this chapter :/ i kind of made it as i went but yeah i dont know if i like it??? Plus, it's really short but it's like a filler so i can write more for the next part
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