Different

Chapter 20

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You were temptingly beautiful
But stung when I got close.
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I walk into the living room and sit on the couch, starting to think.

There must be something more to the story. I've never seen him this angry. Even when he was punching all those guys. Never.

Then a thought enters my head:

Is his dad like my Aarya? Is he-

Oh god.

But then the more reasonable part of me spoke:

He probably just had a fight with his dad. That's it. You're overreacting.

He's talked about his dad before. So he couldn't possibly be..

Luke enters the room, interrupting my thoughts. He passes by me, without saying a word. It looks as if he's looking for something, which he found a few seconds later - car keys.

"Where are you going?" I quickly stand up, following him to the door. He doesn't answer so I repeat my question. He's quiet so I put my hand on his shoulder, making him flinch a bit. I step in front of him, trying to meet his eyes, but he's just looking at his feet. I grab his chin, lifting his head up. His eyes are full of pain and sadness. It hurts me to see him this way.

"Where are you going, Luke?" I repeat, softly but he jerks my hand away, "none of your business," he walks past me, through the door, leaving me there, wondering what I did.

I sigh and go back to the soft, comfy couch and plop my butt on it. When I turn on the plasma TV I get a call. It's V. She must be wondering where I went.

I turn down the volume on the TV and pick up the phone, "hi-" "girl where the fuck are you?" She cuts me off and I hold back a laugh. She's so protective and worrying.

"I'm at Luke's," I mentally prepare myself for the outburst of squeaking and questions. Here it goes Emma, you got it.

"WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE? ARE YOU TWO FUCKING? ARE YOU THING? OH MY GOD MY SHIP HAS SAILED! HOW? Tell me everything!" She screams into the phone, making me move my phone away from my ear. She's way to hyped.

"Nothing happened. I was suspended and I can't be at our dorm, so he offered me to sleep in his apartment. And NO we aren't sleeping in the same bed," I sigh and lay down on the gigantic couch. I need this couch in my life.

"You were suspended because of Nicki?" She's angry. I have to calm her down before she jumps Nicki.

"It's fine really," I try to calm her down and in my surprise she isn't that mad, "I'd be much angrier if you weren't staying with Luke because of that," oh. That's why.

"Well I need some rest. I'll text you later," I promise and hang up.

I turn the volume up on the TV and start watching a random horror movie. It wasn't scary at all. The effects were funny and so was the alleged 'ghost'. When the movie ends, it's almost time for my shift, so I get up and go to my room, to get dressed. Im standing in front of it, when I remember, that I'm not working today. I mentally slap myself and go back to the couch.

I sigh, turning on the TV, putting on some music. I decide to clean the place up a bit. While walking up to the kitchen, I look at the mess he's made. I don't know when it was the last time he cleaned the place up. With the amount of money he has, a person would think he has a maid.