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I walk down the stairs and go to the kitchen so that I could make myself breakfast but the shadow of someone sitting in my living room stopped me. I enter the room and notice that it was Luke sitting in the couch going through one of the children's picture books that we kept in the living room as decoration.
"Hey." I say softly to try and not scare him. He looks back at me and closes the book smiling.
"Hey! Uh... sorry for snooping." He states awkwardly pointing to the book. I smile signing that it was ok and seat next to him on the couch.
Neither of us talked for a few seconds, probably because we didn't know how to start this conversation. I sigh and turn my body so that I was completely facing him. My thoughts started unrolling and I tried to turn them into words. I look up into his eyes and he nodded as if to encourage me to speak.
"I think it's clear that there's something going on between us." I say on a spike of courage, my cheeks immediately turning red.
"Uh.. what? What do you mean?" He tried to play it off.
I squint my eyes at him and grunt his name as if to tell him to drop the act. He sighs and starts to pounce his leg, a nervous tick that we both had. He opens and closes his mouth a couple times as if searching for the right words.
"I can't deny it but I just..." he interrupts himself looking at his fingers, too afraid to face me.
"But you like Julie more." I complete his sentence and scoot away from him slightly.
"No!" He said quickly a little louder than the usual talking tone. "No. I'm.. confused. I'm just confused." He stutters.
"You've been picking her from the beginning." I say in a whisper, not finding the voice to express my feelings. "Yesterday you went with her and just left me alone with your parents." I argue back and look up at the television, trying to avoid him because I knew I would not be able to go through with this confrontation if I looked at him.
"It's not like that." He immediately said. "I left because I couldn't bare looking at them crying and Julie came after me, not the other way around." He explained and I immediately felt bad about judging him and making an incredibly hard and important moment for him about me.
"I'm sorry." I apologized and looked at my fidgeting fingers out of embarrassment. "For making everything about me." I add.
"Lorelei look at me." He requested and I reluctantly met his eyes. He had a sad smile on his face and I could tell that whatever was coming was going to hurt. "I'm confused and... I need time to figure this all out." He breaths out. "The thing is.. I don't think I have much more time here." He let's out the bomb.
I look at him confused, his hand reaches for mine and squeezes it a little bit. A shaky breath comes out of his mouth and his eyes wonder around the room as if he's searching for the right way to tell me the news.
"We found out that the jolts that have been happening were in fact caused by Caleb and we know how to stop it. We have to join him in his club which we really don't want because that would mean no more band and.. no more seeing you or we have to complete our unfinished business and crossover and that even though you won't be able to see us, we will be taking care of you and Julie up there." He explains without stuttering. It was the most clear he has spoken since I met him as if he had studied his speech a dozen times before presenting it to me.
"And what's your unfinished business ? I want to help." I move closer to him caressing his hand that was still in mine.
"We think we have to play at the orpheum." He says. It did make total sense, that's what they missed out on the night they died.
"So let's get you a gig there." I say enthusiastically, getting up from the couch.
"It's super hard getting a spot there and we are dead for fucks sake." He exclaims frustrated. I slightly wince at the aggression in his voice, not used to such a tone from him.
"I'm sure we can work something out. What does Julie think about it?" I inquire trying to lift up the mood.
"She's not too keen on helping us. I told her yesterday and she just left to her room." He mumbled looking down at his hands.
I frowned not sure what Julie's problem was. The boys need us, they are going through a hard time and they need our support. How could she just walk away from them when they need us the most?!
After a few minutes of me trying to comfort Luke and us just having a little conversation, he decided that he needed to leave to meet up with Reggie and Alex at some park they used to go when they were kids.
I knock on Julie's door determined to team up with her to help the boys.
After a few minutes a younger curly-haired boy opened the door and I assumed it was Julie's brother.
"Who are you?" He asked quickly, looking at me suspiciously.
"Uhmm.. I'm Julie's friend." I say confused with his behavior.
"She went groceries shopping with my dad." He says. I look around waiting a few seconds to see if he would invite me to wait inside.
"Well I guess I'll wait by the garage then." I answer turning on my heels. Why am I so awkward? He's just a little kid.
At least I know that he will be safe and won't let strangers into his house, I guess. Responsible.
I seat down in the steps that lead down to the studio/garage and scroll through my phone for a couple of minutes until I feel someone sitting besides me.
"Do you believe in ghosts?" Julie's brother asks out of a sudden. I look at him surprised by his question and think for a few seconds before I answer.
"I guess I do." I say. I mean it's not like three of my friends are ghosts or anything.
"I had a ghost in my house a few days ago." He blurts out and I look at him with wide eyes. Can he also see the boys? "Don't worry. I learned out to kick them out on the internet." He scoffs as if he was some kind of hero. I laugh slightly at the little boy.
"Carlos? Come help with the bags!" I hear a man's voice and I assume it's Julie's dad.
He gets up and runs up the stairs. I stand up and slowly follow him until I catch Julie in my line of sight.
"Lorelei?" She inquired confused.
"Yeah.. we need to talk." I go straight to the matter.
She nods and brings the bags she has in her hands inside after refusing my help. She sets them up in the kitchen counter and takes me upstairs to her bedroom so that we could have some privacy.
"I guess Luke told you about what's happening to them." She sighs after closing the door behind her. I nod and look around analyzing her cute girly bedroom.
"Luke told me you were kind of cold when he told you." I elaborate. She sighs and seats down on her bed.
"Look, I talked it out with Flynn and I understand now that it was stupid of me." She shrugs, visibly embarrassed by her behavior. I smile, happy that we were both on the same page.
"So we have to find a way to help them." I say eagerly, sitting down beside her.
"I think I might have a plan." She smiles and rests her head on my shoulder.
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