~Jules and Lucas~

~The Tutor: Chapter 1 Part 4~

~The Next Day~

I wake up later than my usual time. I barely slept last night. I still feel like shit. My mom knocks on my door and comes in to check on me.

Mom: "Baby, are you feeling ok today?"

She touches my head to check my temperature.

Me: "mom, i don't want to go to school today."

Mom: "Oh honey, you got a fever. I'll call the school for you, ok. Stay here I'll go make some soup."

Me: "thank you mom."

She leaves my room to call me in sick. I miss Lu- I need to stop thinking about him. He did this to me after all. What should I do now? Can we still be friend? I wonder what he's- There I go again. I can't get him out of my head. It's like he's everywhere...My mom enters my room once again but this time, with a bowl of chicken soup. She tries to feed me but I refuse.

Me: "no, sorry but i'm not hungry."

Mom: "But baby, you gotta eat if you want to get better."

Me: "i don't want to get better though, i don't ever want to go to school again..."

Mom: "Well- what happened honey? Tell me what's wrong?"

I start to cry. I can't tell her, she won't understand. Lucas said he'll never judge me. I wipe away my tears. Lucas used to wipe my tears for me.

Me: "Forget what I said mom, nothing happened. I just don't feel good, that's all."

I fake a smile to her. She knows I'm lying but she backs off anyways.

Mom: "Ok baby, whatever you want hun."

She sets the chicken soup on my desk and leaves again. I lay there cold and alone. I try to fall asleep again but I can't. I look at my phone and it's 8:32 a.m., class would have started already. I have never missed a day of school before, this probably won't be the last. I fall asleep for 6 more hours. I awake up around 2:00 p.m. I am so hungry, I haven't eaten anything this whole day. I was going to get up from my bed but I heard a knock at the front door.

It's definitely Lucas, he has been calling me this whole day but I don't have the strength to answer him. I can hear him ask my mom if I am home. She of course tells him I am and that I'm in my room. I can hear his heavy foot steps coming my way. I turn to face the wall, my back towards the door. He knocks on my door and comes in. He sits beside my bed.

Lucas: "Hey, hey, are you awake?"

Me: "what is it?"

Lucas: "I- Are you ok? Why didn't you come to school today?"

Me: "i'm ok, have a fever."

Lucas: "Why didn't you text me? Or answer my calls? Or reply to my texts?"

Me: "sorry, didn't see."

Lucas: "You- I know you saw them, you left me on read..."

I turn around slowly and look at him.

Lucas: "Please stop crying."

He leans in to give me a hug. I try to push him away but his strong arms pull me into his chest. I hug him so tight, I don't want to ever let go. I continue to cry in his chest. I push him away and pull him closer for a kiss. We kiss for a few seconds before he pulls back. He looks shock.

Lucas: "..."

He stands up and walks out the door. I jump out of my bed and fall down.

Me: "WAIT, Wait Lucas! Don't go, wait, Lucas!"

Lucas continues walking and he makes it pass the front lawn. I finally catch up to him. I hold his arm back.

Me: "Please, please don't go. Lucas i- i'm sorry."

Lucas: "let me go julius."

I'm surprised because he never calls me by my full name.

Me: "Fine! Go ahead and go!"

I let go of Lucas's arm and he walks away to his car. I walk inside my house to cry even more.