Imprinted ♱ l.h

Chapter 11 ~ Sparks

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His bed sheets smelt of hairspray and aftershave. I breathed it all in, wanting to value every second. We sat on the bed looking up at the ceiling. We didn't speak for a good while. 'Chelsea?' Luke asks in a questioning voice. 'What is it?' I mumble to him. 'Do you feel something?' Well I wasn't expecting that. 'The bed' I chuckle 'no is mean like, a spark?' 'Well It depends really I think I can smell burning but I can't feel anything' I regret the sarcasm, but I was afraid of Luke's question. 'Never mind, I think it's just me' I heard the sadness in his voice. That clearly wasn't the answer he wanted. 'Thanks for inviting me over' I whisper to him 'I really have fun with you' 'really? People don't usually have fun with me' 'well your actually pretty fun' I laugh. It must be sad having friends that only like you for someone your pretending to be. 'Is this the real you?' I felt bad asking, but I felt like we could be upfront with each other. 'Yes, I only acted the way I did with them because I wanted to fit in' 'it's ok, I understand, maybe one day you will be able to show them the real you' 'maybe, but I doubt it' 'you should come and hang out with us tomorrow' 'I don't think that would be a good idea' 'come on, don't be a pussy' he turned and winked at me. 'Fine, just don't call me a pussy again' I immediately regretted agreeing to this. I was too socially awkward for that. I can't hang out with the popular group.

When I had to leave I decided to see Ashton on the way out. I gently pushed his door open and he gave me a giant smile. 'Hey' he said in a gravelly, morning voice. He sounded considerably better than yesterday 'hi Ash, how you feeling?' I asked him In a kind whisper. 'A lot better actually, I should be back tomorrow!' He smile practically brightened up the entire room and His dimples went very deep. 'I can't wait for you to come back!' 'I can't wait to come back too, come lie with me for a sec. I layed next to him on the massive double bed. He breathed in my scent and then stopped. 'What's that smell?' His voice was very alarmed as I realised I must smell of Luke. 'Probably just my step dads aftershave. He likes to be a dick and spray it on me' 'oh I see' I could tell he didn't fully believe me, but I didn't matter as he let it go. We stayed layed In this position for several hours till he tapped my shoulder and woke me up. 'We fell asleep' he chuckled in my ear. 'Really? How long for?' 'About 4 hours!' I looked at my phone. It was 10 o' clock. 'Do you want to stay here for the night, I mean I wouldn't want you walking home in the dark, it's just me and Luke here tonight and we both go to the same school.' 'Sure thing! It's not like my mum will notice, anyway' 'awesome!' I smiled at his response as we layed back down and snuggled together. Anybody would have thought we were a couple...

I heard Luke above us walking up and down. It was a repeated motion, over and over. I didn't know what he was doing but he was doing it all night long. Eventually I slipped into a deep sleep, something I hadn't done in many years, I am usually kept up by the sounds of screaming. Sometimes my mums and sometimes my own. But tonight I dreamed of a boy. He had soft skin and a beautiful smile. Every time he hugged me a spark rippled through my body. I stroked his blonde hair over and over. He whispered in my ear. 'The spark has gone off.' And then I woke up and I realised what Luke meant. I had felt the spark.

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