Lovebird [completed]

Chapter 5: Just friends

After I visited all the kids on my list I went down to the atrium and called my mum to pick me up. After some time waiting she finally answered 

"Hey honey, what's up? Are you ok?"

"Yeah I'm just ready from the hospital? Can you pick me up or do I need to take the bus?"

"I'm sorry, honey I'm still stuck at work and so is your dad. You'll have to take the bus for today. I'm so sorry."

"It's fine mum really. Just drive safe ok?" But I wasn't fine. The one thing I hated more than elevators was taking the bus at night.

"Yeah. Talk to you later. Bye sweetie"

"Bye, mum" and I hung up. I clutched my back pack strips, plucked in my headphones and, with my hands in the hoodie pockets, I walked towards the exist. At that moment a squeaky voice started calling me. I turned around to see Mrs. Smith running towards me. 

"Hey. Ana Harrington right?"

"Yeah" I responded confused.

"Could you kindly give me your phone number for emergency purposes?"

"Yeah of course" I stated as she took out a note pad and I started telling her my number. When I finished telling her my number she was still writing and as I was scanning the atrium I spot Lucas Walker waving his phone at me as if to tell me he got my number too.

"Shit!" I whispered as I fake smiled at Mrs. Smith and rushed to him. 

I make an attempt to take his phone but he raised his hand higher. I jumped to try and reach it and we started laughing. At a point we both realised that we were unbearably close. I could here his breathing and I stared at his gleaming eyes.

"I should probably start heading to the bus stop." I said as I stepped a bit away and started walking.

"Wait I can take you home if you want." he yelled behind me.

I have to make it clear here. Dear readers, that day I didn't accept because I wanted to see bitchy Brittany jealous or because I had this unbearable crush on him. It's because I wanted a drive home not with some nerd reading a book against a bus window, but with someone that's...well Lucas Walker.

We both walked up to the car and went inside. He inserted the keys and he started driving.

"So tell me the truth. What do you come doing here at the hospital? " I told him as I turned towards him.

"As I told you before, I come here to visit a friend who've been stuck here for about 9 months or so."

"Sorry I didn't believe you before, that must be hard"

"Not for me but for him yeah I think it is hard."

We continued to drive in silence. I kept on staring at the window, observing each and every house we passed through all lighting up. Eden City was one of the most lighten cities. It was paradise for tourists, home for us. We arrived at my house and as he pulled over he looked at me and said

"So pick you up tomorrow, same time, same place?"

"Yeah I don't know if I'm going. I guess I don't have the hospital experience. Today I had to lie to a 15 year old girl so that I can make her happy. Sometimes I just wish I had experience you know."

"Hey be careful what you wish for."

"Wait did you have a hospital experience?"

"Yes but I appreciate it if you keep it secret." He said as he turned to me with a heartbroken look on his face.  "I was only 3 years old when my dad died. Leukaemia." A tear started strolling down his cheek as he wiped it quickly.

I couldn't help myself. I unclipped my seatbelt and hugged him tight. I could feel him loosen up in my warm embrace. As we parted away he said with a chuckle

"You know, that wasn't a line for you to hug me."

"Yeah I know but you looked like you needed it.".

He smiled at me as he continued "Anyway ever since than I kept on having my blood checked since cancer passes from generation to generation"

"Well I think you know by now that if you need anything I'm always here for you"

"Yeah I know"

We stared at each other for a while, his eyes gleaming as we moved closer to each other. My heart was racing. Lucas placed his hand on mine, which was resting on the car seat. From behind us a horn was beeping at us. We laughed as I got my stuff and got out of the car. I waved him goodnight and went in smiling to myself 

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After the bell rang we all gathered in the school hall. This was a large hall, full of blue, uncomfortable chairs were usually announcements were made preferably by Brooke Turner but most of the time Mrs. Brown made them. Today Brooke was gonna make them and Alex and I knew as she kept on rambling about it.

In the morning Mrs. Babble ,the receptionist at River High, had made an announcement that all seniors should gather in the hall for a very important announcement.

Now all seniors all found a seat I was sitting next to Alex and Noah was on the other side. Brooke had already went on the podium as she took a deep breath and said.

"Dear seniors of 2021, tomorrow at 5pm we are going to have a back to school party here in the hall. Every student needs to bring a date with them and wear their very best. The party committee will be decorating so who wants to join them, there will be a paper that you can sign on the senior board. This is a mandatory event so all cancel your plans." 

Everyone started clapping as people started looking at each other. Alex and Noah looked with heart eyes at each other and as I clapped I looked around. Dylan, the popular guy, was staring at me. I gave him the finger and rolled my eyes as I stood up, got my back pack and told Alex

"Hey I have to go to Rosewall now you know since I have to submit my story."

"Weren't you in the debate team?"

"Yeah I was but Rosewall's debate team are too stupid that it made me feel tired and besides the topics were boring."

"For the record, I think you are way better at writing" she said as she waved at me and I walked up to the school

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After submitting my story, I was passing through Rosewall High's corridors until I hear a conversation coming from next to a locker. I start walking slowly so I can listen to the whole conversation. It was Bitchy Brittany and Lucas

"Lucas, do you wanna go to the bathroom with me?" she told Lucas as she winked at him.

"Ummm....sorry I'm not comfortable." he told her looking at his feet

"Oh come on don't be such a wuss it will be fun, you know first we take some drugs and then we can...."

I couldn't help myself walk up to them and as I did I shut the open locker next to Brittany straight in her face.

"Oh well if it isn't my dearest cousin"

"Cut the crap, bitch and stop harassing him" I snarl at her.

"Oh but I am not harassing no one"

I fake laugh at her and she crosses her arms.

"You think you're better than me? Let's do a dance off and see if that's true." Brittany says as she gets closer to me.

"No I got a better idea" I tell her smirking as I push her aside and without thinking start kissing Lucas!

I put my fingers in his hair as I push him closer to me then I pull away for a second as I whisper to him

"Lift me up"

At first he hesitates but then he grabs my thigh and lifts me up. After a while we pull away from each other. With a smile I wave at him as I exist the school of torture