How did we end up here//Luke Hemmings

Chapter 21

Luke's Pov

I woke up to the bright light of the sun shining through my curtains.

"Wake up Luke, its time to go to school. And I have something exciting to tell you as well." My Mum spoke, enthusiastically.

The second I heard her voice I pulled the duvet around me tightly and pretended to still be sleeping. I even made a slight snoring sound.

"Luke, don't even try pretending that your still sleeping, get up." She pulled the duvet off of me, leaving me lying in the freezing cold. I groaned, mumbling curse words before looking at the excitement on my Mums face.

"How did you know I was awake?" I eyed her curiously, although it was quite hard since the morning sunshine was making me go half blind.

"Luke, you don't snore, so pretending that you were snoring was kind of a give away." She looked at me like I was an idiot while I just sighed at my failed attempt to pretend I was sleeping.

"Can you tell me what was sooo exciting that you just had to wake me up at the crack of dawn for then?" I asked, changing the subject.

"Well, first of all, you have school."

I tutted in disapproval. "Why do I even have to go? Its not like we do anything in the last week anyway. And besides, every other school in the world has already started their holiday. Why does our school have to be the odd weird one and start 2 weeks later?" Frustrated by school, I got out of my bed and made it, knowing my mum would tell me off if I left my bed un-made.

"I don't know why your school does that but, deal with it. Anyway, I have some news." I waited for her to tell me this 'news' but all she did was squeal like a teenage girl going to see a One Direction concert.

"Can you just tell me." I asked, rolling my eyes at her enthusiasm.

"Were going on Holiday to Spain for two weeks." She squealed again. Although I didn't show it, I was pretty excited as well.

"We are? Thats a first." Our family hadn't been on holiday for about seven years. We always used to go with Mia's family but after what happened, that kind of stopped.

"And guess what else?" I knew she was waiting for me to ask 'what else?' So I just did.

"What else?" I asked, not really bothered.

"Were going with Mia, Dean, Liam and Diana." I could see her eyes light up while waiting for me to be excited. But that was never going to happen.

"I'm not going." I stated. No way was I going with Mia. That would be way too much to handle.

"What do you mean? We've already booked all the tickets. There is no way you aren't going. And why would you not want to go? We always had so much fun going on holiday with the Turner's. I don't know why we even stopped the tradition."
I raised my eyebrow, knowing she knew the reason we stopped the tradition.

"Mum, you do know why. And so do I. We stopped that tradition for a reason. And now you want to go with them again?"

My Mums face turned dark at what I had just said. I know I just sparked her remembering some unwanted memories, but what I said was true. Her eyes averted from mine and I knew straight away that the atmosphere changed so tension was surrounding me, and strangling me with its fierceness.

She walked around my room, picking up the mess on the floor and tidying everything up. That was really not like her. She was the type of parent that made her kids be independent. She never picked up after me. Ever!