falling for my bully // luke hemmings

Chapter 6:

Eliza's P.O.V
I lifted my head a bit, looking around at my surroundings. Crap. I was still in the nurses office. I looked down at my watch, which read 2:27pm, meaning that the rest of the school was in 5th.

Just as I looked over at the door, I saw a nurses head peek through the window. She smiled at me, then opened the door.

"Eliza, nice to see you've woken up" she exclaimed. I nodded my head, smiling back at her.

"Now honey, if you don't feel well enough to find your own way home, could you give me one of your parents numbers and I can call them and get them to pick you up." She stated. I felt my stomach drop.

"Uhh, don't worry Miss. I can find my own way home" I answered, a little too quickly, almost passing out from my throbbing headache as I sat up, pulling myself out of bed.

"Okay then sweetie, I recommend you don't go back to class. I'll sign you out. Have a good day" the nurse said sweetly, before leaving. I sighed and stood up, balancing myself, before exiting through the same door.

Luke's P.O.V
There was no way I was going to 5th. Not a chance in hell. I sat at the top of the school gates scrolling through my twitter feed.

Hearing the front doors of the school open, I looked at the top of the screen: 2:31pm. Who's leaving at this time? I confusedly lift my head, and I swear my heart stops beating as I see Eliza walking towards me, or the gates.

She looked flawless and confident. Well, at least that was until her eyes layer upon me. All I could think was, 'Shit.'

Eliza's P.O.V
As I pushed open the entrance doors to the school and walked outside, I felt free. Lifted. 'Wait.' I thought to myself. I felt like someone was watching me. I looked up ahead, and almost froze. Luke Hemmings. All I could think was, 'Shit.' (A/N: Yes, I did mean to repeat that sentence for both of them, cause they're thinking the same thing)

I lowered my head, watching the ground as I stumbled along, closer and closer to the gates. I've just recovered from my last beat-up. I'm praying to the gods right now to let me get out of this one.

"Hey Eliza." What?

Luke's P.O.V
She's coming closer. Shit, what do I say? Or do? Screw it, I'll just say hey.

"Hey Eliza." I say. She lifts her head momentarily in confusion and I flash her a small smile. She starts breathing unbelievably heavily and I mentally whack myself in the face. Of course she hates me. She's terrified of me.

"How are you?" I try again.

Eliza's P.O.V
"How are you?" Luke asks me. I am overwhelmed with anger, but at the some time, I am terrified of him. "I don't know, ask your friends." I mumble, under my breath.

"Sorry, what was that?" He replied. "Nothing" I mumble, again. I keep my head facing downwards.
"ELIZA. I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU OKAY? I JUST DIDN'T HEAR YOU." Luke raised his voice, running his hand through his hair, sighing after. That was it.

"I SAID YOU SHOULD ASK YOUR FRIENDS, MAYBE NEXT TIME THEY KNOCK ME OUT, ILL BE GONE FOR GOOD. NOT WAKING UP IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE ACHING, JUST KNOWING I WILL HAVE NOWHERE SAFE TO GO ONCE I LEAVE THESE GATES." I screamed, my face boiling with anger.

I immediately hold back the tears threatening to fall down and get out four more words before breaking down in tears and running as fast as I can.

"P-please don't hurt me."

Luke's P O.V
I was taken aback by Eliza screaming at me. I knew she was scared as hell of me and she had never done it before.

I sat there and thought about the words she had said. "I will have nowhere safe to go once I leave these gates." Those words stuck out. What was her home like?

I can't follow her though, she'd think I was stalking her. Shit, why do I even care so much? Maybe because you just said that hopefully next time she'll be gone for good. I never wanted that. I just wanted her to be humiliated.

Just in the moment, my phone buzzed with a text from Michael.
"Mikey bro: Hey bro, look can we talk later? Its about the Eliza shit.. Also where are you :-)"
I quickly texted a reply back, then continued to think about those words she had said to me.

Eliza's P.O.V
Once I ran, I was right. I had nowhere to go. All I knew was that I had to get as far from Luke as possible. I was shaking like crazy and if he'd come closer I probably would've fainted.

I began to realize that I was running in the direction of the diner so I decided that I would go get some food and have a rest, before going back to my horror of a house. But what I was most confused about was..

Why didn't Luke hurt me?

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Hey guys, sorry for the late update. These chapters are taking quite a bit of time but I'm trying to make them longer now.

Hope you all like it yayy:) and wish me luck for my exams next week xx