toxicity

Homecoming

I start walking almost sprinting away from Chase. But then i get a phone call with no ID.

"Hello, this is Laura."  I speak. "Hey Laura, it's Lucas i'm behind the school cafeteria please come there, i need to talk to you." He whispers like he's getting caught.

"Okay, but why are you there?" I ask curiously as i walk to the place he told me to come. I nearly trip because it's been quite a while since i wore heels.

"Just come, i'll explain then." He states. "I'll be there."

I hang up and i see lots of people going inside hoping none of my friends see me.

I arrive at the spot.

He sees me and gives me a hug. "Hey babe." He says in the crook of my neck. I get uncomfortable by the way he says babe.

"Hey, what's the matter." I ask. He smiles softly but it turns then to a smirk.

He steps back and turns his back to me. "I got a call that you arrived but i just knew that you would come and i heard you came with Chase." I get goosebumps by the mentioning of his name. He turns to me while saying his name.

"The guy who is overly obsessed with you." He says. I can't believe my ears. My enemy? He just likes to make my life a hell but for the rest?

"What? Obsessed? I think the only person right now who's obsessed is you." I say. "Then why did he call me and threatened me to not come to homecoming with my girlfrie-" "We're not together." I say quickly before he finishes his sentence.

"We are. Right?" He asks an eyebrow. "No," I come closer grabbing his face. "It stops here. It already stopped at that party." I say.

His eyes widened not believing what i just said and i can't believe myself either. Those words. The truth suddenly comes out of my mouth. Because suddenly i can remember how that night went. He tried to force himself on me...

I notice a tear rolling. I still hold his face. "It never ended, i'm the one who ends it." He says while holding a tight grip on my wrists.

It hurts. He's hurting me.

"Stop." It almost comes out of my mouth as a whisper.

"Have you been fucking him?" He asks harshly. I just stare up at him, my lips parted but no words coming out.

He pushes me to the building with my back against the wall.

I close and then open my mouth again to answer his question but a strange figure pushes him off me and throwing a punch against his cheekbone.

He falls.

"Didn't i tell you less than one minute that you should stay away from him?" A male voice speaks to me.

My gaze meets his and it's Chase. As usual.

I sigh and turn to walk back to where Lin and Duke should be.

"Shit." I mutter to myself. I feel stupid, he warned me and i didn't listen but it's fine.

I see Duke waving at me while being with Ricky.

Ricky is Dukes boyfriend for a while. They met at a bar when Duke was 16 and Ricky 17. Now almost two year later they're still together. Ricky is a tall guy who wears his hair always slicked back with hair gel. It's his signature hairstyle and everyone knows about it. He has a special style. Hats are his things. But not like those unstylish hats but like cool and 90's vibe hats. He always wear them in the summer, even when he wears them his hair is still drowned in gel.

I walk over to them but i don't see Lindsay.

"Hey Duke, Rickyyy." I say excitingly. "Girl i swear if you don't get at least 15 boys asking you to dance then i don't know what will." He says while checking me out.