//That Boy Luke Hemmings\\

Chapter 14

~Luke POV~

School sucked, as usual. I was in social studies. That was my worst subject, i just hated it.

I almost fell asleep during class but i remembered that after this would be lunch, thank god. I could finally see Brooke in 20 minutes.

It was finally lunch. I made my way towards the cafeteria. There was a pretty long line as per usual. I got into line looking around for Brooke. She was nowhere to be found. It felt like a rock hit the bottom of my stomach. Where would have she have gone to? She never misses lunch. The only person i could ask was Emma. I looked to where Brooke usually sits; at the table with Emma. There was Emma sitting at the lunch table all alone. I made my over to her after i got my food.

"Uh. Do you know where Brooke is?"

"Umm" she studdered. "No..? Ive only seen her last period."

We both looked at each other with confusion filling up our brains. We are together seeing if Brooke was going to come later or not. Emma didnt really like to talk as much as i saw her talk to Brooke.

Emma looked at me as if somebody was approaching us. She was right. It was Hailey. Grrrrrreat.

"Hey Lukey poo" ugh. I think she totally forgot about the party. I just decided to ignore her.

"Come on, talk to hay" what the hell why would she say her own nickname? I just rolled my eyes at Emma.

"Hey uh. I gotta go. Bye. Bye Emma." Emma only waved and Hailey followed me towards the bathroom.

"You can leave now" i said digustedly. What could i do to make her leave? Oh. I had the perfect plan. A grimace formed onto my face.

"Hailey im going to the fair later. Do you want to come? Just you and me?" i was totally lying but i guess i pulled it off just good enough for her to believe.

"Really?! Ill be ready by 6" she said excitingly.

"Sure. Now get out of my face" i said before entering the bathroom.

"Oh by the way i forgot to tell you that your girlfriends been in the bathroom this whole time." she said all calmly.

I immediately stopped my movement into the bathroom and turned around to where Hailey was standing. "Excuse me but what is she doing in there?" i speak up staring at the girl bathroom's door. She only shrug and walked away.

What do i do? Should i just go in there? The bell for the next period interrupted my thinking.

Im going into the girls bathroom, screw it. I could get suspended for this but its for Brooke and i dont really care about school as much as i should anyways.

I bursted through the doors. I stepped in glaring at the difference between the boys and the girls bathroom.  It wasnt really a huge difference really.  Whimpering entered through my ears. That was a familar sound to the day she had a breakdown. I walked over towards the sound until i found the stall she was in. Im lucky nobody else was in there. I could feel her pain bouncing on to me and hitting me hard.

"B-babe?" i said. She immediately heard me and stiffened up because i could see her legs straighten. "Baby please unlock it." i only heard an 'uh huh' and i shook my head, i need to get in there. I needed to comfort her. I didnt really care anymore i just got on my knees and crawled under the stall. It was gross but it didnt matter that much anyways.

She was a miserable looking monster. But she was my monster. She didnt even look me in the eyes once.

We sat together in silence except for a few sniffles here and there coming from her. She began to calm down.

"Now can you tell me why you were at lunch and why youre in this state?" i said with worry.

I only received a shrug.

"Okay. Uh. Why werent you at lunch?"

"Wasnt hungry and i had a stomach ache"

"But why didnt you just go to the library?" she usually would go there.

Another shrug and another tear strolling down her face.

I didnt really know how to continue a conversation i just suspected she needed more time to cool down.

"Wh-why luke?" she finally looked at me with something like sorry in her eyes. I only looked at her confused.

"Why what?" i rubbed her back caringly.

"Don't you touch me! I know 'your secrets' luke now stop hiding them!" she nearly demanded.

"Babe, calm down. I dont know what youre talking about!"

"Dont call me babe either. I know about you and hailey's little date tonight or some shit." she glared at me as the tears came rushing out of her eyes again. She stood up from ger little ball she was curled into for the past hour.

"Babe! I was using that so she would get the hell away from me for once! Do you not understand that? Im not even gonna think about "picking her up" it was all a joke for nothing." i went up to hug her. And she accepted the hug. She sat in my lap and we were there for awhile.

"Now can you tell me the real reason that you were in here during lunch?" i say pleading. She nodded.

"I wasnt actually hungry and i knew why i had a stomach ache. Its because i was depressed. I felt like nobody loved me. I felt like nobody would be there. I felt worthless. That feeling usually comes around me a lot and i was a-about to relapse before i heard you and that bitch's conversation but instead i just broke down in here since youve been in here with me" i had to take in all the stuff she just said to me. It hurt me to think that thats what she thought about herself.

Nothing would come out of my mouth so i just hugged her more. I whispered to her "youre not worthless" i could feel her smile. "Not when im with you. Stay with me forever?"

"Forever ever" we both smile.

"You know lukey that if somebody came in like 5 minutes ago they would have thought that you beat me?" she giggles. I just continue smiling.

"Well did you know that Hailey told me you were in here?"

"Hey at least that bitch got something right" we both laugh.

"So. Wanna ditch school and go to the mall instead sweets?" i could tell she really wants too.

"Really?!" her smile grew even wider.

I nodded. I gently pushed her up to get up so we could leave.

"Lets just go out the window. Here ill help you"

We both got out of the campus without anybody noticing.

That thought hit me again. Brooke relapsing.

"No, no, no please! No!" i shouted trying to stop my thoughts. "No!" i gripped my head trying to get the scary thoughts out of my head. I fell onto my knees in the middle of the sidewalk.

"Luke!!" Brooke shouted at me.

"Dont do that! please!" i pleaded. The only thing she could give me was a confused look and thats exactly what she gave me.

She got on her knees to comfort me. I guess we are that couple that comfort each other through anything.

"L-lukey?" she says with her arms covering me. I look into her eyes with thankfulness for everything.

"Luke?"

"Hmmm?"

"Why?"

"The thought of y-you relapsing made me not really want to breathe and it made me hurt. You know?"

"Oh" is all she could think

"Except you saved me Luke" we both smiled

We must have been looking so weird; a teenage couple laying together cuddiling in the middle of a sidewalk skipping school.

"Can we just go to the mall and take this off our minds" i asked

"Of course sweetie."