Want You Back

Chapter 1

•Elliana•

The morning sun shone brightly through the gap of the curtains and in attempt to shield my eyes I tug the blanket over my head. It seems as if I had just fallen asleep, yet in reality I had slept for nearly nineteen hours straight. I fell the soft dip of my bed and a large hand rub circles gently on my back.

"Elliana," The deep voice whispers as I peak out of my warm blanket, "Do you want to go to class or stay in all day, again."

I groan pulling the covers back tight over my head. I know I should go to my lectures and I hate it. Despite what everyone assumes I was not wallowing in my heartache. I simply know if I went to lectures I could potentially see him. I do go out and treat myself though. In just the past month, I went to the gym, had spa days, got a new hair cut, and had girls' nights out. Anything the womens' magazines suggested after a breakup I had done.

"I don't want to go," I whine into my pillow. I fell him lie down next to me in my small twin size bed.

"I feel the same way," he replies.

I pull my blanket from my eyes and roll to face him. The dark circles under his eyes and pale skin were evidence of no sleep. I know I most likely looked the same if not worse. He knows the pain I'm feeling and I couldn't decide if it was a blessing or a cruel trick that we both have each other to lay here and be a mess with.

"You know maybe," he finally broke the silence, "if we talk about it and get it all out, it'll hurt less."

Closing my eyes and taking a shaky breath I ask, "Do you really think it would help?"

He shakes his head his blonde curls slightly falling in his face, "I don't know, but I'm willing to try anything."

I thought for a moment. Neither of us have spoken a word about what had happened before the night we met. I know deep down I want to talk about it. Everything that had happened that lead up to it.

I sigh, "You'd have to hear the whole story."

He's quiet for a moment, staring intently at the cream colored ceiling. Then looking over at me with blood shot blue eyes he nods.

"Alright."

Taking a deep breath I think back to the beginning of everything. What brought me to lie here next to Luke and skip lectures.

"Okay, well I guess it all started about two years ago," I begin.

-two years ago-

A bright light shown forcing my eyes to open. After blinking a couple of times, my vision finally cleared and I saw my roommates bedside lamp was the source. Groaning, I sat up wondering what she could possibly be doing up this late. She was shoving her feet into her converse not paying me any attention.

"What are doing up at," I glanced at my alarm clock," two in the morning?"

Finally getting her left shoe on she shrugged, "I want ice cream."

"Right now?" I asked rubbing my face. This wasn't the first time she wanted to sneak out of the room. The reasons varied, but she usually wanted to get food or go to the library just to walk around.

She tied her shoes and stood up, "Coming or not?"

She already knew the answer to that. I worried too much to let her walk around at night by herself. What if she got hurt or got locked in somewhere? She would be there alone till morning or until one of the security guards on night duty found her, which was unlikely. Everyone knew they went to the teacher's lounge and slept till it was the next security officer's shift. With a roll of my eyes I pulled my warm covers off and slipped on my shoes.