sweet lies | rafe cameron

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After a few days I got released from the hospital. Finally.
I went back home finding Luke and Jj in a surprisingly good mood.

"My girl" Luke tapped on my shoulder and a grin spread over my face.
"Welcome back home!" Jj hugged me, "oh and remind me to never let you drive me anywhere" he adds with a provocative tone.
"Oh shut up I wasn't stable" "well, don't do that again" said Luke opening a can of beer.
"Noted" I nod in exhaustion and go to my bedroom.
I undress myself and wear my sweatpants and tank top. All I wanted now was to get into my own bed, not a hospital one, and sleep. Sleep all my emotions off. I had time to think in the hospital about everything.
The only thing I could think about though was how miserable I felt. It's like a piece of myself was missing. I felt empty and numb but so angry and sad at the same time.
This whole summer changed everything. Everything I thought I knew about myself and about the Kooks, Rafe.
I was so caught up in all this mess I didn't realize summer is almost over.
"I'm gonna skip it" groaned my brother as he fell into his bed. "You're not going to skip the first day of school" I shook my head scrolling through my phone.
He hasn't been active on social media lately, well he has never been really active on social media if you ask me. But now I was overthinking everything.

"I can't believe it's over, ten months of suffering awaits us!" he exhaled and pulled the covers over his body. "Don't act like you slightly care about education, suffering would be real if you actually worked and tried" I raise my eyebrow and he rolls his eyes, "I work and I try" he disagrees. "By the way Jj, have you uh...by any chance seen Rafe?" "where could I have seen that guy" Jj puts his phone in the charger and looks at me. "Why? He hasn't stopped to see you when you were in sick mode at the hospital" he asked and my heart broke a little more in that moment. I thought about that too. How he didn't even stop by. I know what he said at the party but I deep down hoped what he said on the balcony was true. A part of me even believed it but what I overheard was so strong and hard to hear that it made me question everything.

"Good night Jj" I ignored his question and laid in my bed.

...

"I can't believe summer is over" I rolled my eyes watching the car pull up in the school's parking lot. "Same, this summer was amazing" Kie nods as she parks the car. "Okay, let's go" she adds and opens the door of her car.
All of us walked over to our high school. Senior year, here it is.

I checked out surroundings but I only saw thousands of kids walking around the school.
"What's this-" "this, my friend, is what I've been training for this summer" Jj taps Pope on his back as Pope examines a poster on the school wall. It was the bike race, Jj was obsessed with it all summer. "That's next week already ?" asks John B taking the poster in his hands.
"Don't tell me you guys are joining?" said an irritating voice from behind us.
I swear I could smell them coming. Not right now, please I thought turning around.
"Do you even have a bike Maybank?" grinned Topper. I could spot Jj's body tensing, he was going to do something stupid.
"Jj- don't. Not in school" Kiara grabbed his hand and he scoffed. "See you after I win Topper" he just added and the Kook giggled.

"Yeah we'll see about that, see ya Pogues" he turned around and walked towards a classroom.
"If I see more of him today I will-" "you will what huh? Don't start now you know he's not worth it. Now come on we have class" sighed Pope.

Guysss this is such a short chapter I'm sorry! But this book is coming to and end and it has to be epic so some boring short chapters are needed.
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