Helping the Girl Get the Guy

Two • Luke has a heart

Sorry for the last chapter's cliffhanger. 🌚

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Hardly even believing what just happened, I buried my face on my pillow all evening.

I wanted to forget everything. Yesterday, I slapped Luke Hemmings' when his so called pale face leaned in and made an about to kiss move to me.

I should have stopped there.

Unfortunately, my nervous system exaggerated causing my reflexes to put my mouth into a scream. I screamed the words: Help! Luke tried to rape me!

That was our death because the principal of our school including the random students whose names I cannot recall were standing a few meters away from where we were. They definitely heard me scream.

I did not glance back at Luke, not wanting to know what happened after the incident. I ran outside the campus as fast as I could, momentarily tripping over the streets of Atlanta. All I heard was that Luke and I's meeting was the topic of the day, and that we will be sent to the principal's office tomorrow. How I wish tomorrow would not occur.

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My phone buzzed the moment I was about to drift asleep. Who could be calling me at three in the morning?

Out of nowhere, his number appeared. When I said he, I meant the guy I just embarrassed in front of the whole student body.

In life, you have choices. But when it comes to Luke, I guess, it's either you pick hell or hell.

Despite the call, he even texted saying:

"Answer it, or I swear, you won't see the sun shining after an hour."

I glanced at my watch. He was right. The sun will definitely rise in an hour. And if I do not see it, that means I'm dead. Dead because of Luke.

I slowly pressed the green button and placed the phone near my ear, waiting for the person at the end of the line to speak first.

"You creature, I have a proposal to make." he said, and I was surprised. I was expecting an "I will kill you if you won't even dare to come in school today. " response instead.

"How... did you... even get my... number?" I stuttered, as if I'm talking to one of the bad guys in the Taken movie. Well, after yesterday, Luke just proved to me that he was a bad boy in a student's clothing.

"Class list. Remember, I have all the students' information. I even know where you live." My jaw dropped and my body shook as he said those words.

I quickly ran to the balcony and looked outside. I cursed in an inaudible manner when I saw a black Honda civic parked outside our house. Black meant Luke. I banged my head on the door of the balcony hoping that I would wake up from what seemed to be a terrible nightmare. Unfortunately, reality hit me like a truck when I heard him honk the horn of his car. He cannot wake up my parents!

Take a chill pill Jessica Quinn, I told myself.

"What do you want?" I finally had the courage to ask, hoping that what he wants will not put me in trouble or any form of act that will ruin my reputation.

"I want you to tell them that it was a big misunderstanding and that I did not try to touch you or worse, rape you. Besides, I was just teasing you. It's not that I like you."

"Yes, yes... I promise, I will tell them." I said with a shaky breath.

"We. We will tell them. In return, you will get what you want- Mr. Nathan Yale or whatever you call him. I'll help you get into his pants." he averred.