In Between The Lines • LH/LJ fanfic

Chapter 23

Lauren woke up with her eyes having a stinging feeling. She has been up all night crying. The tears on her eyes comes back as she remember last night.

"It's not the same anymore...I'm sorry but we need some space"

"You gotta be kidding me"

"I'm not"

"What the hell Lauren? Why all of a sudden? Look it is just a misunderstanding. I don't text or call you cause I thought you are busy with the meets and everything. Not because I don't care okay?"

"Is it really that Luke?"

"Then what else? Come on babe"

"It's not you. You are not... no. Everything's changing"

"Nothing's changing okay? I dont get it. Just shut it Lauren I won't break up with you"

"I also have a say to my feelings Luke!"

"I know! But fucking hell we both know that you are busy, and either me. I just don't wanna come out as a nuisance or something. I don't wanna.."

"Shut it luke. Is that really it?"

"Wtf do you me..hello? Lauren? LAUREN!"

Lauren ended the call as soon as Luke started cursing. She doesn't want it, but she thinks it is what's best for him.

She shook her head to forget the memory. It was Sunday morning, and she woke up early for a Sunday. She found her sister facing the computer..again.

"Hi tay"

"Hi lauren" She smiled in answer, and in a couple of minutes Taylor giggles at something on the screen that she saw. Lauren took a peek to see what is the cause of her gushing.

"Aren't they cute?" Taylor said pointing to a picture.

A picture of Luke and Aleisha...again.

"Yeah" Was all that Lauren could say.

"Sources said theyd been hanging out around lately. You think they're stepping it up already? Oh God I wish they do"

Lauren shrugged and left the room. She then walk up to the kitchen to see her mother cooking.

"You look mess laur"

"Lack of sleep"

"Long distance relationships problems?"

"Ah..uhh, we broke up" At the said of it, Clara drop the spoon that she was holding and faced her daughter. "Why?"

"It was..it's hard. I'm busy I know, and he is. But back then, before he went to Australia, he always get time to atleast text me. Even just a simple i love you, he'll do it"

"Was it just that?" Clara raised her one eyebrow in question.

"..And okay, pictures of him and his bestfriend keeps surfacing. It kind of bothers me that he..you know lost time for me because he have Aleisha there. And people had been making issues. The media wants them together, I feel lost"

"Honey, Luke wants you. I know. I saw it when you introduce him to us. Give him a chance?"

"I don't know, I just, It felt different now. I feel like he don't belong to me and the universe says the same"

Clara nodded and just patted her daughter's shoulder in understanding. Lauren looked up her phone to see a couple more texts and missed calls from Luke. She turned her phone on airplane mode and decided to sulk it up on her room.