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Luke Hemmings (Somewhere Luke was 14)

"Hey. Hey Luke." Calum tapped my shoulder. I tried to ignore him.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Hey."

"What?!" I loudly whispered.

"Mr. Hemmings, please answer the equation."

"Uh-uhm the square root of 13 is um 169."

"Excellent." I let out a sigh of relief.

"What is it?!" I whispered to Calum.

"Wanna sneak out to Michael's after 3rd period?"

"What? No!"

"Come on, don't be such a dick."

"I'm not skipping school."

"C'mon."

"No."

"Please? I'll do my homework for two weeks."

"Okay fine."

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The bell for third period to end finally rung.

"Luke!"

"Excuse- Luke!"

Someone grabbed me by the arm and into a bathroom stall.

"Where do you think you're going?" Michael pushed me against the wall.

"C'mon Hemmings let's go."

Calum, Michael and I climbed out the window and ran.

"Wait, guys do you hear that?" Michael asked.

"Hear what?"

Listen.

Babies crying?

"Probably Miss Bauman breastfeeding her baby again haha." Michael and Calum high-fived.

I furrowed my eyebrows together.

I looked behind the bushes, "Holy crap, guys what the fu- I meant um heck is this?"

Babies.

"What the fuck?" Calum said.

I went to the nearest payphone and called Mum.

"Hello, Luke honey, is everything alright? Aren't you supposed to be in school?"

"Can you pick me up? Please there's something I have to tell you."

"What is it? Why can't you tell me on the phone?"

"Just come pleas-" One minute ended.

"Luke come look at this." Calum said.

"To who ever picks them up:

Greetings. Please take these children. I left money under their blankets just in case you need them. Stay away from all danger.

Sincerely,
- "

There was a note attached to both baskets.

One of them had a pastel mint color blanket.

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