Drive//L.H.

~27~

Luke's POV

I press the end call button on my phone once again. My pathetic excuse of a father has been calling me nonstop. Shouldn't he be at work? You'd think for a somewhat famous Doctor he'd be too busy to annoy me. Him and my mother have been calling me and I really can't find the energy to care. My phone vibrates again and this time I answer it with attitude.

"What the fuck do you need?" I snap.

"Watch the tone. I'm calling because your girlfriend is in the hospital and you should be here. The one guy she's with creeps me out." My dad says.

"Girlfriend?" I ask confused.

"I thought Camari was your girlfriend? Or do you have a new one this week?" I bite my tongue to keep from saying something rude.

"She is. I'll be there in 5." I spit hanging up. If something bad has happened to her I swear I'll kill whoever did it.

About 6 minutes later I've made my way through the hospital in search of my girlfriend. I have no idea why she's here so I don't know what floor she's on. I ask the bitchy lady at the front desk. I keep telling my dad he needs to fire her but she's a "hard worker" or some shit. She gives me a glare and tells me she's on the 4th floor but it's immediate family only, except for when you're the doctor's son. Lucky me.

I take the stairs to the 4th floor because the elevator was full of older people and I wasn't waiting for the next one. I look down the hall and see Calum pacing in front of the doorway. My fists clench and pretty soon I have him thrown against the wall.

"What the fuck did you do?!" I scream, tempted to strangle him right here. His sister is yelling at me to let go and crying as well.

"I didn't do anything!" He says struggling to push me off. I shoved him harder to prove he wasn't going anywhere.

"Then why is she here if your ass didn't do anything?"

"Stop it! It wasn't his fault! We were at a party and some asshole drugged her!" Mali tells me in tears. My heart stops and I want to cry as well. My grip on Calum loosens and I don't know what to say.

"How could you let that happen?" I ask him in disbelief. "After everything she's been through and you just-" I cut myself off as my dad comes down the hall.

"Are you all here for Camari?" He asks like he doesn't already know the answer. We all kinda give him the 'are you serious look?' So he continues. "Right okay, she's going to be very shaken up but there was no sign of rape. Her memory may be a little confusing so she might not entirely remember. Don't push her and don't overwhelm her." My dad says. I feel sick to my stomach as the deja vu hits from the last time this happened. Only last time it was my fault and she didn't remember until months after. I hear my father say we can see her as he walks off and I rush in so I'm the first one inside. I close and lock the door in a hurry so Calum can't come in and ruin this more than he already has.

I see her curled into a bawl in the bed, making herself look incredibly small.

"Cami?" I say quietly, making my way to the side of the bed that's she's facing. She's blankly staring at the wall in front of her and I gently grab her hand. A tear makes its way down her face and I wipe it away.

"I'm so stupid Luke. Why does this always have to happen to me? Why can't I just find someone who loves me that won't hurt me?" She whimpers. The tears are relentlessly falling now and I don't know how to help her. I squeeze her hand.

"I can't really say much here, but I still love you Camari. I always will and I know that you don't believe me or feel the same but it's true. I fucked up the best thing that's ever happened to me just to be cool. It wasn't worth it Cami. I miss you everyday and I just want to hold you all the time and tell you how much you mean to me. Please give me another chance." I beg desperately.

"Luke that's not a good idea. I'm leaving at the end of the year so it'll never work." She whispers not making eye contact.

"Leaving? Where are you going?" I ask nervously.

"I'm going to go live with my dad in the valley."

"That's 4 hours from here!" I say freaking out. "I'll do whatever it takes Camari I swear! I'll go wherever you do! I'll go to community college and blow my full ride just please stay here with me." I beg.

"Luke you are not turning down UCLA for me. That's been your dream for ages." She says sternly.

"You're more important than any college I'll ever go to. Fuck school or anything really. None of it matters if you aren't here! I can't sleep or breathe half the time when you're away from me! It's like this constant pressure that just sits on my chest reminding me that I fucked up and the consequence was losing you! I'd take it all back and I can't and I'll never forgive myself." I say now full on sobbing. Her soft hand rests on my wet cheek.

"I'll always love you Luke, but you need to be realistic. You need to go to college and forget about me. Go meet some great girl who isn't afraid to live."

"I don't want another girl. I don't need anything except you. That's me being realistic. I compare every girl to you. I wake up planning on how I'm going to see you. I don't care that you're afraid to live. I'll wait for you. We can hide away from the world together." I whisper trying to get her to see that I need her here with me. She tugs on my hand and I crawl up on the bed and lay down next to her. I wrap my arms around her and she curls into my chest.

"This is where you belong." I whisper to her. "You're my home."

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#lumari lives 😍 big plot twists are coming fam so be prepared 😈next chapter I'll have story titles you guys can vote on so I know which story to write next 😋💕Happy reading. Xx

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