Stuck In The Dark

Chapter 13

Saturday morning we all ended up going out swimming again. Cory grilled for us. We all hung out. Watched more lame horror movies. It was the best night ever. And I was happy.

"Are you ready to go?" Cory asked all of us. We were all bummed. I haven't seen all of us this happy in a long time.

"I can't believe it's already Sunday" Emily exclaimed.  We all got into the car in the spots we were on the way down. Luke and I were both in the back. My head was on his chest and my feet were up on the seat.

"We will definitely have to come back down" I said.  They all agreed. Cory pulled up to an old gas station. There was no one else there.

"Go pee now if you have to go I'm not going to stop anymore" Cory yelled. Emily ran out of the van into the gas station. Me, Brin and Luke followed behind. All of us are grabbing as many snacks and drinks as we can. I looked down finding a magazine. I started to scan it. The word car accident caught my eye.

Two adults found at the bottom of lake Taylor.  The victims car was tampered with. Finding loose breaks and missing wires.

I stopped remember the story Luke told me when we first started dating.  That's the exact lake his parents died in. Why didn't he tell me it wasn't an accident that someone messed with their car. I tried to shove it in my pocket but a hand grabbed mine.

"What's this?" Luke asked.

"Um" he grabbed the paper out of my hands. His eyes followed every line. I saw a change in his face.

"Why didn't you tell me that their car was tampered with?" I asked. I looked up at me in anger. I suddenly didn't feel safe. I have never seen his this mad.

"I didn't know" he grunted through his teeth. He grabbed my hand really hard. I started to loose feeling in my hand.

"Don't tell anyone about this" he mumbled. I started to cry but he was to mad to notice. He let go of my hand and walked to the car. I put the candy back where it was and stomped out.

"You guys got what you need?" Looked up at Cory in the mirror. He saw the tears down my face an didn't hesitate to ask.

"What wrong?" Everyone turned around in concern. Even Luke. He didn't realize he hurt me. He grabbed my hand.

"Ella... I'm sorry, did I hurt you?" I looked at him. My eyes were all puffy and I had makeup down my face. I ripped my hand away from his.

"Don't touch me" I said.

"You can go now" I yelled at Cory.

The whole car ride was silent. No one said anything. We all got back to Luke's house. Everyone left except me. No one was at my house and I didn't want to be there alone. I started to walk out the door when Luke finally said something.

"Where are you going El?" He said in sorrow. I brushed the tear off my face and turned around.

"I don't know". He came closer shutting the door. Grabbing my hand he examined my wrist that was still red and probably bruised.

"Ella, I can't explain how sorry I am. It's just... The whole thing with my parents, and" he stopped, trying to breathe. I felt bad. I shouldn't have been mad at him.

"It's okay Luke, I shouldn't have gotten mad at you. I understand what your going through" he looked at me with anger.

"YOU SHOULD BE MAD AT ME ELLA. STOP FORGIVING ME. Stop treating me like I deserve you" I didn't know what else to say. I have felt the same pain Luke is feeling now and
a simple it's okay wouldn't change anything. I hugged him digging my face into his shirt. We walked upstairs getting into bed. I went to the bathroom to get my pills. Something I rarely do. I could see the sorrow on Luke's face. He knows I don't take my pills unless I feel like I really need them. I got into bed laying up against him. Luke's arm was rested around my waist and we both fell asleep.