Transparency// L.H.

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I ran as fast as I could down the path ignoring Luke's calls for me to stop

And all I could do was hope that he wasn't the type of person that would follow me

Flying our small apartment door open, I hurried through slamming it behind me I saw a sight that I had hoped that I would never see again.

My mother, a small frail woman was lying still on the ground, her hair a mess falling over her face with an empty pill bottle in her lifeless hand

"Mom?" I let out shakily rushing too her side checking for a pulse

"I'm so sorry baby" she slurred slowly bringing her hand up to my arm

"How much did you take?!" I demanded snatching the bottle out of her hand and tossing it behind me tears threatening to flow out of my eyes

"I promised.." She said quietly, slowly starting to let out small sobs "Robby stopped by.." She said, trying to explain but was interrupted by someone coming through the door

"You forg-" Luke started but stopped his eyes widening at the sight that was in front of him "I'll call an ambulance" he said pulling out his phone and started dialing

"No please, I'm fine." My mother said barely able to keep her eyes open

"No you're not. Don't make this even harder on me than it already is" I said firmly and my mother didn't respond, letting her hand fall limply at her side

"Do you need me to come with you?" Luke asked with a look of sincere worry

"No I'll be fine." I said assuringly, giving him a small reassuring smile and stepped up into the back of the ambulance

"I'm here if you need to talk." he said just before the paramedics closed the door leaving Luke's silhouette to fade through the window as we sped away

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Once we had reached the hospital my mother was rushed to get help and I was left to stand with my world spinning around me I pulled out my phone and dialed Nathan as quickly as I could with my shaking hands

"Ill be right there." He said and hung up than rushed here where we were now sitting in the waiting room, his arms wrapped securely around me

"I'm so sorry." Me whispered quietly to me as he laced his hand in mine

"I'm alright" I lied giving his hand a small squeeze and looked up to see my mothers Doctor walking towards us

"Miss Short?" He questioned and I nodded in response as he continued "We had to pump your mothers stomach to get the pills out of her system. She is getting better but I'm afraid that she will have to stay here for a couple of days so that we can monitor her. She's awake and stable now if you would like to see her." He said with a reassuring smile and walked away

"Do you need me to come with you?" Nate asked as I got up to go to my mothers room

"No, I'm alright. Thank you." I said and slowly made my way down the blindingly bright hall of the hospital that all felt to much like my other home and made my way to my mother where she was laying still on her hospital bed with the faint beeping that was coming from the machines that were all hooked to her

"Hey baby doll." She said her voice raspy and weak as I sat in the chair positioned next to her bed

"Why'd you do it?" I asked with a frown totally ignoring her greeting

My mother has had problems like this in the past, I guess you could say that it runs in the family. Ever since I can remember, after my father left my mother has basically slept around mistreating herself and her body but it's her life and her choices that she makes with her body it's not like I can say anything about respecting myself, huh?

"Rob" she stated blankly and shifted so that she was slightly sitting up to face me "Earlier this morning, he had stopped by and practically forced himself on to me" she said with a sigh "and when I refused.." She paused raising her wrists up up from under her blanket so that i could see the dark red hand shaped marks that there wrapped around them "h-he hit me, called me a whore and said that I was a worthless piece of shit and shoved me as hard as he could straight into the edge of the counter giving me this" She said quietly with tears welling up in her eyes and lifted up the right side of her shirt revealing a bruised, dark blue and purple area just below her ribs

"I'm so sorry." I let out as we both broke down and hugged each other

My mother is like my other best friend and I don't know what I would do without her even though she isn't perfect, she has been through hell and back with me and I'll be damned if I'll let this ass hole let a hand on her again.

"We'll get through this." I said reassuringly and hugged her tighter

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After about three days they had allowed my mother to return home and she was doing reasonably better, the new antidepressants that they had gave her have seemed to help to improve her mood reasonably well.

I haven't even said a word to Luke, ignoring his knocks when he comes to my door.

What am I supposed to say when he knows some of the truth about my life? Why would he even care? He barely even knows me. I think and frown but get broken out of my thoughts by the sound of a strong knock on my front door and was more than happy to see Nathan through the small glass pane in our old, dark wood door

"Nate!" I opened the door and squealed ready to jump into his arms but stopped short at who was standing behind him "oh, hey Luke.." I mumbled awkwardly and backed up back towards the door

"Okay." Nathan started and motioned between me and Luke "I understand what is going on and why you don't wanna talk to him but, I am gonna fix this and in the end you guys will fall madly in love with each other and will make some some adorable children" he said with a smirk "Even if I have to lock you two in a room together." He said and dragged us into my living room where we had sat after for about an hour extanging small talk between the four of us

"Oh look at the time!" Nathan said and hoped up making his way towards the front door but shoved Luke back down when he had tried to get up "nope you're staying here bud." He said and went out of the house before we could even try to protest

"Did he just do what I think he did?" Luke asks with a chuckle

"I believe he did, that bastard." I respond sarcastically and adjust my sweatshirt so that it completely covers up my arms suddenly feeling self conscious from Luke's fit, almost perfect figure.

"You know you don't need to do that" he said turning so that he was facing me

"Excuse me?" I ask with a frown

"You don't need to try to change yourself. You are beautiful just the way you are." he says with a smirk making my cheeks heat up and begins to lean in towards me

"I-I'm.." I stutter out attempting to reject while trying to avoid Luke's bright blue eyes

"Shh." He said cutting me off leaning in completely connecting his lips with mine sending a surge of feelings throughout my entire body

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Hello! I am so very sorry that it has took me so long to update!

I have spent the past few weeks changing and rewriting this so that it can have semi-good quality lmao. But anyways, if you enjoyed this please vote and comment what you think is gonna happen between them. I hope that you have an amazing night and that the next few weeks are great too! cx

-Cody ☁️