Adopted by Luke Hemmings

Part 11 ~ Scars

Ashton POV:
I am so happy for Luke. He has gotten time with his daughter and had the time of their lives. I love to see him happy like that.

3 months later

Michael's POV:
I woke up early this morning to faint sounds of sobbing coming from Luke's room. I got up and knocked on the door. No answer. I tried opening the door. It was locked. "Luke? Are you okay?" Still no answer. "Luke?" I said a little louder and concerned. "Luke open the door."
"No. I-I can't" I heard a faint voice whisper
"Why not?" I say a little more concerned
"I-I just can't okay?!" Luke said sounding a little more frustrated
"Luke open the door I'm worried about you. It's just me." I said
"You'll hate me."
"I won't Lukey I promise. I love you"I said in a softer, gentler tone "Okay one minute"
The door slowly creaked open and Luke was sitting in the room back facing me. I walked over and I almost fainted. I found 24 new scars on Luke's wrist. He was trying to kill himself. All I could say while wrapping his arm was was "Why Lukey? You promised you'd stop....Y-you promised me...." I started to stutter
"It's Emily...."
"What happened" I said holding Luke to my chest
"She.... Relapsed.... She had cancer again. I got a call this morning and I wanted to end it"
There was silence. I was in shock. I couldn't tell Luke that everything would be fine. I just didn't know. All I could do was sit there and hold him