Don't Be Jealous [cake au] ✔

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Luke 💕

I felt like a bomb had been dropped on my head, yet I was still alive. It hurt, more than words could express, and I'd run out of ways to cope with it. Hurting myself only made things worse, confronting the situation also made things worse, and most dreadful part of this was that no one gave a damn, nor could they help.

Finding an empty bench in the park that afternoon, I sat and sobbed for a good two hours, all the supressed emotions culminating at that very moment, spilling out in the form of wet salty tears. People walked past, some stopping briefly but no one actually saying anything to me. Why should they? I was a tall, lanky kid with a lip piercing, wearing baggy black clothing to hide his thin limbs.

Just as I was about to leave, I felt two arms hug me from behind, and someone's chest against my back.

"W-who are you?" I cried, vision impaired by the tears.

"Shh. It's me, Calum."

I didn't even have the energy to fight him off, instead turning around and pressing my hooded head against his chest, wrapping my arms around his muscular body. "Calum... Calum I'm sorry for breaking you guys up..."

"Don't apologise Luke, you didn't break us up."

"It's my f-fault though, isn't it?" I stammered, swallowing as a lump formed in my throat.

His right hand rubbed my back, gently patting it. "Not at all. Stop crying, Luke, and I'll tell you what's going on."

For some reason, I was relaxed by his voice. Perhaps it was because this time, he wasn't shouting or screeching at me, instead using a soft tone. Soon, the tears stopped, the only sign of crying coming from the unevenness in my breathing.

"You know how I told you that I liked you?" I hmmed in response. "I meant it. I dated Jack in the hope that I'd make you jealous enough to confess to me."

My head shot up and I looked him in the eye. Surely I was dreaming? "What...?"

"Yeah. Stupid, I know. But no matter how hard I tried, you never noticed that inside I was actually kinda fond of you. I just didn't know how to tell you, so instead, I was mean... and I regret that every single day of my life. Me and Ashton, we're both in the same boat. That's why we became such good friends, actually. We're not horrible people, we're just awful at expressing ourselves."

I sniffed, a small smile forming on my lips. "You mean it?" I whispered, hope in my voice.

"I mean it more than I ever will, Luke. I like you, and I know you like me back. I'm just waiting for you to tell me."

"I... I like you... too."

"So, are you going to stop playing hard to get now?"

I blushed and hid my head in his chest again, letting out a small laugh. "I just have trust issues, that's all."

"Wanna talk about them?"

I shrugged. "They're not important."

"Yes they are Luke, don't tell yourself that."

"They aren't though."

He sighed and pushed me away a little so he could see my tear-stained face. "Your issues are just as important as anyone else's issues and they need to be sorted out, just like everyone else. Now that we have a mutual relationship of liking each other, I want to help you. I caused the mess, so I'll clean it up. Is that okay with you?"

I grinned, biting on my lip ring and looking up at the brown-haired boy. "Yeah."

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They did it.... they finally gave in. *cackles, rubbing hands together* my creations... muhaha

Trying to think of one last plot twist type thing but I think I might just leave it as it is. Or not. I could introduce another character but I dunno... you guys up for another 10-15 chapters?

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