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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Spirals

My life was slowly spiralling out of my control.

Stella was right. My dad was right. Matt was right. Luke was so, so wrong.

As I scan my eyes over the tweet from a trashy online article once more my stomach churns

'5SOS Star Luke Hemmings reveals all about how he's getting used to the idea of being a Dad.'

Taking a sip from the bottle of vodka I had sat out in front of me I lock my phone and throw it down onto the table.

Luke was going to be a dad, and this time it was for real.

It had been two weeks since Chrissy had almost caught us in a more awkward position. I hadn't spoken to Luke since but I did get a couple of texts from her warning me to stay away from him.

"You need to stop."

I crack a smile

"Stop?" I question back

"Yes. You can't keep doing this to yourself Aria." Matt says, lifting the bottle of vodka and screwing the top back on "You can't keep drinking yourself into an oblivion. You know how worried your dad is about you."

"I don't care anymore Matt."

"Well I do and you have to stop this. Drinking is not the answer, trust me, I know."

I let my head rest on the table

"Why would he do this to me?"

"You have to stop thinking like that. He didn't do this to spite you," Matt tells me "This is a baby we're talking about here, it's not something he's taking lightly I'm sure."

I hated the fact that Matt was talking so much truth

"The best thing you can do now is go sleep this off and go home. It has been two weeks after all." Matt sighs "Anyway, I have to go so when I get back I'm expecting to see a much happier Aria and less stench of vodka." Matt grins at me, kissing the top of my head before leaving.

Sleep comes easy but when I open my eyes I'm greeted with a terrible headache and my phone buzzing beside me, instead of reading who was calling I just answer it.

"Hello?"

"Hi, you didn't reply to my last text. Are you okay?" Dad asks

"No."

"What? Do I need to come over?"

"No dad... I just have a headache is all... is this all you're calling me for? To check up on me?"

"Yep... but also because we've all been invited to a dinner at Luke's."

"I'm not going."

"I don't expect you to... but Chrissy said you could bring your boyfriend and I can only assume she has mistaken Matt for that but I can tell her you're not coming if you want."

"Why does she even want me there?" I ask

"Who knows why Chrissy wants anything. One minute the girl is hot, the next she's cold. If you went it would just save lots of questions being asked tonight and I thought if you could bring Matt you would feel less awkward." Dad says, I sigh

"Okay, I'll think about it."

"That's my girl, I love you."

"Love you too dad." I sigh before hanging up