Brashton adopted me?!

Chapter 8; Will you forgive me?

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~Sam

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End of Chapter 7...

"Eh-hem." Someone new in the room clears their throat, causing everyone to shift their gaze the door. A messy haired Luke stands awkwardly by the door, shifting his weight and looking at everyone with sorrow...

~~Continued~~

I held on to my glass of orange juice and looked down at the bright liquid. I could feel his eyes on the top of my head and i shifted with his glance.

"Um, what are you doing here?" Ashton said sternly yet his voice somewhat weak. I glanced at Luke to see him shift his balance to his other leg again.

"Well I-um I wanted to-um apo-ologize for how i-uh acted last night.." Luke said awkwardly and making eye contact with me. We looked for a few seconds before I looked back down.

I mean, I love Luke. Even though I've only know him and the others for not even 24 hours but they're already family in my eyes. They're just so different from everyone else, a special kind of different. But, what Luke did really hurt. I mean not only did he scream at me for something I didn't do, he didn't trust me. I gave him no reason not to, I don't know why he doesn't, but he just doesn't I guess. I'm sure I'll forgive him after time, but I just can't right now. And I think he knew that too.

"Would you like to explain what happened?" Ashton crossed his arms and semi-glared at him, Luke almost shrinking under his glance.

"Well, um, what I remember," Luke attempted to chuckle and bring up the mood, which only cause the tension to tighten

", was Carter telling me that Arzaylea apparently said something bad to her and I k-kinda blacked out there.." Luke's guilty eyes moved back and forth between everyone, slowing a bit when they landed on my small figure.

"So, you don't know what you said to Carter? And I'm guessing you don't remember what Arzaylea did say to her." Ashton seethed at Luke, which was quite a shock to Luke and the rest of them. I guess Ashton's never sounded this angry towards one of the boys, or possibly anyone.

Luke quickly recovered from Ashton's attitude towards him with a light shiver, followed by a nervous shake of his head.

Ashton let out a humorless and rather spooky filled laugh at the lanky boy.

"Well, let us fill you in. When Carter told you; someone she trusted and thought you felt the same; that Arzaylea said, and I quote, "Stay away from Luke, fucking bitch." ," Almost all of us but Ashton seemed to visible tense at the harsh language,

"You seemed to think that Carter had made up the entire thing, you screamed at her for no reason!" Ashton raised his voice to one of the most serious tones I've heard from anyone.

Luke, now almost like a unwanted puppy at the pound, quivered in not only sorrow of his choices, and most likely a bit of fear from Ashton, also seemed to hold a bit of anger in his eyes. His gaze had to have hit every person and the floor 10 times over in the short but awkward 5 minutes.  After a few seconds, Luke seemed to have found his voice.

"I'm so sorry." He choked out, seeming to have air stuck in his throat. Although he didn't look like he would cry, he did have a great deal of guilt locked in his eyes and body language.

"I didn't mean to. I-I was drunk and didn't know what to think. I know that's one of the shittiest excuses but I promise you, I wouldn't wanna hurt Carter like that. Look guys, I really really regret last night and I completely understand if you hate me for forever, but please forgive me. It was the dumbest thing I've ever done and I promise that it will never happen again." Luke's pleading eyes shot around to everyone, almost as if he was trying to plead not guilty in court for murder.