Depression Hit Me Hard

18: Different

I woke up to the delicious smell of pancakes floating about around the house. Ever since yesterday night, I felt a little bit better. Luke was nowhere to be seen and the window was opened so I assumed he had left.

As I got up, I felt a sharp pain in my head.

"Ugh," I hold my head with my right hand and then lay down on my bed again.

I really need some Panadol to clear my messed-up head.

"Good morning sweetheart, you need some rest." I turned to the direction of the voice and saw Luke leaning against my room door.

"Where's my mom?" I asked, not bothered about the fact that Luke's in my house wearing nothing but his jeans.

"She's out taking a stroll in the park," he casually replied, flexing his muscles in hope I would drool over them.

"Stop flexing your non-existent muscles, I'm fucking dizzy," I rolled my eyes at him, obviously lying about the non-existent part.

I mean like, damn, his muscles are pretty huge!

"Whatever," he replied and smirked.

"You need some rest," Luke repeated.

"And you," I pointed at him.

"Need to leave," I continued.

"No way, not when you're in this condition and all alone. I told your mom I would take care of you and told her she should take a break and go for a stroll or something. Do you know what that means? She trusts me, and I'm not letting her down," he said in a matter-of-fact tone.

I stared at him and muttered a 'wow'. We were both quiet for a long time and it was getting awkward so I broke the silence we had around us.

"What's gotten into you lately?" I asked, and regretted almost instantly.

Luke just shrugged and said ,"Go and shower, hurry your pancake's getting cold."

And with that, he left the room. I was not really sure if he was mad at me, but it sure felt like it. I spent another ten minutes scrolling through Tumblr and Twitter, and then decided it was time to take a shower.

After getting dressed, I went downstairs and into the kitchen to check out the breakfast Luke made for me.

"Hey! What a perfect weather to go back to bed and sleep," I said as I yawned.

Luke laughed and it seems like he is not mad anymore. He was eating his pancake when he replied ,"It's 10AM, you need to start waking up earlier sweetheart."

"10AM is not too bad! At least I didn't wake up in the afternoon or something!" I fought back and stuck my tongue out at him.

He smiled, stood up and walked towards me. I was so confused so I stayed in my position like the retarded girl I am. Out of the blue, he hugged me and it stayed like that for a while. I had a feeling this was about yesterday night, and true enough, it was.

"Remember, if you're feeling down, text me and I'll be there. Or you can go to my room, whichever's easier," he whispered, still holding me tight.

I giggled and nodded and slowly hugged him back, and I hid my face in his chest. His scent makes me feel so much better. I sighed and let go, because I know, everything's not about me. This world does not revolve around me. Luke's got a life as well. These thoughts are always on my mind, and it hurts me sometimes.

"Come on, let's get you some breakfast to fill that empty little stomach of yours."

I smiled as Luke handed me a plate of pancakes and we ate and had a chat together. At that moment, all my worries were gone. I was happy. Legit happy. This time, I did not need to fake a smile, and for the first time it felt so good. To be able to smile. To be able to be me.

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A/N: Hey guys! I know this chapter is super short but I was so busy that I hadn't got any time to update! And I want to apologize for that :) Anyway, here's the first ever update for 2014! Of course, after I'm done with it I'll edit it, add in the copyright thing and do other stuff like that. Thanks for reading, and thank you so much for 1.8K reads! I can't believe this! But most importantly, I hope you really do enjoy this book!

- Nadiah :)

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