Beside You || lrh 2013 MAJOR EDITING

Beside You (Chapter 38)

•Luke's POV•

I woke up with Michael's hand on my chest. I cringed and laughed silently at my reaction. I removed it and reached for my phone to check the time. 2:07 am. Damn, that's quite early. I shook my head and stood up from the bed. The air-conditioned air was freezing as I slipped out of the sheets. I was in my boxers so of course it was cold.

The room was quite dark but I still headed for the bathroom to get away from the freezing room. I opened the door and switched the lights on. The exhaust was turned on with it so I felt relaxed a bit. I went for the shower floor and sat on it. Luckily, it was dry so it was okay.

I'm not quite sure of my feelings. My hands are warming up, indicating that I was somehow.. nervous. Thoughts about Stella meeting Zee were flooding inside my mind. What will she think? What will her reaction be? Will she be okay with that? Will she be awkward? One thing's for sure, though. I don't feel anything towards Zee anymore. She's just a friend now. A good one. And if ever, Stella doesn't have to be envious of her.

Does Stella still like me?

I know he sent me a message the other day but it doesn't really mean she wants me back. Yeah, I figured that out. Maybe she just wanted a friend or something. Maybe she wants to rub in my face that she has moved on already. Maybe she just wants me to regret that I left. Maybe.

But Stella's not like that, I thought. I know she loves me. She can't do that to me. I mean, she knows I'm never leaving her.

Today was our writing session day and I'm looking forward to writing a song for her. She deserves it and she's worth it.

"I'm coming home for you, Stell," I whispered.

*

"So, what are we going to write about?" Calum asked as we walked inside the same building where we first wrote our songs.

"I have a topic," I smiled unknowingly.

Ashton opened the door to the room and we went inside.

"What is it about Lukey Wukey?" he asked.

"Hmm," I said. "There's a story behind it. Come on."

I went up to the table with all the paper on it. The boys were crowding up on me as I sat on the chair with a pen in my hand. I was ready for this song. I was excited and giddy.

"Sooo?" Michael uttered.

"Shh, wait," I said, trying to think of the perfect lyrics.

"Remember when we had to pack up things three days before we left Sydney?" I said, looking up at them and they nodded.

I leaned down to scribble on some lyrics.

Within a minute, I was all packed up.

Michael picked the paper up and nodded. "That's good," he said. "What else?"

"Oh and we had new life ahead of us!" Calum exclaimed. "A new world!"

I've got a ticket to another world, I don't wanna go. I don't wanna go.

"Damn," Calum said. "It's cool!"

"What else?" I asked.

"Oh, when you can't say anything because all you can think of is what your girlfriend is thinking," Ashton said.

I bent down to scribble more lyrics.

Solemn words are hard to speak, when your thoughts are all I see. Don't ever leave, she said to me.