Let Go

Chapter 6

A/N- Don't kill me. Please.

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Chapter 6~

"Spill your guts, now!" Jess screams through the phone, "I didn't ask you at school so I wouldn't start rumors, but what is going on between you and the Obenham brothers?" She questions, frustrated.

I've been trying to get my mind off of what happened this afternoon. Every time I think about it I see the sad look on Luke's face, the hurt in his eyes, and the gruffness in his voice. I bite my lower lip nervously, a lump forming in my throat.

"Welllll.." I drag out, not knowing how to explain it. My voice shakes slightly.

"Spill. It." She demands impatiently.

I take a deep breath, and start from the party on Saturday night and end on what happened after school today.

At first the other end of the phone is silent. Jessica better answer soon, or I might start crying.

"Jess?" I squeak out, holding back tears. I just need to talk to her right now.

"Abigail Michelle Lawrence why did you not tell me you practically slept with Luke Obenham, kissed Matt and Luke, and hung out with the hottest and most popular people in school all weekend!" She screams into the phone. I have to hold it away from my ear so she doesn't bust my eardrums. I can't help but laugh some. I knew her reaction would be priceless, but not this good.

"This is no laughing matter Abigail Lawrence, do you even know how lucky you are?" She says, her voice still raised.

"Well it seems like my luck has run out." I mumble.

"Well, you could always get with Matt, and Asher seems like he likes you too." She says, trying to sound encouraging.

"Even if I did pick one of them, I would still feel bad about hurting Luke. You didn't see the look on his face Jess, it was.." I trail off, the lump reforming in my throat.

"Hey, don't feel bad," she starts, her tone now softer, "he was sending you kind of mixed signals anyways. Maybe you could talk to him?" She suggests.

I take a deep breath, "I'll try. Thanks for the help. I'm gonna try to get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow, and hey, try to keep this on the down low tomorrow with the other girls."

"No problem, and don't worry yourself too much, at least you got to be with the Obenham's for awhile, most girls don't even get that. Just keep your head up. I'll see you tomorrow." She finishes and the hangs up. I throw my phone across the room and fall back into my bed.

What did I do to deserve this? I rub my eyes with the heel of my hand and turn off the lights. I get into bed and try to go to sleep, but my mind lingers to ways I can try to talk to Luke casually about the whole thing.

Finally sleep takes over and I'm left to my dreams.

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This week went by incredibly slow, and very disappointing. During lunch Jess and I ate in the library to avoid being interrogated by Melissa, Sarah, Ashley, and Kaylee. When they asked why we weren't at the table we just said we were working on a project.

I didn't get a chance to talk to Luke at all this week. I'd see him in the hallways sometimes, but he was always surrounded by his friends or swooning girls. He never even glanced my way, except when there were girls around him, then he would just smirk and put his arm around one, which always made my heart break a little more. It was hard seeing him at those points.

I've been avoiding Matt like he has the plague. He's tried to come up to me in the halls ever so often, but only when his friends weren't around or he wasn't in a fight. If I ever saw him walking towards me I would get out of there fast. I can't even think about having a relationship with Matt when Luke is all I can think about.