Burn || 5sos (discontinued)

Chapter 7

"Riley. Riley, open your eyes," Luke said. I had my eyes screwed shut and was afraid to open them. My breathing was unsteady and my eyes were still swollen from crying. I was freaked out because I didn't know where I was. Last thing I know I'm jumping off a pier into the water, the next im laying down on a hard surface, completely dry. "Riley." Luke repeated, but I remained silent. "Riley look at me." He ordered. I still didn't move, refusing to face the boy that has caused more confusion and danger in my life in the past few weeks then in my entire existance. "Riley Mitchell," Luke bugged. "What?" I yelled while sitting up and glaring at the blue-eyed boy. He was taken aback by my sudden outburst but quickly collected himself. "I'm sorry. About everything." He said while looking at his hands as he twiddled his thumbs in his lap. He was sitting indian style, his normally quiffed hair was laying flat and he had dark circles under his eyes like he hasn't been sleeping, even though I'm pretty sure he doesn't need to sleep. "Take me home." I demanded. He looked up and his eyes connected with mine, "You're mad." I looked at him with disbelief and scoffed, "Luke I'm not mad, I'm confused and hurt, and I am just really messed up right now. For God's sake I almost got killed tonight by someone who I thought was my friend, and then I got saved by a boy who has been avoiding me for the past two weeks. Oh, and to top it all off he's apparently dead." Luke stayed silent until my rant was over. "I'm sorry about everything Riley, I really am, but let's not forget I warned you about them." He said while pointing his finger at me. I rolled my eyes,"Yeah because a guy who's dead who I barely know tells me to be careful and then disappears for two weeks without a word is totally believable." "I didn't disappear," Luke mumbled, "I was just watching over someone."

"So I'm not the only person you stalk?"

"God Riley, I don't stalk you!" He laughed.

"That's debateable." I replied with a smile on my face. "Wait, where are we?" I asked while taking in my surroundings. We were in what looked like a bedroom, it was painted a royal blue with band posters scattered across the wall. We were sitting on the ground, Luke's back was leaning up against the twin bed which was neatly made with a solid black comforter and a blue, white, and black plaid pillowcase. There was a single window on the far wall that overlooked the unknown. Next to Luke's bed was an acoustic guitar with a small desk beside it. Luke looked around before sighing,"This is my room." "Oh," I replied. We sat in silence for a moment before I spoke up, "Why did you bring me here?" His response was the last thing I expected him to say.

"I think I'm ready to tell you my story."

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