"Why doesn't he belive me?" I said quietly through a sob. I probably asked that fifty times already and if course no one could answer me.
Jen continued to stare at me with sympathy. I couldn't take her look anymore. I felt guilty. Luke deserves better than me. I turned to the side on my couch, to avoid her stare and burried my head into a pillow.
"Julie's right" I mumbled tearfully, with a sniff "I don't deserve him" I sobbed into the pillow.
"Don't say that!" the couch plopped down and I looked up to see Jenna sit down beside me. She put her hand on my shoulder, stroking my arm comfortingly "You two are perfect for eachother, trust me. It's only a matter of time before you work it out" she assured me.
The doorbell rang two times quickly. Jen stood up hurriedly and went to open it. She looked through the peephole.
"There's no one there" she said to me, confusedly.
"Open it" I retorted while rubbing my eyes to wipe away my tears and sat up on the couch.
Jenna carefully opened the door. Julie was standing there, awkwardly, bitting her lip with her hands interlaced behind her back. She gave me a guiltly look "Can I talk to you?"
I stared back at her unsurely. I didn't know what to say. She obviously felt guilty though, but I can't just forgive her. Can I?
Jen let her in. Julie walked past her and swiftly sat down next to me. She gave me an apologetic glare.
"Jess" she cooed "I'm really sorry about what I said, I don't know what came over me"
I opened my mouth to say something, I didn't want to forgive her after what Luke went through and what I went through, but she cut me off.
"Actually I do know. Luke is like my brother, as you know, and I guess it really made me mad what you did. Well what you almost did..." her words were a little all over the place but I understood her point. I opened my mouth but she cut me off again "The bottom line is...I'm sorry"
I arched my eyebrows slightly. It's not that what she said surprised me, I just didn't know what to answer. But I softened after all "It's fine Jules"
She grinned, pulling me in for a tight hug. I wrapped my arms around her neck to return the hug.
"But Luke is still mad at me" I mumbled hopelessly into her shoulder.
She pulled back, giving me a sad glare "Did you talk to him yet?"
"I tried to apologise, he wouldn't listen!" I explained to Julie everything that happened when I went to Luke's house.
Julie kept quiet, she looked off somewhere, avoiding eye contact with me again. Guilt was washing over her face.
"Julie" I said suspiciously "What did you do?"
"Well..."
"What did you do?" I inquired strictly, with a pause between every word.
"Please don't get mad" she spat out nervously "But I'm the one who told him not to listen to you...because I said you were lying"
"What? Why Julie?" I raised my voice.
"I don't know" she yelled. It came out louder than she expected, since she immediately went quiet.
I covered my face with my hands. Was it just me or did she act like someone who was a little jealous? I didn't have time to think about that now. Did Luke really listen to Julie rather than me? How should I take that? I felt the knot in my stomach growing. How did I end up here? Everything could've been different. I wonder what things would be like if I never met Luke in detention.
"I can talk to him again" Julie muttered quietly.
"No" I said strictly "Just keep out of it. I'll try to talk to him again" I stood up and went to the bathroom to wash my face first. I wanted to get my eyes to stop hurting.
I grabbed my jacket and put my shoes on, ignoring Julie and Jens questions. I practiacally ran out of my apartment and I slammed the door shut. There was a bus to Luke's house in about ten minutes, so I had to wait at the bus stop for a little while. The question kept coming back and it was driving me crazy. Where would I be if I never met Luke?
After the bus finally came, I waited for all of the people to exit before coming in. One particular person caught my attention.
"Luke?" I exclaimed in shock.
"Jess!" Luke yelled out. He ran to me, wrapping his arms around me tightly. I was cought of guard at first, but I quickly returned the hug.
"I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you" he apologised.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you" I said, burrying my face in the crook of his neck.
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hey guys
hope you like the chapter ;)
so Jess and Luke made up! what do you think of it so far?
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