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Luke's POV

I was laying on my bed when my phone buzz. I quickly grab it from the bedside table. I swipe the screen to unlock it.

A message from Michael.

'Hey Luke. Would you mind to come over to our house? Veronica was alone there. I was going to somewhere. I hope u come.

I didn't bother to reply. I quickly stand up and headed out of the house. I run as fast as I could. This is one of the reasons why I was eager to buy a motorbike.

I turned left. What could happened? Why is Michael want me to come? I hope there is nothing worse happened. I hope that Michael only wants me to look after Veronica.

I run faster this time. My sweat was flowing down my forehead. I don't care. And finally, I can see the house.

I quickly opened the unlocked front door and shut it close behind me. I run up the stairs to Veronica's room.

My heart is beating fast. I grab the door knob and hastily opened it. I was shocked because of the scene I've just saw. Veronica was about to light the joint in his mouth. I already know it is a joint and not a cigarette even though I didn't smoke that thing. I just know it because Calum offered me something like that last night.

"No! Don't do that!" I hurriedly walk towards her and grabbed the joint away from her and throw it on the trash bin. She didn't say anything. She just looked down and start crying, again. I guess because her eyes was already bloodshot.

Why is she crying? My heart melts as I watched her cry. I don't want anyone to see crying. But I don't know how to make them stop.

I quietly sits beside her. She didn't move. I tried to look her face but I failed. I don't know what to do. Should I hug her? Or should I just watch her until she stops. I decided to do the first one. I move closer to her. I wrapped my hands in her waist and pulled her into my chest. "Shhhh..it's okay." I kissed her hair.

Veronica seems to like it. She also returned a hug, burying her head in my chest. Her sobs start to fade. I slowly rubbed her back trying to calm her.

As soon as I assured that she already stop crying, I start to ask her.

"Um, Veronica..do you want to talk about it?" I ask her as I rested my chin above her head.

She just shaked her head. An answer that says "no". I understand it even though I'm totally clueless about what happened a while ago that made her cry and made her about to smoke weeds.

"Okay." I just answered. We stayed in that position. I'm comfortable with that like I don't want to end this moment. It feels like heaven. I wished that Veronica feels the same too.

Every time she's around, the surroundings become alive. The butterflies in my stomach starts to go wild. My heartbeat starts to race and my throat begins to dry.

I know that I should not feel this way towards her. I have a girlfriend right now. I must feel this way towards Stacey and not Veronica. But I can't stop myself. This is wrong. I should stop myself before it become worst.

But I don't know how.

And I don't want to stop.

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Veronica's POV

Two weeks have passed. And that two weeks was the best fourteen days of my life.

Luke got already his motorbike. He always come to our house to visit or just to hang out. I also encouraged him to go to parties. But he hesitate to drink. And I'm glad about that because at the end of the day, he always become our driver.