The Show ((Luke Brooks Fanfic))

Chapter 6

When I reach my house, my mother opens the door and rushes me upstairs to my bed. I try to refuse and tell her that I'm perfectly fine, just tired but she really worries about me. I don't want her to. I'm fine.

I stand in my bedroom and watch Luke out my window as he walks down the street, the odd time he looks back. But I don't catch his glance and I wouldn't want to either. After I thanked him for helping me home he went completely dull and emotionless like there was nothing to it. Like a complete different person.

I climb over my bed to the other side of the room and I open the door to my bathroom. I remove my makeup and pull my hair into a neater bun. I then strip down and change into my pjs. I then lean onto the sink and stare at my reflection. My boring reflection. 

I turn on the taps and cup some water in my palms and press it to my face, rubbing intensly.Today has been horrible, I exit the bathroom and  climb onto my bed and sit still while I try and recall everything. From when I woke up to the attack in the alley. Then met by the Daniel situation and onto when I discovered what they took. 

The keys.

I jump off my bed and rush downstairs to my mom who is standing over the sink as she makes herself a hot drink which i presume is tea, the only thing she consumes in day. Her long dark hair is straight and curves around her jawline and shows off her cheekbones, but she looks unhealthy. Her body is incredibly boney and skinny. I take a deep breath and walk over to her taking hold of her hand. I can literally fit my hand around her wrist.

"Mom..."

"Yes, Bennie. What's the matter? Is something on your mind?" She questions and her sweet tone makes me shiver.

And then my mind goes blank and I stop to think. I can't tell her, I can't let her worry. She's worried before, she's even more fragile than before. I can't let her break down again and scare her. I swallow the lump in my throat as I rethink my options.

She's ill. She's delicate. I can't do that to her. I blink a couple of times as my mind clouds up. The best thing to do would be to keep it to myself, the police said that it wouldn't happen again and they'd have someone visit the house. And I can guarantee that we will be safe. The police are often correct, that's their job.

"I'm gonna have an early night if that's alright with you..." I whisper, holding her hand tighter.

"Of course, today's been rough for you as I've heard. You should take some food with you or a drink incase you get hungry or something." She smiles and gently brushes some of her hair back behind her ear, using her frail fingers.

"And you promise you will eat something?" I ask and she nods." Promise me. You need to get better and it's the only way, I wish it wasn't though..."

"Promise." She smiles weakly.

I kiss her forehead and walk up to my room.

My eyes scan the room as I stand in the doorway, i'm not looking for anything though. I just think, think about every obstacle that's been forced in mine and my mothers way. Nothing has been easy for us, we get through alot of it but i'm usually the one who pulls her through. The one with the inspirational words that only she understands. She finds a way to wake up every morning, she finds a way to smile. And all that weight is on my shoulders.

Since my dad left, she's been less independent. I feel like there has been a wall wedged between her and everything that she used to love. She can barely do anything on her own anymore, well she does still work and I think she even questions how, but she does. I've never been to pleased that she works but she insists that it brings light to her darkness. When she was diagnosed, I think it turned all of our lives around.

*Luke's POV*

As i reach my house, I notice the amount of shoes in a pile outside the door. There are some girls shoes, but they're mostly boys. I recognise some shoes that belong to Beau and Jai and i head inside the house. I walk straight past the group of girls, without questioning them. I'm not even suprised when I see girls in our house anymore, Mum doesn't mind so why should I care? 

I grab a bottle of water and jog to mine and my twins room. I open the door to see all the boys, including Skip, sitting on my bed with the laptop open. Shit.

I run over to them and yank the laptop from Beau's grasp, he seems shocked at my action but he doesn't try to get the laptop back off me. I open the screen to see the screen is covered with naked women. I let out a sigh of relief. I knew they wouldn't have been that stupid to forget that Daniel was there and watch the footage of the camera in Bennie's room.

I let out a breathy laugh as I think about all the boys as they hover over my laptop watching porn while girls are waiting for them downstairs. I shake my head at them and exit the page they had up. I then close the laptop and watch their bewildered expressions that play on their faces. Daniel blinks a few times but continues to stare and the other boys look like dogs when their bone gets taken away from them, apart from the fact that their bone is a stupid website containing cheap porn.

"Girls are downstairs, aren't you going to do something with them? Or have i got them for myself?" I ask and in a instant all the boys dive off the bed and rush down the stairs. I hear muffled voices and then a few doors closing. Filthy animals.