Marinette's New Love

Chapter 8- "M-Mom..."

Juleka POV
When is Luka going to get here? It's been half an hour...I hope he's ok. He normally doesn't take this long and I'm worried...maybe he's with Marinette! I take out my phone and call Marinette. She picks up on the second ring.
Marinette: Hi Juleka!
Me: Is Luka with you?
Marinette:...no...he was earlier but left because you needed help with your homework...
Me: Do you have any ideas of where he could be?
Marinette: I'm not sur-
Me: Marinette? Are you ok? Did something happen?
Marinette:....take a seat and turn on the news...
Me:...ok...
I sit down on my bed and turn the news on my computer. Apparently they found a dead body in an alley way of someone who committed suicide. Odd...they then put up a picture of the person...*gasp*
Me: Luka...that's a picture of Luka...
Marinette: Juleka...
Me: *in between sobs* M-Mari...this makes no sense...Luka would never...someone must have murdered him...t-they m-must have...m-Marinette...
Marinette: You have a point, Juleka. I am going to hang up so we can both have a moment to collect our thoughts on this...ok?
Me: ok...talk to you later Marinette
*hangs up*
Luka...I feel tears stream down my face...there is no use wiping them away...I'm sure more will come...This doesn't make any sense...Luka would never...How is Mom going to react...

Marinette POV
"Luka..." I say to myself.
This doesn't sound like something he would do...he didn't have anything wrong with him either...I fall onto my bed and curl up into a little ball. I feel tear stream down my face. I try wiping them away but more came. I hear my phone ring and see Alya is calling me. I tap the green answer button.
Alya: Hey Marinette...
Me: Hi Alya...
Alya: Need a hug?
Me: A hug would be great right now...
Alya: Then could you please open the door? We've all been standing out here knocking for a while now.
Me: WHAT!?!
I hang up. I get up and open the door. I then see Alya, Rose, Juleka, Nathanael, Nino, Mylene, Ivan, Kim, Chloé, Max Alix, and Sabrina. Everyone in my class...
"Hey girl, we saw the news and...you and Juleka need some comfort. So we all came to comfort you too." Alya explained, her voice soft and laced with sympathy, a caring look on her face.
I noticed everyone had snacks and movies and whatnot. I let everyone in. They each said something to me as they entered the door after Alya.
"I'm really sorry, Mari. Luka was a cool dude." Nino said, sympathy filled his voice.
"We're really sorry, Marinette. Luka was a wonderful person." Ivan and Mylene said with a soft and caring look on their faces.
"We are really sorry for your loss." Max, Kim, and Alix said with sympathy clear in their eyes.
I saw Chloé and Sabrina. I was kind of curious what they would say. Sabrina said a simple, "I'm sorry." Chloé on the other hand...engulfed me in a hug. She pulled away from the hug and said with a soft, caring voice and her eyes filled with sympathy,
"I'm sorry for your loss, Marinette. I know we don't really get along all that well, and that I've treated you horribly...but I really do care for you. Your always positive, encouraging, and just all around a great person. I didn't know Luka personally, but from what I hear he sounds like a great person. He deserved a longer and happier life. I really hope you can climb out of this pit of sadness and become the cheerful Marinette we all know and love."
Chloé then offered me a small, reassuring smile when she finished talking. I returned it to her...maybe she isn't so bad after all.
Nathanael and Rose gave me a hug.
Nathanael said,
"From what I've heard Luka was a great person...you too would have made an amazing couple, Marinette."
Ha...couple...I remember when he confessed to me...I was so happy...I thought he was happy too...I thought I saw it in his beautiful blue eyes...but I must have been wrong...h-he...ugh. I don't want to think about it...
Rose told me how wonderful Luka was and that she was sorry. Juleka hugged me.
The rest of the day we all hung out and we had a great time. Juleka and I shared our stories of Luka, and we all were sad for a bit...but sapped back soon. I felt so much better after it got so late everyone had to go home because we had school tomorrow.
I have such wonderful friends.