One Step Closer (Sequel to OSAAT)

Chapter Sixteen

I woke up at about three in the morning. Someone was walking around, and my dream and I weren't to happy about it. I sat up slowly and looked around. I saw Luke, and he walked straight into the wall. I stopped myself from laughing, but he just kept walking into the wall, so it was hard not to laugh.

"Lulu!" I whisper-yelled, but he didn't seem to notice. "Luke!" He still didn't notice, so I stood up and walked to him. I grabbed his arm and he turned and started walking toward me. "Oh God, this is some really messed up Veronica Roth serum." I slapped Luke's face gently a few times.

"Oh... you're sleepwalking." I said and I pinched Luke's arm. His eyes flew open and I covered his mouth.

"Ow," he said.

"Sorry," I said and he rubbed his arm. "Since when do you sleepwalk?" I asked him and his eyes widened.

"You can't tell anyone about this." Luke said, like it was confidential. "I mean no one." he said.

"It's just sleepwalki-" I'm cut off by Luke putting his hand over my mouth.

"We don't even say the word." Luke whispered and I nodded, slowly. He took his hand away from my mouth.

"Sleepwalking!" I yelled and his eyes widened.

"Lauren, shut up!" he whispered and I walked back to the couch. I laid down, and I felt someone pick up my feet.

"What are you doing?" I asked Luke.

"I'm not tired now." he said and I sighed. I wasn't either.

"Did you hear about Kylie and Andrew?" I asked him, trying to 'gossip'.

"Who?" he asked me and I laughed.

"You know, Ali's friend? Kylie?"

"I'm friends with you, not Ali." he said and I shrugged.

"Well... some of you are a lot closer to Ali than I thought..." I said.

"Look, I'm not Jack, okay? And neither is Ricky. That was all Jack." Luke said I shrugged.

"Well, you and Ricky sure helped them stay a secret." I said.

"They were together like four days." he said.

"Well, you'd tell me if it happened again, right?" I asked him.

"Yeah... Ricky would too." Luke said and I covered myself with the blanket.

"I'm tired now." I said and heard Luke sigh.

"Night." he said and got up.

"Night." I said and just stared at the wall in front of me.

-

I woke up, my head in someone's lap and my feet in another. I quickly sat up, and saw a sleeping Ricky and Luke. I looked around, but Jack was no where to be seen. Ricky woke up and smacked his face. I looked at him, questioningly.

"It helps me wake up..." he says and I roll my eyes at him. "Oh, and sorry. You were occupying the only sitting place in our room."

"Why didn't you just move me to one of your beds?" I said and rubbed my neck. "My neck hurts now."

"I'm sorry, I was tired." he said and I rolled my eyes.

"Do we have class today?" I asked him and he nodded.

"No Drama, but we both have English! Jack and Luke aren't taking honors classes this year."

"I don't blame them... they suck." I said and stood up. "What time?"

"I'm glad we have the same schedule, for your sake." he said and sighed all dramatically. "In an hour." he said and I nodded.

"I'm going back to my dorm to change and such. You'll pick me up though?" I asked him.

"Sure will, Emma." he told me with a wink.

"I hate you, Alex." I said and walked out of the dorm room. I walked down the hallway, and a few guys passed me. I recognized one, but I couldn't think of his name. He looked at me, like he was asking himself if he knew me. My eyes widened as I realized who he was. I quickly turned and walked away.

Shit, shit, shit, shit!

"Wait, Lauren!" I heard him yell out to me. "Guys, I'll be right back."

"Stupid boot! Go faster!" I whisper-yelled to my foot. I felt a hand grab my elbow and I stopped. I turned and looked up at...

"Walt."

-

Ali's POV

"Hey, Bri... I have to go to class." I shook Bri, and she woke up.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. Right." she said and rubbed her eyes. "Oh, God..." she said and looked down at her stomach.

"It wasn't a dream..." I said and she bit her lip.

"We'll be gone. I texted mom that I would come home..." she said to me and I hugged her.

"Everything is going to be okay." I said and she nodded. I kissed her head and messed her hair up. "I love you."

"Yeah, love you too." she said and I left the dorm room. As I got into the hall, I sighed.

Is it bad that I'm grateful it was her and not me?

That's totally awful.

-

Lauren's POV

"Lauren." Walt smiled at me and I looked down. "You never texted me or anything."

"I ripped your number up... I have to go." I said and walked away from him. He grabbed my elbow again. I turned around and sighed.

"She broke up with me." he said and I looked down.

"I'm sorry to hear that." I said and he sighed.

"I thought you said if I ever saw you around, we could talk." he said and I looked back up at him.

"Well, that's before I realized I was a complete flirt." I said and he sighed.

"I thought you were being nice." he said.

"Yeah, I was, but I'm not nice to strangers, so I'm going to leave now." I said and he grabbed my elbow again. "My elbow doesn't like you, so stop touching it." I said and ripped it from his hands. "Goodbye, Walt." I said and walked away from him, successfully.

~A/N~

Hello! So this chapter was short, I think, and it was for Lillian's birthday... but it's no longer her birthday...

Ooh, it's her anniversary.

I'm just gonna say.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLIAN... AND UH... YOU AND THANE MAKE A WONDERFUL COUPLE...

Yay.

Uh, thanks for reading!!!

~Emma.