luke was really nice. the both of them talked at lunch after waiting for the bell to ring. he thought she was really cool and yes, he did like talking to her. he thought she was really nice and thoughtful. she gave him her apple, but he luke saw it out of generosity. no, he didn't know about her eating disorder and he wasn't going to find out any time soon.
he thought it was kind of odd that when he asked gemma about her apple, her response was really unusual. what did she mean by "i really don't want to."? was she not hungry at the time? maybe she lost her appetite considering they were sitting near the trashcans. luke just stuck to that thought because he couldn't think of any idea; it wasn't that serious so he didn't know why he was still thinking about it. he didn't know at all, it just really made him question. luke wanted to know more about her so during lunch he asked her if he could walk her home. of course gemma said yes, she didn't want to be mean or anything. gemma herself thought that luke was interesting, too. she definitely wanted to get to know him more, too, she was just scared that he'd find out about her. that was the last thing she wanted to happen.
they walked down the narrow sidewalk; every once in awhile they'd have to lean and squirm just to stay alined with it. their hands would brush tenderly against when they'd get close, and luke's heart beat quickened. gemma didn't really know how to feel about it, so she kept quiet looking down at her feet.
"we should go to the diner down the street tomorrow." luke spoke when they finally got to her house, "only if you want to." he quickly added before sending her a smile.
"i-i don't think that's such a good idea." she said as soon as luke spoke - probably way too quick - but luke seemed confused.
he tilted his head to the left, "why not? we can just go as friends."
shaking her head, gemma pulled her keys out of her pocket and unlocked the door. "i'm sorry, luke. i have to get going, we can go anywhere but there. have a nice day." she faked a smile before entering her house and shutting the door.
WOOOOOOOOAH GEMMA, LUKE THINKS YOU'RE WEIRD -toby
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reflections ➝ l.h
Historia Cortain which an anorexic girl goes off of what she sees on the outside and a blonde boy goes off of what he sees within her.
