TRY HARD

Chapter 2

*Lukes POV*
I lock eyes with a girl, but not just any girl. Delia. I remember her from high school. The song I'm singing right now is about her. I can't believe she's here and the song is coming true. I walk closer to her.
"But now, who knew?
She's in the crowd of my show
Nothing to lose,
She's standing right in the front row
The perfect view,
She came alone on her own,
And there's something that you should know" I start to back away.
"You're so out of reach, and I'm finding it hard
'Cause you make me feel, you make me feel,
Yeah she makes me feel, she makes me feel
It's obvious"
After the song is over I quickly run side stage to tell someone to bring her backstage. They reluctantly agree.

*Delias POV*
The show is almost over, it's quite bitter sweet. I'm hoping Luke hasn't seen me, I have changed though maybe he wouldn't notice it's me. During the last song a guard comes up to me. I was lucky enough to have gotten barricade.
"Are you Delia North?" I nod my head.
"Can you come with me?"
"Uhm ok..?" I step over the barricade and follow him through a series of hallways.
"Wait in this room ok?" He closes the door. All that's in this room is a couch, a bathroom, and a counter. There's a few hair products and things on it but not much. I sit on the couch and wait, getting butterflies in my stomach.
"Knock knock" I look to the door, where the voice came from its Luke. Shit.
"Uhm hi, I know you probably don't remember me and I'm just from a band but I need to apologize." I lick my lips. I'm not sure what to say.
"I Uhm. I wrote try hard. About you." My mouth drops open a little. He's sitting next to me on the couch.
"Colours in her hair just don't seem to fade, you always had your hair crazy fun colours. Dropping outta school cuz she don't need the grades. You dropped out. She's got a rose tattoo but she keeps it covered. I remember seeing it at the beach. I'm sorry, I was kind of almost a stalker. If I knew where you were I'd go there. Because you're just really beautiful but you had no idea who I was. I was nobody to you."
"You're right. I didn't know who you were but I remember you. I remember seeing your face in a coffee shop the day I dropped out. My high school days...well when I did go I was high but I remember you."
"You're very pretty Delia"
"Luke you don't know what you're doing with me. I'm not the pretty unharmed girl you think I am. I should go, Blaze and Harlow are waiting in the car." I pick up my jacket and open the door.
"Wait Delia!" I see the other three boys outside the door. I turn around to face Luke.
"At least give me your number" I walk over and hand him my phone.
"You don't what you're getting into." He looks down at me with his piercing blue eyes.
"Maybe I do" I start walking back down the hall.
"Goodbye Hemmings." I say. I sigh a sigh of relief once I get to the car.
"You guys are high as fuck, I'm driving again."
"What took you so long?"
"Well Luke Hemmings went to our school, try hard is about me, and he called me beautiful" I say trying to turn on the car.
"What the fuck?! Did you guys leave the battery running! It's dead!!" I get out and slam the door shut.
"FUCK!" I yell. I sit on the hood of blazes old car.
"We have no one to get us home you dipshits!" My dad doesn't drive and we're are all each other have. We don't have other friends. I do the only thing I can think of. Text Luke.
"Uhm sorry to bother you, my friends are stoned and killed the car battery....were stranded." I get a text back almost instantly.
"I'll meet you at the gate you came In from" I grab my purse.
"Are you guys coming or staying here to fuck some more?" I say. I'm super pissed off, they didn't tell me where they were going, and then left the lights on the entire time. Now I have to ask Luke a favour. We walk to the front gates. Luke is already there.
"Can you give us a jump start?" I ask.
"I'm not allowed, it's not my car but I can give you a ride home." He says, he looks empathetic. I nod.
"Thanks" we walk back towards the stage.
"So I'm sure you remember Blaze and Harlow." I say pointing to them.
"Yup, I guess some things never change." He laughs.
"Ya I guess"
"Wait how am I gonna get my car home?" Blaze asks.
"That. Is your problem fucker" I respond, I hear Luke snicker next to me. We walk backstage and out the back door. There's a few SUVs sitting there.
"Luke coming?" Ashton says.
"Ya, we need to stop at Delia's house first to drop her off" he responds. He opens the door. It looks small on the outside but huge inside, the four of us climb in. I sit beside Calum, Blaze and Harlow sit behind the driver and Luke sits next to me.
"Same place?" Luke asks
"Yup" he tells the driver where to go. I sit back and relax. I'm in the car with 5 seconds of summer. Wow.