Scars We Bury || On Hold

31// Through thick and thin?

Chapter 31

"I was fire, always close to burning anyone but she was water, ready to extinguish any fire."

~Haidy Wazeery

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Luke's Mom calls out for us to come down and have dinner with her. I get up from the floor and I pull Luke up with me. I make my way to his room door while he is changing his t-shirt. When I am about to leave the room, I feel a hard grib on my left arm. I turn around. Luke looks at me with his sparkling ocean eyes. He pulls me close to him and he wraps his arms around me, hugging me so tight. I wrap my arms around his waist hugging him back.

"Don't do this to yourself, Luke. Please, drugs will never be the solution."

"I Love You. " He says as we pull back. He gives me a kiss on my forehead before he holds my hand and takes me downstairs.

We go to the dinning room where I see his father and his mother. His father stands up from his chair as soon as he sees me. He waits for me to go and greet him but Luke tightens his hands around mine preventing me from going. His father notices and he ignores what Luke has done.

He smiles "Who is this beautiful girl, Luke?" His father asks and Luke takes a deep breath before answering "This is Scarlett, Dad. My girlfriend." Luke says nervously.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Scarlett." His father says and that creepy smile never leaves his face. I smile back shyly "The pleasure is all mine, Mr.Charles." I say and Mr.Charles nods. He waves for us to take our seats instead of standing. Luke pulls the chair for me and I let out a genuine smile before sitting. Luke sits beside me which is beside his father and Sam is just sitting across from us beside Mr.Charles too. The maid brings the food in and we start eating.

"Do you want anything, baby?" Luke asks me in a low voice while we are eating and I shake my head "No, I am fine. Thank you for asking." Luke grins at me.

"So for how long have you been together?" Mr.Charles interrupts.

"We have been together for 6 months now." Luke answers and the look on Mr.Charles's face is creepy and weird. I really wanna know what he is thinking about now.

"Aha, nice. Where are you from, Scar?" Mr.Charles asks and when I am about to answer, Luke mutters to his father "It's Scarlett." I clear my throat as it is getting too awkward. Both Luke and his father are looking to each other with so much cruelty and anger.

"I am from Australia." I say trying to clear the air.

"Nice. Do you live by yourself or with your family?"

"With my family, Sir." I say.

"Well, I'd like to meet your Mom and Dad one day. So we could all be friends, right baby?" Luke's father says as he caresses Sam's hands like they are totally in love and everything is fine.

"And maybe your Mom might be Samantha's friend and your Dad my friend." That's on my corpse sir. You are just a disappointment to your family. Why would I want to introduce my family to someone like you? That's what he should hear after causing so much pain to his family. I wonder if he even knows the meaning of family.

"Unfortunately, my Mom is dead, Mr.Charles." I say and Luke slides his hands to mine under the table and he holds it while smiling reassuringly at me. Luke's Mom coughs as a way to clear the tension.

"Oh! I am sorry to hear this. But how did she die?" Mr.Charles asks like he is concerned. This man is just so fake that he makes me sick to my stomach. I take a deep breath "She died in a car accident." I say expressionless and Luke continues caressing my hands gently under the table. He is trying to calm me down. He is afraid that I might explode.  I take a glance at Sam who is looking at me with an apologetic look. I smile at her.