Chapter 31- Close As Strangers

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-Luke-

I went onto my Twitter. I was beyond exhausted but I wasn’t able to sleep. I’d seen tweets towards me saying Lacy was with another guy but I ignored them. I kept scrolling down my feed until I saw it, Lacy and another guy. It was apart of a video so I clicked it.

“This week on Scoopla (don’t even judge me. I see this on eleven all the time so I’m using it whether you like it or not) Luke Hemmings’ girlfriend hanging out with other guys while he’s away. The pair were last spotted together at the airport the day Mr. Hemmings departed Australia, leaving Lacy behind. Recently she tweeted this picture claiming the male behind her is her babe. Fans have already started voicing their opinions all over Twitter. But what does Luke think about this? Want more details then head to Scoopla dot come,” the fake blonde said and the video ended.

I felt my blood start to boil so I angrily got out of bed and walked into the hotel bathroom. Once I was locked in I pulled up Lacy’s contact and called her.

“Hey babe,” she said happily.

“Don’t babe me”

“What?”

“I know what’s been going on with Sam,” I told her.

“Excuse me?”

“It’s fucking everywhere Lacy! You and him together. That picture you tweeted saying he’s you “babe”. What the fuck? You lied to me!”

“Luke it’s not what you think,” she tried telling me.

“That’s what they all say. What are you going to say next? He just had his tongue down your throat and you were trying to push it out?” (my friend said this to me and it fit so hey)

“No! Just let me explain!” she pleaded.

“I don’t want your explanation,” I spat.

“Who are you?”

“What?”

“Since you left you’ve become this grace A asshole. You spouted all this shit about being sorry for having lack of communication with me but guess how long it’s been since we’ve spoke? Give up? A fucking month and a half. I bet you don’t even have your ring on like you promised”

“I do for your information,” I said bitterly.

“Oh well done. Luke Hemmings was able to keep a promise for once. Fantastic job Luke. You disserve a metal,” she said sarcastically. “Two weeks to go and I don’t know if we’ll make it. And that fucking sucks. But I don’t know who you are anymore Luke. You don’t even know what’s been going on with me and I bet you don’t even care”

“it’s because you won’t fucking tell me Lacy”

“I’ve run away!”

“What?” I asked rather quietly.

“That’s right. My mum came back and got custardy of Markus and I. so we run away”

“When did this happen?”

“The Monday after I called you upset but acted as if I wasn’t. that’s why. Because I found out she was back. But congratulations Luke, you’ve officially managed to piss me off even more”

“Don’t change the subject Lacy. You lied to me”

“No…I didn’t. Sam’s gay Luke. I said he was my gaybe. Gay babe. And if you’d have let me explain then we wouldn’t have fought. But no, your ego got in the way. Goodbye Luke. See you when you get home,” she said.

“Lacy,” I said but she’d already disconnected the call.

Well fuck me.

~Lacy~

“That sounded intense,” Sam told me.

“Fuck he’s an asshole sometimes”

“It was because of me, wasn’t it?”

“His fans taking things out of proportion and Luke jumping to conclusions. So the usual,” I shrugged.

“I’m sorry,” he said then hugged me.

“No Sam it’s fine. It’s not your fault,” I told him, hugging back just as tight as he was.

“Did you break up?”

“No. I just told him I’d see him when he got home and that’s it”

“I heard something about a month and a half?”

“That’s how longs it’s been since we last spoke”

“Shit,” he swore and hugged me tighter.

“I think I need to be by myself for a while,” I told him after I pulled away.

“Alright. Just give me a yell if you need someone to cuddle or make fun of people with,” he said, giving me a sad smile.

“Thanks Sam,” I said then kissed his cheek and re-entered my “room”.

The house was really warm due to the many heaters being on so I was walking around with just one of Luke’s flannels covering my body. I sighed as I sat on the bed and fiddled with the ring. Taken. Taken. Taken. I pulled it off and examined it for the millionth time. I scotched forward and ran my back down the side of the bed as I sank to the floor. I looked at it for a while longer then flicked it, no bothering to see where it landed. Fuck! What the fuck did I just do?

I got to my knees and scrambled around the other side of the room until I found it. It was hiding under the dresser. I looked down as it rested in my palm. Two weeks. Two weeks. Two Weeks. I grabbed my phone from the bed, navigated to the Retrica app and leant it against the wall. I sat with my legs crossed, one of my palms flat on the carpet between my legs and the other holding the ring. I held the said that had Taken up to the camera and clicked the button, the times counting down from five.

Once the picture was taken I made the affect black and white before going onto the Twitter app. I posted the picture along with something I’d wanted to post at six weeks.

Lacy Scott @LazyLacy

Twenty-two weeks since you've been away

And now I’m sayin' everything has changed

And I'm afraid that I might be losing you

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