return. // bws

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ANNE'S POINT OF VIEW

i walked on the steps of my flat, "Anne.." the familiar voice calls out. I turned around to see Luke. "what do you need?" i simply ask. "where were you? i waited for you in the bar." Luke furrowed his brows.

"i was at the mall.." i reply, "with who?" he sounded like he could punch someone any moment now. I gulped, "Ross." I answer, "and?" expecting for me to continue. "Just Ross, we barely hang out, so we decided to hang in the mall." I lied.

"Are you dead serious? you spent your whole time with that American while i was there at the bar waiting for nothing?!" Luke shouts, his accent was making it sound a bit weird.

"Hey! It's not like i have to be with you every minute!" i snap, "oh you have to be." he glares at me. "Look, Luke, we aren't anything here. We're just, we're just friends! and you have no right to make me stay with you 24/7" i stated. Luke grabbed my wrist, "you aren't going anywhere, Missy." he warns, as i tried walking away.

"let go of me!" i said through gritted teeth. "Stop running away from me, McVey! i know you had fun with somebody else, and i am not letting that slip!" Luke shouts, "Do not call me McVey and Yes, i did! i had more fun in hanging in the mall with my 'actual' boyfriend, we bought CD's and we went to the Arcade, and it isn't anything compared in getting drunk in front of a lot of people you haven't known your whole life!" i shout.

"so you were with Brad?" Luke's voice softens a little. I nodded, "i was." i reply. "Why didn't you just tell me, why did you have to lie?" Luke lets go of the grip he had on my wrist, "because you had no right to know, only Brad and only him deserves to know about my privacy, you are an exception." i crossed my arms on my chest.

Luke sighs, "Does your brother know?" he runs a hand to his messed up blonde hair, i shook my head, "he has left to another country." I looked away. Luke just nods. "So, you don't love me anymore?" Luke suddenly asks, "of course i do, but i'm torn, and there's nobody who could me but my heart. But still it can't decide.." I felt tears building up.

"them just choose between the both of us!" Luke states, "it's not that easy, Hemmings." I pout, he raises my chin up. "Whoever loves you the best, is the one who deserves the love he desires." Luke says, and he kissed me on the forehead before walking away.

I sighed and i entered my flat. This sucks, i just want to live a normal teenage life, in two years, it's goodbye to being a teen. I've wasted so much in my childhood, what does life want to do to me now?

I shuffled up the stairs and entered my room, i plugged my iPhone and i got in my pajamas, and i switched the TV on. MBAV was on, so i continued watching, being alone in one house seems sad, and lonely.

Brad is in the same situation now. What is he making out of himself, he looked very depressed a while ago, seeing him smile looked weird, his eyes had bags under it, his eyes still had sadness written on it, and it's like he barely knows how to smile.

I miss mom and dad, i miss James, I miss Brad. I just can't go back to my normal life yet. Luke doesn't want to go back to Birmingahm because of all the memories that disgust him, although, i really want to go home.

but not until Luke wants to go home too.