Gold Lights

Chapter 15

When Luka woke up, Rayvon was the first thing he saw.

He was leaning over him and watching him with concern.

He has been asleep for just under two hours now, but he was totally fine.

"Hello," He croaked and stretched.

This grabbed his parents attention who were sitting at the end of the bed.

Panuleon got up and walked over to him.

"Hey, how're you feeling?" He asked softly.

"I'm okay," Luka said and slowly propped himself up. "What happened... wait."

They watched the worry creep into his eyes as he remembered.

"Don't worry, she's not here anymore" Corey smiled, reassuring him. "And she's not going to hurt you again."

Luka rubbed his eyes and nodded. He looked around, seeing that he was in his bedroom.

"Why did she do that to me?"

"Because she likes to hurt nice people, and you're a nice person," Rayvon said truthfully.

Luka smiled, feeling glad that Rayvon was here.

He leant back against the pillow and stretched his arms again. His mind kept playing over what she did. How could one person hold so much violence? It's like her eyes see chaos wherever they look.

"Did she hurt anyone else?"

"No, but she's gone now so don't think about it. You're safe and that's all we care about" Corey smiled.

Luka nodded and returned the smile. He was so thankful for his parents.

"So son, at the minute, everyone is in the gym. We are going to teach you and Rayvon how to defend yourself's if you are feeling up to it?" Panuleon asked.

"Sure," He said quietly.

"Are you ready to come now or do you need a little more time?"

"Oh actually, could I talk to Luka for a minute?" Rayvon asked. While he had been waiting for him to wake up, he thought more about the conversation he had with his parents and wanted to ask his friend a question.

"Of course, we'll meet you there?" Corey asked before standing up.

"Yes," Rayvon agreed as Luka watched him sit on the side of the bed.

His parents smiled at the boys while taking each other's hand and heading out of the bedroom.

When the door was shut behind them, they looked at each other.

"I'm so glad you're awake" Rayvon smiled.

"How long was I asleep for?" Luka asked before crossing his legs.

"About two hours" Rayvon guessed while he shuffled a little closer until they were sitting next to each other.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" Luka asked quietly.

This is when Rayvon's heart started thumping harder in his chest.

"Do you think it's weird that we've kissed?"

Luka's cheeks immediately went pink. They don't bring it up often but it does constantly linger in their thoughts.

"No, not really," Luka said as he looked at his hands. "I mean, we did that because we were curious."

"Yeah, but how many sixteen-year-olds have kissed because they were curious?"

Luka chewed the inside of his lip.