Tangled || Luke Hemmings

Chapter 11

11.

        One Friday afternoon after the class ended, I decided not to go to Patrick’s stupid football game; instead, I went to the school library hoping that books can make me get over this feelings. Unexpectedly, I found Luke sitting there all by himself reading a book that you would never expect him to read, my heart almost fell out of my chest, I could feel my stomach going crazy as if I was about to throw up. I couldn’t feel the presence of the heat in my hand, it went as cold as ice. I froze as my trembling hands tighten the grip of my phone. I gathered all the courage to walk towards him. “Hey, may I sit here?” I asked him, trying to be as polite as possible so I don’t offend him. Believe me, I know him well. “As long as nobody there.” He answered, I couldn’t feel the warmth that he used to have in his voice. He was as cold as iceberg. But still, there’s no way it lessen this kind of a little affection I have towards him.

“Luke, I actually…”

 “What do you want from me?” He said, doesn’t bother to take his eyes off the book.

“Luke, I just want to thank you for the roses you gave me, I mean the Hemmings Family gave me. It was so beautiful, and I’m sorry for letting you saw me and Patrick in front of my house, I didn’t even see you coming and…”

“Hazel, enough. I don’t want to hear anything, it was all my fault. I lost my mind! I was so stupid! I was out of the boundaries; I crossed the line. I wasn’t supposed to do anything besides teaching math, making you less dumb.” He mumbled as he nibbled his lip ring and stared blankly at the book, his eyes were darkened.

“But you helped me, you helped my family. Please, just don’t do this to me. Don’t ever try to get away from me. I’m your friend.” I slowly moved my finger to  touch the back of his hand.

“You know what Hazel, we’re NOT friends. We NEVER were,” He closed the book and got up, not bothering to even care that I was trying to caress his hand. Then he rushed out of the library.

“Luke, please… I owe you everything.” I said to him as I stumbled behind him, not being able to follow his quick steps to the parking lot.

“Yeah, whatever,” He turned around to face me as soon as he got in front of his car.

“Luke please…” I could feel the little droplets of rain started to fall on my face.

“I’m going home, Hazel.”

“Luke, wait. Honesty, what do you want from me?! You suddenly came in to my life being all sarcastic and then all of sudden you became the sweetest person I’ve ever met in my life, you helped me through everything, you fixed my life and then you ruined it by trying to avoid me for more than a month! Do you think you can just walk away like that and pretend that we are nothing like we don’t know each other?!” I grabbed his hand tightly, I tilted my head so I could get a better view of his face despite the rain was lightly pouring down all over my face. “You know Luke, it’s actually sucks to have your heart could not be settled as if it is looking for a better someone when your boyfriend is around you,” The rain started to get heavier.

“Hazel let me go, I don’t care! It’s none of my business,” He said as he pushed the strand of his half wet hair away from his forehead. In that moment, I knew he lied.  “It is YOUR business since you have involved in my life!” I yelled at him trying to convince him the truth, I could feel the heat caused by my anger rose up to my cheek. I don’t know who he is anymore, I wish I could stop letting him slowly taking over my heart.

He cut me off by grabbing my body and kissing my lips roughly. He was so emotional I could tell, his hands were on both side of my face. My hands were on his chest. The kiss slowly became softer as his hands slide to the back of my neck and my hips, brought me closer to him and deepen the kiss and tighten his grip in every move sending sweet sensational shivers down my spine. His kiss was still as addictively intoxicating as I remembered that I wished it never stop until I remembered the fact that I actually have a boyfriend; then I pushed him away.