Play the game // l.r.h

Chapter 19 - The pile of feathers

Just to clarify, nobody in the group (other than Luke and Emily) know about what Emily said to Luke at the end of the last chapter. I realize it could be a little confusing.

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Adi’s P.O.V

Interviews went well. I managed to stay quiet in the back until a question was directed at me and I used all the energy I had to answer enthusiastically.

With today being the last day, we had to go out with a bang. There was a huge concert on stage and we all went to watch. After a while my headache wore off and I was just feeling a little queasy. I got over it eventually and by 10pm I was fully dancing to the music and enjoying myself.

We spent the last few hours at the concert and when it was over the girls and I walked around the venue and signed things for people who didn’t get to meet us and took selfies together. I wasn’t finished until around 2am but the whole thing was well worth it.

The car picked us up and dropped us back at the hotel. It was our last night and I was quite tired.

Everyone planned on going to Sam and Violet’s room for a while. I honestly didin't fell like socialising and said I was tired and going to go to bed. Everybody said goodnight and Lori said she would probably fall asleep while she was over there so not to worry if she wasn’t back in our room in the morning.

I went into my room, got changed into pyjama’s and climbed into bed. I was so tired.

I fell asleep when my head hit the pillow.

I was woken up by a loud bang, I shot up in bed and I heard footsteps in my room.

“Lori…?” I called.

The lights flicked on and I saw Luke pacing the room nervously.

“What are you doing here?!” I almost yelled
“There’s something I didn’t say at the restaurant.” He didn’t look at me
“Luke, this was yesterday, how did you even get in here?!”
“Why did you change yourself for me? Why would you do that?”
“I don’t want to talk about this Luke”
“No. We’re going to talk about this Adi. You’re like this completely different person since we got here. You were always so happy and now you’re just sad all the time, or you’re ignoring me. What did I do wrong?”
“Luke, I said I don’t want to talk about this” I hid myself under my covers and put my pillow over my head.
“And I said,” Luke walked over and pulled the cover off of me and my pillow from my head, “That we need to talk about it”

I got a little angry and stood up very quickly so I was looking at him.

“Go for it then. Ask all the stupid questions you want, I’ll answer them and then you can leave. Okay?” I smiled at him, but I wasn’t happy
“Okay… well my first question is... What’s with the short dresses? And the heels and the nose piercing?”
“I already told you. I was trying to get your attention. Next question.”
“Yeah but why? You had my attention”
“Really, Luke? Is that really what you think because I quite vividly remember you never giving me a second glance, you just staring at her.”
“She’s my girlfriend what do you expect?!”
“I expect you to notice when your best friend is having a total meltdown!”
“Nobody was having a meltdown!”
“I WAS!”
“What do you mean?”
“Luke, don’t tell me you didn’t notice how much I changed after you got a girlfriend. You didn’t notice my constant effort for a fake smile? I hit a table when you touched her for god’s sake.”
“That’s what that was?”
“Of course it was! What else would it be?!”
“But why would you WANT my attention?!”
“Because I didn’t have it when I wanted it. Because I wasn’t what your world was revolving around at that point in time and that made my insides melt and turn to mush and I hated it.”
“I still don’t understand”
“Of course you don’t”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Luke, I don’t want to talk about this anymore, is that everything?”
“No. Why were you so horrible to her?”
“Because she was horrible to me”
“Please stop this”
“Stop what”
“The blunt answers! I want to talk to you and you’re pushing me out.”
“Maybe that’s because I don’t want you here”
“Well that’s just tough isn’t it, because here I am Adi. Have been for the past 2 years and you never said any of this before. Why is it all coming out now? Are you jealous?”
“Ha! Jealous! That’s probably the most accurate assumption you’ve made all night”
“Wait. So. That means…”
“Yes Luke, I am jealous. I like you. I like you a lot but that’s just tough now isn’t it. Because you’ve got her and I’m stuck here alone” I tears sting in my eyes. I was so angry, they were tears of anger.