6: stay away

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[ luke's pov ]

'hi' i mumble when i come into sam's room.

as every morning, i have to go to every room and wake up everyone, and i love doing that. the only part i don't like about it is waking up sam.

she's always so cold, so distant.

it's almost scary.

i've only been here for a week but i haven't heard her speak yet.

i look at her.
she's sitting in the middle of the bed hugging her knees. she has dark bags under her eyes and i wonder if she has even slept.
she's always awake when i come to wake her in the mornings and i know she sneaks out of the room every night.

'good morning' i say smiling at her.

she stands up from the bed in silence and waits for me to go out of the room to follow me.

i walk with her to the cafeteria.

it's actually crowded when we get in, but it's still very silent.

that's the only thing i miss in this place, the sound of people talking and having fun.

'i have to go to charlie's room now, but i'll see you later okay?' i tell sam.

she looks at me when i mention charlie and i almost gasp when she does it.

i don't think she had ever looked at me in the eyes before.

'see you later' i say before walking away.

[ sam's pov ]

'i have to go to charlie's room now' the doctor says.

i look at him when he mentions charlie.
i think he's talking about the guy who i talked yesterday.

i don't even know why i talked with him. i never talk with anyone.

i can see blondie moving his lips to tell me something but honestly i couldn't care less about what he's saying.

i sit down at my usual spot and look at the food i have in front of me in disgust.

food here sucks, i got used to starve, myself, so i hardly eat anymore. doctor thompson says i do it because i've lost interest in life, and i guess he's right.

'uhm...sam?' i hear a voice calling me.

it's probably the annoying blondie doctor again, so i just ignore him and keep staring at my plate.

'sam?' he says a bit louder.

i sigh annoyed and turn around, but i don't find blondie behind me, i find charlie.

i'm actually surprised to see him around, but obviously i don't ask.

'hey, can i sit with you?' he asks smiling.

i shrug and turn around again, hoping he would just go.
but of course he doesn't. he takes the sit behind me and grabs a banana from his plate.

i try not to stare at him by keeping my eyes on my glass of water, but this guy has something that catches my attention.

in three minutes he has already finished all his food, so he looks at mine and then at me, and then back at the food.

'are you going to eat that?' he asks me.

i make a movement with my hand so he knows he can take it which makes him smile wider.

'thanks' he says 'i'm really hungry today because i missed yesterday's dinner'

i nod trying not to smile. he's really cute.

wait did i just say that?

oh fuck.

this can't be happening.

what is wrong with me?

i get up from my chair and start walking away from him.

'hey sam, wait!' he yells.

i just keep walking, i need to get out of here. i have to stay away from him.

i feel someone grabbing my arm and stopping me. i try to keep walking but the grip is too strong.

'leave me alone' i say knowing it's him.

'did i say something?' he asks worried.

'no' i snap.

'did i do something?'

'no charlie, just let me go'

'then what happened?' he insists.

'nothing, you did nothing, it's me okay? just stay away from me'

he sighs and lets me go, so i start running as fast as i can.
tears are rolling down my cheeks and making my vision blurred but i don't stop running until i reach my secret place.

i feel like shit.

i shouldn't have talked with him the other day at the pool. im such an idiot.


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-nora x

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