Stolen Locker↠l.h.

In Hemmings' Head

*Luke's POV*
As I walked home I just thought about everything that had happened today.

I barely know him but I already hate Calum. How could he just hit Jaden? It really hurt seeing her covered in the bruises.

I'm glad I was there to stop Calum though.

I knew I was smiling. Wait why am I smiling? Yeah she's hot, but I barely know her.

Her mum really didn't seem as bad as Jaden made her out to be. But she did say her mum played nice until the company left. I wonder if she's talking about me? I wonder what she's saying?

I wonder what mum will say when I tell her about Jaden? Usually when I tell her about girls she just seems uninterested.

I really want to text Jaden. No, Luke. This is too soon. You don't want to seem desperate to talk to her.

She probably doesn't even like me like that but she didn't pull away when we kissed. That means she likes me right? But she just got out of an abusive relationship.

What if she does like me but she's afraid I'll treat her like Calum?

That thought breaks my heart. I could never hit a girl. I may not always listen to mum but that is definitely one lesson I will always remember.
I finally got home and walked through the door. I expected my parents to be mad because I didn't tell them I was going anywhere after school. But Jack was there, thank god! When they were mad at me Jack could always calm them down and get me out of trouble.

I found myself thinking about Jaden again.

"There's little Lukey. Watcha smiling so big for?" Jack asked.

"Huh? What?" I said snapping out of my thoughts.

"Luke we got a call from the school." Mum said obviously disappointed.

"Luke how the hell do you get in a fight on the first day?" My dad said clearly just as disappointed.

"What happened?" My mum asked.

"Did he insult your hair?" Dad joked.

"Or your shoes?" Jack joked as well.

I interrupted their jokes.

"He hit a girl."

Dad and Jack shut up and mum looked at me shocked.

"He had her on the ground punching her and left bruises all over her and she couldn't do anything so I gave him a taste of his own medicine." I said.

"Whoa Luke. Didn't know you were such a sweetie." Jack joked.

"Shut up Jack." I said and punched his arm.

"So what did the school do?" Jack asked.

"Well even though I was defending Jaden I still got in trouble. They gave me 3 days of detention. And the other guy is suspended for a week."

Mum went to the kitchen to finish cooking dinner and dad helped which just left me and Jack in the living room. He was watching something on tv.

I really want to get to know Jaden better. I want to help her with all of her problems. I want to know what makes her tick and what makes her smile. I want to know all of her favorite things.

"Luke?"

"Huh? What?" I said snapping out of my thoughts again.

"Luke why are you smiling so big?" Jack asked curiously.

"Oh um it's nothing."

I never talked to Jack about girls. I don't really know why, we just never did.

"It's that girl isn't it? The one from school?"

"How'd you know?"

"I could tell when you were telling us about it earlier."

I sighed. Jack could always read me like a book.

I began to tell Jack everything. From when we first met, to the locker, to fighting Calum and meeting her mum. Even about the kiss.

It was actually weird telling Jack all of this. But it felt so nice to tell someone.

"Luke go call her."

"But--"

"But nothing. If you like her there's no such thing as calling too soon."

"Thanks Jack." I smiled and hugged him before walking to my room. I closed my door and called her.

It started to ring.

It kept ringing.

She didn't answer. I guess she was busy so I left a message.

"Hey uh it's Luke. I guess you're uh busy. So uh I uh guess I'll talk to you tomorrow. Uh unless you call back." I was so nervous.

She called me back a few minutes later. We stayed up talking on the phone for hours. She told me all about her. I really hadn't ever been this happy talking to someone.

Then my mum came in my room and yelled at me. She made me get off the phone. I had no idea it was already 2 am. God where did the time go?

I told her bye and laid in my bed. I wasn't tired yet. I just laid there thinking. I hate when things get like this. I tend to think negatively.

Stop thinking about her.

She doesn't care about you.

Why would she care about a fuck up like you?

You have fucking blue hair for christ sake!

And you're covered in pointless tattoos.

And piercings.

Why the fuck would she ever find that attractive?

I finally fell asleep. When I woke up in the morning I was still too depressed from last night to face her today. I faked being sick and mum let me stay home.

I got a text from Jaden during what would have been our first class. I was still just too depressed so I didn't reply. I just spent the day in bed, mostly watching spongebob. I fell back asleep and didn't wake up until my alarm the next morning.