𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 | Luke

Race to the Orpheum

Olivia flung open the doors, practically jumping down the steps. Her legs crying out in pain, but she knew she couldn't stop moving. She knew she couldn't trust Caleb to just give up, and she did not want to know what would happen if those people caught her.

She sprinted down the path, flipping her head around to look at the vast yard, and then back at the building to see if anyone was coming. Her eyes widened at the ginormous white building; how had she never seen this place before? Then it hit her; probably because it was in the middle of nowhere. And if it were in the middle of no where, she had no hope of making it to the Orpheum before the boys crossed over.

She clenched her eyes shut at the thought, looking forward again. Her mind kept going back to what Luke said. She couldn't believe he actually felt that way... but now that her mind weren't being thrown in all different directions, she remembered what Caleb had said.

Olivia knew she probably shouldn't be trusting his judgment, but she couldn't be too certain, could she? And what about Julie? Everything was too messy.

She quickly shook her head, opening her eyes as she slid around the hedges, seeing a road ahead of her. She were in a crisis right now; she couldn't be thinking about that.

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Luke paced back and forth, rubbing the back of his messy hair. He couldn't stop thinking about Olivia and everything that could possible go wrong. He didn't know what he would do if she poofed into the room with them right now... the thought made him shudder.

"Luke...please." Julie said softly, earning his eyes just barely as he continued to walk. Her face looked completely drained.

"Sit down." She said softly, lightly patting the spot beside her on the couch of the back room. Flynn was once sitting there, but she thought it were best to keep Julie's dad occupied until Olivia showed up.

Luke stopped, looking at her fully for the first time since he poofed in there. "I-I...can't!" He threw his hands up, running them through his hair as he started walking again. A lot faster this time.

"A-anything could be happening to her right now, and I'm stuck here, so what? I can cross over? At this point it's not even worth it if she's not safe! If she's not here!" Luke rambled; his voice rising and his head shaking.

"Luke, calm down." He heard Alex say, making him jolt to a stop and look over to where him and Reggie were sitting. Reggie hadn't said a single word since he got there.

"Liv would want us to do this..." Alex went on; his eyes faltering to the floor. "What she did back there would be pointless if we don't." He said, looking up to him again.

Luke felt his lips part, and his eyes shifted to Reggie. He could see him, just barely, glance up at him. He nodded before dropping his head again.

Luke pressed his lips together, taking a deep breath as he glanced around at everyone. They were right; she saved them so they could do this. And he promised he would never let her down again. It just didn't feel right.

The silence upon them only lasted a few seconds before the door opened. Luke didn't bother turning back to see.

"Five minutes till time."

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Olivia pressed her lips together as she sprinted down the empty and dimly lit road. She was surrounded by trees and nothingness, which was extremely unsettling. And on top of that, her entire body was killing her.

Her feet were burning in pain from the stupid jazz heels she hadn't had time to fling off. She glanced behind herself, not seeing anyone coming. She couldn't believe she were doing this, but she needed to ditch the shoes.