You Don't Know Me (Punk Luke Hemmings)

Chapter 15: Dummy and the Second Chance

*LUKE'S POV*

I still can't believe this happened. I still can't believe she called me dumb. Well, she's not the only one who thinks this, but no one told me this right into my eyes. She just said like it's not a big deal. Like, you don't go and just say someone, hey you, you're dumb. That's not what people do. Yeah, okay. I got it. I wasn't really nice to her and I did some stuff to her, but that's not a reason to call me dumb.

It's one week. Exactly one week since I saw her last time. One week since she called me dumb. One week since I was in school last time. It's the same every day. I wake up in the morning, eat breakfast and then go up the hill. I found this place few months ago. It's my place. My secret place. No one is coming there, so I can be here alone. I can clear my mind and think about stuff. It's an amazing view on the town from here. I spend here a lot of the time.

When things were good between me and Lacey, I was thinking about showing her this place. But it was before I fucked everything up on the ball. I should find her that time. I shouldn't just stand there like an idiot and wait for her to come to me. But it's too late to think about it. It happened and I can't turn back time. I wish I could. It's all my fault and I know it. She's right. I am dumb.

*LACEY'S POV*

It's been one week since I saw Luke the last time. Since then, he didn't show up in school. I think it's all just because I called him dumb. I hope for him to show up. I hope I could get a chance and apologize for that. I wish we could get one more chance. I wish I wouldn't ignore him on that ball. Yeah, that's what I did. I accepted his invitation, but when we came there together everyone was staring at us. All those looks just made me feel uncomfortable so I just left him standing there alone. So, Lacey, who is dumb now? Yeah, it's you. You are the dumb one. Not him. You are the one who cares about what people think about you. Luke doesn't care. You're just taking things too seriously. All of this is in my head. All of this is my fault.

I'm driving home from school. When I pull the car on the driveway, I see someone is sitting on the stairs. I don't need to think about who it is for longer than a second. I would recognize this person anywhere and anytime. I didn't think he's going to show up. Yeah, we should have a tutoring lesson, but I didn't think he will come.

I get off of the car. I pull out the keys from my bag while I was making my way to the front door. I pass the person sitting on the stairs. When I slip the key into the hole, I could feel someone is standing behind me. I don't have to turn to know it's him. I walk in with him behind me. I put the keys on the table in the hall. "Do you want something, or?" I ask him. "Water, maybe" he says quietly. I walk into the kitchen and fill up the glass with water. I put the glass on the table and he takes it.

*LUKE'S POV*

I put empty glass back on the table. "I'm sorry, I forget my book. I don't know what I was thinking about. When it hits me, I was half way there and I didn't want to make you wait" I say. She shrugs, "never mind, I have mine" she smiles. "Look, I'm sorry what happened last time" she starts, but I shake my head. "You don't have to apologize. You're right, I am dumb. I was just shocked, because actually, you're the only person who said it right into my eyes. No one else never did it before" I say. "You're not dumb. I was just mad a little bit. You know you're not dumb" she says and smile. "Well, actually, I'm the one who should apologize. I know I did a lot of bad stuff to you. So, I apologize" I sigh. She smiles, "the past is in the past. Just let it be." Does it mean she forgives me? "Is that like forgiveness or what?" I ask and she just shrugs.

*LACEY'S POV*

"No, don't shrug, I want an answer" he says and come closer to me. "Do you want me to forgive you?" I ask. He nods "yeah, I want to. I want you to give me the second chance. I want to prove you I deserve you" hey says and these words really surprised me. I would never expect him to say something like this. I would never think that he probably feels the same way how I feel. But it seems he does. But even after those words I'm not sure if I really want to be with him. Yeah, he can be nice and all of this, and I wouldn't care of what other people think about us. But he is so unpredictable. Once he is all that nice but, in few seconds, he's furious, then he's violent, then protective and it just changes every single time. I just don't know what I should expect from him. But I still don't know. Since I met Luke for the first time a lot of things happened.

He showed me the truth about Ryan, he did hurt me by the probably worst way possible, but he also makes me to fall in love with him. But probably the most important thing, he makes me feel loved. Even when he hurts me. Sounds weird, but it's true. I guess destiny is just testing if our love is strong enough to go through everything. And I know I would go with Luke through heaven or through hell. I don't care.

I take his hand and lead him to the backyard. I sit down on the garden swing and pull him down next to me. He looks at me and raise his eyebrow. It's not about garden swing. It's about the cherry tree above the swing. I smile at him. "Well, you want a second chance?" I ask and he nods. "Yeah, that's right" he smiles back. "But you have to try really hard for not to screw it up like the last time" I say and look at him with the most innocent face which I can make. He laughs "okay, I'll try." Then he kisses me so passionately but tenderly in the same time. It was the best kiss ever. I never thought something like this it's possible. And then I feel it. The butterflies in my stomach. And now, right next to him I feel so safe, like nothing in this world could never hurt me again.