Disconnected

Leaving.

*Tuesday - 5:45am*

As I walk downstairs, I see Andrea sitting in her favorite couch chair.

"What are you doing down here so early?" I ask with a curious look spread across my face.

"Nothing, I just couldn't sleep." She answers.

I walk past her to grab my book bag and I head back upstairs because I don't want to bother her.

I start to walk upstairs, but before I can, she stops me.

"Rach, I need to tell you something important." She slightly mumbles.

I walk up to the couch,

"What is it?"

"I just wanted to say that... you don't have to actually stay here with me to wait for the baby. You can do what you want since I made you upset a bunch of times before.. so you're free to just leave me." She replies.

Oh.

"A-are you sure? You've got a lot going on, I don't just wanna leave you. I do want some freedom, but I just leave you." I answer.

She doesn't answer. She just walks upstairs and says,

"Have a good day at school, Rachel."

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I feel weird walking through the school doors. Like I feel as if I haven't been here for weeks.. Maybe even months.

"Babe, is something wrong?" Luke asks.

"Yes.. but at the same time, not really." I answer. He looks confused,

"Wait what?" He questions.

"Never mind, I'll tell you when we leave school. It's sort of a long story." I say heading over to my locker.

I don't want any drama today. No dealing with Ashton.. or anything else. I guess I should stop thinking about someone who doesn't care about me. I need to start thinking about my future since nothing else is happening.

"College..." I whisper to myself. "Wonder how that's gonna work out for me." I breathe closing my locker. I should probably just not stress about everything and look on the bright side.

"You okay?" Luke asks walking up to me.

"I'm fine." I answer.

"That's a lie."

"I really don't have time for this right now."

"Rach-"

"I promise, we'll talk about this after school."

I check my phone to see if I've gotten any messages. Surprisingly, I have a text from Andrea. Can't wait to read this.

Andrea:

-everything is ok, you don't need to stay Rachel. I have everything handled and I don't want to put any pressure on you :-)-

"Is this about me asking you about us escaping? If so I'm sorry." Luke apologizes.

"No, that's not why... well, that's not all of it." I admit.

Our conversation quickly ends by the sound of that annoying school bell. I grab Luke's hand heading to class. He gives me a smile. I love that smile.

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After a long, dreadful day of school, I fall onto the couch along with a sigh.

"Were you stressed the whole day?" Luke asks sitting down beside me. I just nod.

"I don't want you stressing yourself. It's bad for you." He says cuddling me.

I turn over with a heavy breathe,

"Sorry, I just over think too many things and it just puts so much stress on me."

"If it makes you feel any better, you don't have to tell me about what happened this morning." He says trying to comfort me.

"Thanks, but I really do need to tell you. I think you'll be happy..." I reply.

I sit up to prepare to tell Luke. Then I look him right in the eye.

"I'm not gonna put this in a short way but... Andrea said I didn't need to stay with her." I spill.

"You're kidding... right?" He questions. I shake my head. I smile but then I say,

"But I also don't know if I should leave her. It's all so much."

"Well as long as she wants you to be free, you should go,"

I start thinking again.

"And I'm not just saying that because I love you and I want you to stay with me here." He adds. At this point I don't feel like talking and I just kiss him. I'm really glad that I got to tell him this. I feel like I just got a billion things off my back. Maybe I should leave Andrea.

"I think I just might leave Andrea." I smile once I finish kissing Luke. He hugs me.

"Yay!" He smiles.

"So I guess this means we could actually escape in the summer." I say.

"I have the perfect place to start off at." Luke smirks.

Ok I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. I'm trying my best to update more since school is becoming more irrelevant and ugly. Follow my twitter @//sorbetHemmings please!