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Make It Stop ⇼ Luke Hemmings

Twenty.

I was in and out of the hospital in a few hours. Without telling the doctors about the pills, they merely observed me and gave me some antibiotics and that was that. After a silent ride home, Owen informed me that a friend was here to see me and was now waiting in my room. As I slowly brought myself up the stairs, I saw Kaylee standing aimlessly, closing the door behind me for more privacy.
“Hey.” I whispered, she shook her head.
“I can’t believe you.” She snarled. Fuck, she’s angry. “Everyone knows, Romy!” She spat. “Everyone but your best fucking friend. I can’t believe you!” She nearly yelled.
“What are you talking about?” I played dumb, staring at the floor. She scoffed.
“Oh, you know.” She crossed her arms, standing up. “You’ve been seeing Luke, and everyone knows but me! Madison Brown came up to the table and asked where Luke’s little fuck buddy is!” She lowered her voice, but it still had that distinct stinging tone. “Have you fucked?” She demanded.
“Yeah.” I whispered. “Once.” She gasped, her mouth falling open.
“How long?”
“I don’t know. About a month, maybe.” Kaylee sprung up, getting in my face.

“What the fuck, Romy!” She yelled. “How could you be so shallow?!?! I knew something was going on! I knew! And I fucking asked you!” She was furious. “That’s a real bitchy thing to do!” She yelled, pushing me lightly, my eyes widened with hurt and anger.
“Don’t call me a bitch!” I protested, pushing her back. “It’s not like I didn’t want to tell you! You’re so far on Ashton’s dick that you never pay any attention to me! That’s the way it’s always been-” She cut me off.
“Oh, bullshit! You’re so stupid-” I continued, cutting her off.
“No! Shut up, Kaylee! I’m the stupid one?” I challenged. “Last time I checked, you’re the pregnant one!” I knew it was a low blow, but I couldn’t help myself. I refused to be attacked by her.
“Excuse me?” Her face was turning red. “Fuck you, Romy! At least I told you! You’re my best fucking friend, I told you! You’re the one that’s keeping secrets!” I rolled my eyes.
“You’re not here for me!” I admitted. “When was I ever supposed to tell you?!?! You just disappear when you get bored of me!” We were both on the brink of tears, standing a foot apart and glaring at each other.
“I’m always there for you!” She lied. “Fucking college boys wasn’t enough, huh Romy?” She pursed her lips, going through with the lie of how I lost my virginity. “You just had to go and fuck your ‘best mate’, too! You’re such a slut! I hate you!” She used the term loosely, unsure whether it was true.
“Get out of my house!” I yelled. “You know that’s not what happened!” I began to sob, and her face softened. She knew dad raped me. How could she say that.
“I-I didn’t mean that.” Her face fell.
“Get out!” I ordered, pushing her toward the door. With a quiet sigh, she left.

***

It took a near two hours to collect myself, and by the time I had, I stared at my phone, debating whether to open the texts I had received from Luke about the voicemail I hardly remembered leaving. After throwing my phone in my bag, I slipped on my shoes and ran to Luke’s house with tears continuing to pour out of my eyes. I didn’t knock or acknowledge his family, I went straight up the stairs and to his room, opening the door to see him sitting on his bed with his laptop, typing something—which I assumed was just a paper or even a conversation he was having with someone on facebook. He tore his eyes up for a split second looking to the door as I shut it behind me and sighing, paying attention to his computer as I slowly moved across the room, sitting on the foot of his bed.

“Haven’t been answering my texts.” He muttered.
“Haven’t read them.” I muttered right back, playing with my nails.
“So it was a complete shock when Kaylee showed up.” He assumed.
“She called me a slut. Told me she hates me. I didn't think she could actually be so cruel.”
“she didn't mean it.” He denied, paying more attention to his laptop than me. “She cried when she found out.” He finally looked up at me. “Madison Brown told them.” I shrugged as he closed the laptop, setting it on the nightstand and beaming at me. “Where have you been?” He asked.
“Sick.” I lied. “Where have you been?” I referred to the fact that he hadn’t come to my house at all.
“Thought you hated me.”
“Thought you hated me.” I repeated after him. We dismissed the thought.

“Did you overdose?” He finally asked. “You look like you’ve been throwing up. You look thin.” I shrugged, refusing to admit it. “Romy.” He stated, indirectly telling me he was serious and needed to know.
"Yeah." I answered him. "A few times." The matter was brushed off, as I dusky want to talk about it, and Luke looked like he was too tired to discuss it. I let out a long sigh and Luke changed the subject.
"You going to read those texts?" He asked, rifling through his backpack.
"Should I?" I inquired, wondering if it was even worth my time.
"No." He sighed. "Delete them." Instead of doing it myself, I dug my phone or and handed it to him, watching as he played with my phone briefly, throwing out on the bed and watching me while I stared at the carpet. Part of me knew he wanted me to read those texts, but the other part just said something along the lines of 'fuck it'. I sighed for what seemed like the thousandth time, picking at my nails.

"So is everything okay, then?" I broke the silence, finally meeting our eyes.
"I don't know." He answered honestly.
"Right." I mumbled, hoping things could just go back to normal like they usually did when something along these lines happened.
"I can't keep doing this, Romy." He sighed.
"Doing what?" He scoffed.
"This!" His arm flung between us, gesturing at our relationship. "I can't keep loving you with all my heart and you occasionally running away and put me through this shit, Rom. It's too much for me." Standing, he fisted his hair and walked to the window, staring out at what was most likely nothing.
"I get scared." I whispered, ashamed.
"Well, fuck, Romina... I get scared, too! But I don't leave you every time I do!" He yelled, pressing his back against the window as he beamed at me.

"Luke." I whispered as he turned back away. "I'm sorry." When he didn't respond, I slowly walked over to him, wrapping my arms around his waist and setting my head on his back. Luke sighed, staying still for a few moments.
"Rom." He muttered, stirring out of my grip. "This is the last time." He promised himself. “If you leave me one more time-” I cut him off, nuzzling my face back into his skin.
“You won’t take me back.” I finished for him. “That’s reasonable.” He sighed, turning around and wrapping his arms around me, bringing me close as I silently sobbed into his chest. When I finally pulled away to look up at him, I saw that he had tears padding down his cheeks as well.
“Hey.” I rasped, reaching up and wiping his tears away. “Don’t cry.” Sniffling, he pulled away, rubbing his face as he sat down. After a few moments of nothingness, I sat next to him, setting my head on his shoulder as we both calmed down.

“Want to play twenty questions?” He asked out of nowhere, earning a small laugh.
“Okay.” I agreed.
“You go first.” He allowed me to think for a few moments. “Is it an animal?” He asked once I nodded.
“Yes.”
“Is it bigger than a microwave?”
“Yes.”
“Is it a mammal?”
“It is.”
“Uhm… Is it a common housepet?”
“Nope.”
“Does it have a tail?”
“Yeah.”
“Does it live in the forest?”
“Yes.”
“Is it a giraffe?” I laughed.
“Giraffes don’t live in the forest!”

“Is it a carnivore?”
“No.”
“Herbivore?”
“Nah.”
“Omnivore?”
“Yeah.”
“Hmm… Does it have fur?”
“It does.”
“Is it a lion?”
“Lions don’t live in the forest, either, Luke.”
“It’s a bear!” He exclaimed.
“No!” I laughed.
“A monkey!” He shot up.
“Yes!” I giggled.

“Alright, I win.” He grinned. “What’s my prize?” He sat once more, grabbing my hand and rubbing the back of it. “A kiss?” He pleaded, pulling me onto his lap. I pecked his lips, setting my head on his broad shoulder.
“Luke?” I asked after a while.
“Hmm?” He hummed.
“Kaylee hates me. I’m pretty sure the other girls do, too.” Lifting my head, I stared at him.
“No, they don’t.” He denied.
“They do.” I frowned. “How could I be so stupid?”
“You’re not.” He laughed a bit.
“Luke.” I wined. “They hate me. You know they do.”
“Then they hate me, too.” I shook my head.
“You promised we’d run away.” I whispered.
“I’m not sure that’s a good idea.” He bit his lip.
“Why not?” Luke sighed, remaining silent.
“I don’t know.” He finally spoke. “I’ll tell you what.” He bargained, kissing the back of my hand. “Come to school tomorrow and if things are bad, we’ll leave.”

***

Luke and I walked into the school holding each other for the first time. His arm draped around my waist as he held me close, guiding me through the halls and to my locker. We were only in the building for about five minutes, when a voice sounded behind us.
“Look who it is!” It was Madison Brown with her crew of skanks and her lipstick, too pale for her fake tan. “The biggest slut in the school.” She grinned, looking over at Luke. “I’ve left hotter scratch marks on his back.” She taunted me, turning on her heels and walking away. My eyes immediately found Luke’s as I pushed out of his grip, ignoring the small smile he tried to offer in hopes to make me feel better. The rest of the day was severely awkward. For the second time in my life, my personal affairs were discussed around the school. Everyone was giving me looks and I felt like such an outcast. By the time Luke and I met up to go to lunch. I felt like I was going to burst into tears. We walked in the cafeteria together, heading to our usual table. Ashton glanced up, the stubborn girls ignoring us, and shook his head. Luke and I found a different place to sit.
“Luke.” I whispered as we sat down alone. “It’s really bad.” Nodding, he sighed.
“I know, baby.” He frowned. “It’ll be okay.” He assured me, but I didn’t believe him one bit.

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Comments

@exiiliious
I love it! I finished the second one and I reading Birthmark now. It's great too!

@Ana Hemmings'
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@exiiliious
No problem! I really do love this book! I started and finished it today and started the second one. At the moment I am already 12 chapters into Good Intentions.

@Ana Hemmings'
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