Summer Sky | L.T.

I woke up the next day a bit confused, as I didn't remember falling asleep. I felt Louis arms holding me secure against his body, we had turned in our sleep, as I was lying with my back against his chest. I was thinking back to the moment I was drifting away, when I was suddenly wide-awake. Did Louis really say he loved me or did I really make that up and where would that leave us if he actually did as he was going back to France without me? I will move in with my aunt but not before I had taken care of everything and I was already thinking of enlisting myself at one of the Universities in England because I wanted to be as far as possible from this place.

I got up for some coffee. Normally I wouldn't drink coffee but I really needed the energy today. Everyone was still asleep when I walked into the kitchen. I walked straight to the cupboard that had my instant hazelnut coffee. I only drink hazelnut coffee, as normal coffee is way to bitter for me. I put on the water heater and decided to make some toast. I didn't mind that everyone was still asleep because I was craving some time alone, without people constantly asking if I was okay.

I sat down at the table when I heard noise on the stair. I waited patiently until the person showed him or herself and I was relieved when I saw Louis walking. "Good morning Sky." He mumbled before he grabbed the water heater for a cup of tea. "Morning." I watched him as he moved through my kitchen with ease. I loved to watch him walk around like he owned the place, it just made him a bit more sexy.

"I missed you." He kissed the top of my head before sitting next to me and it made me smile because who would have thought that he was such a sweet person underneath the asshole exterior. I sighed because I really had to tell him my plans and I was just hoping he would understand.

"Louis, we uhm need to talk." I heard him sigh deeply and this probably meant that he had seen this coming. "I know." He said while staring at his cup of tea. "Louis, I'm staying here for now." He didn't say a thing as he got up and walked out of the room. I know I should follow him but I couldn't, I wanted to tell him I was only joking but that was not the case and I couldn't let him think I was going to come back with him and life happily ever after.

There was just no happily ever after, if I didn't fight for my happy ending and that happy ending started with Mike behind bars for a really long time. I sipped my coffee whilst staring at the wall when I heard a loud noise coming from upstairs. What the hell was he doing?! I jumped up and ran upstairs only to see a dent in the wall of my bedroom. I gaped at Louis with my mouth wide open, never expected him doing something like that. I get he was pissed at my decision but did he really had to almost punch a hole in my wall.

I quickly scanned Louis, to check if he was hurt when I saw his knuckles bleeding. I wanted to yell at him but that could wait until I had cleaned his hand as he really was bleeding. "Why'd you do that?" I asked whilst cleaning his hand and he just shrugged. "I'm just angry I guess." I looked up so I could see his eyes and there wasn't a sign that he was angry with me, it rather looked like he was sad. "Louis, I didn't say I wasn't coming back to France but I first have to sort things out and after I have done that I will come back." I said whilst holding his hands, he wasn't looking at me and I could feel the disappointment radiating off of him.

"So this is it then?" I heard the tremble in his voice but he deserved to know the truth. At least I had to convince him I was speaking the truth. "I think it is for now that is. If we are meant for each other, we will find our way back to each other." I said and I truly meant it but the redness in his cheeks told me he was beyond pissed off. "Whatever Sky." He pulled his hands out of mine and started to pack his stuff immediately. "You really don't have to leave right away." I tried but he ignored me. I sighed and walked out of the room not sure if I could stop him from going away like this. He almost ran out of the house after 2 hours, without so much as a goodbye and it felt like my heart was breaking in million pieces. I know I did it to myself but I couldn't have him close to me, when I was about to go into a war, this was just something I had to do on my own and if that meant I had to lie to Louis, to make him leave then so be it.

"Sky, why is Louis leaving?" I turned to face Marie who was really worried as she stared after Louis. 'He is going back home.' Her eyes widens a bit. "Why would he do that?" she asked surprised, she didn't like this at all. "I told him I wasn't coming back with you." I shrugged and Marie's mouth fell open. "You can't stay here alone Sky." The thing was I could, as I was 18 and that meant I was an adult. "Marie, it's not like I will be staying here forever but there are things I need to take care of and I have to be here to do that, I'm really sorry." I apologized, she was pretty hurt though and I did feel really bad about that but there really was no other way.

She nodded but I could tell that she was still really hurt. "So after you have taken care of that thing you will come to live with us?" I really wanted to say yes but I also wanted to study and I did see the pile of university letters. I really hoped that there was one in England between all those letters.

"I'm not exactly sure, not because I don't want to but because I'm maybe going away for college." I quickly added as she got tears in her eyes. "College? Are you going to stay in America then?" I shook my head because that was the truth. I wasn't going to stay here after I had gone through the trials of the case against Mike and I did have to sell the house and pack all our stuff. "No I applied to a few universities in England." She looked a bit happier about that. "Okay but you have still a few weeks left." I nodded "That's true but I'm not sure if I have any time after this."

"I hope you do, please know you will always be welcome." I smiled at her and hugged her. As I already said, she is like my second mom. "Thank you Marie." She hugged me back and kissed me on the cheek before letting me go to pack her stuff. Not long after Lucian and Marie were waiting for me to say goodbye. I didn't think they would leave so fast but then again Marie couldn't stay away long because of her business. "Are you sure you don't want to come with us?" she asked one last time. "No I'm staying but I will be back and Lucian, will you please keep an eye on Louis for me?" I asked him and he nodded. "I will Sky, don't you worry." He hugged me, just like Marie did and then they were off, leaving me alone in this familiar empty home.


A few days later....
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I found myself in the interrogation room, as they showed me the video's they had made of me that night and to say I was shocked to the core was an understatement. The things they did to me, it made me want to throw up multiple times and then kill myself. The worst part was that they didn't even look ashamed of themselves.

I know the police had seen the footage already and I saw the pity in their eyes but they never said a thing about it. I did get a few pads on my shoulders but they never said a thing that could embarrass me. "Sky, I know this must be hard for you but you need to tell me what you remember of that night." This was a problem though as I didn't really knew what happened that night, as I was drunk and drugged.

"I really don't know much, except that Mike was throwing a party that I attended. I know there was a lot of alcohol and people were already drunk when I arrived. I remember Mike getting me a drink and I really don't know anything after that." I told them. The detective left me alone to discuss this with his colleagues. It didn't take him long though as he entered the room within 15 minutes. "As we have enough evidence I can promise you, he will pay for the things he's done, the court day is in a week on a Friday at 1pm." I got up and thanked him, I walked out with my lawyer.

"I will call you with the specifics miss Evens." He told me and I nodded. "Thank you Mr Nichols." We shook hands and I quickly walked to my car and drove home. I already put a for sale board in the front yard, I had people coming in tomorrow, which meant I had to clean the house thoroughly. This was something I didn't mind because it took my mind off of things, like Louis. I missed him a lot but it was my own fault that we went separate ways. I did try to call him but he never answered his phone. I didn't leave any messages and I never texted only because I thought it was a waste of time as he didn't even want to talk to me in the first place.

I did asked Lucian about Louis and I was surprised when I heard he was going back home to take care of his mother. I also asked him if he was still clean but Lucian talked right over that subject, which made me think the worst possible scenario. It made me worry and at night it drove me crazy. It deprived me of my sleep and made me wonder through the house. I had read a lot of books in these few days and I looked like a down right mess. I did go run in the morning, just to clear my clouded head, this was necessary for the remaining day as I was doing everything I could to make sure I would win the case against Mike and now I found out that I could win this without any trouble but I couldn't share this with anyone because the only person I had talked to was Louis and he didn't want to talk to me. Maybe I should talk to his voicemail in the hope he would hear it. I pulled out my phone with shaking hands and dialled his number, knowing he wouldn't pick up. I got his voicemail and I just didn't know were to begin to when the peep came to let me know I could speak I couldn't get a word out at first.

I sat at the kitchen table feeling horrified. I couldn't do this, I mean what if he was laughing at me or worse had move on. I know I was making myself crazy but how do you tell someone you love so deeply why I let him go? I sighed in myself and pushed myself over the invisible threshold. I just had to do it.

'Hi Louis, it's me uhm I mean it's Sky. I know you don't want to talk to me and I can't blame you because what I did to you wasn't nice and I wished I could take it back and just be the person you want me to be. I never really wanted to take a break but I had to take care of things here and I had to do them alone.

I just want to let you know that I'm doing okay and that whatever I'm doing is going great and I'm even selling my house, which means I will be coming to Europe really fast. I'm attending Cambridge in the fall, I'm even looking for a place to live as I really don't want to live in dorms and thanks to the money my dad has left me I can afford it. I owe him so much and I will do everything to make him proud. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me for letting you go but if you can't I understand and I will leave you alone. Bye Louis.'

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