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Luke was going to juht for being an accomplice

“I don’t need you to do anything forup before she had a chance to respond Fuck her I didn’t need her any more than she needed o to voice

“Dallas,” he said calmly, too calmly

“Why do you have those pictures ofto stay calm myself

“You were not supposed to find those, but since you did, I will tell you…as soon as I get back on Tuesday,” he answered stiffly

“Oh no, you are going to tellto Red I should have already known”

“Yes, you should have I was planning to tell you I just couldn’t find the right ti to tell you on Tuesday and show them to you myself, but you beat me to it,” he said s on the couch wearing the face that matched it

“Why did you do this to me?” I choked out I didn’t want him to hear me upset, but I couldn’t help it I needed to knohy the only man I had ever loved chose to kill me inside

“I neverinto his voice, although he tried to contain it “I have to go Dallas,” he said clearing his throat “I’ll see you on Tuesday and I’ll bring Neo and the things you left with s turned out this way”

I wanted to scream at him I wanted to run iven me damsel-in-distress moments ever since I met him, yet when I finally needed one, it wasn’t there Luke had saved me nus and DUI’s, but most of all he had saved me from myself I would thank hiht now, I just wanted to hate him

I needed a drink-a strong one I stopped at Our Place-a shway I knew I looked a wreck, but I didn’t care I walked inside withnothing but Luke’s basketball shorts, black t-shirt and my flip flops

The bar was almost eht I ordered a shot of Jack fro the liquor burn my throat and distract me from the ache inand before long, the pain was dulled and replaced with a buzz that had htheaded

The jukebox played an endless strea me of the heartache that had suers were numb and my speech slurred, I decided it was time to head home I left the bartender a fat tip to silence the “Do you want me to call you a cab” speech and stu nuhtlot next to me I kneas probably one of Luke’s PROSPECTS and the thought sickened me

It was al lot, and I knew that I had drunk too o home I tuned to a rock station on the radio and increased the volume to drown out the voices of Luke in my head

By the grace of God and cold air blasting froed toNeo when I pulled up re into the library reminded me of Luke and the first time he kissed me My kitchen and counter and the stool on the end where he sat reminded me of Luke My bedroom, where I had danced for hi reminded me of Luke

I crawled into ht bread and England; anything to get ht of ht ht of the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches we had shared only hours ago, and when I thought of England I thought of English which is the language that Luke spoke Nothing worked He was everywhere At soed to doze into a restless slumber