back to the start//l.r.h.

From: Waverly

luke you haven't talked to me the whole time we've been on break we go back to school in three days and i just really need to see you. is there somewhere you can meet me or something?

From: hemmo

Is that really a good idea? I mean, I've been ignoring you for a reason and meeting you somewhere kind of defies that.

From: Waverly

just come over, please. we have a whole lot to talk about

From: hemmo

I'll be at your house at 5.

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I stepped out of my mum's car, telling her that I'll text her when I'm ready for her to come get me. I honestly can't wait until I'm old enough to drive myself places. I knock on Waverly's front door, her mom letting me in.

"Oh, she's in her room dear! We'll be leaving, going out to dinner if it's okay with you to be alone with Way," she tells me, showing me the way up. I peer into the ajar door; Waverly is pacing back and forth, wringng her hands.

"Hey," I mutter, catching her attention. Her eyes light up when she sees me, but that happiness is quickly replaced by something else. Fear? No, she can't be scared of me.

"Hey Luke," her tone is just as low as mine was.

"So, you wanted to talk about something?" I ask, trying to play dumb as long as I can.

"Not something, a lot of somethings. Why have you been ignoring me? I didn't do anything to deserve you to hate me like this. I thought we were best friends. You told me nothing would ever come between us, and that you would always want me in your life. What happened to that, Luke?" I can see tears welling up in her big green eyes, and suddenly I feel rage in my chest. She did this to our friendship, so why is she trying to pin it off on me?

"No. No, Waverly, you did this. You put your friendship with Michael over your friendship with me. I didn't do anything wrong, nothing at all. You're the one who ruined the great friendship we had," I practically yell. I'm currently so thankful that her parents left us to go to dinner.

"I didn't put anything over our friendship! I started getting close to him again. That isn't a crime! Luke, I thought you understood that you were, and were always going to be, my closest friend. I told you everything, I trusted you with all my secrets. But now, that doesn't matter, does it? You were always planning on leaving me." The tears I saw earlier now spill down her cheeks, making trails down her perfect face.

"I wasn't planning on leaving you. You made me when you stopped caring about me-"

"Stop right there, Hemmings. If I didn't care about you, would I be standing here, crying at the thought of you leaving me? If I didn't care about you, would I still text you every single day, hoping that one time, even if it's just to say that you hate me, you'll answer? No. If I didn't care about you, I would've given up a long time ago," Waverly screams, her voice cracking.

"Don't try to put this on me. I didn't do anything wrong! You're the one who was getting all cuddled up to your ex-boyfriend while I was right on the other side of the room," I try to keep my voice low and calm.

"You told me that you wanted me to be in your life forever. You ruined that for yourself, Hemmings. If you're still convinced that I'm the bad guy and you're Mr. Perfect, then go ahead and escort yourself out of my house and leave me to cry in peace," she sits down on her bed and buries her face in her hands. I get the urge to comfort her, but I remember that we're not friends anymore. I just give her one more long, lingering glance before I walk out of her life forever.

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luke stop being rude

honestly listening to amnesia while writing this made me cry

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