sleeping with the enemy ?? zach herron

T H I R T Y- E I G H T

"Zach pushed me off and ran to his sister, it was all too late. He blamed me and began telling everyone that I had pushed her off the stairs and all so no one could believe me about him killing my whole family. I-I didn't do that Bella" he began sobbing.

This was all too much for me. But one thing I wondered was, who was telling the truth?

My head told me Luke was but my heart told me Zach was.

How could I doubt Zach?

"Can I hug you?" Luke's voice breaks me off of my thought.

I looked up to meet his eyes and only saw a broken boy, what if he is actually saying the truth?

I nodded without thinking about it twice. Luke's arms quickly wrapped around my waist pulling me towards him.

"I know this is hard for you, but thanks for listening" he mumbled against my shoulder.

I was speechless.

And then I remebered, what about the day Zach and I got surrounded with guys that had guns in their hands in the park last time?

What was that all about?

"Wait. Last time, when Zach and I got surrounded with your guys, why were you threatening him?"

"It was for the same reason. I wanted him to turn himself in. Don't you sometimes question, if Zach was telling the truth, then why didn't I go to jail? Easy, because police didn't find evidence" Luke answered.

He had a point.

"I don't know what to say" I begin.

"You don't have to say anything. Like I said, I just wanted to let you know everything that actually happened. If you want to go and believe him then that's on you. But don't come wondering why he acts so violently sometimes"

I take a deep breathe and run my hands through my hair.

"Zach doesn't act violently" I defend.

"Not yet. Once he sees that he is loosing you, he will"

I shaked my head at what he said. My head felt so messed up.

"You should leave, I don't feel well" I tell him, taking my hands out of his grip and standing up from my bed.

"Are you okay?" He asked, standing up after me and grabbed my arm, turning me to look at him.

"Yeah, I'm just feeling dizzy"

"Okay, just think about what I
said Bella" he whispered, pulling me into a hug one more time before leaving.

I put the palm of my hand in my forehead and walk to close my bedroom door.

•••

LUKE

Hopefully she believed it. I did not just spend my time telling her all this and resisting the urge to lean down and kiss her.