i.f.l.y. 。luke patterson

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He has a point.

I took a sip before putting it back down to get out of my bed so there was a distance between us. " How'd you even get in?"

Propping his head onto his hand, his other hand on his hip, " Through the window, duh. Just like how I used to. " He slid off his shoes so he put his feet on my bed. I need to ask Granny for a better lock. "You have a nerve coming after today. Glad you're thriving off these rumors." I distracted myself by sorting out the things on my desk.

"If you stayed longer and didn't smash a cupcake on my head, which by the way took an hour to get out of my hair, then you would've seen another football player getting a bruise on his nose after class."

"You punched someone on school grounds again?"

"No... in the basketball courts."

"That's the same thing, stupid."

"I punched two dudes in a span of two months for you and this is the treatment I'm getting. I honestly should be getting paid, along with Alex and Reggie." He examined my snowglobe that I put on my nightstand, " Bobby doesn't do so well with his job."

"Your job?"

" Yes." He sat up and waved his arms above his head," Call us Charlie's Angels. Our #1 duty is serving you."

I couldn't help but laugh, covering my mouth as a wide grin appeared on my face. "This underpayment is an outrage." He mumbled as his eyes drifted down to my chest when I remembered that I wasn't wearing a bra. With a gasp, I crossed my arms across my chest. " You were literally three seconds away from us being cool, you pervert." I grimaced as I searched for a hoodie in my closet to put on. " Oh please, you can't be mad for longer than 5 minutes. We all know that and seen it. You've been mad at me so many times and yet you're still here with me the next second." He chuckled slyly before we both heard rustling from outside. I thought it was the boys but Luke had a look of fear in his eyes that was telling me otherwise. He jumped up and hid behind me, pushing me towards the window.

Wow, how courteous.

I tried to push him to the front but he was much taller than me so I was put back into my place with his hands keeping me in place," I hate you." I mumbled before moving in closer, Luke itching behind me. Just as I was about to grab a bat, a figure popped up with it's arm coming through my window. Luke screeched while I swung around the bat. " Jeez, calm down before you harm a man." Reggie swatted away the swing of my bat, holding onto the edge of my window for dear life.

"I thought you were staying down until I convinced her to go with us."

"To go with you where?" I shook my head," Well, I'm grounded again anyways. So I can't come along."

With a click of a lock from my door, Luke and Reggie laughed deviously in sync," Granny can't find out if she can't get in.". Reggie rubbed his hands together and I was about to warn him before he lost his balance but he already fell. " Luke!" I panicked to the boy who was busy looking for a outfit for me but he was so nonchalant about it that he just continued to look for jeans for me.  I quickly ran to see if Regie was okay only to find that he landed on Alex and Bobby who broke his fall.

"I'm okay!" Reggie thumbed up to me while Bobby and Alex were groaning in pain.

" Cmon slowpoke, get changed." Luke jumped onto the beanbag in the corner of my room and grabbed a magazine. I stared at him , waiting for him to leave but he only continued to flip through the magazine and making himself comfortable.

"Get out."

"Why?"

"Luke, get out."

"I've been in your room plenty of times while you've changed."

"I didn't have boobs six years ago. Get out."

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I was scared to get out of my car. But it's better now than never.

It was obvious that people still didn't forget about yesterday, some even making time of their day to make sexual gestures towards me. I was doing good at avoiding, I didn't see Ollie or Samantha anywhere. Opening the door to the classroom, all my hope of Amy still sitting next to me was gone when I saw her sitting with Samantha instead. They both looked at each other before looking at me and giggling at the sight of me.

Whatever.

I briskly made my way to my seat and sat down. I don't know why I'm so hung out on my relationship with Amy. I mean she is my best friend, or was, but the way she's acting is so out of character. I needed answers. I get being distant because of her brother but distributing those photos? What was the purpose?

Because none of the boys were here, the tables around me were empty, making me feel lonelier. I grabbed the sweater from my backpack to use it as a pillow on the desk. Just as I was about to close my eyes to dream about me enjoying a snowcone, the chair next to me screeched, jolting me awake. I jolted up only to be welcomed by Luke's wink as he sat down in Amy's old seat. " Heard you need a partner." He threw his backpack on the desk before leaning back, his arm coming behind my chair. Alex and Ethan sat in the table in front of us, which I was sure to tease Alex about later, and Bobby and Reggie sitting in their usual.

And as always, with them, I felt at ease.