Chapter 16 part 2Song for this chapter:She (for Liz) - Parachute“And I've had no tro

Chapter 16 part 2

Song for this chapter:
She (for Liz) - Parachute
“And I've had no trouble with speaking, or trusting my instincts, that maybe this is one that I should know.”
***Please read the authors note at the end of this chapter***

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 Luke’s POV

We sit eating our pizza as we finish The Little Mermaid. I can’t keep my eyes off of Vivian. We almost kissed before mum got home, then Annie stopped by, everything is just crazy at the moment. I’d rather have it be like this, with Vivian at my side, knowing her secrets, instead of it being awkward with us at school. I’d rather be with her right now, instead of being with anyone else.

“What movie do you want to watch next?” I whisper, as the end titles of The Little Mermaid roll down the screen.

Vivian lets out a breath, “I don’t feel like watching another movie, if that’s alright with you.”

She looks up at me, and her green eyes are the brightest I’ve ever seen them.

“That’s fine. What do you want to do?” I smile down at her.

Vivian sits up, and stretches. A yawn escapes her mouth, and she shrugs, “I don’t know.”

The shirt I lent her lifts up as she stretches, showing her white stomach and back. She’s not thin like a twig, and I don’t care at all that she doesn’t have a flat stomach. I reach over and jab her side once. She squeals and grabs my hand to stop me from doing it again.

“You look exhausted. How about you catch up on some sleep that I know you haven’t been getting enough of?” I say, and her cheeks turn pink.

Now that she’s not wearing any makeup, the bags under her eyes make her look like she has two black eyes. I can see it in her eyes that she wants to sleep.  

“I’m fine.” She lies, and another yawn leaves her lips.

I roll my eyes at her. “Yeah, and I’m superman.”

She narrows her eyes at me, causing me to roll my eyes at her.

“Come on, some sleep will do you well.” I stand up, and reach my hands out to her.

“Lets clean up first.” She starts to pick up our candy wrappers and pizza.

I grab her wrists to stop her from cleaning. “We can clean tomorrow. You need sleep, now.”

She frowns, but makes now actions to defy me. I grin at her, and pull her wrists towards me, so I can hug her. She wraps her arms around my waist, and I wrap mine around her shoulders. I’ve still got the blanket on my shoulders, so now it’s draped over both of us.

After a few seconds of just hugging, I start to step backwards, towards the guest room, and she follows me without arguing. Once we’re in it, I move my hands down to her waist and throw her on the bed. A shriek leaves her lips, soon followed by laughter.

“You gave me a heart attack!” She throws a pillow at me, but I quickly catch it.

I walk over and set the pillow down. “I’m sorry.”

“No you aren’t.” She grins up at me, when she should be glaring.  

“I know.” I smile back at her.

We stand there staring at each other for who knows how long. Vivian yawns, causing me to yawn, and decide that it really is time for bed.

“Alright, I better leave. The bathroom is the first door on the right, and my room is at the end of the hallway if you need me.” My voice gets quieter and quieter as I speak.

I think I see Vivian frown, but it’s dark and I could have imagined it. “Okay.” she whispers.

I start to walk out of the room, but I don’t even reach the door before Vivian speaks again.

“Wait.” I barely hear her say it.

I turn around, “Yeah?”

There’s a few seconds of silence, but Vivian eventually speaks again, “Will you stay? Just for a little while.” She adds the last part in quickly.

“Of course.” I reply without a second thought.

I make long strides until I get to the bed. Vivian scoots to one side, and I climb over to the other. It’s awkward for a few seconds, but Vivian moves closer to me, resting her head on my chest.

“Thank you, for everything.” She whispers.

I run my hand down her shoulder and her arm, to tangle my fingers with hers. “You don’t have to thank me Vivian.”

“Yes I do. Without you, I don’t know where I would be right now.” Her voice cracks, and I can tell that she’s about to cry.

I turn her around, so she’s looking at me. There are a few tears running down her cheeks, that I wipe away quickly.

“It’s okay, I promise.” I whisper, staring into her eyes.

“But Luke, it isn’t! My father is cheating on my mother, who doesn’t care, my father actually hit me, and all of these secrets are suffocating me.” her words are rushed, like she’s running out of breath as she speaks. She starts to hiccup, and gasp for air in between sobs.

“Hey, hey, breathe, you need to breathe.  In and out, deep breaths.” I take a deep breath in, then let one out. Vivian tries to copy me, and after a few minutes she is breathing normally again.

“Why haven’t you said anything about my father, or mother, or anything. Every time I mention it, you change the subject.” She asks after a few minutes of silence. Her eyes are filled with shame, and insecurity.

I brush some stray hairs behind her ear, “I haven’t said anything, because I don’t know what to say. I don’t know your parents like you do, but I am truly sorry for what’s going on. It’s not right, and there should definitely be some changes, but life doesn’t always go how you want it to, you know?”

Vivian nods, but I continue to talk before she can say anything. “What I do know to say, is that you, are amazing.”

Her eye brows furrow and she starts to object, but I stop her. “You are, and it’s true. You have kept this secret, not even telling your closest friend, for such a long time. You’ve put on a smile, even if it 100% fake. You’ve stood up for yourself, and haven’t taken any shit from anyone. You are so incredibly strong, it amazes me. If this had happened to me, I would have been crying to the guys all the time. You’ve kept yourself standing and smiling for this whole time, and that is amazing.

"But not everyone can always be strong. You were so strong for so long, until you couldn’t take it. You broke, into a million tiny pieces, and that’s okay. You can’t always be whole, you’re human for gods sake. I’ll help you find every single piece, and put them in their place. It will be a long puzzle, but it’ll be worth it. It’ll be so worth it Vivian. And you know what? I figured something out, that scared me. I hadn’t felt this way in a long time, and last time I felt like this, it didn’t end well. Vivian, I figured out, that I’m hopelessly in love with you. I know I have no shot, but I had to tell you. I’m in love with every single bit of you Vivian.”

A grin is spread across my face, now that I finally got that off my chest. I take a moment before I look down at Vivian, preparing myself for her reaction. My eyes reach her face, and I see her eyes closed, and her lips parted. Quiet snores leave her lips.

I can’t tell if I’m relieved, or disappointed that she didn’t hear my confession.

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Authors Note:

It’s been a month, alright longer than a month, but still.

To make a long story short, shit’s been going on, and I had to take a break to deal with my life, and fix some things about myself.

It’s very important that you all know that I am still in that process of fixing myself, so updates won’t be nearly as frequent as they used to be.

I am still on semi-hiatus (a mini break)

I am not giving up on this story though. It’s the most I’ve every written for a single story, and I intend to write a lot more.

However, I am discontinuing Forgotten Memoriesfor now. If I feel like picking it up again, and reposting the chapters I’ve already done, I will, if I don’t, I won’t.

I’m writing a teen fiction story, but I don’t know if/when I will post it on here. I’ll give you guys more information on that later.

Thank you all for your patients, and understanding, it really kept me from stressing about this story.

I hope you enjoy this chapters, and the chapters to come. If you did enjoy this chapter, please like it.

P.s. I made new covers for this, and my completed calum fic #7, comment what you think of them!

Hugs & Kisses

-Hannahxx