Alice's POV

He was walking inside the school like he owned the place. At first, I could see him looking around, probably trying to familiarize himself with the building, but soon, his face turned towards me. As soon as he saw me, a smile slipped on his face, his electric eyes lighting up.

But I wasn't smiling. I was devastated. Everything I had believed for the past two years was a lie. Everything I had cried over, and everything I had regretted. It was all a lie. The living and seemingly healthy person who was walking towards me was proof. And I couldn't believe it.

In fact, I was so shocked, I started to feel light headed. It felt like the blood had rushed out of my head. I could feel my body swaying, and everything became hazy. The voices around me blurred out and became quieter. Before I knew it, I could feel my head colliding with the floor.

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I woke up to the sound of loud breathing right next to me. Quickly looking to my right, I saw a snoring Reyna on the couch. My head was pounding, and I felt like I was getting over a massive hangover after a party. That was when I realized it. My room didn't have a couch! Where the f*ck was I?

I quickly sat up, ignoring the dizziness that I was feeling. I looked around, seeing the water cooler, clear cabinets filled with medical supplies and desk. Oh wait! I was at the nurses office because my butt had high-fived the floor!

"Reyna! Wake up! Quickly! What the hell happened?", I whisper-yelled.

Thankfully, Reyna instantly woke up. Quickly looking around and fixing her bed-hair, she looked at me, yawning.

"Oh, you're awake. Well, a lot happened. Luke came back from the dead, you saw him, fainted and we carried you to the nurse's office.", she murmured, obviously still getting over her previously unconscious state.

My jaw dropped open, and I instantly remembered exactly what had happened.

"Oh yeah! He also said that he didn't want to talk about his reappearance just yet.", she added.

Before I could scream like a banshee getting an injection, I heard two voices.

"Hakuna Maf*ckit! We can't carry those two! My back will break! Actually, I'll carry Reyna and you can carry Alice.", Alex said.

Before the other person could speak, which was undoubtedly Luke, the door burst open, and Alex walked in. Then came Luke, his eyes showing a significant amount of worry. I felt like slapping him. I seriously did. Never in my life had I been so hurt and angry before.

He slowly walked over to me, as if I was a motion-triggered bomb that could explode at any moment. Well, I really could explode at any moment. My breathing was fast, and I barely paid attention as the nurse told me that I was okay to go as long as I iced the bruise on the side of my head every few hours.

Before anything else could happen, I shot out of bed, ignoring the slight dizziness that I was feeling, and grabbed Luke's arm. As I dragged him outside, he didn't resist. He shouldn't have anyway, because I was more than furious.

As we finally left the school building and reached the court, I left his arm, turning towards him and saying, "What the actual f*ck? How... how are you alive? You died two years ago. How the heck are you here again?"

He looked away, sighing deeply, but his eyes were soon on my face again.

"Look, it's extremely complicated. I... can't really explain it right now. I promise that I will when I'm ready.", he muttered, looking at me intensely.

"Oh, so I need to wait for you to be "ready" and completely ignore the fact that I spent two years thinking that you were dead? And where is Stella?", I shouted.

Suddenly, his eyes hardened. The electric energy that seemed to lighten up his eyes became ten times stronger. So much so that I was afraid that the electricity would convert to fire.

"She's... not here. Lissy, I told you that I'll explain everything later. Just trust me, okay?", he murmured, seeming desperate.

Why did he sound so sad? And if he was feeling sad, why?

"First of all, don't call me that. Secondly, I can't trust you. Not after the immense lie that you told me. I'm really sorry, but I can't. I seriously can't. You have no idea how hard it was for me while you were gone. So I'm sorry, but I can't just start trusting you again.", I whispered, turning away from him.

For a second, I heard nothing but silence. The slight summer breeze was warm, and feeling it hit my skin was one of the best feelings ever. There was a huge contrast between the warmth that I felt from the outside and the raging storm that I felt inside.

Before I could leave, he gently grabbed my wrist. I didn't bother to turn around, just standing still to listen to whatever he was about to say.

"No matter what, you're already my best friend. You may not consider me one, but I do consider you as my best friend. So I can't just let you go.", he whispered.

I could feel my heart breaking inside of me. Why did this have to be so hard? Why couldn't Luke, Stella and I still be the inseparable trio that we once were?

He continued, saying, "Take as long as you need, and although it'll break my heart, you can even choose to never talk to me again. But I will stay around you like I normally would have two years ago. Because that is the reason that I came back. Just remember that if you leave me, it'll break me beyond repair."

A tear slid down my cheek, and I bit my lip, desperately trying to stop it from quivering. Quickly taking my hand from his grip, I walked towards the school, leaving him behind.

Because he had done the same to me.

Heartbreakingly sad, I know. But you people should know me! My stories are never complete without something enormously sad. Anywho, hope you liked the chapter! Make sure to comment, vote and share! Love you guys! Peace out!