Love, Dahlia // B2

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*there's some language in this

Julie's P.O.V.

"Luke?" I stare at the boy I front of me.

"Shi-" he starts.

"What the hell are you doing here?" She runs toward me and tried to hug me. She passes right through me. "How did-?"

"Julie," he says. "Look, I just needed some time before I saw you."

"What does that mean?" I ask. "You could've come seen us earlier? You just chose not to show up. What the hell is wrong with you? Do you have any idea what Dahlia has been going through? She needed you, you asshat." I try to hit him, but I my hand just passes through his chest. "She's been through hell and back for you, for me, for Jake. And you've just been M.I.A.? That's so unfair!"

"Julie, I've been talking to Dahlia for over a month now," Luke holds his hands up. I stop swinging at him and bring my hands to my sides.

"So you've been avoiding me?" I ask.

"Not avoiding," he says quickly. "Just trying to find the right time to come forward."

"That sounds like avoiding to me, Luke," I argue, feeling my voice getting weak. He was avoiding me. He honestly didn't want me around that badly that he snuck around behind my back. "And Dahlia didn't tell me either?"

"I asked her not to," Luke adds. I can feel my eyes watering.

"Reggie," I turn to the dark haired boy and grab his hand. "Did you know?"

"No," he shakes his head. "I found out a few minutes before you did, Jules."

"So you've been avoiding Reggie too? What the hell, Luke?" I yell.

"I wasn't avoiding you!" He yells back. Seeing how mad he looks scares me. He quickly takes a deep breath and tries to calm down, but I can see his balled fists. "I just didn't know how to come forward. And I didn't know if there was a way Caleb would know I had contacted the band and if he would hurt any of you."

"Wasn't that part of the deal you made with him?" I glare. "If he hurt one of us, he didn't own you anymore. Wasn't that part of the deal, Reggie?"

Reggie pauses, thinking. "Yeah, it was."

"Guys," Luke looks between the two of us. "Seriously? You wouldn't have cared if I put you in danger like that? I mean, come on!"

"If it would've broken the deal and got you your freedom, I would've done it in a heartbeat, Luke!" I shout. "I would've done anything to get you away from him. But you've been sneaking away from him this whole time and you didn't even tell us!"

"I was trying to protect you, Julie! I was trying to protect all of you!" Luke shouts again, his calming process thrown out the window. "I did it for you."

"But you saw my sister didn't you?" I ask.

"I-"

"Yes or no. Did you go see Dahlia?" I repeat.

"Yes."

"So you were okay with putting my sister in danger," I point up stairs. "You were fine with seeing her and possibly getting her in trouble with Caleb, but you couldn't come see your bandmates?"

"No," Luke shakes his head. "No, it wasn't like that."

"Then what was it like, Luke?"

"I love Dahlia!" He yells. "I would do anything for that girl! You can't sit here and scream at me about not coming to see you and be pissed about me seeing her when I knew that you were going to act like this! I knew you'd blow up! We always fight, always! I think the last time we agreed on something was when you first joined the goddamm band!"

"You know why we always fight, Luke? Because you can't get your head out of your ass and stop playing the hero all the time! You're selfish and you're-" he cuts me off.

"No, Julie. You know why we always fight? It's because you've got this insane idea in your head that Dahlia is somehow inferior to you and she doesn't deserve any of the slightest bit of happiness she receives," he gets in my face, stepping closer and closer to me. "You've got this envious attitude with her. Your guys' mom died and you lost your shit at her. You got pissed because she's 'Daddy's Favorite' and you were always a Mama's girl. It pissed you off that she still got his attention when you didn't get your mom's. Then you met us and Dahlia was nice to us, but you tried to kick us out. She became friends with us faster than you did and she listened to us. You lost your mind when I started liking her instead of you. Then you turned so... bitchy at all of us. You went crazy! So no shit I was going to chose Dahlia. I gave up everything for her. And I'd do it all over again, for her. But you don't deserve it. You didn't deserve it then. And you don't deserve an explanation or some messed up apology now, Julie. Because I might 'play the hero' and you might think I'm selfish, but at least I don't play the victim and get jealous of one of the people I am supposed to love the most in this world. I am so thankful that I am nothing like you."

I look at him, feeling my mouth part slightly. What he said hurt, even if it was truthful. The brutal honesty broke my heart.

No one wants me around.

A.N.

Uhhh.... two in one day? I think yes.

This chapter 💔 that's all...

Luke @ Julie: 🔪🙄🖤😤🔥✌

Lowkey kinda feeling bad for the girl

-Redd

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