Changes

2.9

I turn off the shower and step out. I wrap my towel around me and start to brush my hair when I hear Luke's phone ringing in the other room. The ringing silences and I assume he answered it. I hear muffled talking when I hear the bedroom door open and close.

I finish brushing my hair and teeth. I grab my clothes and pull them on.

I haven't worn this shirt in a while...

I pull on a pair of leggings and a black fitted crop top. Only, the problem is, the shirt is no longer fitted. It's big.

"Oh well." I mumble.

I pull it off and re enter the bedroom. I go to my bag and pull on my other shirt.

I go back into the bathroom and decide to blow dry my hair.
I do, and pull my hair into a high ponytail. Very high, almost on top of my head high. I apply a light coat of mascara and hear Luke re enter the bedroom.

"Hey babe." I say, opening the bathroom door and leaning against the doorframe.

He doesn't answer, just sits down on the bed and looks down.

"Babe?"

He still doesn't say anything. But somehow, despite the distance, I see a tear slip from his eye and land in the palm of one of his hands.

"Luke? Baby what's wrong? What happened?" I ask walking up to him.

"My... My dad..."

"What happened?"

"He... He passed..."

"Oh my god..." I say shocked, sitting next to him.

"They... They said it was sudden. That there was no more pain. It just, happened. He was napping... His pulse just stopped..."

"Oh god Luke... I'm so sorry..."

"Yeah... Me too... I was so awful to him yesterday... I feel so bad Alexis... So bad..."

"I know Luke... And I'm sorry..." I say and pull him into a hug.

We spend the rest of the afternoon laying on the bed and watching movies.

"Luke! Alexis!" We hear a voice call.

"I'll get it..." I say to Luke when he starts to stand up.

I leave the bedroom and walk into the kitchen.

"Yeah?"

"You guys ready to go?" Katie asks, "Because you guys have to be out by 6. I'm going out and I don't trust you guys, well, you here alone."

"Oh. Okay. Well, we're ready. But Liz said she's going to take us back so we just have to wait for her."

"She's here. She's in the bathroom. She should be out in a minute. Go get your stuff and meet her in the living room in 5 minutes."

"Okay." I say and leave the kitchen, walking down the hall and back into the bedroom. "Alright Luke. We're leaving. Your mom is here."

"Okay." Luke says.

We stand up and grab our bags.

We meet up with Liz in the living room a few minutes later.

"Bye Aunt Katie!" Luke yells.

"Bye Kate!" Liz yells.

"Bye. It was nice meeting you!" I yell.

"Bye Liz! Bye Luke! Love you!" She yells back.

Thanks.

We walk out of the house and get in the car.

"Luke?"