Pure of Heart / l.h ✔️

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~Seraphina's POV~

Even as I was waking up on Monday morning, I still found it hard to believe that I now had a boyfriend. And even more unbelievable, it was Luke. I didn't know how to feel or what to think.

After Luke and I had talked it all out, I found out that she'd broken up with him for Terrence. The guy had seemed nice enough, I suppose, but I didn't exactly know him. Still, I couldn't help but to feel bad. I felt like a terrible little sister, as if I had deeply betrayed her for going out with Luke. I mean, he'd come and asked me out the very same night that they broke up and I just said yes. But I liked him, and he liked me. And she had broken up with him of her own volition, I always had to remind myself of that. Nobody made her do that but herself. Not only that, but she had left him specifically because she had said she had feelings for Terrence. It wasn't my fault that Luke and I liked each other.

But even I wondered how I would handle doing anything more than just kissing with Luke. Carmen and Luke had been together for the better part of three years, and I wasn't completely oblivious. I knew that they had to have done...things together. Sexual things. The idea didn't settle well in my stomach as I laid in bed beside Chester, uncomfortable with that thought. He and her had been together in sexual ways and I wasn't sure if I could...be with someone who had slept with my sister. It was an odd idea to me. I didn't know what to make of it. I mean, I guess it wasn't necessarily about disgust for me. Maybe it was just insecurity. At my age, Carmen had lost her virginity before then, so she was already much more experienced than I am now. She's better than me in every way. What if I give him my everything and he sees that again and leaves me for her?

Sighing deeply to myself, I got out of bed and walked down the hall towards the bathroom with Chester, shutting the bathroom door and locking it. I tried to get my mind off of this whole thing, I did, but I failed miserably. It was all I could of as I stood in the shower, getting clean and shaving my body. Carmen would probably hate me if she found out about Luke and I, I imagined.

Emerging from the shower, I managed to finally push those thoughts out of my mind with a heavy sigh, wrapping myself up in a towel after I pulled on my underwear. However, today was a day that I wasn't quite feeling into wearing a bra. I walked to my room and made Chester had come inside before I shut the door, beginning to do my makeup at my vanity table. Instead of doing a red glossy lip today, I opted for wearing a clear lipgloss and stood up after I'd finished doing my makeup as I usually would, heading into my closet to get dressed.

My skirt was a denim skirt in a mauve pink color that looked really cute on me, reaching up to my waist and stopping above my mid thigh. The top that I pulled on was white with little flowers that matched the pink on my skirt and had straps that went over my shoulders, but I decided to pull them down. For some reason, I really liked the off-the-shoulder look with this shirt, and it looked even cuter with the skirt. After I had them both pulled on and I looked appropriate, I grabbed a pair of low rise white converse and left to get a pair of socks from my dresser. I specifically made sure that my socks didn't peek out of my converse, slipping my feet into the shoes once the socks were on. With my hair already brushed and dried, I left it as it was and swiped some deodorant onto my armpits and spritzed on my perfume.

Smiling softly to myself, I grabbed my backpack and put it on, pulling my hair out so it wasn't trapped between the bag and my back. I didn't like when it did that. Knowing that I needed to get going since Enzo was supposed to leave soon, I ran downstairs and out the front door, managing to get outside right as Enzo was going to get in his car. Thankfully, he saw me as I was locking my door and waited patiently, looking at me as I rushed over to him in a hurry. "There you are. I was about to leave without you." He grinned, opening his car door while I opened mine and we both got into his car.

"Sorry." I said sheepishly, pulling on my seatbelt. "I got into the shower a little late today, so I took a bit long." I explained, sighing softly as he began to pull out of the driveway.

"Hey, it's no biggie, kitten." He assured me, sending me a smile as he drove. Usually, that big smile would have usually given me an entire swimming pool of butterflies, but it did nothing to me now. I just smiled back at him and looked out the window, thinking about how the pool of butterflies he used to make me feel was nothing in comparison to the ocean of butterflies that Luke now gave me with the smallest thing.

It was a little scary that I already felt so strongly for him, but I found that I actually liked it. I liked it a lot.

**

"Hey, Sera." A voice said as I carefully maneuvered my way through the crowd to try to get to the cafeteria. These halls were always so full and sometimes I had trouble getting through them, even being as short as I was.

I looked up and was surprised to see that it was Dennis, Enzo's only nice friend aside from Carter. "Hello, Dennis." I said politely, giving him a small smile as he walked beside me. I couldn't help but to wonder why he was walking with me. We'd never done that before, ever. Although Dennis was very nice, he and I still weren't exactly friends. It was moreso like he was simply a friendly acquaintance, which was good enough for me. For me, even having an acquaintance wasn't common. That was how shy I was.

Not wanting to say something that he might find dumb, I decided to keep quiet as we walked. He even helped me get through some people who refused to move when I tried to pass, which I thought was kind of him. "You really don't talk very much." He smiled in amusement as he looked down at me, entering the cafeteria. I awkwardly looked away and shrugged my shoulders, following him over to our table. "I'm not too good at making conversation." I sighed, frowning.

Dennis smiled and scooted in his chair just across from me. "That's okay. Talk is overrated, anyways." He shrugged, making me smile softly. He was being nice about how bad I was at making conversation and I was grateful for that. Many people just looked at me like I was a weirdo, making me feel even worse. I appreciated him being kind to me.

Smiling still, I began to take out my lunchbox, not looking his way when Malachi sat down right beside me. I pulled out my peanut butter and jelly sandwich with strawberry jam on it, which was my favorite. The smile on my face disappeared when Malachi snorted and looked down at me, but I refused to look back. "Bringing your lunch still? You know, maybe you'd not be such an outcast if you started doing things like eating food here like everyone else, instead of bringing your own." He mocked, making me frown. "There's nothing wrong with being an outcast." I argued, taking a bite of my sandwich. I didn't mind the fact that I was an outcast. I just wished that people didn't think that it was a bad thing, that's all. "I beg to differ." Malachi snorted. "Outcast is just another word for loser." He chuckled, shaking his head.

A prominent frown sat on my lips as I looked up at him, finally meeting his cruel gaze. "If I'm a loser, then you are a coward." I said softly, taking another bite of my sandwich.

Malachi scowled and clenched his hands into fists, looking very angry about my words. "You really want to start tossing insults with me? I'll serve your ass to you on a silver platter." He snapped, making me flinch away slightly. I looked down at the table and ate my sandwich some more, gently shaking my head. "Why do you have to be so mean to me?" I asked, glancing up at him with a small frown. He just rolled his eyes and began to eat his own food, completely ignoring my question. I sighed softly and continued to eat, keeping to myself until Enzo sat down beside me in his seat, sending me a big smile that I returned with a small one of my own.

"Hey, kitty." He grinned, scooting his chair in next to me. I chewed my sandwich and gave him a tiny, closed mouth smile. "Hello." I greeted quietly. He softly nudged my knee with his and began to talk with everyone else at the table, leaving me to finish off the rest of my lunch in peace.