Filed to story: A Girl Nobody Wanted Book by SansaR
Suddenly the door opened from the outside, and I bumped into a strong chest.
A pair of strong hands were wrapped around me safely.
“Luke!!!” I heard Shane screamed.
I raised my head from that strong chest to see Luke’s handsome face.
He was not the joyful, sweet Luke who dropped me a few minutes ago. He looked furious. His whole face has turned red with anger.
I have never seen him in this much anger before.
“What are you doing here?” Shane asked.
“I came here to see my girlfriend…”Luke said confidently.
Girlfriend!!! Holy s**t!!! What is he talking about?
It seems like I am not the only one who felt like pushed down from a high raised skyscraper.
Shane looked utterly shocked, and he literally went a few steps backward with the shock.
“You…” Shane tried to speak, but he seemed lost his words. I have never seen Shane in such a helpless situation. I know it is cruel, but I can’t help but feel happy.
“I don’t want to remind you again and again… Your sister… Oh! I forgot. You don’t like to call her your sister right? Anyway, I am having an affair with Sarah. I don’t want anyone to even look at her in a wrong way from today onwards. If she gets into any trouble because of you or someone else, I won’t think twice to do everything in my capability to get the revenge.” Luke said, with so much determination.
Shane’s face grew darker with each word that came out from Luke… His eyes were focussed on Luke with so much pain and helplessness. “Let me take you to your room babe…” Luke said, holding my hand.
Luke walked me to my room, holding my hand. Shane was looking at us with both shock and the pain in his eyes. I can understand the confusion, but what about the pain? Maybe he doesn’t want to see me having an affair with someone as perfect as Luke. Yeah, that must be the reason. Luke is so handsome, smart, and wealthy. Any girl can spend the whole life with happiness if she has someone like Luke in her life. Shane doesn’t want to see me happy. He needs me to get hurt and cry every second of my life… After coming to my room, Luke locked the door behind us. I sat on my bed, rubbing my aching neck with one hand.
“Let me see,” he said, coming towards me and sitting next to me.
“Shane is a wild monster!” Luke whispered, checking my neck and gently rubbing it.
“Do you have any cream to apply?”
“Yes… “I walked to my small cupboard and took out a small tube of cream. It is usual for me to face these incidents. So I always stay ready for everything.
Then he gently applied the cream to my burning neck.
I know Luke treats me purely as a sister. He said I am his girlfriend just to protect me from Shane. But…
“Luke, Shane will go and tell this to everyone, won’t he?” I asked.
He stared at me for some time.
“What you worry most about? What other people would think after they know this or what Jake might think after getting to know this?” he questioned.
I looked down, I don’t give a damn about other people. I have suffered beyond I can bare because of them. They know only to hurt me and make fun out of me.
But, Jake… He clearly said he doesn’t even want any other guy to look at me. I know he is a possessive type and I love it. A guy should definitely feel possessive for his love. “You worry about Jake, don’t you?”
Without saying anything, I looked at him.
“Sarah, I have no words to express how happy I am because he has you in his life… You are so loyal to him,” he replied, holding both of my hands.
“Don’t ever worry about what Jake might think. He knows about me more than anyone in this world. He knows that whatever I do, I do them for both of you.” he assured.
I smiled with great relief in my heart.
I know I loved Luke for some time, thinking he is the person who texts with me. Even now, when I remember how I felt about him those days, I felt utterly embarrassed. But within this short period, Luke became so close to my heart… I have started loving him with all my heart, but this time as a brother. He always gives me the care and love Shane never gives me as a brother. Even his mere presence can make me calm and happy. I am so glad they are best friends or more than best friends. I don’t have anyone else in my life. It is just the two of them. I don’t want to lose any of them.
Luke’s POV
I stepped out of Sarah’s room and asked her to lock the door from inside.
I started slowly going down the stairs. Halfway through the stairs, I saw Shane was sitting on the floor, leaning to the wall. He has buried his face between his knees.
I knew Shane for many years. Until university time, I knew him as just a brilliant goalkeeper. I didn’t know much about his character, because in the fields he is excellent and passionate. He is indeed aggressive, but that is common in most of the football players. However, after starting university, my perception of him completely changed. When Jake asked me to be a friend of him, so we can protect Sarah from him, I agreed because I couldn’t say no to Jake. But deep down me, I hated being a friend of Shane and his stupid friends. Shane was cruel, and his friends just wanted to impress him. I don’t see any other point why those buggers wanted to hurt Sarah. She has done nothing wrong to them.
It was not hard for me to become a lifetime member of his group. He welcomed me with open arms. I was different from the rest of his gang. So Shane always shows some respect for me even though I felt nothing but disgust about him.
I skipped lectures and just spent time with them roaming around the university like a real gangster. God!! I hate that. But I tried to make myself happy because I could stop them from going to the extreme levels and hurt people many times. For all this time, I have known Shane as an aggressive, rude, and self-centric person, who seeks pleasure from hurting other people.
Therefore, I couldn’t understand his behavior today. He does not like his sister having an affair with a guy like me because he knows about my family status and my qualities. He knows that I am capable of keeping a girl like a princess. He doesn’t want his sister to have such happiness. So I understand if he becomes furious, but he was in pain… I have never seen Shane in pain… He knows how to give pain, not how to receive…
He raised his head as he heard my footsteps. His eyes were bloody red. Has he cried? Noway… That is impossible…
I still remember how he humiliated a poor boy in our batch until he ran away, and not return to the university for a week just because he cried as a girl dumped him. In my perspective, that boy was entitled to cry. That girl was evil, and she ruthlessly dumped him. Shane told, the guys who cry are not guys… He swears that he would never shed a tear no matter what happened.
He stood up, and his eyes were focussing on mine.
“Look, Shane, I am sorry,” I said, walking towards him.
He didn’t say anything.
“I shouldn’t have barged into your house and yelled at you like that. But I am so sick of seeing you bully this innocent girl over and over again. I have to stop it somehow.”
Still, he was silent. His eyes were gazing at mine helplessly.
I felt it is so difficult to look at him. I never thought I would feel something other than disgust about him, but I am actually feeling sorry for him for a reason even I couldn’t understand.
“Please… Stop harassing her further. She has suffered enough, Shane. Leave her alone.” I said, and then I started walking towards the door. I want to get out and have some fresh air. I want some alone time to process everything. He is not the only one in pain, after all…
“Luke!” his broke voice raised behind me.
I turned around.
His face looked flushed. His eyes were no longer laughing sarcastically at you. He looks innocent, and it suits him perfectly. No matter what are his wild qualities, I must admit that he is so hot. No wonder girls are all over him. “Do you…” he stuttered…
“Do you… Love her?” he asked, without letting his eyes off me.