Victoria's pov
"Luka?"
He's here. A part of me was slightly relieved, but another part of me was pissed. Pissed that he took so long to come, in addition to the anger I was feeling towards my shitty ex-boyfriend. He really chose the wrong time to come.
"What is it with you men and your terrible late timing?" I asked, turning completely towards him. He could see that I was not in the mood.
" Yea sorry about that. I got carried away in my thoughts" He mumbled as he scratched his neck awkwardly. I simply stared at him in disbelief. That's his excuse?
"Okay" I simply said before making my way to my cotton candy.
"Okay?"
"Yes okay Luka" I stopped to face him. "Look if you don't want to be friends, it's okay. You don't have to feel sorry for me and try to force a friendship you obviously don't want" I really wanted to get to know him and maybe help him, but you can't bring the horse to the water only to force him to drink.
Or however that saying goes.
He sighed again before explaining. "It's not that I don't want to be friends, Victoria. I just can't. It's just really hard to be" He admitted, looking defeated.
"Why? Why is it so hard?" He really caught my interest there. Why was it really?
"Can we go somewhere else to talk?" He asked nervously, and I nodded in agreement. Well this should be interesting.
***
Surprisingly Luka doesn't know many places in town, so I took him to Charlette's diner to talk. It was relatively quiet there, so we could talk without disruptions.
We sat in silence for a while before he chose to speak up.
"There's a lot of about me you don't know" No shit Sherlock.
I nodded, telling him to continue. "Some things you probably don't want to know..." He trailed, making eye contact with me as if warning me.
wanted to know, but my mind wouldn't give me a rest until I found out anyways. I was simply too curious. Curiosity killed
handle" He pointed out, confusing me to the brink. What
that moment. It took a lot of thinking and
in some mafia shit and your hiding from the police
talking about?" He
in the woods. You're hiding aren't you? That Caleb dude, he's so protective. You're working for him aren't you? You tried
madam detective?" He asked, his
where I live. They could
concluded confidently. I
talking crap" He laughed a little. Well this is embarrassing. "I'm not a serial killer Victoria. And I'm not in some
worst about him, but who could blame me?
on his face as he watched me carefully, as if trying to read my mind. It's
as if he was running his hands through it continuously. His face looked a lot younger too.
behind those silver pools was something more than just a charming, broken man with
hope, but still I could sense that he doesn't know where to even start searching for
rude to stare" He said in a cocky tone, giving me a glimpse of a sense
"I was just-"
anything?" I beamed up at Nick for saving me, though I was
for me, thanks. Do you want anything?" I turned to Luka as
introduced, holding his hand out to Nick. I saw as he reluctantly took it as
he said, then he turned on his heels and left, not before looking at me one more time though. That was weird. That's
right?" Luka pulled
crush. He knows I see him
have feelings
hooked. And he is" He nudged his head in the
wouldn't happen. I'm not looking for love
to be friends" I prolonged, attempting to change the
been like that ever since. I knew someone who
happened to her?" I heard my voice coming out soft and gentle, trying not to startle him. This person seemed important
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