chapter 81✿

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There are so many things I have to say about Luke leaving and yet, I can't even find the words to form a sentence. Never did I think that I would have something like this to deal with. Saying goodbye to the one person you never want to leave you is the hardest thing you'll ever have to do.

Marjan Satrapi once said, "Saying goodbye is a little like dying." I understand what she meant by this. Because saying goodbye to Luke is like having a piece of me vanish.

"May?" Luke breaks me out of my thoughts.

"Hm?" I say.

"We uh—we better leave now so I won't miss my flight."

"Oh, right." I say as I stand up off my bed.

We go downstairs and get into the car. The car ride to the airport is completely silent, other than the occasional cough from Luke. Neither of us know what to say. We both know that in less than an hour, Luke and I won't see each other until Christmas. In less than an hour, our lives will both change.

We get to the airport and I park the car. We go inside and go through customs and then sit in the waiting area until Luke boards his flight.

"Are you not going to say anything at all?" Luke says lowly as he intertwines his hand in mine.

I shrug. "I can't say anything without crying."

How did I get to this point? How could I let someone become so important to me that now I feel like nothing without him.

"Come on, it'll barely be like i'm gone. We'll facetime everyday, and text and call." He says.

"It's not the same. It won't ever be the same." I say.

He sighs. "I know."

We sit in another silence until the intercom calls out Luke's flight number.

"Well, that's me." He says.

We both stand up and face each other. He engulfs me in a hug and we stand in the embrace for what feels like forever. I think we both know we could possibly be ending right here and now, neither of us just wants to admit it.

"I love you so much, May."

"I love you, too." I say.

"I'll see you at Christmas, I promise." He says.

I don't say anything, I just nod my head. Here it is. It's finally happening. The moment i've been dreading for months. The moment Luke leaves me.

"Goodbye, Luke." I say quietly.

"Hey, don't do that. Don't say it as if it's the last time we're ever going to see each other. I'm going to see you in less than 6 months, okay?" He says.

"I'll see you soon then?" Luke asks.

I nod my head as tears fill my eyes. "I'll see you soon."

I kiss him one last time before I turn around and walk out of the airport, not looking back. I know that if I look back, i'll run back to him and beg him not to leave. And I know if I beg him to stay, he will. That's not fair to him.

I get inside my car and immediately burst out into tears. I'm completely alone now.

LUKE'S POV

After almost twenty-five hours on a plane, I finally land in England. I get my bags from baggage claim and walk towards the doors. I see my mother standing with her boyfriend at the doorway. I smile as I walk over to them.

"Oh my baby!" My mother says as she engulfs me in a hug.

"Hey, mum." I chuckle.

"Hey buddy." Vince says to me once my mother releases me.

"Hey, Vince." I say, shaking his hand.

"How was the flight?" He asks.

"Long as fuck." I laugh.

"Luke." My mother swats my arm. Probably because I said fuck, and Vince isn't one for swearing.

"Shit, my bad." I say, not even realizing I swore yet again.

Vince clears his throat. "Yes well, shall we get going?"

My mother and I nod our heads. We make our way to the car and put my luggage in the trunk.

"Oh sweetie you're going to love the house. It's so beautiful." My mum says.

But I don't care about the house. All that's on my mind is what May is doing right now.

Finally we get to the house. I am shocked to see it is a gated house, practically a mansion. We get out of the car and I am stunned. I never expected to be living in a house like this.

"Go on upstairs. Your room is the eighth door on the left." Vince says.

"The eighth?" I ask in shock.

How many damn rooms could be on the left? I miss May and I living in her 2 bedroom apartment. That was all I ever needed. All I ever needed was May. Need, not needed, I correct myself in my head.

I take my bags up to my room to see just how huge it is. It was the size of the apartment back in Sydney.

My mum knocks on the door. "You can unpack later. Come have dinner with Vince and I. He cooked to celebrate you moving here." She smiles gleefully.

All I want to do right now is sleep, but I don't want to be rude. I can tell my mum's been looking forward to this.

"Sure." I say as I follow her downstairs.

We sit at the table and begin eating.

"So Luke, how is everything? Are you excited to be here?" Vince asks.

"Um, I guess." I shrug.

"How's May, honey?" My mum asks.

"Good." I say under my breath.

I can't talk about May without crying, so I just keep my head down and hope they'll change the topic.

They don't.

"How was her graduation? I can't believe she ended up giving a speech. You must have been so proud of her." Mum says.

I put my fork down rather loudly on the plate. "You know, i'm really tired. I'm gonna get some sleep.

"Oh, okay. Good night." Mum and Vince both say.

"Ya, night." I say as I walk back upstairs.

I lay down and immediately pull out my phone. I start typing a text to May, but then decide not to. Talking to her right now will only make me miss her more. I put my phone on the table beside me and go to sleep.

Once I wake up in the morning, I immediately check my phone in hopes that May would have texted me or even called and left a message or something.

Nothing. Not a call or a text.

I can't be without her. I can't. What is she doing right now? How was her sleep? Does she miss me? Is she alone? Is she okay?

I throw my shirt on and go downstairs to see Vince in the kitchen.

"Morning, Luke!" He says overly cheery.

"Where's my mum?" I ask.

"She's in the backyard watering her flowers." He says.

I walk towards the backyard and see my mum. I walk over to her.

"Good Morning, honey. How'd you sleep?" She asks.

"Mum, I can't do this. I can't live here when May is so far away from me." I blurt out.

My mum sighs as she takes my hand and brings me inside. She brings me upstairs to her room and walks over to her bedside table and pulls out a ticket. She brings it over and hands it to me. I look at it to see it is a ticket from England to Sydney.

I look up at her confused.

"Oh honey, i've known for a while now that you can't be without May. I was just hoping you'd somehow find a way to manage. I honestly didn't even expect you to make it all the way to England."

"Really?" I ask

She nods her head. "Son, you know I love May and I think you two are perfect for each other. But, are you sure about it all? You're talking about moving across the world just to be with her."

"I'm going to marry that girl some day, mum. She's going to have my children. We're going to spend the rest of our lives together. I can't stay here. I need her mum. She's like oxygen to me."

"Well in that case, we better get you to the airport." She says.

"I'm so sorry, mum."

"My baby, don't be sorry." She smiles as she hugs me.

I smile at the excitement that in less than 30 hours, May will be back in my arms.

MAY'S POV

I sit on the couch watching reruns of Friends, remembering all the times Luke and I would watch it together. We would always compare ourselves to Ross and Rachel, always saying we're on a break. I laugh to myself at the memory.

I wonder what Luke is doing right now. Is he having fun? Does he miss me? Is he getting along with Liz's boyfriend? Has he met any friends yet? Does he like it there?

I hear a knock at the door. Calum said he was coming over to take me out for the night. He says being inside every day isn't good for me. I stand up and walk towards the door. As I open the door, the wind is knocked out of me.

"I guess Christmas came early this year." Luke shrugs as he stands at my door.

"Luke? What are you doing here?" I ask in shock.

He sighs before stepping inside, standing only inches from me. I could feel his breath as he spoke. "Well you see, the girl I love is here. And I don't think I could live without her."

I didn't know what to say.

"Luke! You can't just throw everything away! You can't do this. You can't just leave your mother and what about school you can't just—"

"Shut up." Luke groans with a smirk as he cups my face in his hands and smashes his lips against mine.

"That night we first kissed in the kitchen, you asked me what I wanted forever, remember?" Luke asks.

"Yeah, I remember.." I say, confused as to why he brought it up.

"It's you. You're what I want forever." He says, shutting the door behind him.

I don't know much about what I expect to come in my life but i'm sure of one thing, i'm completely and utterly in love with Luke Hemmings, and I knew I would be for the rest of my life.

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A/N SO THAT'S THE END! THE BOOK IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER :(

I'm so so so sorry it took me forever to finish. I was involved in a car accident and I was fine physically, but I really needed time to myself as I was extremely traumatized and suffered from PTSD. I wasn't on any form of social media during this time which is why I didn't see any of your comments and messages asking me to update. But the story is officially over now and yay Luke and May are finally together!! There will be no sequel so please do not ask. I like the way it ended and I like the fact that their future is left to your imagination. Thank you all so much for supporting this story and reading every week. You all never fail to amaze me and I love you all so much. I have a few more stories in mind that I would like to write, I hope you all will read them.

Again, I love you all so much and thank you for sticking with me and my story. x

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