Ok sorry about the delay. School is stressful lol. Too much homework.
Chapter 2
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Joan, Adam, Hannah and Luke arrived at the restaurant right on time for their reservation. They took their seats, ordered their drinks and began to look at the menu. It was an Italian restaurant, one with complimentary garlic bread as you sat and waited. Luke's favorite.
Luke however, did not touch any, nor did he pick up his menu. He was uncomfortable. He was sitting next to a girl in a booth with whom he did not know.
He could not even bring himself to join in with the conversation. Joan had even made a special attempt to bring up a topic in which he normally would have chatted an ear off with. Eventually Hannah and Joan ventured into their own separate conversations.
Luke found Hannah to be very much like Joan, very off the wall with her conversation, and seemed to be a hopeless romantic as well.
Adam had tried to engage conversation with Luke, but Luke didn't seem to be listening to anything he said. Every answer was a nod of the head no matter what the question was.
Just then Hannah spilled her drink while attempting to reach for garlic bread.
Luke mentally added another similarity to Joan in his head. Clumsiness.
Luke watched her as she mopped up the mess with the cloth napkins. She was a very pretty girl. She was tall with an athletic build. When she laughed her teeth reminded Luke of the pictures at the dentist office, perfectly white and flawless. Even still, with all the similarities she had with Joan, Luke felt very uncomfortable around her, as if she reminded him of someone else. Her blonde hair blue eyes combination was intoxicating. Luke could not figure out why this girl had any problems finding a roommate, let alone a date. Luke was not even remotely interested in finding someone and yet he himself could not take his eyes off of her.
Just as Luke was about to fade away into a coma watching the girl; He fell out of his seat.
A short girl with dark hair came into the restaurant. She was dressed in a short blue dress and jacket. She carried a matching purse in her left hand. A tall guy in a suit jacket held her right.
Luke stood up starring at her. Joan was embarrassed. She tried motioning him to sit down and giving him looks from across the table, but they did not work. Luke was transfixed.
He took one step, then two, then…
Wham! He hit the waiter carrying a tray full of pasta. The tray hit the ground but still Luke did not move.
When the tray hit the whole place had gone silent and was starring at Luke. Joan put her head down so she couldn't be seen and Hannah followed suit. But that was not important to Luke. The tray had gotten the attention of the girl across the room as well. Catching sight of Luke, Her bright blue eyes widened. The girl tugged on what seemed to be her boyfriend's jacket and motioned him out.
Luke had just seen Grace Polk for the first time in two years. He had recognized her with dark hair and a dress just as fast as he would have with a leather jacket and light hair.
He immediately raced after them, nearly tripping over the tray and leaving both the waiter and Joan yelling at him with no explanation.
When he reached the outside he quickly spotted them. The streetlights were not very bright and it made it hard to see, but Luke knew her silhouette. He had walked her home and to random places in the dark so many times.
Luke ran to catch them. Their pace quickened as he did so.
"Grace!" Luke called. She did not turn around.
When he reached them he grabbed her wrist and spun her around. She starred at him startled.
"Hey!" the man shouted stepping between him and Grace.
"I want to talk to her." Luke pointed to Grace fighting to get to her.
"Maybe I don't want ya to, ya think of that?" the man said in a loud voice.
Luke peered around the man. "Grace I need to talk to you."
"Grace?" The man said laughing. "Dude you got the wrong girl, why don't you go home and try an Internet search or something." The man said still laughing.
"No I don't." Luke said angrily. The guy laughed harder.
"Grace please tell him!"
Grace starred at Luke. Her eyes seemed to fade a little. She seemed to be pondering the idea.
Then she finally said, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid you are mistaken."
Their eyes connected for a few moments longer. Luke shook her head at her, and she put her head down and was lead away by the same guy who had escorted her back into his life.
Joan and Adam appeared at Luke's side after Grace had disappeared.
Luke's knees hit the pavement. His feelings were unbearable. It was as if he had lost her all over again.
When Joan and Adam asked him what happened, all he managed was an incomprehensible mumble.
Luke did not finish the date. He had no desire to. All he wanted was to go home, so Adam drove him while the girls ate their meals.
That night Luke lay in his bed wondering about what had happened. Was it really a mistake? Had he just wanted to see her so badly that he had imagined that girl to be her? If so then why did she act surprised to see him? Why did their eyes connect for so long? And who was that guy?
Luke could not bring himself to sleep. Too many things were running through his head.
Yay update! Lol so please tell me opinions. Wasn't too much of a cliffhanger was it? Please please tell me. I have to know whether I should finish it or not