Chapter 10
"Dude, where the hell are you? It's been like 2 hours. We went looking for you guys for ages but couldn't find you. We're in the Melbourne Central food court already. Come now if you want or you can just leave with Sarah…Oh alright then, cya tomorrow. Have fun with Cinderella." Skip said jokingly loudly in the speaker and then hanging up. "He's going back to his own house for dinner with Sarah, apparently his mum really wants to meet her so yeah.. Let's get some food. I'm starving!" We went to some random asian shop and bought some fried rice and noodles.
"Say ah," Jai said, holding a spoonful of rice up to my mouth. I opened my mouth wide as he fed me as if I was a baby. It was pretty cute, gotta admit. He wiped away the crumbs around my mouth and continued feeding me. Every now and then, I could see Luke staring at me in the corner of my eye. He paid no attention to Tia, who was just casually pigging out on some chicken soup. He looked sort of upset? But I ignored that for a while. After we finished eating, Tia and I decided to let Luke and Jai stay over at our house. Tia's mum, Jenna, picked us up from the Camberwell train station and drove us back. "So boys, are these girlies giving you any trouble?" Jai smiled and replied, "Oh no. They're doing just fine, can be a little naggy sometimes, but otherwise… they're mintier than a minty!" "Er…okay then," Jenna replied in a "what the hell was that" tone, nodding her head slowly and grinning. Tia and I stared at each other with embarrassment. She glanced towards the back seat at Luke and asked, "What about you Luke? Is Tia doing fine?" "Mum! Stop it." Tia screamed, with her face turning a dark shade of red. "Yeh, she's…great." He replied, stretching his arm around her. "Oh yeah, they're both staying over tonight because they brought their uniforms and bags for tomorrow anyway." Jenna smiled at us all and replied in a jolly voice, "I don't see why not!" For the rest of the car trip, we all fell asleep soundly in the back seats.
"Hurry up Nat. How long do you take in the bath room? It's been like forty minutes and Jai is already sleepy!" Luke banged on the door loudly and tried turning the door knob. "Okay alright. I'm still brushing my teeth. You can come in if you want." I yelled back. I opened the door for him and when he walked in, he was looking at me up and down, and all around. "What? Just brush your teeth." I said to him, while rolling my eyes. "I'd tap that." He said laughing. "LOL, you're probably going to be my brother in law anyways, so does it really matter if I'm just wearing a singlet and Bonds in front of you?" He shot me a cheeky grin and started brushing his teeth. When he finished, I was still rinsing my mouth. "Hurry up loser. Jai won't be happy." He flicked water at me and wiped his face with a towel. "Oh no you didn't!" I exclaimed, splashing him back with a tiny cup of water. Soon, the whole floor was filled with water and shaving cream. "Okay, okay! Stop! I surrender. Let's clean this up before we get busted by Tia's mum. Remember, this is only my temporary home." I walked towards the corner of the bathroom to get a mop but suddenly I slipped backwards from the slippery floor. "Fuck!" I yelped as my head ALMOST smashed the floor. Luckily I didn't because something was underneath me. I turned around and saw Luke lying on the ground, with his arms protecting my head. He was lying there. Unconscious. With a puddle of blood under his head.