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His only way out: Part 3
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In the moments before leaving Stars Hollow. . .
Luke sat unsure of what he was doing on the armchair that was the holder of one too many pondering thoughts. The last five minutes were filled with meddling debates about whether to stay or not, he was sure he made a fool of himself. He looked towards the kitchen and thought back to the night before. His face washed over with embarrassment and he held up his head with his palm. Should have kept my mouth shut.
It was time to go. He looked around at his almost empty apartment. He walked into the bathroom and flickered on the light, he took one last look at himself and walked down stairs.
He glanced around at the darkened domain. His bag sat on the counter, ready to go. He picked it up and hitched the strap around one arm. The cleaning cloth fell onto the ground; he picked it up and swiped the counter with it before he moved to the door. As he unlocked it he pulled the note he wrote earlier out of his pocket. He walked out into the night air and plonked the bag on the top step as he flipped the note open. He read it over, twice. He was still trying to grab onto the fact that he was doing a runner. He let out a breath and went back inside to turn out the light.
After locking up the door for how knows how long, he slipped the note under the door. He walked quick but quietly down the sidewalk to where he had parked the truck earlier. He looked over at the square and saw someone sitting in the gazebo, but it was too dark to see who. The news spreading starts now, he thought.
He threw the bag into the passenger side door and got into the drivers seat. He had a location in mind, anywhere but Stars Hollow. A few places ran through his mind as he sat there with his hands on the wheel. New York was on his list of possibilities, but he wasn't a city guy. Boston? New Haven? Manchester? Shelton? He didn't know. All he knew is that he might be sleeping in the truck if he didn't get a move on. He took a deep breath and turned the key in the ignition, it turned on with a rumble and he drove off.
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AN: Thanks for all the reviews. Sorry that the chapters are pretty short I just want to keep their separate little scenes. . .well, separate, lol. The chapters will become longer as the story progresses I promise, but in the meantime please review 'cause it's the only way I know that people are interested.