Go me… to chapters in one day! Hehe this is really short tho but I decided to make it a separate chapter. Thanks always for the reviews luv them! I'll take any advice u give me ta : )

Chapter 17

"Seth, you have to eat something."

Seth pushed the food around his plate with his fork. He determinately stared down at it, unable to look at his parents or Ryan.

He couldn't look up. Surprisingly, the awkward silence wasn't troubling him. At least he wasn't the only one who was feeling incredibly uncomfortable. At least he wasn't the only one suffering. He knew that it was he who was normally the main entertainment at dinner. Seth was always the one who would never shut up. But now, that was so very different. He hardly even talked anymore. And that worried Sandy and Kirsten more than anything.

Seth prayed for someone to start talking. To take away the attention away from him. Normally he loved the attention, but now he didn't give a shit. He hated it.

The doorbell rang.

Thank god, saved by the bell, he thought.

"I'll get it!" Ryan, Kirsten and Sandy all said at once, rising in their chairs.

Seth looked up and raised an eyebrow, pretending to be amused. He knew they all didn't want to be alone with him. The awkward silences were getting too much at dinnertime.

Kirsten and Sandy smiled slightly and lowered themselves in their chairs, letting Ryan go.

As Seth watched Ryan leave eagerly, he glanced at his parents and saw the same expression that had been plastered there for days now.

That mingled expression of pity, concern and sadness. Seth hated that expression. He looked down at his plate, remembering why he rarely looked at his parents anymore.

Seth flicked a pea to the side of his plate, bored. He grabbed his discman that was sitting beside him and put his headphones on, turning up "Death Cab" full volume.

He didn't hear Ryan come back. But he did see the look of shock on his parent's faces as they saw who was with him. Kirsten looked as if she was going to faint.

Seth, confused, took off his headphones and casually looked up.

As he saw who was standing beside Ryan, he dropped his fork loudly, oblivious to the sound it made as it hit the glass plate.

"Oh my god." Kirsten whispered, a hand over her mouth.

"Luke?"

A/N muhaha he's back! Lol yea. Please read and review I luv the feedback! Thanks guys