Previously on Different Worlds Collide
Once I got home and on my living room couch, I realized I missed five texts. Three of which were from Tenzin telling me that I better have my ass ready for acting the next few days because they got the scene to perfection finally. The last two texts were from Luke.
Baby plez. Im goin' back to our hometown for a few days on the weekend. Plez come with me. I know u want to see Dakota and ur family as much as I do. -L
Plez I know we're not on best terms but if u want think of it as 2 friends visiting home. Plez come with me. I love you. -L
The truth was that I did want to see my best friend, and my family, but I didn't know if I could spend a few hours on a plane with Luke. My mind was thinking of all the possibilities, but when was I going to have the time to plan another trip back home for a few days?
I knew what I had to do to finally get away from him, and visit my family. I quickly texted him hoping it was the right choice.
Ok I'll go with you to CO.
Korra's POV
It was the weekend, well technically it was six o' clock on a Friday night, but whatever. I didn't know if should've felt excited that I was going to be able to see Dakota and my family or if I should've felt terrified that I was going to have to spend thirteen hours in a car with him. Why we weren't just taking a plane was a mystery to me. He was driving the whole time though so I wasn't going to complain about it. I was just glad I didn't have anything films I had to shot. Of course there was the one with the retarded director, but I wasn't in any of the scenes that they were shooting over the weekend. That was actually the only movie I had on my plate at the time.
Luke eventually pulled up to my house and got out to hug me. I didn't feel anything at all which was very bad. He quickly greeted me then grabbed my one bag that contained some extra stuff and threw it in the back carelessly.
"Watch it! I have some important stuff in there like my laptop!" I scolded him, walking up to him.
"Well, you should've told me that before I took the bag. Throw your other bag in the back and let's head out. If we head out now, we should be in Breckenridge by nine tomorrow," he stated, then got into the driver's seat without another word.
I didn't know what the hell was up with him, but I thought this trip was about possibly salvaging what we had left of our relationship. It was young in the morning and I didn't feel like arguing with him so I just put my other bag that contained my clothing in the backseat then went up to the passenger's seat.
We left shortly after that, and we just tended to our own things. I looked up some stuff on my iPhone and texted my uncle to let him know that I was probably going to be spending the night there. I was in the middle of researching other people in the movie that I was in when my phone started to ring and a familiar name popped up.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Korra, I was wondering if you wanted to meet Bolin and me for some dinner."
"Mako, I can't. I'm on my way back to my hometown right now."
"Hometown? Why?"
"I just needed to get away for the weekend. I'm not actually driving, Luke is. The purpose of this trip is to get away from reality for a little and to amend our relationship." I had high doubts about that last part.
"Okay, I guess I'll talk to you when you get back to get back. Bye."
"See ya around."
I ended the call and stared at my phone for a moment. I fell asleep shortly after that despite the fact it was only around nine. When I woke up again, I looked at the clock in the car to find it was two in the morning. I glanced over at Luke to find him focused on the road, not even looking tired. I figured he had a good sleep before he came over to pick me up for the long drive.
I started to shift around in my seat a little to stretch my muscles. I checked my phone to find a few messages from my uncle and my two cousins. Then one from Bolin asking me to get him something from the snowy state of Colorado despite the fact that it wasn't winter yet. I was engrossed in my messages that I almost didn't hear Luke.
"I don't like you hanging out with him so much. I don't even like you talking to him," Luke stated out of the blue. I had no idea what he was talking about.
"What?" I asked, looking over at him while he kept his eyes on the road, but I could see his grip on the wheel tightening.
"Mako. I don't like you hanging out with him all the time or talking to him."
"I haven't hung out with Mako that much. Even if I have, so what? I don't even talk to Mako that much."
"I don't want you to talk or hang out with him anymore, Korra. He's not the type of person you socialize with."
"Who are you to tell me who I can or can't talk to? Technically, we aren't a thing right now so if I chose to, I could go out with Mako. You're not the boss of me, and if you try to be, I'll end up kicking your sorry ass." He was getting on my nerve and I was worried about our safety in this conversation with him driving.
"Korra, you're getting on my last nerve. We aren't broken up; we're just in a complicated position as of right now. You're not on the market, and I don't want you around Silverton anymore."
I didn't respond to that, but just went back to my phone. I may have given him the finger, but he couldn't see it. Only seven to eight hours left for this tension filled car ride. Fun.
Eight hours later, Luke had dropped me off at my uncle's house. I greeted him and my cousins, but I went up to my room to get some sleep in a comfortable bed. It was around one when I woke up again, and it was only my cousins and I left in the house.
I walked down to the living room to find the two of them watching some TV show that I didn't really know. I sat down on the recliner that was by the couch that the two of them were sitting on. The two of them didn't acknowledge my presence so I picked up a magazine that was on our coffee table. Of course then they decided to acknowledge me.
"Korra, where's your boyfriend? Shouldn't he be here with you?" Eska asked me in her creepy voice. I lived with them for half my life and for some reason both of their voices always creeped me out.
"I don't know where he went, and I don't really care if he's here or not. If he was here he'd probably just be pissing me off," I muttered, browsing through the magazine that was really boring.
"I'm no expert in relationships, but shouldn't you two be smooching under some bleachers?" Desna questioned.
I just sighed in frustration. First of all, his suggestion was so high school, but I guess considering that the two of them were only seventeen, I guess that was the only thing that the two of them could think. "That is so cliché and also so high school. People in their mid-twenties do not kiss under the bleachers at a football game. We're probably not even going to be together again after this trip."
"What was that Korra Leigh McIce?" an angry voice questioned. I knew that voice, and I was hoping to see that person, but not under the circumstances.
"I'm in the living room, Dakota," I called out to my friend who was roaming the house.
Dakota came into the living room quickly then. We gave each other a hug before she sat down on the couch. I thought she was going to start saying something about the statement that I said earlier, but she just browsed through another magazine for a while. I kept my mouth shut because I wanted her to speak her mind about what I had just said first. There wasn't any tension in the room, just very uncomfortable silence. I wasn't mad at Dakota because I would've wanted an explanation myself.
After about five minutes, Dakota got up. She looked over at my cousins then grabbed my elbow. She started to drag me out of the living room up to my room while I complained about her method of transportation. When we got to my room, she shut the door quickly then started to bombard me.
"What the hell, Korra?"
"Look, I just don't think it's going to work out-" I started before she butted in.
"Not that! Why haven't you made a move on Mako if you and Luke are going to break up?" she shrieked. That wasn't what I was excepting to come out of my friend's voice. I was predicting that she was going to take the usual friend route of demanding why me and my boyfriend were going to break up.
"Dakota! It's not even certain that we aren't going to be together after this. We may or may not be. I don't know. It's so complicated. If we do break up, I'm not going to go right for Mako even though I do like him. It's just wrong and he'd think that he's just the rebound guy." I took a seat on the edge of my bed while explaining that. I didn't want the 'if' when I explained the possible break up because I wanted it to be 'when.' I wanted out of this relationship with Luke. The feelings just weren't there anymore. It was like playing a song that you love so much then get tired of it and toss it aside.
Dakota took a seat next to me on my bed. She seemed like she was stuck in high concentration. "I guess you're right, but still. Maybe you should think about what you and Mako could possibly have in the future."
Dakota knew I liked Mako, but she also understood the position that I was in. She was looking out for me and admired that. It was always hard for me to make new friends and have boyfriends because of what happened with my parents.
I looked down at the floor, thinking. I was in some serious shit with Luke, and when word got out that we had broken up, I was going to be trampled by the paparazzi. I didn't need any added stress to that.
"I'll think about it."
I have a lot to think about right now.
Posted: September 14, 2013
Wow, over half a year without an update. I'm so sorry that it's been so long and the fact that this is not my best work and nowhere near it. I know this is really short, but I just wanted to finish this chapter and I did like an hour ago after returning from my high school's football team.
Onto another thing other than the lack of updates. Umm…do you guys want me to continue this story? I know I've lost readers since it's been so long. I don't know if I'm going to continue to write this or not, as of now. If I do, the next update won't be for like two weeks at the least because I'm visiting my brother in New York next weekend, and I'm still getting used to high school and my bitchy Spanish teacher and I have all honors classes.
So, I encourage reviews because I honestly don't know what the fate of this story is. Say if you want me to continue or not and drop some inspirational words because I like really need them. I haven't posted anything good in a long time. Follows and favorites are good too though.
So, yep, see ya around:)