I woke up, feeling as if I was crammed against a body. I felt a heat between me, and felt a rise and fall of breathing. My eyes fluttered open, and I see Luke, still sleeping, crammed against me. Oh my God, did I really move all the way towards him in my sleep? I moved away quickly, watching the rise and fall of his back. He didn't notice. He didn't. Thank God.
I leave the tent and spot Kenny chatting with Clementine. I guess Clementine heard the snap of a twig underneath my boot, because she swung around to view me.
"Hey. Didn't mean to disturb..." I say, almost awkwardly. "Naw, it's fine. Uh, I think I'm going to go and check on Sarita. Clem, stay put, okay?" Kenny gets up and enters a tent to my right.
"Hey, Clem...Clementine," I finish. "You can call me Clem," She tells me. "Oh, good. Uh...Can I talk to you? Because I'm pretty sure I trust you for this," I sit down on the cold grass next to her. "Yeah...What is it?" She asks me.
"Uh...You ever have like, those awkward boy problems?" I say, feeling the heat in my cheeks. "Nnnoooo..." She says, stretching the N out, making it sound like I was the only one. "Uh, you will. Anyways, uh, I was just-"
"Is it Luke?" She says, smiling with a roll of her eyes. "What? Uh..." I let out a forced laugh, as I hear a rustle from behind me. Luke comes out of the tent, heading over to Nick. "Hey, Luke," Clementine says. She better not tell him, I swear. "Uh, hey Clem. Just gotta talk to Nick for a second," He says, rubbing the back of his neck, glancing at me, but quickly looking away.
Clementine turns to me and smiles, raising her eyebrows. "Yeah, it's Luke, kay?" I pat her head, then turn around. "I think he likes you back," Clementine says unexpectedly. "Yeah, okay. Tell me that when I'm dead so I can see for myself," I chuckle. "Oh, come on. Did you see the way he just looked at you?"
I turn to face him, talking to Nick. I can see Nick's eyes glaring at me, and Luke trying to avoid me. "You want me to go and join the chat? See what they're talking about?" Clementine asks me. "Yeah, that will be good. Go ahead."
(CLEMENTINE POV.)
"Hey. What's up?" I ask them, glaring back at Jaclyn. "Oh, uh, it's nothing. Just talking about what we should do," Luke says. "Uh, about that guy that's chasing Jaclyn. Nothin'...Nothin' else," Luke says awkwardly.
"Luke, tell me," I plead. "You won't understand," He says, leaning against a tree.
I glance at Jaclyn, who glances back at me. "Is this about Jaclyn?" I ask him. He doesn't say a thing, just looks at Nick, almost in panic. "I'm gonna go and check on Rebecca." He says.
