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"Is it something I said?" Luke asked Sammy as she wiped her tears in the sleeve of her sweater. "No, I'm sorry about the outburst." She said, her voice hoarse from crying.
                          
Luke propped down next to her on the floor, caressing her ponytailed hair. "You can tell me." He said, looking at her profile. 
                          
"You asked me if I was a virgin," She said, and he nodded. She sniffled and continued, "And I promise you, I truly wish my first time never happened." She chuckled sadly. "Do you wanna talk about it?" Luke asked her, his bottom lip curving in a sad manner. 
                          
"I-I just.." She started, not practically sure if she should trust Luke. But yet again, the best way to know if you can trust someone is to trust them. 
                          
She turned her head to look at him, "Luke, this is like my biggest bloody secret in my entire pathetic existence," She said, chuckling sadly making him do the same. "Why should I trust you with it?" She whispered, his breath hitting her lips as their faces were barely inches away. 
                          
"Because I don't really speak to anyone besides you, so," He chuckled, "I promise you can count on me." He said, more serious than ever. She sighed heavily, deciding on telling him everything. 
                          
"I was fourteen years old and my parents were out of town to see my grandparents and I woke up with a really bad sore throat," Sammy went on with the story, sniffling, "And it was around three a.m and I couldn't handle it, so I had to get dressed and go to a near drug store that opened twenty four hours. So, I went and got myself a medicine," She narrated the story, and Luke listened carefully. "On my way back, I felt like someone was, you know, behind me. It was still pitch black and I picked up my speed because I was really scared, then, he was magically so close to me and he got a grip on me, then," A few tears escaped her eyes, remembering the not so fabulous memory. "H-He just pinned me to the nearest wall, and he kept like, grinding on me," Sammy's face had disgust written all over it, she felt like she wanted to gag, more tears coming out of her eyes. "And I could smell the alcohol in his mouth. At this time I knew what he wanted, so I tried my hardest to escape but his grip was deathly. I couldn't." She said, helplessly, looking down. "I tried screaming, but it was too late for someone to be awake to come to my rescue, so he covered my mouth and forcefully walked me a few blocks away from the drugstore, and then to his house where he.. He just," She flushed, both embarrassed and disgusted and Luke understood what she meant. Luke seemed angry, which, honestly, made Sammy feel so much safety and security with Luke. she felt like he was not going to let any harm happen to her again, and this made her feel safe. "And when he was done with me, he just told me to leave. My clothes were torn and I looked like a homeless. This got to be one of the worst nights of my whole life." She said, crying again. "I can still hear the words he told me, I literally wanted to puke." Luke held her tighter than he ever did, letting her cry on his chest. 
                          
"I promise I will never let any of this happen to you again. I swear on my life, as long as I still breathe, I'll always make sure you're safe." He told her, and she smiled despite herself. She moved her body from his grip to look up at his face. "Thank you, Luke." She said, her lips just centimetres away from his. She closed her eyes and leaned in, brushing her lips against his. He gently pressed his lips against hers in a deep kiss. His left hand flew to cup her cheek, the other gripping her waist. She had both hands flat on his chest, clutching his band tee to deepen the kiss. 
                          
They pulled away, "I have a question, though." Luke said, and Sammy nodded for him to go ahead. "Do any of your family know?" He asked, "Only my eldest brother, Logan. Because he found me when I got back home, so I had to tell him." Luke nodded, and Sammy mumbled a 'yeah'. 
                          
"I'm really glad you trusted me with this." Luke said, pecking her soft lips again. She smiled, "It's too few people that I trust in this world, Luke. And you got to be one of them, please be worth it." She said, pleading for him to keep her secret, which what he was planning to do.