Savannah Deery: A Short Story

When she got to school went directly to the library. Before Anna was able to pull the door, Luck opened it to her “good morning” he said. Anna couldn’t answer she was focus looking at his eyes.
Then Luck asked her “are you getting inside?” Anna got embarrassed, “I’m sorry, I will” Luck laughed, “It’s fine”. When she got into the library she was expecting him to get in, but when she turned around he wasn’t there anymore, he was already gone.
Anna sat on an empty table, she was completely alone lost on her thoughts, but then the bells rang. Her fist class period was science, a terrible class. Her science partner was Savannah Deery one of the most popular girls at school, and of course bad at any single subject that requires to think. It was hard
to do experiments and laboratory reports by herself, but even more hard to know and accept that the grades she get were going to be Savannah’s.
“Are you done?” Savannah asked, almost every single minute.
- No.
- Is it going to take so long?
- I don’t know.
- Then how knows?
Silence.
- Maybe if you help me, I’ll finish faster and you’ll be able to go.
- I can’t help. – Savannah stand up – I have to go, my boyfriend is waiting for me.
- Wait you can’t go.
- Why not? I’m busy.
- I don’t care. You have to help.
- Let’s do this, come to my house tonight, we can study there.
- But… - before Anna could finish the sentence Savannah went out of the door.
Chapter 3:
Luck was late to the first period, again.
Matt wasn’t there, and Mrs. Clara opened the door “This is the first and last time.” Luck got into the class, he sat on the last desk next to Brandon, a football player who he met before, they were kind of friends because Luck was able to get in the team, but anyway Brandon was the kind of guy who has strength but not brain.
After the first period when Luck was packing a nerd came out of nowhere and hugged him “Are you Luck?” he felt so embarrassed, who was that guy? “Yes, but I am sure that not the one you are looking for” The nerd laughed “I am Matt” was that Matt? The guy who was going to help him was a skinny nerd?
- I thought you were going to be here in the morning.
- I was, but today I was late, so I couldn’t. Anyway, I found a picture of the guy you are looking for.
- Really?
Give it to me.
- Sure but first you have to introduce me your friend.
- Who?
- Savannah Deery.
The only person in the world who he didn’t want Matt to ask was Savannah, how was he supposed to introduce a nerd to the hottest girl in school? But anyway Luck needed the picture.
- Fine
- Fine?
- Yes, just give me the picture. – Matt opened his backpack and unpack an envelope.
- Here it is. – the nerd took his bag and went out of the door.

After lunch Luck was secretly looking for Anna, secretly because he wasn’t able to admit it to his self, she was walking in the highway carrying some books “Hey do you need help?” Luck asked taking the books “Thanks I’m going to my locker.” They walked in silence together.
- Here it is. Thank you so much – she said opening the locker.
- My pleasure.
When she was closing her locker two guys with hats and black glasses through limonite to her white shirt. Anna was unable to move, she just kept looking at the floor without saying a word, but then Savannah came.
- Oh my God! Aren’t they stupid? That limonite was delicious why would they waist it with your horrible shirt? – The girls by her side laughed and then they all walked away.
- Are you okay? Why did they do that?
- I don’t know, but I don’t want
to.
- Why not?
- It hurt less not to know. –She walked to the door.
- What are you going to do?
- Go home. –Luck stopped her.
- Like this?
- What else can I do?
Silence.
- Do you want to come to my apartment?
- What?
- Listen, you can wash your clothes there, just tell your mom that you have to do a project in a friend’s house.
Silence.
- Are you sure? I don’t want you to think I am taking vantage of you.
- Please, I am the one who is asking you to.
Luck took her backpack and both walked to his apartment.
Luck looked for the biggest shirt he had so then Anna was able to wear it like a dress while her clothes were in the laundry, they sat together in the sofa to talk.
- I am so thankful.
- It’s fine, I just wonder why Savannah would do that.
- She has always been like this… but it doesn’t matter.
- It doesn’t?
- Yes, it doesn’t. Why would I care? I have do nothing wrong to her, maybe it makes her more popular or to see she can make other people feel bad makes her more confident with herself.
Luck couldn’t resist looking again at her eyes, the silence was kind of good at that moment.
- Anyway, would you like to come home? Do you want to have dinner with me and my family?
- Really? –Savannah’s super popular party was that night to, but Anna was more important to him.
- Sure, will you?
- I would love to, thanks.
Anna’s house was the opposite of Luck’s apartment, it was big with a lot of colors and with its smell was flowers, was perfect. His dad was an engineer and mom a doctor.
His dad Carlos was an old fashion man who loved to cook and his mom was a pretty selfish and skinny lady, not really kind. However, they we’re really nice to him, everything was perfect until Anna’s older brother came home for dinner, he was studying at the university, blond tall and with blue eyes, exactly like the man from the picture Matt gave to Luck, even his name was the same Alex.
How was Luck supposed to tell Anna who her brother was? What he did? What he was doing there? There was no way and that was the reason what is was going to hurt more. Chapter 4:
The next day Luck didn’t talked to Anna, and the next either and the next. It was a week since he didn’t talk to her, she used to say “Hi” on the highways but he ignored her, he knew he what he was doing wasn’t right but he also knew that wouldn’t be able to catch her brother if he was in love with her, and most important he didn’t want to lie.
One morning his first period teacher was absent so he decided not to go to class and stay alone in the cafeteria.
Anna sat by his side, when he tried to stand up and an away she said “Did I do something wrong? I don’t understand, do you hate me?” the las question broke his hard and he wasn’t able to move, he turned around to say “No” and go but when he was the tears in her face he felt like a complete jerk, was he the reason why she was crying? How could he do that? Without even thinking about it he ran to her side and kissed her. She stopped crying and hugged him, “What do I mean to you?” she whispered, Luck wasn’t able to speak, he just fell on his
knees.
- Anna… I am sorry, I’m not who you think I am. I lied to you.
- What do you mean?
- I’m sorry, but I can’t lie anymore…because I love you.
Silence. She sat by his side.
- A few months ago on a Saturday I invited some friends to my house, and we chilled a lot with the computer and stuff, weeks later a police officer said that I had stolen something, I think some photos or audio recording from an investigation. I am innocent I didn’t stole anything so that’s when they found out who is the real thief.
- Who is it?
- Your brother, Alex. –Anna put her hand on her mouth, she was shocked, her brother? Why would him? - I know you must be hatting me right now, but I can’t lie anymore.
Anna hugged him, and whispered “thanks for telling me truth”.
This was the second time Luck was in Anna’s house, but his time it wasn’t as good as the other one, he knew that it would be the last time he would be there.
They were all sitting in the table looking at Luck, he was so nervous that he couldn’t talk, so Anna held his hand.
- I am sorry I will have to be the one who tell you this… but Alex you have to declare a few months ago you stole some information from the government and if you don’t accept it was you… you may go to jail.
- What is he talking about? –his mom said
Silence, Alex looked so sad.
- I know… - he whispered – and I will do the correct thing, I am just afraid I don’t want to go to jail.
- Its fine you won’t, Mr. Roberts will help you, and you won’t go to jail.