surprisingly, michael's house wasn't very far from mine. "thanks again for everything, luke. i'll see you on monday, yeah?"

i nodded lightly. "yeah. see you then, michael." i waved with a smile and began walking back.

"and luke?" michael called, causing me to spin around. "i do care about you, even though i don't act like it."

i smiled broadly at the pink haired boy. "that's a relief. see you on monday, michael."