Introduction to Luke: Are We Lost?

Luke awoke to the sound of his alarm. As he opened his tired eyes and stared at the unwelcoming digital clock, he slowly remembered his plans for the day. He dragged himself off the bottom bunk and picked up his school clothes off the messy floor of the tiny bedroom he shared with his two brothers. He quickly put on the grotty clothes and walked into his parent’s room. His mother, Helen, was in an alcohol-induced slumber which Luke was sure she wouldn’t awaken from until lunchtime. His step-father, Graham, was nowhere to be seen. Luke walked over to the air mattress next to his mother’s single, old, decrepit bed and shook the shoulders of his six year old sister Susan.
“Sue, Sue. Wake up Sue” Luke whispered until she finally moved. He quickly left the room to find her school clothes. The sun shone through the kitchen windows, revealing the mass of dirty dishes. The boy grabbed a clean-looking glass and filled it with tap water. Gasping, he drank the liquid as quickly as he could.
The little girl, Susan, walked out of the bedroom and straight into the little area of the house where the TV was. And there she sat for the next 30 minutes as Luke sorted them both out for school. When Greg; Luke and Susan’s 13 year old step-brother walked into the room, the TV was turned off.
“Hey!” exclaimed Luke. The only response from Greg was a hard shove into the wall.
“Get lost!” Luke’s voice started rising.
“Your gonna be late” Greg retorted. Luke ignored the sarcastic remark and took the hand of his sister. They left for school as Luke’s alarm clock ticked over to 8:32am.





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