Henry Emily X William Afton

Henry X William 29

William's POV

Matilda's arrival awakened some realisation in me. I did look awful, I felt awful and this living room stank horribly of stale alcohol and musty clothes. Alcohol. Why was that set off alarms in my head?

"Hey, Mattie? I'm going to take a shower! Don't run the taps!"

"Give me a moment. I need to fill the kettle!" I listened to her doing so, the very faint sound of Charlie talking about something. I suddenly remembered a few candles we had in here so I lit them, also opening the windows to clear the smell a bit more.

"Kettles filled!" With that, I collected some clean clothes and a towel before heading into the bathroom for a much-needed shower. My own reflection startled me for a moment; it was almost a wonder why Matilda hadn't run away screaming. She's a strong girl, despite the cuddly and soft outside and I had to admire that about her. And her trauma- OH SHE HAS ALCOHOL TRAUMA! NO WONDER SHE'S SO ANXIOUS!!!

During my shower, my head was filled with thoughts and memories of her. She was my best and closest friend for years before she introduced me to Henry. After Henry and I moved in together, I only heard from her off Facebook.

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