Heart Breaker

chapter 17

i heard the doorbell ring. I already knew it was mattia so I got all my stuff and ran downstairs. I hugged my mom and my sister and said goodbyes. I walked out and quickly closed the door so they couldn't see mattia. he was resting his head in the pole and was on his phone until he looked up and seen me. he smiled

"hey beautiful" he said as he helped me get my stuff

I laughed, "hey mattia. and, thanks"

"of course"

we got into the car and decided to go a small little cafe. it wasn't anything awkward but I've had more fun with vinn- no, stop. he cheated. he's over you.

we got to the cafe and went inside. I ordered a croissant, a chocolate chip cookie, and a small coffee. just something to fill me up at the airport i guess. mattia got 2 chocolate toasted wheat bread (like the ones a Cheesecake Factory yk? those BUSS) and some coffee.

we decided to eat outside. we were having a fun conversation until my phone rang. AGAIN. mattia stopped talking and looked at me. "no keep talking" I said. he went on about what he said and my phone rang again. i turned off my phone and we started talking again. and not even 10 minutes, it rang again.

"okay, maybe you should take that call?" mattia says

"are you sure? it's vinnie it's probably not that important"

"just, take it." he smiled.

I got up and went far away from mattia. I didn't even have to call back vinnie, he ended up calling me again. so I picked it up.

"what" I said

"i'm sorry" vinnie says

"for?"

"for kissing someone else" he said in guilt

"no, vinnie. that wasn't just 'someone else'. that was emily. EMILY. the girl that made fun of me. the girl you told me to not worry about." I said, "but OH why should I care? we were BOTH SINGLE, no?" I mocked him. I laughed out of anger and ended call without hearing his response. I calmed myself and went back to mattia and sat down.

"so how was that?" he asked

I laughed, "not sure. I did the most talking tho" I smiled. we talked for few more minutes until i asked him to take pictures of me. he was trying to make me laugh in some of them and it worked.

eventually it was around 10:30 and I had to leave to the air port. we paid for our food and went back into the car. I asked for the aux and played some mitski (she helps me relax). the whole ride mattia was talking to me. well he was basically talking to no one. my head was filled with vinnie and emily. why? why would he hurt me like this? why would he apologize? what'll he say that'll make me forgive him? I felt bad I wasn't listening to mattia but the thoughts just kept happening. until he interrupted them.

"earth to julianna. are you listening?"

"huh? oh yeah. sorry, just tired" I softly smiled

he furrowed his eyebrows as he looked at me, "I know that's not it" he says

I say nothing.

"it's about vinnie. isn't it?" he says

I sigh.

he looked back at the road and says, "look, he messed up. real bad. there's possibly nothing he could say that'll make him look like the good guy"

he's right. but wrong. I don't know. I don't believe him. there has to be something vinnie wants to tell me. there HAS to be. but what if there's not?