the sink hole of loving you //mattheo riddle

Chapter 6

"They broke up?" mattheo asks. "Yeah, and she's the one that broke up with him." "props to her" "i know" we both sit down on the grass under the shade of the tree. "Why is homework a thing?" I groan. Mattheo chuckles. "We go to class, do an assignment, turn it in, then get assigned another thing to do outside of class? I don't understand it ''''what class do you need help with?" Mattheo asks, smiling. "All of them," he laughs. "Okay let's get started" "claire!" I look up to see Draco walking towards me. "Oh great" I say standing up. "What do you want draco?" I ask. He laughs. "I was just wondering if you wanted to go out with me?" he smirks. What?  "Get lost, Malfoy," Mattheo says, standing up. "I don't believe I was talking to you," Draco says, turning his attention back to me. "Well?" "She's not going out with you malfoy" Mattheo says, stepping in front of me. "Um actually, if i may," i say stepping out from behind mattheo, "you don't get to answer for me." I say to mattheo. "Sure draco, i'll go out with you" he smirks, and mattheo looks like he just got punched in the gut. "I'll pick you up tomorrow night at 8" with that draco turns and walks away from us. "What are you doing?" Mattheo turns towards me. "What?" I ask innocently. "Why are you going out with him?" "Why do you care?" I ask stepping towards him. "Because he's a jerk!! We were just talking about how much of a jerk he is, and now you want to go out with him!!" "I changed my mind," I answer, getting angry. "You can't just change your mind" Mattheo sneers. "Why not?" I ask. "Because," he sighs. "You're not going out with him," he says, picking up his books. "I don't remember asking you. I don't need your permission to go out with someone!!" "why? Why are you going out with him?" "why not mattheo? Why can't I go out with him?" "be-because he's a jerk!" I glare at him and pick up my own books from the ground. "You gotta have a better reason than that" I answer standing back up. "Claire, i- please don't, don't go out with him" he pleads. "Why?" I ask again. I want him to say it, even though I'm pretty dang sure I know he doesn't feel the same, I want that to be his reason. "Hey baby"colbie throws herself into mattheo's arms and kisses him like he's going off to war. I nod. "Right, okay" I turn around and start walking back to the castle. "Claire!" I keep walking, pretending I don't hear him yelling my name. I walk to Sophie's dorm and knock on the door. She opens the door with her hair a mess, her shoes off, her skirt twisted, shirt untucked, and tie loose around her neck. "Claire! Hi" she says, opening the door a little wider. I see Blaise sitting on her bed. "Sorry I didn't mean to interrupt anything. I just needed to talk to you, I can come back later '' I turn to leave. "No, you're fine! Come on in. Blaise has to leave anyway." "Are you sure?" "yes, of course" "hi blaise" "hey" he answers. "Claire, right?" he asks. I nod. "Nice to meet you." "you too" i put my books down on sophie's desk. "Bye" Sophie says walking blaise out. He gives her a peck on the cheek, and whispers something in her ear, making her laugh. "I'll see you later okay?" he says. "Yep" "bye" he says walking away. Sophie shuts the door. I give her a knowing smile. "What?" she asks, laughing. "Nothing" I say , shaking my head. "So what's up?" "um, I have a question," I answer slowly. "Okay, shoot" "this is just a random question but, if draco asked out one of your friends 3 days after you broke up, would you be mad if they said yes?" "no," she says slowly,  "I would wonder why they said yes to a jerk like that, but I wouldn't be mad." "I know he's a jerk, and I don't like him like that at all, but I gotta get over this mattheo thing. I- I can't just pine over him and never go out with anyone or date anyone. I need to move on, because it's clear he doesn't feel the same, and when draco asked me, mattheo was right there and i wasn't going to say yes, but then mattheo got mad and said i wasn't going to go out with draco, and then i got all upset that he was just making that decision for me, without asking me, so i said yes. Then Mattheo got all mad, and I kept asking why I couldn't go out with Draco, hoping that maybe he would confess his feelings for me, but he didn't. I gave him one last chance and he didn't say it, so I need to move on. And then when I considered maybe cancelling with Draco so that things weren't weird between me and Mattheo, but then Colbie came over, and he made out with her in front of me, and that was it. So I'm going. Even if draco is a jerk." She looks at me with sad eyes. "What?" I ask, my smile fading. She walks over and gives me a hug. "Are you okay?" she asks. I laugh nervously, trying to keep my emotions in check. "Yeah!" I answer. She looks at me, obviously not believing a thing I say. "No, but what can I do?" I smile with a sad smile. "Well you know what?" she says. "I'm glad you're moving on, and Draco is a perfect person to use for this. Plus, he's a great kisser, so that's definitely a plus ''I laugh. "If i even kiss him" i answer. "Oh you're going to kiss him. I expect it. Not to be controlling or anything, but if you don't I won't talk to you for a week." I look at her with wide eyes. She sits down next to me. "It's time to move on. Remember?" I nod. "This is the perfect way to do that. But claire?" I look up. "It's gonna be hard, and you're going to want to give in, and just go back to wallowing and pining for him, but unless he declares his feelings for you, before you admit yours, then there's no going back. Understand?" I nod again. "Good. now we gotta go shopping" she smiles. I groan. "We're moving on, remember. Mattheo can go to h*ll" I laugh. "Thank you" I say as we're walking out of her dorm. "Of course!" "Now, on a scale of 1-10 how slutty can we dress you for this date?" "sophie!" I wack her in the arm. "What? You want to makeout with him, remember?" she says.  "oh gosh" "you love me" she says, linking our arms. "I don't  remember ever saying that-'' she wacks me across the head. "Ow!" "You gave the wrong answer," she says. "You're crazy" "I know" "don't worry that's what i love about you" i answer. She smiles at me. "Now, you never answered my question about the slutty dress. On a scale of 1-10?" "Hmm, a 7?" "an 8? Great choice" she says. I shake my head laughing. After we go shopping, I go back to my dorm and drop all of the bags on the floor. Then I pass out without even remembering to take my shoes off.