I'm Fine //Matthew Espinosa

Chapter 8

I put on a floral crop top, black denim shorts, sneaker boots and a chevron bikini.

He knocked on the door and Dawson answered it.

I ran down the stairs and pushed Dawson out of the way.

"You look beautiful."

"Thank you."

"You ready?"

"Yup." I said popping the 'p'

We left and went down to this lake with a waterfall.

"I'm really sorry about your mom." He said.

I didn't reply. I cried in his shoulder.

"Matt I'm sorry. This has just been really hard for me."

"Hey, it's okay I'm here for you." I took off my shirt and shorts and went in the water. He came splashing after me like a dinosaur.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Oh.. Didn't I tell you I'm a secret dinosaur." He said.

"Your such a dork."

"But I'm your dork."

He wrapped his arms around me and kissed my cheek.

"Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked.

"I don't know if you wanna be my girlfriend I've got a lot of problems."

"What? Like cutting?" He asked.

I shook my head.

He put his wrists in the water and washed them off and showed me his cuts. I covered my mouth.

"Matt why?"

"Why do you?"

"I asked first."

"I don't know I get bullied at school everybody hates me."

"I don't hate you." I said rubbing his cheek with my thumb.

"Thanks." He said.

"I'll be your girlfriend."

"That deal is off the table."

"Oh.." I said looking down and walking out of the water. He ran in front of me.

"Babe I was kidding."

Babe. That word sent shivers down my spine.

"Matt you scared me."

We played in the water until it got dark.
He drove me home and we kissed.

I ran inside with the worlds largest smile ever.

"Hi!" I said smiling.

"Brookey!!!!" Noah screamed.

"Noah." I screamed and picked him up.

"What's up with you?" Zachary asked.

"She was with her boyfriend."

"I was!" I exclaimed.

"Wait I was kidding you guys are a thing.?" Dawson said

"Yeah."

"I told you to stay away from him." Grayson strictly said.

"No you didn't."

"Well stay away from him."

"No!" I screamed.

"Brooke he is trouble when he hurts you don't come crying to us."

"Fine."

"Fine." he yelled back.

I ran upstairs and got undressed. I then realized that my curtains were still open and Matt was staring right at me.
He closed his eyes and I shut my curtains. I finished putting my pyjamas on and went to bed.