This Was A Mistake | Mattheo Riddle X Reader

chapter 18

Maya
It'd been a few weeks since my breakdown in front of Mattheo. That day, we really connected to each other and got closer.

I liked that in private, we didn't really hate on each other for once.

Though I hated what he did, I couldn't blame him. He was mad. I would've been too. My issue isn't exactly that everyone knows, just that they would be talking about it which I didn't want to be reminded of.

It rolled away and everyone eventually got onto a different topic.

I talked it all out once I came back from Mattheos room. Everything should be fine now.

Draco was out of the hospital wing long after that. When I saw him, he didn't really look that bad but he's always been dramatic so I wasn't surprised by him being away for that long.

Mattheo
That day with Maya changed something in me. Like, my feelings.

She made me realize that it was okay. I don't know what, but it was okay. Everything was okay. When I was with her.

She was amazing. She was beautiful, fierce, has a good personality, she's smart, feisty, bold, kind, she is everything a guy would want.

What was Draco thinking doing all this horrible stuff to her? The thought of what he did makes me want to repeat my actions to his face, but even worse.

I wanted to see Maya again. We had a moment. I couldn't just see her because I couldn't show her that I wanted her. I wanted her, not her body this time.

I went up to the astronomy tower to drink and smoke out my thoughts. I drank a bunch of vodka and smoked cigarettes and weed.

Now, I was in my zone and didn't want to see her like I did before. I'm not gaining any feelings for her. Ever. That's impossible.

Maya
I wanted to go and find Mattheo and hangout with him.

I look in the common room, knocked on his door and heard nothing, the empty corridors, the courtyard, and couldn't find him.

I began to make my way to the great hall until the idea of the astronomy tower popped into my head.

Though it's a long walk, it's worth a try. I should start going up there more often.

I had no good reason to see him, I just wanted to. I felt like I couldn't be away from him any longer today.

I made my way up the spiral staircase for a few minutes until I finally reached the top. There he was, sitting down against the railing, cigarettes and glasses of alcohol around him.

"Can I join you?" I asked him hoping he'd say yes. "It's not like I own the astronomy tower." He said, his gaze on the floor, he didn't look up at me yet.

"You're right. You don't." I walked up and sat beside him. I got a sudden feeling of deja vu.

"Mind if I take a seat?" A familiar, deep voice said from afar behind me, snapping me back into reality.

"Who's asking?" I said, keeping my eyes on the fire.

"Why don't you take a look?" the voice said, in a slightly annoyed, but smirkish tone.

I craned my neck behind the couch to look at who was speaking to me. My eyes slightly widened, unexpected of who'd asked me.

He was still in his school robes, as was I, had a book in his hand, expressionless face.

"S-sure. It's not like I own the couches.." I watched as he came to sit across me. I watched as he didn't look at me, made himself comfortable on the couch, laying his feet overlapping each on top of the table in between us. "That is correct." he said, still not looking up at me.