i wake up in the same position that i fell asleep in, with matt still sleeping above me. i wiggle out of his grip trying not to wake him up, and grab my phone to check the time. it was 4:30 so i walked downstairs to get some water and something to eat. "hey chris" i said, grabbing a glass out of the cabinet. chris was sitting on a chair at the island on his phone. "hey belle" he said, turning off his phone and setting it on the counter. "where's matt?" he asked. "still sleeping" i said, filling my glass with water. "i'm gonna go wake him up, it's late and i want him to drive me to mcdonald's." he said, standing up and putting his phone in his pocket. "ooh, can i go?" i said, smiling and setting my glass down. "duhh, i'll be right back" he said, flashing a smile at me before disappearing up the stairs. a few moments later he walked down, dragging a sleepy and grumpy matt behind him. "please convince him to take us he won't listen to me" chris begs. i nod and walk up to matt. "pleaaaseeee mattyyyy, i haven't eaten all day and i'm hungryyyyyyyy" i beg him, using the puppy dog eyes that always get him. he looks at me for a few seconds, with a soft look in his eyes. "okay fine." he says, grabbing the keys. "YAY! thank you matty" i say, hugging him "yeah yeah don't make me change my mind." he says, wiggling out of my grip and walking out the door. i giggle and me and chris follow after him. "wait, where's nick?" i ask. "oh he's at alahnas" chris says from behind me. we get in the car, with chris in the passenger seat and me in the back because he wanted aux. on the way, i looked in the mirror and saw matt staring at me. i blushed a little but didn't say anything and quickly looked away. we got to mcdonald's and ordered. i got chicken nuggets and chris and matt got their usuals. we got the food and sat in the parking lot to eat like we always do. we all finished up eating and then drove home. it was already 5:30 and we decided on watching a movie when we got home. apparently nick was staying the night at alahnas so it was just us three. we sat on the couch, and started the movie. i was sitting in the middle of chris and matt, but matt was on his phone pretty much the whole movie. i look over curiously at his phone, and see him send a snap to some girl named "emily".
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he clicked send and sat his phone down, smiling to himself. i felt a wash of jealousy flood through me. i felt my eyes tearing up. i blinked the tears away and slightly leaned off of matt, sitting up straight. "i'll be right back, im going to the bathroom." i said, getting up and quickly walking away before they could see the state i was in. i felt matt's eyes burning a hole into the back of my head as i walked off. i closed and locked the door behind me when i made it to the bathroom, and leaned against it. i slid down the door, and put my head in my knees. tears were now pouring down my face. i shouldn't even be upset. it's not like i had a chance anyways, i mean i should be happy. but something in me broke when i saw him send that message. like i don't want him liking anyone else. i stand up and look at myself in the mirror. i hate what's looking back at me. i turn sideways and rub my stomach, and my legs. i bet whoever matt was texting was so much better than me. that's why he's calling her pretty. i hear a light knock from the outside of the door, and try to make my voice sound as normal as possible, like i wasn't crying. "yes?" i question. "hey anna.. are you okay?" i hear from the other side of the door. it's matt. "i'm fine." is all i reply, voice cracking a little bit. "are you sure..? you looked kinda upset" he said, still standing outside the door. "i'm fine matt." i say, wiping my tears and cleaning the mascara off my face. i splash some water on my face, and dry it off as much as possible. i listen through the door and still hear matt breathing from the other side. i open the door and see him standing leaning against the door with his arms crossed, looking down. his head shoots up when he hears the door open, and looks at me with a concerned look on his face. "anna.. you've been crying." he says, leaning up from the wall and walking towards me. "i'm fine" i say, trying to walk by him. he grabs my wrist and pulls me back. "anna.. you can talk to me. what's wrong?" he says. at that point my eyes were watering up again. i was so angry. i turned to look at him. "nothings. wrong. drop it matt." i said, yanking my hand from him and walking down the stairs. i wiped my eyes and sat next to chris, getting on my phone. matt came down a couple minutes later, and sat next to me. he didn't look at me or say a word. after an hour or so, matt and chris were asleep. i hear my phone ding, and a text popped up on my screen. i click on the message and my heart drops. it's from my dad. _______________________________
dad. get home right now. where the hell are you?!
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i blinked the tears out of my eyes and stood up, shutting off my phone. i practically ran to matt's room. i knew i had to go home or he'd find me. he'd hurt me. and worse, he'd hurt the triplets. i couldn't let that happen. i grabbed anything i had there, and put it in my bag. i put on my shoes and quickly wrote a letter for matt. "i'm really sorry. please don't worry about me, but i'm going home. i have to, i can't let him hurt you guys.
love you, -anna"
i set it on his bed, tears now pouring down my face at an intense speed. i walked out of his room and out the front door, taking one more glance at the triplets house, before walking away. i was sobbing at this point, but i kept walking. after around 30 minutes i made it to my house. i got an uneasy feeling in my stomach. i took a deep breath, before walking to the front door. i opened it and walked in, closing it behind me. i hear loud footsteps stomping down the stairs. this is it.
