Easily broken

14|| i'm so sorry.

Payton

please don't be home.

I hear the lock click. dammit. He opens the door and looks just as shocked as me.

"Payton?"

I don't know why but him saying my name makes me start crying. My knees give out and i'm full on bawling my eyes out. He catches me as I go down.

"Hey, hey, hey Payton what's wrong?"

"I-I-I" I can't speak. I don't want too. I don't even know why i'm here. "I'm sorry- I should go" I try to stand up so I can walk off but as I stand he's pulling me into his house.

"Yeah, nice try. Get your ass in here."

That was hot. Wait... what am I saying? I just keep my head down and let him lead me up to his room. When we get in his room he sits on his bed so i sit on the floor and pull my knees up to my chest. The tears stopped but I can feel them coming back.

"What the hell is going on?"

He sounds worried and I hate that.

"Nothing. I'm fine"

"Payton that is such bullshit. Talk to me. please."

how am I supposed to explain that I ran here after my dad just abused my mom? I take a deep breath and try to think of a simple version of what just happened.

"I ran here after my dad did something" I mumbled

"What?" I don't know if he didn't hear me or if he's like he did what?

"My dad.. he uh abused my mom and I walked into the living room and found him on top of her. I tried.. I really did... I tried to get him off.. I tackled him but he threw me off of him and tried to slap me. I blocked it though." I said that and ended out of breath. I can feel the tears coming and I think he can see them.

He stands up and makes his way over to me. The second he puts his arms around me I lose it. I'm crying and can't control the tears. I'm soaking his shirt but he doesn't seem to care, he just sits there and comforts me.

"I'm so sorry Payton. Why did you come here?"

"I don't even know. I just needed to get out of that house. He fucking verbally abused me after and I couldn't handle it. You were the first person I thought of."

Matthew Pov

My heart is literally breaking for her. I don't know what else to do other than comfort her until she's okay. We're currently sitting on my floor while she sobs on my shoulder. I'm rubbing her arm in what I hope is a comforting manner.

"Why me?" she sobs out. I don't know what to say or do. "I'm such a bad daughter"

"What? No you're not. You are not the reason for any of this."

She pulls away from me but I can't see her face because of the hoodie. I reach to pull it down and she doesn't stop me.

"Payton listen to me."

"No! Matthew, you listen to me!" she takes a deep breath and gets ready to continue. "I know it's all my fault. None of this would be happening if I never fucking existed. Today after my father verbally abused me I just left. I left my mother to face his wrath more than she already has. I fucking left! But I couldn't stay. I couldn't fucking stay there." She's crying even harder now and i'm at a loss for words.

"Payton.. That doesn't make you a bad daughter. That makes them shitty parents. You didn't ask to be here but they made you. They are at fault. Not you"

"I can't do this anymore"

"No." I pull her in and hold her. tight. "The world wouldn't be the same without you. You were meant to be here and I'm so glad you are."

"I shouldn't have come here. I'm sorry"

"Dont apologize. I'm always here for you. Always." She's crying even harder now and shoved her face into my chest.

After a few minutes she calms down. Her sobbing becomes quiet and her breath becomes even. She fell asleep in my arms and I can't help but smile at the sight. I pick her up and move her to my bed. I go to leave the room so she can sleep in peace but she grabs my arm.

"stay" she says very quietly. I can't say no to that so I get in my bed and let her have her space. She rolls over and lays on my chest before she starts lightly snoring.

Her crying on my floor broke my heart more than it should have but this moment right here somehow made all of that worth it. The fact that she came to my house out of everyone else's. I love the feeling that gives me. and the fact that she's letting me see her face. It's such a great feeling knowing i'm one of the only people who get to see her beautiful features.

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