All The Lies You Tell - MATTHEO RIDDLE

Chapter 28

"Excuse me", a voice says.

I look up and push the curls out of my face. In front of me stands a boy with dark wavy hair. He was tall and slender. His face isn't one that I recognize from around here, so his presence confuses me. He was smiling softly at me with the most comforting yet familiar smile. Now that I think about it, everything about him looks familiar. He was a very attractive person, so you'd think I'd easily remember meeting him. His cheeks are chiseled and his lips have a slight pout. He looked young, but not too young. Possibly about a year or so under me. This is all giving me a weird sense of deja vu. Where do I know this man from?

"Yes?", I ask.

"Sorry to bother, but I'm not really from around here and I'm a bit lost."

Huh, I knew he wasn't a student.

"Oh no worries. I do go to school here and I still get lost."

At that he chuckles. He takes a moment before he replies and gives me a once over. I think I see a small smirk appear on his face before he shakes himself back to the present.

"So, what's your name?"

"Hermione."

"Mm. Hermione", he repeats. "I like that."

His flirtatious words cause me to slightly blush, though I'm trying my hardest not to. I just awkwardly laugh.

"What's yours?", I mutter.

"Lorenzo Berkshire. But you can call me Enzo."

"Well it's nice to meet you, Enzo."

"The pleasures all mine."

I hold back an awkward cough.

"Can I ask what you're doing here if you're not a student?"

"Actually, I'm here visiting my brother. I've been trying to find him for past twenty minutes, but I think I've just been walking in circles."

"I'm sure I can help you find him. I'm positive I'll know who he is, except if he's a first year."

"He's should be a seventh year unless they made him repeat."

I let out a giggle. "Hey, give him more credit. Anyway, then I should definitely know him. What's his name?"

Suddenly I see Enzo look behind me and a smile creeps up onto his features.

"There he is!", he exclaims.

Enzo's words slip my mind as I look behind me in confusion when I see Mattheo angrily walking towards us. Oh no. Don't tell me he decides now to come confront me. I hope he isn't about to embarrass me in front of this stranger.

The minutes Mattheo gets closer he grits his teeth and says, "What the fuck are you doing here?"

I'm about to open my mouth and say something equally as rude when I realize Mattheo isn't talking to me. He's talking to the person beside me.

I look over and Enzo throws his hands up in defense.

"Hey, calm down! This is how you treat me after years of not speaking?", Enzo says mockingly.