16. matthew

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- Authors note

Hello everyone! I made a playlist for this chapter since I want those summer vibes to start and I want you to get an idea what they're playing on their speakers! Please note not all of these songs are clean!

Brazil - Declan McKenna

Break from Toronto - PARTYNEXTDOOR

Passionfruit - Drake

Slide - Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, Migos, Funk Wav

ball w/o you - 21 Savage

Tongue Tied - GROUPLOVE

Hard Times - Paramore

Super Rich Kids - Frank Ocean, Earl Sweatshirt

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I meant every word I said.

I did want her.

Hailey offers to drive tonight, especially after the party last night she won't be drinking. Once we get there, I take a good look at Leo's lake house. I've only hung out with him once of twice last summer, but only with Luka.

I open the door and music is playing on the speakers. It's not too loud, but definitely not quiet. I walk around until I see some guys I recognize.

"Matthew, dude hey! How have you been?" Colton asks me. Colton's family lives up here so I get to see him every summer. I almost didn't recognize him.

"Hey. Did you dye your hair?" I ask.

"Yeah. I didn't like the brown hair. Went blonde instead. What do you think?"

"It's nice man." I say, before giving him a hug.

Colton's always been smaller than me. We always picked on him for being short as kids, but recently he's shot up in height. He's almost taller than me. I sit down on the couch and Luka offers me a beer.

"So Matty boy, do you have any plans for college?" Colton asks.

"Yeah, I'm going to Harvard." I reply, getting a shot of academic validation when all the guys faces look surprised.

"No way man. Congrats." Some guy says.

"Thanks. What about you guys?"

Most of them were going to stay close to home. Only a few were leaving the state. It made me realize how lucky I was.

Suddenly, I felt like I was back at home. These people are my true friends. I miss them all school year, and once I get back to the lake house, it feels like we've only been separated for a week.

"Hey, Morgan how's the lovers' quarrel?" Luka said.

My daydreaming is cut when I realize she's here six feet away from me.

"Hi, Luka." She responds.

"Want a beer?" I ask.

"No thanks. Do you guys have anything else though?"

"Yeah for sure. There's some more stuff in the cabinet there." Leo responds.

She opens it and grabs out a lemon lime soda. She gets a plastic cup and puts some ice in it.

"No alcohol yet?" Leo asks.

"It's only 8:30."

"Come on it's the summer," he pauses, "what's your name again?"

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