all time low 》l.h

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Chapter Nine : Brothers Know Best

It was a rainy afternoon and I was alone sitting in my bedroom tuning my guitar. It's been 3 days since the last time I saw both Luke and Matt or even spoken. I don't know what Luke's problem is, or why he snapped. I don't know what's running in Matt's mind and why he was acting like a clingy boyfriend, which he is not suppose to be by the way. Ugh boys. I'm almost finish turning since I was tuning the last string, the High E String. After I finished tuning, I laid down for a second before I heard my brother calling my name. So I went downstairs and headed to the kitchen where he was.

"What do you want?" I asked him with the I-don't-really-care-voice.

"I was just wondering if you wanted some ice cream." He explains. "You've been quiet lately, what's up?"

"Just boy stuff." I said and he raised his eyebrow at me.

"Okay fine, friend stuff." I rolled my eyes.

"Who friend-stuff?"

"Actually two." I said. "Matt and Luke."

"What happened?"

"Well remember the day I was sick?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Well we were all just watching a movie then Luke wanted to leave all of a sudden and I asked him why and he just snapped at me and went out. Then Matt kept touching me the whole time Luke was there as in he was like putting his arms around me, holding my hand and I asked him why he kept doing that. Then he snapped then told me to fix my shit and I told him to leave, so yeah we're all in non-speaking terms." I explained.

"Wow."

"I know." I said ." And I think three days is enough space don't you think?"

"Yeah-"

He was cut off by my phone ringing, I answered it without looking at the caller ID because I wasn't really in the mood to talk.

"Umm can you just call me back later i'm not really in th-"

"Tris?" I was cut off by a voice.

"Matt?" I asked. "I didn't really expect you to call."

"Me too." He said. "Umm, I'm really sorry about the other day, I was really harsh."

"I'm sorry Matt but your 'sorry' won't really change how I feel right now."

"Tris, I'm not ready to tell you okay." He snapped.

"Whatever." I said " I'm hanging up."

"Tris, list-"

"No." I snapped. "You listen to me Matt, call me when you get you're shit right, because you're not the Matt I met 3 years ago right now. Goodbye." I hung up.

"Wow." Michael says.

"Sorry."

"No, it's okay." He says. "How do feel about this?"

I chuckle. "So what, now you're interrogating me?" I joked.

"A brother's gotta do what a brother's gotta do."

"What I feel about Matt?" I asked.

"Yeah."

"I feel...I don't know what to feel. He told me everything from family, school and girlfriends. I just...don't know what's he's thinking right now, this is the first time we ever fought, the first time he ever cursed at me in an angry way and the first time I did to him." I cried.

"Hey, I'm here for you okay." He says before wiping my tears.

"I know, and I love you for that." I smile a bit.

"Hey guys!!" Ashton beams.

"Hey." I smiled.

"You okay?" He asks looking worried.

"Yeah." I said. "What are you guys doing?"

"Ohh, we were all going out since Luke's just been weird, he broke up with Stella two days ago." He explained.

"What?" I asked confused "Why?"

"He said he's starting to have feelings for someone, but he's not sure if he really is." Michael answers.

"Ohh." My heart dropped, ugh, Tris. Stop doing this to yourself.

"Yeah, so we gotta go." Michael smiles. "See you later sis!"

"Okayyyy." I said.

"Love you!" He yells before heading out.

"Love you!" I replied back.