RIVALRY,, matt sturniolo

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. CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
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when the mini van reached her house and she hopped inside to only find matt in it, she wanted to die right on the spot.

"where is everybody?" elaine couldn't help but say with almost panic crossing her croaked voice as her eyes went around the empty car.

matt watched her silently as she sat down in the passenger seat with her eyes searching for anyone but him.

she looked pretty.

"they're already there." matt answers with a low voice which finally made elaine's eyes fall onto his face and she felt herself tense up. his eyes almost bore themselves into her soul as he didn't dare to even blink once. elaine gulped when she felt her nerves crawling up her skin.

"alright, then let's go." elaine managed to speak as she faced the front of the car and folded her hands inside her laps.

"elaine—"

"no. drive."

"i just wanna—"

"i don't want to talk to you. drive, matthew." elaine sneered her words out as she felt the frustration entering her system.

matthew.

not matt.

matthew.

matt looked at her for a few more seconds before he gave up and started driving.

his eyes never stopped to glance her way as he just couldn't bare to not look at her. she was looking out of the window with her body leaning rather away from him, but he didn't mind. he deserves this.

he wished he could look out the window like elaine can, but his eyes only wanted to look at her.

"stop looking at me." elaine mumbles out with rather annoyance as she felt his eyes on her, which drove her insane.

matt didn't listen to her tho when he continued to look at her, "can't help it."

elaine frowned at his words while she took a quick glance into the side mirror of the car, where she felt her heart stop when she caught his eyes, that where already glancing through it at her.

what does he mean with that?

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to say the car ride was a torture was an understatement. it was even worse than that. the tension in the car was the worst thing, elaine had ever experienced. the air was so thick, she was afraid she would suffocate. it was so silent that she had the feeling, her ears went deaf.

when they reached the sturniolo residence, elaine snatched matt's keys and quite literally ran inside the house. she ignored matt's bickering protests behind her and instead greeted the two lovely parents before disappearing upstairs into chris room.

elaine went inside the room and coughed, which made everyone's eyes snap onto her figure.

"elaine!" nick yelled out with a wide smile as he actually ran the few meters into the arms, picking the girl up as she let a laugh slip her throat. cinzia joined the hug with her head resting on elaine's shoulder. vera and chris also where quick to join in, both of them hugging the other sides of the girl as they stood huddled together.