two doors down

feels like family

tw struggles with eating

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matties pov

i help lizzie and scarlett plate dinner kneeling on one of the kitchen stools. "how much will rose eat?" lizzie questioned to miss scarlett. 

"bit more then us probably, shes been eating everything since soccer started again, all she ever does is train" the blond answered. ive always loved soccer, more than (american) football, or basketball or whatever we do in pe. 

"id love to play soccer" i mentioned as lizzie served my food for me. 

"they have a junior team" miss scarlett offered but i shook my head 

"we dont have the money for that" i smiled at them both taking 2 plates to the table. 

"i can pay for it buddy, what is it 15 a week?" i asked scarlett who shrugged. she asked how old i was and i told her so she said it would be cheeper since i would still be in the u7s. "you dont have too" i told lizzie not wanting to waste her money. i would never be able to get to and from soccer anyway. its just a dream. 

"ill work it out" lizzie said putting the topic asside with a smile. "how much will y/n have" she then asked me. 

"same as me" i answered grabbing two more plates and putting them on the table. as i walked back i noticed lizzie and miss scarlett having a conversation with their eyes? i dunno but they were looking at eachother funny. 

y/n walked in picking and biting at her fingers. i grab her hand leading her to the table where next to where i put my plate and grabbed hers off lizzie. i placed the food infront of her with a smile claiming how i helped and she smiled at me ruffling my hair. why do people always do that. 

rosey comes out a minute or so later sitting down on the other side of y/n. there was a bit of a difference between how much rose was having compared to y/n and i wondered if she was supposed to be eating more. 

everyone started eating and this was like the best food i had ever eaten. "this is really good lizzie!" i smiled once i swallowed it. 

"well theres more over if your still hungry after" she said and i nodded probabbly going to get seconds once im done. i know i shouldnt be getting used to there always being food in the house since when i go back to my house im just going to go hungry again but maybe lizzie will let us come over once a week for dinner. ill be okay then. 

10 minutes later everyone was done or almost done other than y/n. she made it half way through until just staring at it instead. everyone picked up on it. "rose, mattie. lets go watch a movie" miss scarlett said and i nodded knowing lizzie was going to help her. 

y/ns pov

everyone but lizzie got up from the table taking their plates and i felt so stupid and i had my fathers voice in my head. i cant even stomach half a meal, how pathetic is that. lizzie moved around the table to sit where mattie previously was placing a hand on my knee. 

"you got this honey" she said to me in a quiet voice. i appreciated how i didnt have to explain anything to her she just knew. i put my elbow on the table before resting my head on my hand i took a few more mouthfuls and eventually finished the plate. "well done" she said rubbing my back gently and taking my plate away from me. 

"can i be excused" i asked and she nodded giving me a smile. i smiled back and made a beeline for the bathroom. afterwards i brushed my teeth and went back to the lounge room before anyone got suspicious. 

i sat down on the free spot beside lizzie. across from me was rose who looked at me more than once. i didnt look at her once continuing to watch whatever movie. i was zoning out for most of it grabbing a pen off the coffee table and drawing over my leg with random drawings. the movie ended soon after and rose and scarlett left. 

2 days until im back with my dad, might aswell make the most of it. i scooted down to a laying position and rested my head against lizzies leg, it was small. but i trusted her. and i feel safe i like feeling safe. 

"hey lizzie?" mattie asked all of a sudden 

"yeah buddy" she said looking over to the brunette. 

"could you please braid my hair like you do y/ns but maybe like 3 please. 3 is a good number" he asked polietly 

"i can try?" she offered "come here" she got mattie to sit infront of her and he did happily. his hair was like ringlets so pulling it down it reached just under his chin. she asked me if i had some hair ties and i nodded grabbing 3 from my wrists. 

she sectioned it starting with the middle one. ive come to learn lizzie was amazing at braiding hair. doesnt hurt, always even and looks perfect. i closed my eyes as i started to get a headache from the light but opened them once lizzie said she was done. mattie excitedly jumped up and ran to the mirror lizzie had by her front door. 

"SO COOL" he jumped and sprinted back to give lizzie a hug. "y/n take photos please" he asked then coming over to me. i took a 360 video as well as some photos. he jumped in my lap and scrolled through all the photos i had taken. 

lizzies pov

as mattie went through the photos y/n rested her head back against my leg laughing with the boy. it all must felt right. i cant have my own kids so im meant to save these ones. and i really hope i can. 

i think its absolutely ridiculous they are sending them back to live with him. hes clearly an abusive alcoholic and its not safe for them to be living with them. i expressed my concerns to the social worker and that but they didnt do anything. i just gotta keep an eye on them and make sure nothing happens. and try to get y/n to trust me enough to tell me when something does happen.