GUTS (matt sturniolo x oc)

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AURORA'S POV

I wake up, my stomach turning from the horrid nightmare moments prior. I feel myself gag, knowing whats about to happen as I rush myself into my bathroom. My knees hit the floor as I open my mouth and the food from the ice rink forces it's way out of my body. Tears roll down my face as I sit, staring at my hands.

I groan as I feel more food make its way out of my mouth but to my suprise, and horror, I feel someone pull my hair out of my face, their other hand resting on my back.

I stop vomitting, flushing the toilet as I don't dare to look up. "Are you alright now?" I hear Matt ask me, his thumb calmly running circles in my back.

I try to choke back my tears, "Y-yeah.. I'm fine now." I feel his hand release my hair, turning my face to look at him. My face is tear stained and I'm sure of it. I hate the idea of anyone seeing me without make-up. I'm snapped out of my thoughts as I feel him brush tears off my face.

"What happened, if you don't mind me asking?" He asks, nervously.

I stare at the ground for a moment, tears still ushering out of my eyes. I knew I couldn't lie my way out, espically while crying.

"If I tell you anything, there's no telling the others. Espically Nate." I demand, he nods and I continue: "I had a really shitty nightmare that just really got to me and it's not the first one." I pause sighing, "and I'm tired of it."

I let myself sink back against my cabinet as his eyes burn into me. I quickly pull my sweater down, realizing part of my stomach was out.

MATT'S POV

My heart aches as the words she said echo in my head. I watch her against the cabinet as she pulls her sweater down urgently.

"Do you maybe want to lay down?" I ask, unsure.

She opens her eyes as she weakily looks back at me. "I can't. I'll just get another one thats worse."

I look at the beautiful girl infront of me, crying and unable to sleep. "I'll stay up with you then." I state, locking eyes with her.

"It's fine, really," she shakes her head, "It's like this most nights. I'll be fine." She stands up, walking out of the bathroom as I follow her.

"Well, tonights different then." I say, sitting down on her beanbag.

She quirks an eyebrow at me, turning her lamp on. "You can lay in my bed if you want. I don't care." She offers, leaning against her headboard as I stand up. I blush slightly, but force myself to lay down next to her legs.

"So, what do you usually do when ur awake like this?" I try to start a conversation, not pushing to much.

"Scroll on social media, or watch youtube to be honest." She mutters, grabbing her remote and turning youtube on.

She scrolls through videos until she stops on one with 2 people on the thumbnail. One has eyeshadow thats all black around his eyes and the other had a similar look with no makeup. Their both pretty emo in my opinion.

"Oh, Johnnie posted." She speaks to herself, clicking onto the video. She somewhat snickers to herself as she takes a picture of the intro and opens her contacts.

"You know them personally?" I ask, my interest piqued.

"Mhm," she hums, setting her phone down.

I don't know much more about her than what Nate does, espically not her friends. I wasnt expect them to be so.. dark? I don't mind though, the style isn't awful. "You guys are friends or..?"