The Dare - Mattheo Riddle

1. The dare

I burst through the doors of my common room, rage filling my eyes. I pushed past Draco and Theo, who looked like they had no clue what was going on.

"Whoa, slow down there, Cruela," I heard Theo say, using the nickname he came up with from the first time we ever met.

"Shut it, Nott, or so help me, Merlin!" I yelled at him, louder than I should have, aiming my wand at him. I turned away quickly and ran to the stairs to find Enzo. Just as I got to the stairs, I saw him rush out of his room, looking confused.

"Ny, what the hell? What's wrong? What happened?" I saw the worry on his face, which only made me want to laugh out loud. But as he tried to get close to me, I held up my wand, causing him to quickly put his hands up and stumble back slightly.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what the fuck is going on?" he looked clueless as ever, but surely deep down, he had to have known I figured it out. I laughed.

"Give me one good reason I don't use the Crucio spell on you right fucking now, Lorenzo!" I snapped, hearing whispers from Theo, Draco, and some other Slytherins in the room, but my eyes stayed focused on Enzo the entire time. "Ny, what the fuck?"

"I know everything, Lorenzo, so why don't you just come clean and I'll make this simple," was all I said. Only a few seconds later, I saw the realization hit, and guilt covered his entire face. "TELL ME THE TRUTH!" I yelled, getting closer to him.

"Ny, listen to me, please. I swear I can explain," he was practically pleading, his words stumbling over each other. I glared at him, waiting for an answer, but got nothing, just more stammering. I rolled my eyes at him, setting down my wand; he wasn't worth the trouble.

"You're nothing but a pussy, Enzo, just a little mama's boy who hides behind a facade," I spat at him. Clearly, I hit a nerve because the next thing I knew, I was pinned against the wall forcefully.

"At least I'm not the sad, pathetic little girl who was a dare," he growled at me, causing my heart to break all over again, almost crumbling under his touch. I pushed him off of me and spat in his face.

"Fuck you!" I yelled, holding back the tears. Before running away, I heard voices call after me, but I just ran until I got to my side of the room and entered my dorm.

I threw stuff around the room, punching the wall a few times before crashing onto my bed, sobbing.

How could he do this to me?

Was any of it real?

All the memories of us laughing, cuddling, sneaking out late into the kitchen just played in my head.

The worst part of it all: I lost my best friend and friends.

There's no way Draco, Pansy, and Theodore didn't know. Mattheo knew; he's the one who came clean to me.

I heard my door open, and Mattheo walked in.

"Is it safe to come in?" he asked cautiously, which was fair; I had just exploded not even 5 minutes ago.

I didn't say anything to him, just nodded. He came in slowly, closing the door behind him, and sat on my bed beside me.

"I'm so sorry. I should've told you sooner, but I didn't know how to," I knew he felt bad, and when Mattheo of all people finds something messed up, you know it's serious.

I don't blame him for only telling me now; it's not like it would have made a difference if he told me sooner.

He only found out about two weeks ago from what he told me, and Enzo and I have been together for almost six months.

"It wouldn't have made a difference anyway," I muttered.

I looked out of the window; it was dark, not like much sunlight comes through that window anyway; we're underwater.

I don't know what came over me, but the next thing I knew, I was holding onto Mattheo, crying—no, sobbing.

"I'm so stupid. How couldn't I have seen it? How could he even do this?" I spoke through my sobs. Everything I had was gone in the blink of an eye, and he didn't even bother chasing after me. Clearly, he never felt a single thing for me, not even as a friend.

We were friends for five years before we ever started dating.

"Shh, it's okay. Everything will be fine. He's going to get his karma, and he will pay it in full, I promise you, Tessa. Everything will work out." I wiped my tears and looked down at my lap.

But before I could say anything, I heard the door swing open, and my heart dropped once more.

"You've got to be fucking kidding me," Enzo laughed, looking between me and Mattheo.

I got up quickly and tried going over to him but was cut off by his voice.

"You're such a whore, you know that, right? Mattheo of all people, really? You're just as pathetic as I thought," he turned to leave, and I tried going after him.

"Enzo, wait!" I tried yelling, but he slammed the door in my face.

I let out a sigh and chuckled. Just great, as if things couldn't get any worse.

Whatever he thought was going on was by far the opposite, but he was right.

Only a fool would think a guy like Mattheo would want anything more than just sex.

Plus, half the school wants him, and he knows that, which only makes him more cocky. I know because I was once that girl too, and I'd be lying if I said me and him havent done stuff together, he was intoxicating like a drug once you have him you just want more, but all of that was far in the past and no one would ever know about that.

"Don't listen to him Tes, he's just acting out.. when your ready I think you should talk to him though," I heard Mattheo behind me and felt his hand rest on my shoulder, turning around I kept my eyes on the floor.

"I'm tired I'm gonna try and take a nap," I muttered walking over to my bed and laying down.

"I'll see you later then," i heard the door open and quickly looked up at Mattheo, "can you lay with me just until I fall asleep," I asked, it wasn't in a sexual or romantic way I just didn't want to be alone.

"Are you sure?" He asked causing me to nod my head before laying back down. I heard his footsteps walking back to the bed and then the weight of sinking the bed.

I felt his arm wrap around me and that was the last thing I remembered before falling asleep.

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