M Is For...

Chapter 12

"Tom says he'll call you back?? Who do you think sent that?" You sit up straight and look at Mattheo with a shocked look on your face. Mattheo stares at his phone for a second. "I have no idea. I'm going to call him again." Mattheo tries calling him again, but still no one answers. "He's probably busy, Matty, just wait until Tom calls you back." You tell him, but Mattheo shakes his head. "I'll just keep trying until they pick up."

Gizem's POV

"Mattheo won't stop calling! I think my text concerned him a bit." I yell at Tom, who's still in the bathroom. "Just turn off my phone. I'm not in the mood to discuss any of this right now. I'll text him back tonight." Tom walks out of the bathroom, his hair and body still drenched from the shower, and walks over to his closet. He turns around to me and catches me staring at him. I look him up and down and awkwardly cough. "Are you alright? Need some water?" He asks me and I shake my head. "No, I'm not thirsty. I mean-" I realise how that sounds and awkwardly laugh. Tom looks at me with a frown, clearly confused. "Forget it. I'm fine. You should go put some clothes on." I tell him and his demeanor changes. "Am I making you nervous?" He slightly bows down and comes closer to my face. The water slowly trickles down his chest and a drop falls down from his wet hair onto my lap. "What? No? Why would I be nervous? There is nothing to be nervous about?" I say as I can feel my face turn bright red. "A simple no would have been more convincing." He stands up straight again and walks back to the bathroom with his clothes. *What the hell just happened?*

"It's good to be back." You say to Mattheo as the two of you walk through the main entrance into Hogwarts and take a second to catch your breath. "It does." Mattheo kisses you on the cheek before you continue walking towards the dungeons. "I wonder what the h*ll Tom is up to, he hasn't called or text back yet." Mattheo says as you walk up to the common room entrance. "I guess we'll find out in a minute. I'll come with you to your dorm first." You say and Mattheo says the password to open the door. "What if he has some girl over and they're... busy." Mattheo cringes at the thought and you start laughing. "I don't think Tom is getting 'busy' with anyone." You say and then the realisation hits you. "Or maybe he is. Busy with that Gizem girl?" You say and Mattheo thinks for a second. "Right. The new student. She was probably the one that texted back earlier." Mattheo says and you smile. "I can't wait to meet Tom's girlfriend." You say and giggle as Mattheo scoffs. "She's not his girlfriend." He awkwardly laughs. "Come on, let's go see for ourselves." You say and drag Mattheo along towards his dorm. "I swear, if Tom is having s*x in my bed as some sort of revenge, I'm going to jump off of the astronomy tower." Mattheo dramatically states and you chuckle. "You'll be fine." You say to him and keep walking.

"I'm scared to open the door." Mattheo stands still while holding the door handle. "Just knock first? Maybe he's not even here." You tell Mattheo and he takes a deep breath. He carefully knocks three times but no one answers. "No ones here?" He says confused and takes his keys to unlock the door and the two of you walk inside. "I guess he's out." You throw your stuff aside and jump onto Mattheo's bed. You lay down and take a deep breath. "Yep. Really good to be back." You close your eyes for a second. Mattheo comes and lays down next to you and wraps his arm around you. "Leo should be back, we could go have dinner at his tonight?" Mattheo suggests and you lift your head up to look at him. "If he's back, we HAVE to go to Leo's." You tell Mattheo and he chuckles. "I love you." He kisses you gently. "I love you more." You say back and put your head on top of his chest as you lay there for a while.

Tom's POV

I'm at the astronomy tower with Gizem, enjoying the serenity for a moment. "This view does not disappoint." Gizem says and leans over the railing as she looks out to the school grounds. I slightly smile and take it in as well. I enjoy coming up here once in a while, to clear my head, get some fresh air. "I was thinking we could go to Hogsmeade again tonight?" Gizem suggests and I look over to her. "Sure. We'll have dinner there as well." I tell her and she smiles. "Can we go back to that Italian restaurant? It was pretty good." She says and I chuckle. "It will be even better this time. Leo, the owner, should be back by now. Nothing beats his food." I tell her and she giggles. I look at her for a second. Her eyes always twinkle whenever she laughs and I can't help but stare at them. "What?" She frowns as she smiles. I snap out of the trance and straighten myself up. "Nothing. You have an eyelash on your cheek." I tell her and she tries to wipe it away on the wrong side. "No, on the left." I point and she tries again but misses it. "Just-" I lift my hand up to her face and she leans in closer to me. I gently place my hand on her face and wipe the eyelash off with my thumb. "There. It's gone." I look into her eyes and can feel my heart almost pound out of my chest. She looks back at me and then it happens. It is as if everything is frozen in time. As if the earth isn't moving anymore. The world stops spinning.