Fallin' {A Matthew Espinosa Fan-Fiction}

Chapter - 16

Mias POV:
I open my eyes, my head still pounding. I have no idea where I am...?

"Hey", Someone said "You feeling okay?".

I try to focus my eyes on the person sitting next to me. It didn't take long for the blurriness to disappear. It was Matthew.

"Hey" I replied and tried to sit up. Matthew sees me struggling so he helps me by lightly grabbing my waist to lift me up on the bed. I felt a weird tingling feeling where he's hands had touched me but it was a good tingly feeling. When I was fully up I felt something wet on my head so I lift my hand to grab it but Matthew reaches it before I do.

"I put a wet cloth on your head to cool your head down, I don't know, I just thought it would help with the throbbing". He looks down bashfully while putting it on the side table and I can't help but giggle a bit.

"Thank-you" I say, staring at him. He looks up and smiles "Any time".

"So what happened?", I asked but then I thought "OMG, I did not get hit in the head by the ball did I!?" I asked, wishing it wasn't true.

"Umm, haha, yeah you did! I'm surprised you woke up just now. The ball hit you so hard, I was expecting you to be knocked out for at least a couple more hours". He said, looking at my head.

"Ohh noooo, thats soooo embarrassing!" I say and cover my face with my hands. I can instantly feel the heat of embarrassment taking over.

"Haha, don't be embarrassed" He said taking my hands away from my face "It could of happened to anyone out there..." he started slowing down and I knew there was something else he was going to say.

"What is it?" I asked, nervously.

"Well, we don't think it was an accident" He said quietly like someone was listening.

"What!? What do you mean? Why do you think that!? Who's we?" I kept rapidly throwing questions at him like a bullet and not giving him time to answer them.

"Well, Kaylee, Summer and I", He stopped and I looked at him and gave him a look to say 'keep talking'. "Well... we don't think it was an accident because of the person who threw it" He finished.

"Well, who threw it?" I said.

"Madison" He said quietly.

"WHAT? IS SHE CRAZY!?" I shouted but didn't actually shout. It was more like a 'raise my voice so everyone can hear me' type thing. Which isn't shouting, but in the middle of talking and shouting. "What's wrong with her".

"I think she's just jealous", Matthew said. When he realises what he just said, he changes the subject. "So, how do you feel?".

"I feel okay. My head still hurts a bit, though" I said.

"Here, put this on it". He gets up and goes to the fridge in the corner where the nurse keeps cold water and ice packs. He pulls out an ice pack and places it in a cloth and gives it to me. Well, I thought he was going to give it to me so I reach out to grab it but he doesn't let go and our hands are touching. I start to get butterflies. 'We' place the ice pack on my head and I expect him to let go at this point but nope. I kept thinking... Should I let go? What if we let go at the same time and it falls on the floor? My hands are getting sweaty! Oh no. He's gonna think your a sweaty loser who gets hit in the face by volley balls.

I must have been pulling a really weird face when thinking these thoughts as Matthew says "Are you sure that you're okay?" And gives me a weird look. And can I add, we are still both holding the ice pack :)...

"Umm yeah, haha". If any one else was holding the ice pack then it would be seriously awkward but with Matthew it feels fine, haha. Even though it sounds weird, none of us are making it weird, it's completely normal. HA.

"Do you want me to let go?" He asks, tilting he's head to the side. He looks so cute... Gahh.

"Umm no it's okay... Well, if you want to? I'm fine with it! But ya know, if you feel weird about it you can... I don't mind at all". While I'm saying this my inner voice is shouting 'SHUT UP!? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING! YOU'RE MAKING SUCH A FOOL OF YOURSELF... Stupid...'

"Haha, okay, I'll stay here" He says and gives me a little embarrassed smirk.

"Why would she be jealous?" I questioned him once again.

"Well, I think she's jealous of our friendship."

"Why you she be jealous of that"

"because we used to be somewhat close. Very close. Ya know"

"YOU DATED!?" Again not shouting but not talking.

"Yeah, only for a couple of months though because I found out she was seeing another Matthew from another school"

"So she was two timing?"

"Basically, yeah"

"So if she was talking about the other Matthew to her friends then no one else would know its the other Matthew because you have the same name. So someone could say 'How's you and Matthew?' and they could just be talking about him? Even, like, right In front of you!?" I say, thinking back to what I just said. Its confusing to understand but I know what I'm talking about.

"Yepp" he said. To be honest, that's quite clever, having two boyfriends at the same time with the same name so that people don't know your two timing. But its still totally wrong!

We was just sitting in the nurses room when I thought of how long I've been here and how long has Matthew been here? So I ask.

"How did I get here?".

"I carried you", I knew it, well kinda but I just wanted to know for sure, "and I've stayed here since then, haha" he says while slowly running he's finger through he's hair with he's other hand.

"How long have I been here for?"

"About 2.5 hours? Maybe nearly 3 now" he says looking around for a clock.

"Omg, you've stayed here for that long!?" I say, shocked, but a part of me feels happy and fluffy. I can't believe he stayed by me for that long when he could've gone some place else with he's friends!

"Yeah, I wanted to make sure you were okay" and he gives me another embarrassed smile and I couldn't resist but to give him one back and say "thank-you".

He also told me that Kaylee and Summer came for an hour but Kaylee had to go home cause of a family emergency and Summer had to leave because she had work.

The nurse came to check up on me and said I could leave.

"Wanna go get some Froyo!?" Matthew said winking and me. "Of course!" I said and he put he's arm round my shoulder and we walked out of school...