Shattered Mind - Trauma, Texting, and the Slytherins

30

March

Mattheo's POV

I woke up when I noticed that Alice wasn't in my arms. I slowly sat up and rubbed my eyes. The others were all fast asleep. It was still dark outside. I took my phone and looked at the screen. It was 4 am.

Shit.

Suddenly I heard faint sobs from the bathroom. Confused I stood up from the floor and made my way to the door. I slowly pushed it open. My gaze immediately fell on Alice.

She was sitting on the floor, hugging her legs, and leaning against the cupboard under her sink. Her face was buried into her knees, and her hands were slightly shaking.

I slowly approached her "Princess... What happened..."

She looked up at me, her eyes red and puffy. "I saw it again..." she said, her voice barely over a whisper and trembling.

I let out a sigh and sat down next to her.

I gently wrapped my arm around her shoulders, and pulled her close to me, gently pushing her head to lean on my shoulder. She exhaled a shaky breath. I didn't speak, I just stroked her shoulder, trying to soothe her somehow.

God, what this girl does to me...

Making me all soft for her...

After a few minutes her tears stopped falling and her breathing was steady and calm again. "You feeling better?" she only nodded. "Come on, we should go to sleep again. It's only 4 am."

"Yeah... Yeah, you're right..." she answered, her voice clearer again. I stood up from the cold tiles of the bathroom and pulled her up with my hands. We walked back to our spot on the floor, where our blankets and pillows were still in their places. She looked over at her friends.

And she smirked faintly when she saw Pansy curled up on the sofa and resting her head on Theo's chest. His arms were wrapped around her in a secure grip, holding her close.

I also grinned at the sight of them, and already thought of ways I would tease him later.

We lay down on the floor again, and I didn't waste any time and wrapped my arms around Alice, pulling her flush against me. I heard her soft chuckle and I smirked.

Her head was on my chest and I began to run my fingers through her hair. My other hand held her waist with a firm grip.

"Thank you, Mattheo. For everything."

I smiled at her "No problem, princess. Now go back to sleep."

She chuckled against my chest, and I continued running my fingers through her soft hair. I felt her breathing getting steady. When I was sure she was asleep, I also allowed myself to close my eyes again.

Alice's POV

A pillow hit me and ripped me out of my sleep. I heard Mattheo groaning in annoyance as he shot the pillow back at Draco. "Damn it Malfoy, you woke us." he muttered. The others snickered.

"Sorry lovebirds, we couldn't let you sleep all day. It's already 1 pm."

My eyes widened in surprise. I actually fell asleep again? But why? I'm usually never able to fall asleep afterwards...

"Ugh, so what? I'm comfortable" Mattheo said annoyed, his eyes still closed and his arms wrapped around me. "Just get up now." Theo said with a smug expression. I quickly got up and went to the bathroom, locking the door behind me.

I had to hide my pink cheeks...