The Best Of Both Worlds

chapter 15 - Matthew

Matthew

I see her hanging out with him.
All. The. Time.
That stupid Tiago. But stupid me as well.
Stupid, stupid matthew. What were you thinking? Confessing so out of the blue, kissing her?
How stupid could I be. I totally scared her off and ever since then she has been ignoring me. And I can't stand it, it's killing me. Seeing her everyday but not being able to do anything except watch from the sidelines kill me.
I wanted her, I wanted her to be mine.
I loved her, I really did. But I'm not sure if she feels the same way, even if she did. Would she believe me?
Leaning against the locker, my mind keeps swirling with thoughts. Just then, the face I wanted to see the least comes in.
Tiago.
He gives me a weird look, making my blood boil more than it already had been.
"What." I say with a harsh tone and he stands there looking at me. Tiago was a senior.
"Oh, so you're the infamous Matthew." I feel myself stand up straight.
"The fuck is that supposed to mean?"
I step closer to him and he looked absolutely fine with it.
"It means that you're the guy that has been bothering norita, right?" He chuckles in a manner that makes me scoff.
"I may have went out of line but I've kept my distance. And it's none of your  business." My eyes sharpen.
"But it is my business... Seeing how..." He leans closer to my ears before whispering.
"She's in love with me now." I lost it. I lose my cool, maniacally punching him in the face. He stumbles back but is able to stand straight.
"Did I touch a nerve?" He smirks, I'm on the verge of killing this man in middle of the hallway right now.
"She deserves way better than you." I spit out, before I can throw another punch, someone steps in between us.
"Stop it, you two are causing a scene." Thomas warns both of us, Thomas steps closer to me telling me it's not worth the trouble.
"You know what she says about you matthew?" His grin is wide and annoying.
"She says you're the guy that won't leave her alone."
"Matthew, don't-" I ball my fist and as I'm about to hit his face, Thomas once again get's in between us, taking the punch himself.
Thomas hits the locker, I had hit him hard, harder than when I actually fought him. Guilt rises within me as I realize what I had done.
"Thomas" I gasp, even Tiago was surprised.
Shit.
"Dude, I'm so sorry-" he was bleeding. Before I could panic anymore, god saved me.
"I'm going to take him to the infirmary." Dale rushes over, taking Thomas's arm.
As they walk past me, she stops.
"Don't go any further from here, for her sake." Whispering those words, she leaves. I instantly once again feel like an asshole.
She was right.
Who am I to get in between norita and him? If he truly made her happy. Then so be it.