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Chapter Thirteen

I don't know what to make of this chapter. I just wrote everything I remembered that happened. Psssssssh.

Burning in hell, InfamousDiablo

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Fr: Emmett Blaze
Can't take you home today, football practice. U okay?

To: Emmett Blaze
Course. I lived a lengthy life of 17 years without you bringing me home. Haha.

Fr: Emmett Blaze
Yeah, haha.

I didn't know what was worse, the fact that Emmett saw me hugging Matt to wits end or the fact that my message came out way wrong. I didn't mean it that way, that I didn't needed him - well, I didn't but I wanted to.

Wait. Wanted to?

I press a two fingers to my temples. Frustrated and emotionally tired. I just wanted to go to bed and sleep this day off. I'll find a way to talk to Emmett tomorrow.

I don't know why I was reacting to this situation this way. I could've easily smiled at Emmett and the whole football team because, as far as I knew, they knew Matt and how we went way back. Or maybe not. Maybe they thought Matt was someone that liked me but I didn't like back but I didn't want to lose so we settled to being friends. What did they think? What did Emmett think?

Another frustrated sigh escaped my lips.

"Someone's in really deep thought." Matt voices out from behind me and I immediately snapped out of my seemingly trance. I looked over to him, he still had that big smile on his face since he got home.

"Sorry, I've been ignoring you. Haven't I?" I hugged him from his sides and he settled an arm over my shoulders. Kissing the top of my head, he sighed dramatically. "Well yeah, it hurts. Right here." He pointed to his heart. I laughed lightheartedly and kissed the part where his pointed to. "And here," His fingertip graze his cheeks and I kissed it quickly. A part of me got a little to excited as I expected him to point to his lips, and a part of me got scared as I expected him to point to his lips.

This is some real deep troubling thoughts I'm drowning myself into.

He dropped his hand, satisfied.

I frowned.

"What were you thinking?"

"School things," I sighed and snuggled closer to him. I smiled internally as I proudly walked through the crowd in the mall, couples staring at us, and those singles sighing dreamily at us. I can't blame them, we looked like a couple.

A perfect one at that.

"Uh-huh," He nodded his head, unconvinced. "I'll pretend I believe you since you seem to be going through a lot. I left for almost a week and here you are, distraught and caught up."

"It's really stressing not having you here." I honestly said.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

I immediately slipped into peace. As if I've just seen the sun rise in some perfect scenery, probably by an ocean, on a cliff with the trees dancing in the wind to the tune of pretty birds singing.

We walked for another minute, in a slow mo, romantic way before we found ourselves by an ATM. I excused myself from his grip and waddled my way towards the machine. I did my transaction quickly and out of Matt's knowledge, luckily he was distracted by the arcade from across the machine

I slipped the money into my bag and made my way into his embrace again.

"Done?" He said, still distracted.