*Present*
“Whatcha thinking about, babe?” Matt murmured, kissing the top of my head.
“Just… Everything that got us here, to right now.” I whispered, and he wrapped his arms around me a little tighter.
“It’s never been easy for you. But now I’ll be here to share the load.” Matt said, placing a hand on my belly, where I held a secret only he and I knew about. The day I met Matt flashed through my head.
*Past*
About three weeks into middle school, I walked into the chorus room, missing Josh fiercely. He went to a different middle school than Katie and I, and it was the first time we hadn’t had any school together since we met. As I stalked up the stand, my shoelace caught the corner of the stand and I would have fallen on my face if someone hadn’t caught me. I looked up to see the face of one of the guys who could actually sing.
“Well, that could have been embarrassing… Good thing I was here, huh?” He said, chuckling awkwardly with his face bright red. I giggled.
“I guess so… I’m Kris, nice to meet you.” I laughed as I stood and untangled my shoelace from the stair.
“Chris? That’s a guy’s name.” The kid said, confused. I rolled my eyes.
“It’s short for Kristiana. Spelled with a K and no H. You are?” I snapped, hating that question.
“Oh, I get it now! I’m Matt. Um… Wanna sing with me today?” He asked, and I nodded. I didn’t know anyone in this class, so why not? Besides, he seemed pretty cool. In walked our teacher, who was surprisingly familiar. Oh, wait, that was Josh’s mom!
“Hi, Mrs. Ramsay!” I yelled from the top tier, making Matt wince and Mrs. Ramsay to laugh.
“Well, hello, Kristiana!” She said back and I scowled. I hated being called my full name. And she knew it. That day went well over all, and Katie adored Matt once she met him. And that too, was a friendship that lasted to this day. And had eventually become so much more than that.
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Far From Here (A Marianas Trench FanFic)
FanfictionA brief moment can change a life. But so can a lifelong friendship. And where there's music, love can never be far behind! Kris Mathers goes through some of the hardest times any person could ever go through, and even when she feels the most alone...
