you've changed {ToMatt}

chapter 7

A few weeks had passed and Matt has changed. He has been quiet and that worried Tom.  

That morning  Tom waited at the bus stop, he could see Edd and Tord, but not Matt. He frowned

"Have you guys seen Matt?"

"Nei"

"No, sorry"

The boys shook their heads and gave the same pitiful look. Tom shoved his hand into his pocket chewing his lip thoughtfully.

It was hard to concentrate on school, Tom kept thinking about Matt. Matt Matt Matt, where the hell is Matt. Tom his his phone in his lap and tried to Text Matt.

  💕Matt💕
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   Tom wrote at 9:15 am
"PST Babe? Where are you?? Are you sick???"

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Tom looked away from his phone and pretended to follow the teacher. He then looked back and saw Matt was typing. After what felt like 15 minutes, Matt simply replied

"I'm Fine."

Tom felt his blood go cold. Matt always never uses proper grammar while texting, only when he was upset. Wanting to jump out of his seat he started to panic. Tom tapped his shoe quickly,

  Its going to be a long day.

"Tom ..Thomas...?"

Tom woke up on a hot summer night, Cicadas where loudly projecting their ichy sounding calls. Tom sat up and looked at his windowcill. There she sat. Her long ginger hair pulled to the side, and her freckled cheeks...stained with tears. Small sobs came from her.

With a quick movement Tom got up and ran to her.

"Matilda?! Are you okay?"

"Tom...Am I ugly."

"What?"

"Am I?"

She looked up at him, her eyes protecting how broken she was. Tom hugged her tightly.

"You will never be ugly in my eyes..."

Tom coaxed as he rubbed her back in small circles. Matilda couldn't hold back anymore, she cried out gripping her friend's back tightly as she buried her face into his shoulder. Ugly wails came from her as she quivered in his arms. Tom hurt to see her like this.

"Who told you. That you where ugly, that is..."

"M-mark..."

Tom bit his lip and sighed pulling away from the hug.

"Your asshole brother's opinion doesn't matter to me..." He said smiling as he whipes tears from her face. Matilda smiled and ran her sleeve across her nose, sniffling.

"I-im sorry for waking you up about this..."

"It's perfectly fine" Tom said smiling back, pulling hairs from her mouth.

"Wanna crash here?"

Matilda silently nodded and Tom let her into his room. Tom gave her an extra blanket and told her to sleep on his bed. Tom laid his couch. Looking up at his ceiling.

"Night Tom."

Tom smiled and closed his eyes.

"Night 'Tilda."

~❤~