True Friend

Sometimes you just wish you would die

Chapter 4.

I walk in through the front door to see no one's hours keys on the tray, so that means no one's home yet. I walk into my room and set my backpack down, put my iPhone on the doc, and start to listen to music from it. as I'm listening to the music I hear the front door open. So I pause the music and walk down stairs to see who's home. It's my mother and Walter. Walter is carrying the groceries and my mother is holding the door for him. Then my mother realises I'm at the top of the steps, "Hello, love. How was school today." I stayed silent for a couple of seconds. Then answered, "Same as usual. Boring." She and Walter walk into the kitchen and he set the groceries on the island. Then they both take off their jackets and put them on the coat hooks, "Ella, sweetheart, go get ready for the dinner tonight at the Espinosa's house." so I walk up to my room. I pick out a navy blue high waisted skirt, a white crop top with a pocket with an anchor on it, and a pair of white vans. then I walk into the bathroom and brush my hair. I put it up in a kind of messy bun. then I go to my desk and start on my homework.

Right now it is 7:00 pm and I hear my mother shouting for me to come downs stairs and that it's time to go. So I grab a cardigan and put my phone in the pocket. I walk down stairs and me, my mother, and Walter all leave. Dominic didn't come with us because, he was over at a friends house working on a project for school. But, personally I think that he just didn't want to go.

We arrive at Matthews house. my mother rings the bell and before the door opens she tries to fix my shirt and everything. Then his mother opens the door with her husband and Matthew is behind them. She greets my mother and Walter, "Margret, how have you been. You look amazing. And Walter you look handsome as always." Then Walter and Matthews dad go into the den to talk about probably something dumb, like golf or something. Then his mother hugs me and says, "Little Ella, you look so beautiful. It's been ages since I've seen you." Then when she hugs me she whispers, but loud enough so everyone can hear, "I wish Matthew could find a girl like you. So pretty, kind, and smart." Matthew and I both look at each other wide eyed. Then my mother speaks up, "Why don't you and Matthew go up stairs until dinner is finished. So his mother and I can catch up?" We both nod and walk over to the stair case. As we walk up the stairs he places his hand softly on the centre of my back. And we hear a chorus of aww's coming from the bottom of the stairs. Then we hear his mother say, "They're so cute. I love puppy love. I wish they would just start to date already.." going on and on to my mother in the family room, but we could still hear them from the top of the stair case. We walk down the hall way to Matthew's bedroom. Of course it's his favourite colour, blue, and rather bland. You see, our parents think the same there is to be nothing hanging on the walls. It is simply too juvenile. When we are in his room he closes the door and we just stand there for a second until I speak up, "So.." is all I say. He replies, "So.." wow what an intelligent, invigorating conversation. I then sat on his desk chair and he sat on his bed. We both never looked up from our phones until we heard a knock on the door. Then it opened and it was his dad. Coming into the room slightly saying, "Dinner is ready. Come down stairs. " we both stood up and waited for his dad to walk out of the room. we walked down the hall and saw both his and my mother standing there waiting for us. He again lightly placed his hand on the centre of my back and led me down the stairs, to the dinning room.

After we ate it was only 7:45 pm. So our parents told us to go back up to Matthew's room while they talked. So we went up stairs and after Matthew shut the door I sat down on his bed. Then he spoke, "So.. skank.-" and before he could say anything else I interrupted him, "Why do you hate me so much? What did I ever do to you? huh?" He just stood there. Like he was pondering over things to say to me. Then he finally said, "I don't HATE you I just don't like you at all.." Then I looked him in the eyes and said, "Well what did I ever do to deserve this?" he answered back, "You're a whore. A skank. A slut." I sat there for a moment looking him in the eye. Then I spoke up, "What makes you think that?" he had a questioning look on his face, "What do you mean?" I don't know if he actually meant that or just wanted me to answer one of his dumb founded questions, "I mean why do you think I'm 'Ugly' or 'Fat' or a 'Whore'?" he looked at me and said, "Because, that's what everyone says about you.." I was kind of getting warm so I slipped off my cardigan and placed it nicely next to me. Then Matthew's eyes got very, very wide. He walked over to me and grabbed my arm, "Why are you so skinny?" I looked down at my skirt. Then he turned my arm over and saw the scars, "Did you do this to your self?" again I just avoided his eye contact. He then crouched down to meet my eyes and said, "Did you do that because, of what we said and did to you." I looked at him in the eye. His eyes looked say and sorry, "When you hear how 'worthless' and 'ugly' and 'fat' you are everyday. You start to believe it..." is all I could say to him. we sat in silence. Then I slipped back on my cardigan, "...and sometimes you just wish you would die." Then, Matthew did something out of the ordinary. He pulled me up on my feet into a hug. He held me gently around my waist. then after a few seconds I wrapped my arms around his neck. I started crying on his shoulder. Then he whispered to me, "Shh.. it's okay I won't let any of that ever happen to you again.." Then, suddenly, the door slightly opened and both of our mothers started to aww... again. We let go of each other and right after I wiped my tears away. Then my mother said, "Sweetheart, we're gonna be going so say goodbye to Matthew, get your stuff and then we'll be leaving." They both walked out leaving me and Matthew there alone, "So.. I'll see you on Monday.." after I said that he led me down stairs. At the bottom of the stairs I said goodbye to his mother and father. Then I walked over to Matthew and hugged him and he whispered, "I won't let that happen to you anymore. I promise." and with that I left. Wow... can't wait for Monday.