We're Meant to be Together

Ch 14

"What?!" I was shocked. He kept this a secret to everybody, even his best friend-or I don't know if we're even best friends- which upsets me. "It's a terribly long story," he paused "but I'll tell you." I sighed in relief, because I badly want to know what exactly what happened. Mat cleared his throat and began to narrate.

"Claire and I were hanging out together, as friends always do. But she asked me a favor if I could pretend to be her boyfriend. I wanted to say no but she told me why I should be the one. That made me say yes. We've been pretending for weeks, a very long time. Claire was already trying to seduce me already. And...let's just say she was acting slutty." He took a deep breathe to end his story. "And no matter how bad she flirts and how much she wants me badly, there will only be one girl I want to be with...forever." he mumbled at the last word. I was speechless at what he said. the words really dug into my heart. I thought carefully of what I was going to react to this, especially what I would react to my best friend, Claire.

"Why did she ask you to pretend on being her boyfriend?" I prevented eye contact once more. "Family problems. And her personal probs'. Her dad rejected her previous boyfriend and he wants her to find a more righteous one. Unfortunately, she chose me."

It all made sense now. Claire is playing dumb. Wait, what am I saying? I sighed, all information is piled up in my head and I can't take it anymore. I just hope I won't loose my sanity.

Mat kept looking at me. I felt insecure, face becoming slightly red. Surprisingly, he cupped my cheek which made me blush even more. "Eh~?!" I said with a confused, red look on my face. He simply chuckled and brought his face close to my ear. I can feel his breathe tickling my neck. "You know, you're cute when you blush." Why is he saying that?! That made me blush madly like never before. "W-what?!" I stuttered. Mat pulled his face back and did a sly smirk. I playfully shoved him. "You look like a perv' with that face." Mat laughed, I joined in too.

"3 days before we fix this problem with Claire." he whispered. I smile and nodded. For some reason, I just want Claire to suffer for tricking me. As well as acting that way. I rested my hands on the ground but pulled back when I felt Mat's warm hand. My god, that was embarrassing. "S-sorry." He gazed at me and intertwined our fingers. I tried to pull back again, but his grip was so strong. "Let's go, shall we?" he escorted me back home.

Behind the trees, there stood a mysterious man. He was watching us walk out of the park. The man clenched his fists and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Well...that gave me the creeps. I ignored that and gave my focus on Mat all the way to my house.