Reckless // Matthew Espinosa

Chapter 24

We got ready. I didn't know what we were going to do today. It was just going to be decided at the last minute. It was the last week of school. Matt and I got to exempt some of our finals. We both exempted our Maths one.

Matt had told his mom about his foot. She said that she would come to pick him up. He should be fine by tomorrow.

My mom was calling me on the phone. I picked it up. She was saying something about her and Dad coming home soon. Also that I had to stay home until then. So much for doing something today.

The door bell rang and I helped Matt to the door. His mom was here. "Hi Miss Zoe." She joked with me. "I hope Matt didn't trouble you two much. Thank you so much for taking care of him." She smiled. "No problem. It was fun." I smiled.

We were all talking for awhile, before Matt began getting impatient. With that Matt hugged me goodbye. "I'll miss you babe." He kissed my cheek. My stomach knotted up. No matter how many times he said babe, it would still make me so nervous. He then left.

I walked back inside. I sat on the couch, bored and alone. I waited for my parents to come home. Matt began texting me for awhile.

I heard the doorbell ring. I got up and opened the door. I smiled and hugged my parents. "Hi mom, Hi dad." I said, happy. We hadn't spent a lot of time together as a family. Everyone was involved with work.

"Let's go sit down." My mom said. My mom looked a little tense. Same with my dad. Something was up. Something wasn't right. "What's going on?" I trailed off.

"Mom and I have been thinking for awhile about this. We feel like if we take this decision, it will be the best for us." My dad then looked at my mom. "Zoe, you're dad and I are getting a divorce."My mom said, nervously.

My phone dropped from my hands. I froze. My heart stopped. "What?" Tears brimmed my eyes. "This is some joke right?"I choked out. Both of them shook their heads. I held my head in my hands.

"Why?" I held back my tears. "It wasn't working. We were constantly fighting. We don't love each other. We are just wanting to be friends." My mom reasoned. "What do you mean you don't love each other?! Once your married, its not easy to break up like you're dating!" I screamed, tears running down my cheeks. Both of my parents tried to comfort me.

"Zoe." My mom quietly said. "You're moving back to California with your dad." She finished, before bursting into tears. My dad began comforting her. I ran up to room and slammed the door.

This was not happening. This was not. This was just a bad dream. I was going to wale up and it would all be over. I was staying here in Virginia. I was staying with Chelsea, Taylor, Shawn, and everyone else. I was staying with Matt. I was not leaving Matt. Matt.

I picked up my phone, my hands shaking. I dialed his number."Zoe?" He could hear me crying through the phone. "Matt." I managed to say. "Zoe are you okay?!" He yelled through the phone. "Matt, I need you to come over now." I cried. "Alright Zoe. Stay where you are. Don't hurt yourself. I'm coming." I could hear him running around his house. I hung up.

I curled up into a ball on my bed. The tears wouldn't stop. This was too much for me to handle at once. I rushed to my bathroom, throwing things, searching for a blade. God Dammit, they were gone. I looked for my pencil sharpener. I unscrewed it and got out the blade. I walked to the bathroom, holding the blade above my skin. The blade was knocked out of my hands. It was Matt.

He grabbed me and pulled me into his arms. He held my head, brushing his fingers through my hair. I held him tight. I sobbed. I had never cried this much in my life.

He carried me to my bed. He held me. "Zoe, what's going on?" He rubbed my back. I tried to stop crying, but failed. Matt got more scare from this. "Zoe, please. You're scaring me."

"My-My parents." I stopped. "They're getting a d-divorce." I couldn't finish my sentence. "I'm so sorry Zoe." He pulled me into his arms again. "But maybe its for the best. You are going to be okay. I'm going to be with you." He said.

I pulled away from him. He looked confused. "No you're not Matt." My voice shook. "Yes I am Zoe." He tried to reassure me.  "Matt, I'm going back to California with my dad. How can you be there for me?" I held my face, crying.

I looked back up at him. He was still, like a statue. His eyes were full of tears, ready to spill out of his eyes any moment soon. "What." He managed to say. "You're lying to me. You're joking right." He stared into my eyes. I shook my head, no.

He didn't make a sound. Tears streamed down his cheeks, quickly. "You're- leaving." He processed the fact that I was. I slowly nodded, not wanting to. "I-I'm scared to leave you. I don't want to." I looked at his glossy eyes. "I'm not letting you leave." He held me.

My mind couldn't process all this. "Matt, please don't let me leave you." My voice came out weak.

"It can't be over so soon. It can't. This isn't fair. How can they not give you a choice?" How can they take you away from me?" Matt's eyes were puffy and red.

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The couple days flew by. My room was packed up. Everything was ready. I was very upset with my parents. Specially my dad. He gave me no choice. Matt tried talking to my parents. They wouldn't listen.

I was leaving in 2 days. I was gong to make the most with these two days. I had a goodbye get together with my friends. I saved the last two days for Matt and I.

He was coming over tonight. We hadn't mentioned me moving. We just wanted to be happy while spending our time together.

"Let me in." He called me through my phone. I opened the balcony doors as he climbed in. "Hello beautiful." He greeted me with a wink. These small things he said to me, I was going to miss that.

We decided to watch a movie together, considering that we hadn't watched one in a while. We walked downstairs. My mom was staying here, in Virginia. For once I wanted to stay. I didn't want to go back to my hometown. All just for a boy? No, he was way more than that to me.

Matt picked a movie. He chose 'Bad Grandpa'. No way was I watching that again. The movie was hilarious, but it was nasty as well. I refused to watch it.

Next he chose 'Marley and Me'. I didn't mind this movie. It was sad, but it was still a great movie. I put in the disc. He knew my house like it was his own. He made popcorn and got two bottles of water.

The movie began. We were into it for the first 45 minutes. I began to get distracted after that. I just simply wasn't into the movie anymore. I kept looking at him. He was focused on the movie. His eyes wide.

"I can feel you staring Zoe." He trailed off. My cheeks flushed red. I giggled. "Shut up." I shoved him. He shoved me back. I shoved him harder, and he pretended to feel hurt. I rolled my eyes at him.

He wrapped his arms around me and then began tickling me. "Matthew." I said between fits of endless laughter. I could slightly see him laughing as well. His laugh was by far my favorite thing  about him.

After the laughter died down, he pinned me onto the floor. "Matt, what the hell are you doing?" I said, a little scared. "You're really cute." He poked my nose and then let me go. I sat up, smiling at him.

He held my face in his hands, brushing his thumb over my cheek. He leaned in, letting our lips collide. They state intact for god know how long. I was going to miss this a lot.

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