Skinny Love

Chapter 25: Hello Sweetie

Avi's P.O.V

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*Two weeks later.*

I woke up and the missing persons cases were still strewn in a circle on the floor around me. 17 pictures of guys and girls who had disappeared without a trace and no one has a clue. The detectives are useless and the police aren't doing anything so Matt, Catherine, and I have decided to take matters into our own hands.

"Morning doll." Catherine said as she sat down on the rug. Matt was still asleep with his face in a notebook that I've been curious about.

It's his English notebook and he's always writing in it. Sometimes I catch him looking at me while he's writing.

"*snores*" Matt rolled over and then opened his eyes. Catherine laughed.

"Oh my God you have writing on your face." She said through her giggles. I grabbed his face and turned it to the side and read what it said.

"She was a foot print on a beach and he was the tide coming in. He was making her sharpness fade... AWH THAT'S BEAUTIFUL! Matt you're such a good writer! What are you talking about when you say you are bad at English?" I said. He just rolled his eyes.

"Good morning you guys." was all he said.

...

"We could pl-"

"Shut up! You are so annoying." Jon interrupted me. He'd asked for suggestions on what to do. I was just suggesting. He'd been calling me annoying a lot lately. I've been called annoying before and it always stung.

"Fuck you." I mumbled under my breath as I fought back the tears. As I was getting up. He grabbed my hand pulled me down roughly and gave me an Indian burn.

"Ouch." I said as I pulled my arm from his grasp. He looked at me with a pleading expression.

"I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry." He apologised. I glared at him.

"That's what they all say. I just, I just need some air." I whispered. I ran to the door and slammed it behind me.

How fucking dare he give me an Indian burn and then say he didn't mean to? Like stop.

I pulled out my phone. I called the only person who would respond.

"Hey Awkward."

"Matt, no time to explain but I need you. Meet me at the blue box as soon as possible."

"Avi? Are you alright? I'm running to you. I'll see you when my legs reach the box." Matt said. He was already running.

I ran to my blue box. I don't know why but it brings me comfort. The autumn leaves were falling as I ran through the crunchy path I had memorised and taught to only one other person.

I got to the box and took the key out of my pocket and unlocked the door.

When I opened it, Matt was already sitting on a blanket with a shit ton of food around him. There were mason jars all around the console and they were lit up. It looked a lot like fairy dust.

"Do you like it? I thought it seemed really you, and I also thought it would stop you from crying but it's a bit too late for that." He said jumping up and hugging me. I was so surprised by everything I just didn't know how to react. I hugged him back and I cried into his chest. He whispered reassurances in my ear and rubbed my back. We stayed there for a while.

"I got you something else that I thought was so you. I saw it on Sunday and thought I should buy it for you because you know you're like really nice and all." He went behind the console and pulled out a box. It had a pretty yellow bow on it.

I pulled on the bow and it came undone. I opened the box and saw something so completely amazing.

It was a Rilakkuma onesie. It was a white one exactly like the one I had told Catherine I wanted a week ago. I pulled it out and giggled.

"Thank you so much! You're amazing, doll." I said. He laughed and pulled something out of his bag.

"I got a matching one but in the original colour! Now we can prance around in style." He said.

I took off my sweater and tried to cover the angry red mark on my arm. Matt immediately saw.

"What the hell is that? Did he hit you? Oh my God if he hit you I swear to God I'm going to get Alma, Catherine, and Katelyn to help me beat his ass." He said. His voice dropped an octave and his face was red. He was infuriated.

"I'm going to explain. That's actually why I needed you, but I really want to put on my onesie." I said. He have a crooked grin. He threw his jacket over a railing. He reached over his head and began to pull his shirt off.

"What are you looking at?" He said winking.

"Like what you see?" He said giggling. I rolled my eyes, but honestly, I kind of did. He wasn't defined but it was definitely toned.

He went through one of the on going hallways to go change into his onesie.

...

When he came back I was sitting cross legged on the blanket. We were matching.

"So, spill your beans." He said. He sat down and pulled out a tin of chocolate chip cookies and handed me one. I took it and took a bite.

"Well he's been calling me annoying lately and today I guess I just had enough of it so I told him to go fuck himself and then he grabbed my arm and gave me an Indian burn." I said. I laid down and looked up into the darkness of the top of the blue box.

He laid down next to me and took my hand.

"What a dick." He said. I felt the tears slide down my face. I laughed.

"I'm gonna cut the rope. I don't need him. I'm gonna do it tomorrow." I shouted. Matt whooped.

"You go Glen Coco!" He said.

We laughed and talked about the stupidest things. He actually made me forget.

"OMG and then when Grell hits on Sebastian!" Matt said with his mouth stuffed with potato chips. I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe. We

were talking about Black Butler when we heard this giant explosion outside. I jumped and Matt ran to me.

"What the hell was that?" I whispered. Matt giggled.

"Your mom."

We had been making your mom jokes for quite sometime now. I laughed.

"Don't be riddikulus!" I said, pointing at the door with a pixie stick. Harry Potter references were our thing too.

We walked to the door. Matt was holding an aluminium pan and I was holding a pixie stick.

"Terrifying, we are." I said under my breath. Then came a thundering rap on the door. I jumped on to Matt and he grabbed me.

"You said you were the brave one." He whispered in my ear. I laughed. He put me down.

"Open up for me! Please! You have to remember me!" Came a voice from the other side. The voice chilled me down to the bone.

"That's impossible. Absolutely ludicrous!" I whispered. I pushed open the door and I nearly fainted.

"Hello Sweetie."