Rapito

Chapter 6

I sighed and walked into our bedroom putting my suitcase on the bed closest to the window so I can wake up to the view every morning. Joyce and Kelsey are sharing a bed since Kelsey rolls around a lot in her sleeps but she can't sleep alone or else she won't sleep at all. At home her dog sleeps in her bed to help her fall asleep, luckily he's smart enough to get off the bed once she starts rolling around in her sleep. Joyce and I played rock, paper, scissors to see who would share a bed with Kelsey and she lost. So I get a whole bed to myself, I grinned as I laid back on my bed.

"Whatcha grinning about?" Kelsey asked as she walked into the room and sat at the end of my bed.

"She's probably thinking about Matt" Wait what? I sat up and looked at Joyce.

"Umm what?"

"Thinking about Matt sneaking into your bed in the middle of the night" Joyce said as she wiggled her eyebrows at me.

"Ew no oh my god!" I threw a pillow at her as I felt my face turn red.

She caught it and threw it back at me, "Oh yea? Then why are you blushing Isabella?" She only calls me Isabella when she's teasing me. Kelsey was sitting at the end of my bed dying of laughter, I think she might pee on herself.

"Maybe because you're referring to my best friend and I in a sexual manner"

"I mean if you want, me and Kelsey can leave the room and you and Matt can have a romantic night together"

"Joyce what the hell?"

"I know making love in Italy would be exciting but do us a favor and remember to use a condom because I don't know how we'd go back home and explain to your parents how you got pregnant in a room you were suppose to be staying with us in" At this point Kelsey is in tears from how much she was laughing.

"Joyce you need Jesus" I said as I tried to cover my face. I probably looked like a tomato right now.

"And you need some Matt"

"Me and Matt are just friends that's how it's always been, nothing will ever happen between us"

"Italy is a romantic city, you never know what could happen on this trip" Kelsey said as she finally regained her breath and wiped away her tears.

"Why are you guys being so weird?"

"Because you and Matt were made for each other" Joyce shrugged as she laid next to me on my bed.

"That's not true and Matt definitely doesn't look at me that way"

"Are you kidding Lyric? He literally worships the ground you walk on. If you asked him for the shirt off his back he'd give it to you no questions asked"

"Yea Lyric do you know how bad he wanted to fight Anthony after he found out he cheated on you. I mean he was so worried about you when you had your emotional breakdown after Anthony broke your heart and locked yourself in your room for 24 hours. You remember that, he sat outside of your bedroom the whole time just to make sure you didn't hurt yourself. He even slept there until you opened the door the next morning".

My heart sank as I remembered that day...

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It was the day before Valentine's day Sophomore year. I was just getting out of my last class for the day and heading towards the buses to meet Matt when I got a text from an unknown number. Whoever this was sent me pictures of Anthony and another girl at a party that I didn't even know he went to or even when it occurred. In the pictures he was hugging and kissing her. He was looking at her like she was his whole world...the way he would look at me. My heart literally stopped and I felt like I couldn't breathe. I remember getting on the bus and sitting next to Matt with a blank expression. He kept asking me what was wrong but I didn't say anything, I couldn't find my voice to even answer him. So he just stared at me confused the whole time until the bus pulled up to my stopped. I got up so quick and rushed off the bus as I felt the tears start to spill down my cheeks. I heard footsteps heavy behind me as Matt chased after me. Apparently I left my phone behind and he was chasing me to give it back but I just ran into my house ignoring my mom who greeted me as I rushed in, ran upstairs and locked myself in my room. "Lyric what's wrong sweetie? O hi Matt-"