Behind A Smile // Matt Espinosa

Chapter 12

" Woah what happened in there ? " Jia asked me with concern .

" I walked in and found Melissa on Matts bed and they were kissing . She cheated on Taylor ," I said with tears streaming down my face .

" Oh . You don't think they were about to you know what ? "

" Oh haiiiilllll naww I would've cut that bitch so bad if she did . And not because she just kissed my crush , but because she cheated on my brother ," I made sure to emphasize the part where he's my brother . ", and the fact that she's my bestfriend hurts me the most because it's like she betrayed me too ya know ? "

" Yes I know exactly how you feel Addy . But maybe you should talk to Matt first and try to find out what really happened because if you ask Melissa first theres a 95% chance she'll lie about to try and make Matt look bad . And I think that's the last thing he needs from what I can see ," she gave me a reassuring smile and rubbed my arm soothingly .

" Ok . But I need to tell Taylor first . I can't keep this from him ," I was just reaching to my back pocket when she grabbed my hand .

" Addy , no . You'll only hurt him . Listen , Taylor is head over heals for her . He may not even believe you . Let Matt tell you what really happenedfirst , and then Melissa . If she lies , then tell him . If you tell him and find out that they were just caught up in the moment and doesnt lie about it , you'll hurt him worse than she would've if he found out by himself ," I sighed and nodded my head .

" Ok . I'm going home . I've had too much drama this week . Can you drive me home ? "

" Yeah ofcourse . Text Taylor or Tony and tell them you're going home ," she's like my mom sometimes but I don't mind . I miss my mom .

" Ok ," I pulled out my phone from my back pocket and turned it on . I had 30 messages from Matt , 10 from Melissa , and 3 from Tony .

Matt's texts :

' Addy , it's not what it looked like . '

' I didn't know she was your brothers Girlfriend . '

' I'm so sorry .'

' I understand if you hate me .'

' you hate me dont you ?'

' thought so .'

' plz dont hate me .'

and many more .

Melissa's texts :

he kissed me first and not you

i guess he doesn't like you after all

he still likes me haaaaa

go ahead and tell Taylor , idc

you over react too much damnnnn

im sorry

are you still my friend ?

i get it if you're not

i'm an ass

:(

Ok is this bitch bipolar or not ? I swear I'm so fucking close to telling Taylor no kidding . ' Just one tap Addy ' my mind repeated . No . I have to hear Matts side first then I'll decide if Taylor gets to know or not .

Tony's texts :

Hey baby sis , when are you coming home  ?

Guessing you're busy so I left Pizza and Donuts on the kitched counter . Take as many as you want Love you :*