Omegle

Chapter Thirteen

Mattia and I haven't talked since the night of our falling out. I missed him, I just didn't think he missed me. Whenever I saw him at school or in class, he wouldn't even talk or look at me. Alejandro, on the other hand, would constantly talk to me. I don't know why. He knew that I didn't like him and that I'd rather die than sit in a room alone with him for more than five minutes.

"Hey, Tara." I hear Alejandro's voice from behind my open locker. I close the locker and turn to him. I was annoyed. I don't know why he was talking to me outside of class, he never did.

"What do you want?" I respond, annoyed. I didn't wanna be talking to the guy that ruined my relationship.

"I want a truce. I miss you being in our friend group." He says. I couldn't believe how fake he was.

"If you want a truce, start by telling Mattia the truth." I didn't have time for his bullshit. If he wanted a truce, he'd make it right.

"I did." I didn't believe him. He loves himself too much to ruin a friendship with his best friend. It's not that he cared about Mattia, but without Mattia, Alejandro would have nothing.

"Sure you did," I respond, sarcastically.

"I did, ask him yourself." He seemed confident, but I still didn't buy it. And the last thing that I was gonna do was talk to Mattia.

"Alejandro, I understand that you want to be friends with me again just so you can fuck me, but it's not gonna happen and it never will," I respond. I start to walk away, but he follows me.

"Tara, please don't ignore me. I don't want you for that anymore. I just want to be your friend."

"I'm not giving you another chance. You fucked up."

"Tara, please." As much as I didn't want to be his friend, he seemed so sincere. I couldn't fall for it, though. I knew Alejandro, and I knew he could manipulate easily.

"If you told the truth to Mattia, tell him to talk to me. I still don't want anything to do with you." I wanted Mattia back, but I had to stay distant from Alejandro. When fourth period started, Mattia sat next to me instead of Alejandro.

"Hi, Tara." He said with a cracked voice. I could tell he was nervous.

"Hi Mattia," I respond.

"Alejandro told me everything, I'm sorry that I didn't believe you." I didn't know what to say. I didn't want to make the wrong choice.

"Are you and Alejandro still friends?" I asked curiously.

"Yeah, we are." He responded.

"Why, Mattia?" I didn't know why he always stayed friends with Alejandro. After he's done this two times, I don't know why Mattia can't see how shitty of a friend that Alejandro is.

"Tara, I've been friends with him for the longest time. I can't just throw our friendship away." He defends himself.

"Talk to me when you finally come to your senses. I can't date someone as lost as you." I say. I couldn't date Mattia if he was still friends with Alejandro. I could tell that he was scared to end the friendship, but staying in that toxic friendship only made Mattia worse. I felt empty without Mattia, but I couldn't be with someone that didn't know their worth. He was an amazing guy, but he was still friends with someone like Alejandro. I couldn't wrap my head around it.

"I love you Tara, but I can't leave Alejandro."

"Okay," I say as I move seats. I didn't want to make him choose between me and Alejandro, but it was the only way I could've been with Mattia. The amount of emptiness I had without Mattia was unbearable. I needed to do something about it.