caller • mattia polibio

013.

Claudia almost cried from shock, he was here.
She couldn't form words, she couldn't believe her eyes.
Once they decided to finally let go, she saw his friends Alejandro and Kairi holding their phones high, almost like two proud moms. Laura standing besides them, they had done this for her?

"You're here? How? Why?" Claudia mumbled more questions as Mattia, again, pulled her into a hug.

"It's all a bit of magic" He joked. "But this isn't it, you're coming with me"

"Okay this when I get sent to the mafia.." She jokes again, Mattia picks up her small body, pulling her over his shoulder. "Put me down! You baboon!" Claudia giggles uncontrollably, hitting her fists on his back, again Alejandro is there with his camera filming the couples moments.

"Come on Ale, stop being such a dad." Kairi said, getting into the front seat of Laura's car.

They parted ways, Mattia putting Claudia back on her own two feet and opening the passenger car door for her. Laura, Kairi and Alejandro headed towards the mall, the only way they would all eat happily would be eating from different places at the food court.

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Again, Claudia's eyes were being covered by Mattia.
They were stood outside his bedroom door, the star moment for the night, even though Mattia was content the second she hugged him. Awkwardly but successfully, they waddled into the room, him towering over her as he kept her eyes shut with his hand.

"You are aware I was given eyes for a reason?" Claudia said.

"Okay fine." He pulls his hands back to reveal the fort and sweets, the movie Tangled beginning to play. (Thankful that SmartTV was a thing)

"My favourite movie! Snacks! Date?!" She let out a little squeal "Although.. how dare you read my diary Polibio!" Claudia teased, wrapping her arms yet again around him, simply loving being in his touch.

"Technically you're diary has two owners, one whom granted me access" he said with a matter-of-fact tone. "Do you like it?" He pulled her towards the bed, holding her small hand in his.

"I love it"

Claudia leans towards him, kissing him gently on the cheek, Mattia responds by putting an arm around her shoulder, and gave a satisfying hum. Her eyes wandered at all the different treats, simply every one of her sweet and savoury picks were here. Reaching for the bowl of jellybeans first, she placed a few in her mouth and every so often feeding the boy besides her.

Her eyes couldn't stop taking in her surroundings, the amount of effort put into a simple girl like her, how a boy could possibly do this, even with knowing each other in little time. A smirk pulled on Mattia's lips, he had done a good job. He couldn't think of anything better to have done, he was proud of himself and of course his two best friends. Claudia snuggled closer under his arms as the movie played.

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The car ride back to Claudia's was silent, but nice.
His hand gripped comfortably on her thigh and only moved when needing to switch gear, Claudia cosying up in one of Mattia's hoodies, rested her head against the chair, sleepy but still had the smile on her face, maybe her muscles had stuck like that by now. Her eyes were closed and she listened to the soft playing music, Mattia had decent taste in music, quite similar to hers.

After about twenty minutes of driving, the car pulled up to her home. No lights were on, her dad hadn't come home after work. Mattia got out of the car quick, wanting to open her door for her once more, they held hands walking up the short path to her door.

"Today might just have been the best day of my life" Claudia said, turning to face the taller boy. "No one has ever done something like this for me."

"I had to do something for when we first met, well Laura gave me the idea, but besides the point." He chuckled.

Mattia moved the flyaway pieces of hair out of Claudia's face.

"Goodbye Mattia"

And with that he pulled her into a sweet kiss goodnight.