caller • mattia polibio

043.

Another day had dragged along without any contact.
Claudia left school and headed straight towards the nearest supermarket. She was done with being without her man. It didn't take long but being without him for multiple days, felt like years, the pain was unbearable, but in the time apart; she knew she loved him too.

She wandered around the store, picking out pretty flowers, his favourite treats, and a large sized teddy bear. It wasn't something you'd normally buy for a boy, but Claudia always promised she'd treat him like what he did to her.

The car ride to his house felt long, too long. As she pulled in she noticed that only his car was home, that played in the girl's favour, it would be easier to talk things out, without worrying about making a bad impression on his parents. She gathered the gifts and headed to the front door, letting herself in and crept up the stairs.

The girl took a deep sigh and knocked on the door, from the inside she heard a couple crash and bangs, before footsteps approached the door. Mattia stood there shirtless with sweats, a rather shocked look on his face, which soon turned sour.

"What are you doing here?" He said.

"I love you Mattia. These days without you have been hell, I'm sorry for what I put you through, I just have never been in a relationship before, let alone in love. I know now though." Through tears that had accidentally formed, Claudia was smiling. "I told you I would treat you well, I got these, so you can feel special like what I do when I am with you."

Mattia didn't know what to say, he was shocked, he didn't expect her to come back. He was that unexpected that he would get his girlfriend back that only twenty minutes ago he was making out with the wrong girl. Laura had paid another visit, putting more ideas in his head about how Claudia wasn't as good as he believed, and out of anger; he ended up kissing her. It didn't last long but it still happened. Right now he just wanted to pull her into a hug, love her because he could now. But he couldn't, he had indefinitely messed this up. 

"We need to talk. I can't hug you, kiss you, until you know the truth." 

Claudia's heart tightened, thinking of all the possible reasons they couldn't just be together. Did he not actually love her? Did she just work herself up to be just let down? In this time she really wished she had her best friend. Laura would just know what would be the perfect thing to do, what to say, how to win the boy over. The thought of losing Laura made her heart clench more. Now her heart was breaking herself and Mattia hadn't even said what he needed to say yet. He  invited her into his room and they sat on his unkempt bed.

"You're going to be mad, hell I wouldn't be surprised if you never speak to me again, but I mean it; it was a mistake, entirely. Since we haven't spoken, Laura keeps coming over, filling my head with different shit you've been getting up to. She came over today to tell me she had spoken to you and even took your things, saying you wanted them back. I was so angry and sad. Another thing she had been doing is coming on to me, it started out with holding my arm or something, but then she would kiss my cheek when leaving. After telling me the news, I kissed her. I was out of my mind, Laur told me you were already moving on with Kairi, even thinking about already having sex with him, I was so fucking hurt." Mattia took a breather. "I realised how wrong I was, you're nothing like that, and I have just fucked up the best thing I've ever had. I had to tell Ale about what Laura has been doing and now he ain't talking to me. I love you Claudia, I am sorry."

The girl felt like fainting. So much had been said in two minutes, she barely could believe she was living in reality right now. How could her best friend do that? How could her boyfriend believe her? What had she ever done to deserve all this drama and pain. It was unbelievable.

"I hadn't moved on with Kairi, the coach almost had to kick him off the team because he was failing Biology, I helped him to pass the exam today and he can stay on the team. I haven't spoken to Laura since the first day of school, I don't get people to do my dirty work, especially when she's hurt me. How stupid are you Mattia? And to kiss her because you're upset? Fuck, boys can't just be patient. I thought you were different, I go for a couple days so I can get my head together and you jump at the first piece of attention you get!"

Once again, Claudia was storming out of Mattia's house, crying her heart out. This time she was feeling the heavy heartbreak. Mattia tried to chase after her, stop her from getting into the car but the more she screamed and cried to get away from him, he saw how much pain he had caused her. It would be just best to let her go.