𝑆𝐿𝑈𝑇. - mattia polibio

eighteen .

"maya!" i call up the steps.

there was no response.

"i'm confused.." my mom begins-
"it's nothing," i say, "just stupid drama."
"i can hear you!" maya yells from her room.
"i'm not talking to you!" i say back.
"can i just check my phone, please?"
"no!" my mom snaps, "you're not getting it back for a  few days."
"a few days?!"
"at LEAST," she says, "don't push it, because i'm not afraid to make it longer."
"okay, i'm sorry," i sigh.

i sat through dinner without saying a word, shoving my food around my plate with my fork.

"y/n what's wrong with you tonight?" my dad asks, "you barely ate."
"i just have a lot on my mind right now," i respond.
"i wish we knew about your situation sooner," my mom says.
"no it's fine," i say, tired of all the talk about it, "i'm fine. everything is fine."
"you don't seem- "my mom starts again.
"i said i'm fine," i snap back, getting up from the table, "thank you for dinner."
"are you sure you're not going to finish eating?" my mom says.

but i was already halfway to my room. i NEEDED to sneak downstairs and get my phone in the middle of the night. mattia could be saying something really important.

-

i waited until about an hour after my parents had gone to sleep, and began tiptoeing down the steps, stopping at every creak. i turned the corner to get to the kitchen, but was surprised to see my own sister. she was reading through messages on my phone.

"maya?" i ask, "what are you doing?"
she jumped back at the sound of my voice, "oh my god, you scared me!"
"why do you have my phone?"
"if you're going to try to talk to my ex boyfriend, at least let me read through the messag- what the fuck?"
"shh!" i whisper, "what happened?"
she scrolls down my phone with her jaw dropped.
"why do they think i'm your stalker?"
"what?!" i say reaching out my hand, "give me that."
"no!" she replies, "i'm not done yet."
"it's my phone!"
"and it was my boyfriend first!"

"girls?" i hear my mom ask.
i quickly grab the phone and throw it back into the drawer.
"oh hi mom!" i say, "we were just getting food."
"then be quiet!" she says, "i can't deal with all your fighting."
"we're better now," i reply fake hugging maya.
"yeah.." maya says with an awkward smile, "goodnight!"
"goodnight," my mom responds.

we wait until her door is shut.

"thank you," i say.
"whatever, someone has to be the nice sister."
"does that mean i can have my phone?"
maya sighs, handing me the phone.

+ 6 missed calls from ᗰᗩTT👺
+ 8 missed calls from TᗩᒪIᗴ😈
+ 2 missed calls from KᗩI 🥺

ᗰᗩTT👺: i know im supposed to be mad at you but pick up the damn phone!!
TᗩᒪIᗴ😈: Y/N
TᗩᒪIᗴ😈: WE MIGHT HAVE A LEAD
TᗩᒪIᗴ😈: PICKKK UPPP
KᗩI 🥺: pls answer we're worried abt u
ᗰᗩTT👺: are you okay??

"why are they spamming so much?" i ask.
"i told you, they deadass think i'm your stalker."
"that's weird.." i say.
"oh my god! you believe them don't you?"
"no!" i quickly reply, "you're my sister. i know we fight sometimes, but you would do something that bad to me."
"no, you're lying. you seriously believe them."
"what?" i say, raising my tone, "i said i dont! why would i?"
"this is wrong on so many levels."
"can you stop acting like this?" i reply.
"i'm not acting like anything."
"you try to play the victim in every fucking situation. i have a stalker and you're here trying to make me  believe my stalker is YOU."
"i'm not doing anything!"
"no, don't even start again. i'm leaving," i say, grabbing my shoes, "i want to be anywhere but here."
"where are you going? you know you can't leave the house alone!"
"i honestly couldn't care less what happens to me. and if you tell mom and dad, just remember you're the last one who talked to me, and they're going to blame you."
"don't go anywhere! y/n!" she calls.

i slammed the door. i had no idea where i was going, but it was nice to finally get away from my family. i needed to see my friends. i slipped my phone out of my pocket,

ᗰᗩTT👺: i can't wait any longer
ᗰᗩTT👺: im coming over rn

don't come to my house! :ʏ/ɴ

ᗰᗩTT👺: finally, a fucking response

my mom took my phone and then my sister and i got into this fight :ʏ/ɴ
it's a long story :ʏ/ɴ

ᗰᗩTT👺: so you're okay?

yeah i'm just sitting at the end of my street :ʏ/ɴ

ᗰᗩTT👺: what?
ᗰᗩTT👺: are you alone?

don't worry about it :ʏ/ɴ

ᗰᗩTT👺: no, i was already almost at your house anyway
ᗰᗩTT👺: im picking you up

are we just forgetting that you didn't want anything to do w me like 3 hours ago :ʏ/ɴ

ᗰᗩTT👺: i was mad, it doesn't mean i don't still care about you
ᗰᗩTT👺: and this is what friends are for, right?

so mattia and i are suddenly only friends now? i knew he would be mad about me and kai, but i thought maybe he would give me a chance.

before i can reply to his message, his car pulls up beside me and he rolls his window down,
"get in."

i look up at him, "i'm not going anywhere."
"don't make this more difficult than it has to be."

i turn my back to him.

"you can't be serious," he sighs.
"where would you even take me? you're grounded."
"my parents aren't home," he says, "they had to go to a meeting in new york."
"what? so you're letting me crash at your place?"
"yes dummy, now get in."
i slowly climb into his car, "im sorry. i shouldn't have acted angry towards you. especially after what i did."
"it's chill," he says, "kairi explained the situation. i know it wasn't your fault."
"so you're not upset?"
"i didn't say that exactly."
"but we don't have to fight anymore?"
"nah," he replies.

"i missed you," i say smiling.

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a/n: MY ONLINE SCHOOL IS OVER YAYAY time for more chapters 👁👁