arranged ||Mattheo Riddle x Cali Lestrange

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{Saturday December 24th; 11:12pm}
CALI POV:
"Draco!" I say opening my front door to hug him. I haven't spoken much to Mattheo, actually I've tried my best to ignore him and it has worked.

I've changed a lot. I've been extremely sad and cried a lot. I've started to put makeup on to cover my puffy eyes and I've started liking my appearance with makeup on. My hair has grown a bit more but nothing that I can't manage. My face has defined a bit more.

"I've missed you so much" He says kissing my forehead

"me too. How's Pansy? What about the guys?" I ask him inviting him to enter the house. I tried my best to decorate it for Christmas.

"they're great. Pansy and I are dating now. Blaise is with Julia Freelance, and well uh Theodore still likes you.." Draco says but coughs out the same time

"I figured, I didn't even say goodbye" I say putting my head in my hands. We were sitting on one of my numerous couches.

"yeah, he's quite mad. Actually all of them are. I told them you didn't have a choice and they asked me why. I told them family needs. They also started asking questions about Mattheo but I just told them I didn't know" Draco says

"they must hate me" I say letting a few tears escape my eyes "for the first time I want to go back to Hogwarts. I want to go back to my regular classes without any worries"

"you'll be back there soon" Draco says trying to reassure me

"here's your tea Mrs Riddle" One of my house elves says giving me and draco the tea

"thank you Arwen" I say "and for the 1000th time, call me Calista"

"all of my excuses Miss Calista" Arwen says leaving us

"i can't stand it here anymore. I want to leave" I say

"you just have to tell yourself that you'll be back in your old dorm room in less then a year!" Draco says "you know McGonagall asks me if you're okay. She's worried about you"

"I've never understood why she was so attached to me. Ever since first year she's been by my side" I say

"I think she knew something like this would happen. But anyway, what are your plans this year" He says obviously knowing the answer

"you're an asshole you know?" I say and he laughs.

"hey Malfoy" Mattheo says stepping into the living room. I look away. Draco gets up and bro hugs him.

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"merry christmas lily" Draco says giving me his gift

"damn I haven't heard that nickname in years" I say opening the gift

"it's an infinite purse because I know you like to carry a lot of books and it gets heavy" He says and I hug him

"thank you Draco. I lost mine. I'm so glad you got me this" I smile

I give him my gift. It's a silver ring, on the top there's engraved 'cali your favourite'

He thanks me and hugs me. Draco is only like this with me, otherwise he's just cold and emotionless with everyone else.

We talk for a few more hours.

"oh shit, mother and father are waiting for me" He says looking at the watch I gave him. We gave each other, other gifts as well.

"go! Tell them Merry Christmas from me!" I say hugging him one more time

"I will. And Cali, please take care of yourself" He says as he goes in the chimney and disappears.

I sit on my couch letting tears fall.

"Calista" I hear a deep voice say. Mattheo has also changed

"what? What could you possibly want?" I say wiping the tears

Mattheo sits next to me and hugs me. "you'll be fine"

"that's the thing Mattheo. I don't want to be married for the moment! I'm 15 for Merlin's sake! I can't manage all of this!" I say getting up from the couch

"and what about me? I'm 15 as well! We don't have a choice! You're a Riddle now and you're my wife!" He says

"how can you say that! Fifteen years old Mattheo! We're not even eighteen! I don't even know what love is!"

"that's the whole point of an arranged marriage. You don't get to know what love is. This is what my father wants, this is what your parents want. So respect their rules and at least try to be understandable. God you're so stubborn!" He says

"fuck you Mattheo!" I say going up the stairs. I lock myself in one of the many bathrooms. I look at myself in the mirror and I see that my mascara had smudged. I punch the mirror "fuck!" A piece of the glass had stabbed my left eye brow, 2cm from my eye. Another one landed on my left cheek.

My knuckles start to bleed as well as my new wounds. I look at the mirror and it's completely shattered. "shit" I whisper looking at the damage "why the fuck did I do that?"

I go back to my room to try and find a bandage. I go in the bathroom and I look under the cabinets, I see some. I wipe my bloody face and I rince my bloody hand. I cover my knuckles with a tight one and little pansements on my cheek. The eye brow cut stopped bleeding but it will definitely leave a scar.

I go back in the room and I see Mattheo with bloody knuckles..
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