Matt's POV
I tried to sum up everything that just happened and I'm at an utter loss for words. But here I am holding one of the most precious people in the world to me in my arms.
My shirt that had a huge stain from her drink on it and now her makeup is being absorbed in my white cotton shirt that I will more than likely be throwing away after tonight. I want to get her out of here but what if people see us leave together? They might assume things. That will only complicate her life more. I'm no good for her. Whether we are just friends or not it's just best if I'm not involved with her as much as it fucking hurts me to admit that to myself. I just need to talk to her first. Explain why I walked away in the first place.
Fuck it.
I pulled away from the hug and grabbed her hand and pulled out Alex's keys to unlock his car. He won't even realize it's gone.
"W-Where are we going?" She sniffles and wipes under her eyes.
"We are gonna forget this night happened." I simply say as I open the passenger's door for her. She just looked up at me sniffling again.
"I'm not getting in." She said boldly.
"Why not?"
"Don't think I trust you again just because you got me away from a sleazy drunk." She spat.
"Are you serious right now? I literally just comforted you and rescued you in your time of need. I didn't even get so much as a thank you not that I felt I needed one but-" Failing at hiding the annoyance in my tone, I stopped talking before I said anything that I would regret. She looked at me and pursed her lips and ran her fingers through her long brown hair and proceeded to get in the car giving up. I sighed in relief as I shut the door and ran to the other side to get in.
I drove for about 10 minutes before reaching the nearest McDonald's pulling into the drive thru line. She's been looking down at her lap the whole time we've been in the car. I order my usual meal and I order her a large fry and a chocolate milkshake. Her favorite thing to get from here.
"You remembered." She said lifting her face for the first time and setting her dark gaze on me, her expression unreadable.
"How could I forget?" I gave a small smile hoping for her to return one but she was still set on that poker face.
I paid for the food and decided to park so we could eat. I learned not to eat and drive and I don't wanna talk about that mess.
"This is much better than being at that party that's for sure." I said as I shoved a couple of fries in my mouth.
She looked at me with her big brown eyes that can make a guy melt into putty.
"Why are you doing this?" She studied my face looking for an answer.
"Doing what?"
"This." She gestured towards the food and the car.
"I wanted to help you." I kept my answer short and sweet.
"But why?" She questioned again looking further for a more specific answer.
"I couldn't stand to see you like that." I answered truthfully. And she scoffed which shocked me and my heartbeat started to accelerate. She can be so unpredictable sometimes.
"Since when do you even care?" She blurted.
"Always. I never stopped caring." I know she can't believe the words I'm saying but I don't expect her to. I've treated her horribly and it's been eating away at my insides.
"You are so full of shit. You acted like I was nothing, like I didn't even exist." The sentence progressively has gotten louder into a scream. Tears began to form in her eyes and I could tell she was trying to fight them off. "It was like we had never met, like you had never cared for me." Her voice was now a mere whisper that was barely audible. With that she got out of the car and started to walk.
"Shit." I mumbled as I fiddled with the keys sticking them in the ignition and backing out of the parking spot. I spotted her on the sidewalk and I drove the car at her speed close to her and lowered the window.
"Get in the car." I said with a stern tone but I received no response. "Kassandra, it is 2 in the morning I'm not letting you walk home."
She shook her head still refusing. "I said get in the god damned car." I yelled growing impatient.
"No." She shook her head.
"Please. I would never let myself live it down if something happened to you. At least let me drive you home." I pleaded, growing desperate. She stopped walking and I immediately stopped the car. She turned to me and huffed and got back in the car without another word said.
"West Pine str-" She started to recite her address.
"I know." I interrupted.
I pulled up to the front of her house and she got out and walked up her porch steps before looking back at me once, then proceeding inside. I buried my face in the steering wheel and tugged at the roots of my caramel hair.
I went back to the party and found a wildly drunk Alex smoking pot in the backyard with a few other guys.
"Bro, I'm tired lets go." I approached him and patted his shoulder. He looked up at me with bloodshot eyes and nodded. he threw the roach to the ground and stomped it out and said good bye to his new friends. Since Alex was still in a drunken state, for his safety's sake I dropped him off at his house and told him to come by for his car in the morning.
Kassandra's POV
I woke up with a slight headache and it progressively worsened as the memories of events that occurred last night rushed into my head all at once. I stared at the ceiling as if it were the most interesting thing in the world. Today is Sunday so I have to face Matt at school tomorro- No wait I'm on winter break. Fuck yeah. I'm sure he'll forget everything that happened and just forget my existence all together. The way things have been. I check my phone for the first time since before I left the party and I have 14 missed calls and 29 messages from Dana. Shit. I totally forgot about her. I began to scroll through the messages,
hey where are you?
hellooo?
Kass wtf
I'm calling you why the fuck aren't you picking up???
I began to feel worse the further I scrolled. Then the last text she sent was a simple "well call me in the morning so I know your okay I'm assuming you left" I feel terrible. I called back and she answered on the second ring.
"Hey bitch where the fuck did you go? I was worried sick." She said with more relief in her voice than anger.
"I know I know I forgot to text you and tell you I was leaving. I'm really sorry."
"Okay it's fine you just scared me. But- wait who took you home?" She asked and I began to panic. what can I say that will sound believable?
"I got my friend to take me home." I tried to keep my words to a minimum because I'm a terrible liar.
"Hm. Which friend?" She asked suspiciously. My palms grew sweaty as I tried to come up with a quick reply.
"You don't know her I just met her last night."
"Give me a name maybe I know her." She countered. She knew I was lying. I stayed quiet knowing I already lost. "Now tell me who really took you home. No bullshit." She said without a trace of amusement. I sighed giving up. I can't lie to her, she sees right through me.
"Okay. I'll tell you only if you promise not to ask about it any further." I said trying to avoid going into detail about anything that happened last night.
"Okay... fine. It was Matt."
"WHAT."
"Nothing happened."
"WHAT THE FUCK HOW ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THAT."
I chuckled at her reaction.
"That's all the information you're getting so." And with that being said I ended the call.
-
"I know you said you didn't want to talk about it but, I can't just leave this alone. Matt? Really?" Dana starts as she spoons another heap of ice cream into her mouth. My eyes rolled to the back of my head.
"I'm not going to talk about it." I say sternly. She pouted and I sighed. "Okay let's just say he was doing an old friend a favor. But that's it." I tried my best to keep a short answer praying she doesn't ask more about it.
"Okay. If you say so." She shrugs and finishes the last of her ice cream and threw away her cup. I did the same and we made our way to my jeep wrangler which was also my baby. I drove down the highway as Dana began to speak again. "Soo guess who has a hot date tonight?" She smiled cheekily and tucked her curly hair behind her ear.
"I'm guessing you?" I laughed keeping my eyes on the road.
"Maybe.." Even though I wasn't looking at her I could tell she was smiling like an idiot.
"Is it that guy from last night?" I guessed.
"Yes! He's taking me to a movie then we are getting sushi after." She gushed.
"Oh! What movie are you seeing?"
"Insidious chapter 3."
"D.."
"What?"
"You hate scary movies."
"I know.. but! If he sees me scared he'll get all macho and try to protect me."
"Damn you're good." I admitted. She was so good with guys. She always knew what to do. What to say. I wish I had her people skills.
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After I dropped Dana off at her place and I went back home and took a shower. I stepped out of the shower and pulled on a huge tshirt with the tobasco hot sauce brand logo across my chest and put on some shorts. I walked down the hall to my room while towel drying my hair. I sat on my bed opening my mac, I log on and check my grades. I heard a faint tap on my window, I chose to ignore it. I continued what I was doing until I heard the tapping again but this time louder. Annoyed and determined to find out what exactly it was, I slid on my bed and stood in the middle of my room and waited to see if it would happen again. There it was again. I turned in the direction it came from and I was now facing my window. I cautiously walked towards my window. I unlocked the hatch and lifted it sticking my head out and looking down. Hell no. Not you again.
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