On the way to her new house, Laura couldn't sit still in the seat, squirming and holding the steering wheel tightly. He was just sitting next to her. She wanted to scream. She wanted to make a sound. But she couldn't. Because loosing her cool was the last thing on her mind right now.

"So, what made you want to move out, Lo? " Laura looked over the brown eyed boy, then back at the road. "Well, " She started. "I want to be independent, ya know? Like my mother.. I don't no if you still remember, but after dad left us.. she never really was there for me. It kinda sucked. She's still so cold. I just need to get away from all of that. "

Matthew felt for Laura. He knew what she had been through. He was there for her at the beginning of it. And he felt so selfish for leaving his best friend like that.

"Well... if you think it's best--then go for it." Laura grinned.

"Hell yeah I'm gonna go for it. It's like saying no to nutella... Like that's not even possible." Matthew smiled at the dark haired girl... his heart warming.

He always thought she was beautiful. Her little perks always made Laura.. well Laura. She was perfect the way she was.

After minutes of driving.. Laura finally made it to her duplex house. Her excitement was bubbling up to the point where she was already out of the car and unloading. Of course with the help of her broad best friend.

Damn he's gotten stronger. She thought to herself.

Finally, they both managed to get all of Laura's stuff into her new house. She closed the front door and took a seat on the couch, stretching out her arms and grinning. With an exhale she says, "This is life. I swear this was the greatest decision I've made so far."

Besides falling for you. She thought to herself.

Matthew saw how relaxed Laura was with what she wanted. "So... since you're all independent, how about some coffee?" Laura cracked a laugh and slapped her knee. "Matty , dear." She began.

He only grinned at her the playful side of his best friend always most amusing.

"You know exactly I hate coffee.. " He smirked. "Fine. I'll get coffee you can get sparkling water. You chill with that?" She smiled widely at the boy she adored and stood up.

"I'm the meaning of chill. Matter of fact.. I invented the meaning of chill and the word.. so please child." He chuckled and they both left her house and got inside her car; driving to the nearest Starbucks. Once they got there, they stood in line for ten minutes.

"Honestly, " She huffed. "People like Starbucks this much?" Matthew nudged her shoulder. "White people." Laura let out a loud laugh and looked at him. His jaw was sharper than glass, and she thought if she touched it, she'd get cut.

Damn. She thought to herself.

"I do recall you being white Matty Boy." His eyes widened and he grinned. "Holy crap. I haven't heard that in ages." Laura gave him a playful wink.

"Next!"

Laura waited for Matthew to order his usual black coffee that she knew he liked so much, asking if she wanted anything besides the sparkling water. She nodded and only told him a cheesecake, which they both of course argued at the counter, bickering who would pay. Matthew won the argument and Laura only playfully punched his arm.

Both sitting at a table, going down memory lane, "I remember that one time in class, you put a hole in the water bottle cap and when ever Mrs. Rose would come by, you'd spray her. She didn't even know!" Laura laughed, taking a sip of her water. "I was the classclown. Best of them all. But hey you got a shot whenever you posed in the class picture."

Matthew's eyes crinkled at the sides, holding his stomach in laughter. "Now, that was priceless. Jenny flipped shit." Laura just shaked her head smiling.

"Remember that one time when Dusty threw a French fry at that one girl in the cafeteria and it landed on her hair?"

"Oh yeah! She walked all day with it in her hair and didn't even know." They both laughed.

"We were so mean."

"Play mean." He added.

"That makes no sense." She argued with a smirk.

"Makes perfect sense to me."

"Nope. "

"Yes."

"No. Case closed and I swear if you argue again I will throw this bottle at you." He raised his brows. And Laura did the same.

"You wouldn't dare." He tried.

"Watch me." And with that Laura threw the bottle as she promised and hit him straight in the gut. He groaned a hint of a smile playing on his lips.

"You'll pay for that." He said, putting the bottle on the table.

"Nah."

Matthew sighed with a smile. "I missed this." Laura suddenly frowned.

"You left remember." She murmured. She stared at him; the way his sudden mood changed and his reaction was unbearable. But she didn't care. Because he did leave. He left her. He left Dusty. He left LA and went all over America for almost three years. Not once did he call.

Not once.

"I know."

"You never called."

"I know." That's all he said. And Laura's patience was wearing thin because all he said was I know.

"If you know so much why didn't you ever call once? Once! Matthew, that's all you had to do."

Matthew started to feel extra guilty. Because Laura was right. He left Dusty and her and never called. That made him the biggest jerk ever and he didn't know how to apologize for that.

"I don't have an excuse for that. I admit it. I was a jerk and I deserve your anger."

She only stood up. "Matt. I'm not angry. I'm just disppointed that you forgot about us." With that she walked out of the cafe and sat in her car. Seconds later Matthew was in the car, sitting beside her.

"Lo, tell me what's wrong." Laura turned on the engine, then looked at him.

"I'm really not in the mood right now. And saying I hate you would be a lie. And I don't lie."

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