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Chapter song: Keane - Somewhere only we know

Listen to the song while reading, it'll fit the mood x

Laura was finding it hard to breathe at the proximity of there faces, and the way his skin burned her hand. She pulled back and stood up.

"Matthew leave." He stood up with her and stood in front of her. Matthew didn't know why Laura was acting so distant. Was she really that hurt to push him away?

"Did I do something wrong?" Laura sighed at his question, her hand going through her hair.

"No, Matt. You didn't. I'm just tired,"

"Bull - fucking - shit,"

"Stop cursing!"

"Not till you tell me what's wrong," Laura glared at him and pushed at his chest.

"When,"

Push.

"I,"

Push.

"Say,"

Push.

"I'm fine,"

Two more pushes until he was against the wall and Laura let out a breath, tears welling in her eyes. She hated crying. She wasn't someone to cry. And he'd gotten to her. Hell, the only thing Laura would cry over was if there wasn't any food in the fridge. But this wasn't the case.

"I mean I'm fine," The next thing happened a little too fast. Matthews hands were on her face, pulling her close to him, and they both felt their hearts beating a little too fast. Laura felt the heat rush to her cheeks and she wanted to pull away because this was too weird and great at the same time.

She tried to leave his grasp but he let out this small whimper. She thought she saw tears in his eyes, but maybe it was the tears in her eyes.

"Why are you pushing me away, Laura?" He asked her, his voice croaky. She shrugged her shoulders, laughing but sort of crying too.

Goddamm she was going insane.

"No, no you're gonna tell me," Matthew kept pushing. He was about to burst into tears.. he was about to burst in tears because he's never felt such a longing and his heart was about to fall apart.

"Matthew," Laura sighed. A tear slipped from her eye and she pulled his hands away. She had to take a breath and calm down. She had to calm down because, because if she told Matthew that she had fallen in love with him, things wouldn't be the same. There would be an awkward tension between the both of them.

She didn't want that.

So she pushed her feelings aside like she had for these few years and looked at his pale caramel eyes; filled with unched tears.

"I am fine. I promise. I'm not pushing you away. It's not a big deal to talk about," Something in the way her voice wavered gave it away and Matthew didn't like it. He didn't like it and his heart sort of cracked. He nodded and blinked away the tears. He mustered up a smile because he couldn't really figure out why he was feeling the way he was.

"Okay," She breathed. And things were silent after that. Things were calm but Laura felt the most pain. She knew it. Because.. because she was in love with someone who was adored by millions and he didn't really feel the same.

She only wished.

She only hoped to God that a miracle would happen, and things would change her unfortunate fate. She only wished and hoped.

Matthew didn't speak. He only took her small hand into his large one, and Laura felt like crying again because the feel of his hand burned her skin and she was overwhelmed. But she held back all her emotions and put on her smile.

Matthew saw the way her smile didn't match her beautiful brown eyes and pushed away all the questions he wanted to ask her.

They both left her room, and headed to the shore to everyone. Hand in hand. Silent. No words spoken.

Little did they both know.. the way fates do change. The way the world works. And sometimes little things change what could happen in the future. Maybe a certain look. Maybe a certain change in feelings.

Maybe just the feel of a hand around yours from the one you loved.

Things change. The stars move around. They align differently. And hearts beat faster.

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Back at the shore.

Laura slipped her hand from his, and felt cold. Her body felt a loss. She felt empty inside but she couldn't show any type of emotion. She only pretended to be a-ok and let things go.

Dusty saw her best friend and Matty walk back, She saw the way their hands disconnected and wondered if things changed between them. But she knew nothing had. She knew because Dusty saw the look on her best friends face was a look of emptiness and hollowness, and complete and utter hurt.

She slumped next to Cameron and he noticed. They all noticed. They all noticed that things weren't right. But they had to shut the hell up. They had to, because as Laura sat beside Dusty, and as Matthew sat next to Nash, there was a certain quietness in the air, and the way the waves shook together that.. Things were definitely not the same.

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My heart hurts ok.

Short chapter yes I know. I just want to kind of start things up quickly because I'm more excited for the sequel to come. It's going to be great I really can't wait! Alright comment your thoughts and vote as always (:

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