C5 Chapter Five

it was a house party. the crowd wasn't that much and Bianca knew, as she stepped in with her friends, that whoever threw this party did a great job. From the sitting room to the kitchen, to the stairs, everywhere looked extra large. the sitting room was large enough to contain a dance floor and people filled the dance floor and the kitchen.

Matt spotted her from the kitchen

"hey", he called her

"hi" she waved at him "I'll see you guys" she said to Kim and Allegra, then she headed towards Matt.

Matt came to her and kissed her. "there's a poker game going on there, wanna watch with me?" said Matt

"absolutely" she said. Now she knew why people crowded the kitchen area. this party was really impressive.

She and Matt stood and watched for over forty minutes and she was starting to get bored.

"I'll go meet Allegra and Kim on the dance floor" she said to Matt

"Sure" he said and she left

she met Allegra dancing with a guy, who's hands were all over her while Kim danced alone.

"how was the game?" Kim asked her

"it was boring. I stayed because Matt seemed to like it"

"this is fun!" Allegra screamed

"yeah! I feel we should take pictures" Kim suggested

"cool" said Bianca and then she figured she wasn't with her phone. her dress didn't have a pocket and she didn't come with a purse.

"did I give any of you guys my phone?" she asked them

"nope" they both said

"you must have left it at the poker table" said Kim

"right! I'll go check" just as she turned, she saw Matt.

"looking for this?" he had her phone all along

"oh thanks, Matt. I almost had a heart attack" she exhaled in relief as she took her phone from him.

"who owns that message I saw on your phone?" Matt suddenly asked, his icy voice matching his expression.

she checked her phone. it was a message from Lorenzo and it said;

'its too late for that. thoughts of you fill my head. I really can't wait to meet you'

she didn't know how she managed to stifle a smile when she read it. maybe it was because Matt had seen it before her and probably misunderstood.

"who's that?" He asked again

"um... he's Lorenzo, um... this guy I met online ---"

"tell me the truth, Bianca!"

"what makes you think I'm telling lies?" he was back to not believing her again which made her pissed.

"so you admit to being a cheat" Matt accused

"what?" this was all new to her. she'd never seen this side of Matt before. she guessed that saying 'bad things bring out the worst in people' came to play in this situation.

"you cheat and lie to me when all I've done is love you?"

"I didn't.... Lorenzo and I are online friends" she moved closer to Matt and whispered

"I would never do that to you"

Matt wasn't convinced

"explain to me why a guy texts you and tells you he's been thinking about you. didn't you tell him you had a boyfriend?"

"it's a lot more complicated than you think " that was all she could say.

there was a moment of tension filled silence between them, before Matt spoke

"now I know why you never told me you loved me. why you never reciprocated my feelings towards you "

"Matt..."

"I never knew you were a fuck girl" he raged. "you deceived me into thinking you actually felt something for me but now it's game over for you, isn't it?"

"I won't let you talk to her like that" Allegra stepped in "she's known Lorenzo longer than she's known you, so you have no right to get jealous"

"what are you?" Matt scoffed "her fellow bitch?"

Allegra gasped

"how--" she started but Bianca cut her off

"wait, Allegra" she turned to Matt

"Look, this is a misunderstanding, Lorenzo and I are friends. I haven't even met him before"

"you expect me to believe that?"

"I'm sorry if whatever you saw hurt you, but why do you always see me as a dishonest person?" she knew she was at fault but she couldn't help getting pissed at Matt's constant distrust.

"I don't know, Bianca" said Matt "maybe because you are?"

"or maybe because you don't trust me "

"you know what, Bianca" he said "let's end this here. whatever this is, let's end it here"

At that moment, Bianca fell silent. she didn't know what to say.

"we're done! you can go be with Lorenzo" said Matt, then he left.

Bianca just stood there and stared. she didn't know if she should go after Matt as he left the party or she should leave him.

"Bianca...." Kim began

"don't you dare say, "I told you so'." Bianca said to them and went after Matt.

when she got out of the house, she didn't see him at all.

"Matt" she called with a loud voice but it was futile. no body answered. she was about to go farther in search for him, when her phone rang.

it was a call from her mom

"Madre" she said, after picking up

"you need to come home, a flight will be booked by morning and you'll come back home tomorrow morning" her mother's voice shook as she spoke.

"I can't travel back just like that" she protested

"you have to" her mom insisted. for some reason, the situation scared her.

"why do I have to?"

"it's your father" said her mom "he's dead"