ALL I DO.
{ messages , irl }

silvers <3 — niola
matt — matt

matt
silvers
silvers
silvers

silvers <3
wgat

matt
where are you?
i need to get away from the kitchen
amelia started talking to me
and i got really uncomfortable

silvers <3
i'm ib tge poil roomnbnm

matt
what?
wait oh my god
are you drunk

silvers <3
pfft noioiooo

matt
where are you
i can't leave you alone like this

silvers <3
i'm nit allllone i'm witgh ncjk
and camillr
vut sje lefgt us at thge pool roon

matt
pool room?
give the phone to nick

silvers <3
wgat whytyy
are yiou mad ar me

matt
no i'm not mad at you
i'm just worried
give the phone to nick
please

silvers <3
hey man

matt
YOU LET HER GET WASTED??

silvers <3
LET HER???
I FOUND HER LIKE THIS
SHE AND CAMILLE WERE DRINKING WHILE NIOLA APPARENTLY KICKED EVERYONES ASSES IN POOL

matt
fucking hell

silvers <3
wait i just read your guys conversation

matt
NICK
DONT GO THRU OUR FUCKING TEXTS
THATS PRIVATE

silvers <3
calm down
you're acting like there's something to hide here
there clearly isn't bc she doesn't like you back

matt
delete that message before you give her back the phone

silvers <3
yes sir 🫡
and by the way u might actually have a chance w her

matt
go on

silvers <3
when she saw me she INSTANTLY gave me a huge hug

matt
okay?
what's that got to do w me?

silvers <3
ugh you don't get it
she hugged me because she. thought. i. was. you.

matt
WHAT
NCIOLAS
YSOEU STORLE MTY HUG
IM GOINNA KISLL YOU

silvers <3
hahahhahahahah
anyways
don't you need to get away from the kitchen or smth

matt
just tell me where you guys are
we'll talk about this later

silvers <3
follow the sound of people chanting niola's name

matt
people chanting?
what are you talking about
wait
HWJRGWHSV
I HEAR IT

silvers <3
yeah that's where we are

matt
okay i'm coming stay there

upbeat music booms throughout the cabin, nearly shaking the entire building. and despite how heavy the bass is, matt can hear the sound of people screaming niola's name more melodically than the music.

matt shoves through what feels like hundreds of teenage bodies, trying to get to niola as quickly as possible. as he gets closer and closer to her, the sound of chanting gets louder and louder.

there's many reasons why he needs to get to her immediately. one reason is that he's sacred that she'll accidentally tell everyone that they're not actually dating. a second reason is that he really wants to watch her beat everyone in pool. but the last reason — as well as the main reason — is because he's worried about her. he isn't ashamed to admit that he would do absolutely anything to keep niola safe.

after about ten minutes of pushing people out of his way to get here, matt finally arrives at the room where niola, nick, and camille are.

the door is already propped open from how crowded this game room is. another thing matt automatically notices is that ninety-nine percent of the people in here are holding their phones up and recording whoever is in the center of the room. matt sighs, praying that niola isn't the one causing such commotion.

he squeezes through the people, making his way toward the middle of the chaos.

once he's in the very front of the crowd, matt realizes that niola is the one in causing all of this. she's standing on the right side of the pool table, some random boy standing on the left side — the two of them going head-to-head in a violent game of pool. matt also notices that camille is standing along the side of the table, holding up a large tablet, showing the score.

niola has beat over fifty people. and not a single other person has won against her.

on the other side of the crowd, nick is standing in the front row. he's watching intensely as niola completely demolishes this poor boy. matt smiles as he watches niola take her time with winning, letting the boy think he has a chance before ruining all hope he potentially had conjured up.

niola tips her head back as she mockingly laughs at the boy, making him clench his jaw in irritation. as she lowers her head back to its usual state, she notices matt's presence.

"matt!" she shrieks, completely abandoning the game and running over to him. everyone gasps as the boy wins the game, becoming the first person all night to win a game against her. but niola doesn't seem to care in the slightest.

she wraps hee arms around matt's neck, engulfing him into a tight hug. matt's eyes widen in shock at her sudden PDA. but he hugs her back, wrapping his arms around his waist. niola nuzzles her face into matt's neck, making his entire body overtake with butterflies. her skin is hot, warming his cold skin to a comfortable warm temperature.

everyone's cameras slide over to the couple, recording their encounter rather than the new game that's started.

"i missed you, matthew." niola tells him. her words are slurred — because of much alcohol is in her system. and her voice is muffled — due to the way her face is buried against matt's skin.

"why?" he asks, honestly curious to hear her answer.

"i don't know." she admits, holding him tighter. "i feel safe around you for some reason. and i don't feel comfortable around these people."

as much as he doesn't want to ever let her go, matt pulls back from the hug. he feels guilty taking advantage of her touchiness, knowing she's only acting like this because she's drunk.

"let's go to the pool." matt suggests and niola nods before he even explains himself. "i think you need some fresh air."

matt turns around and begins to walk through the crowd, toward the door. as it gets more difficult to squeeze through the bodies, niola grabs the material of matt's shirt — as to not stray too far away from him.

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a/n : GOD I LOVE THIS SCENE 😵‍💫😵‍💫
IK IM BIAS SINCE IM THE WRITER BUT I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THE WAY NIOLA DITCHED THE POOL GAME JUST TO GO HUG HIM
THEYRE SUCH GOALS LIKE ❤️❤️❤️
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