Matilda's POV
I wake to the sound of my phone buzzing indicating that I have a new message.
I reach and grab my phone off my bedside table, I roll onto my back and press the home button on my phone.
The screen lights up, I cringe and shut my eyes to block out the unbelievable brightness my phone is giving off.
I turn my brightness down before unlocking my phone and opening my messages.
J: can't sleep :/
M: what's bothering you?
J: everything.
M: come over but don't use the door
I couple of minutes later I hear a knock at my window this time I don't think someone is plotting my death so I run to my window and let Justin in.
I greet him with a quick hug before taking his hands in mine and pulling him over to sit I my bed.
"So what's up?" I ask as I tie my hair in a bun on top of my head
"The hospital rang during the night saying that Nicole isn't going to get any treatment which means her days on earth will be less than what they predicted" he says
I watch him swallow the lump in his throat and blink back tears. My heart aches for him. A tear falls down his face and he quickly try's to mask it by turing his face away from my sight.
"Hey, it's okay to cry" I tell him
"I know, I just don't want you to see me like this I don't want anyone to" he breaths
"I don't think any less of you Justin, you're the strongest person I know I honestly don't know how you put on a brave face on for everyone. Although you don't fool me, I can see when you're hurting" I explain
"Me? Strong? Brave? Matilda I'm weak, I'm a wreck on the inside and you know that. I'm petrified at what's to come" he says as he drops his head staring at the floor.
Within an instant I am sitting on his lap with my arms around his shoulders, he's arms wrapped around my waist, he buries his face on the crook of my neck.
"sometimes it's so hard to be strong I just don't know what go do" he whispers into my ear
I hug him tighter and I feel a wet drop fall onto my shoulder. One tear after the other they slowly fall.
"Let it all out, you'll feel a lot better" I whisper still holding him tightly
His sobs increase until he's full on crying. I feel so useless but all he needs right now is some to be there for him and I will be that person.
My heart feels like it's been ripped out of my chest just watching all his walls crash down to the ground.
I run my arms up and down his back pulling him as closer to me as possible. I stroke his hair comforting him.
Right then I hear my door slowly creek open. My eyes flutter open a dart over to my look at my door. My mothers face sticks into my room. We must have woken her. Justin's face doesn't leave the crook of my neck he just continues to cry.
I expect her to yell or kick Justin out, but instead she lets a slight smile of sympathy come to her lips before leaving my room again.
I forget that my mum isn't always horrible. She has a soft spot which I like, but I haven't seen it on a while so this shocks me.
*****
Justin's tears die down and slowly come to and end yet we still sit wrapped tightly in each others arms. We stay this way for a good half hour neither if us wanting to break apart.
