"You should've done premed like I told you to" mom comments.
Atlas looks at me with a whole "That was so random" expression.
"Mom can we not-"
"Dad is a doctor. You could've followed too and he would've easily put in a good word" she cuts me off.
"But you'd still have to work for that" dad interjects.
"I don't understand why we have to have this conversation again? I'm in my second year of college and you guys keep talking about it like I'm in high school. Can we just drop it? Today? Every day?"
"It's because you didn't listen to us Rory" dad talks.
"And you did everything without consolidating us. Yan ang hirap sayo" mom grits.
(And that's what's hard about you)
"And it's kind of toxic if you two to say I should follow my dreams and when I do, you just crush them and talk shit like nothing" I frown as Atlas leaves so that he doesn't have to witness a fight and start having a panic attack.
"We're your parents Aurora we know what's best for you" mom talks.
"I'm an adult and so far I think I know what's best for me" I grit.
"You say you support me but you guys don't and I can see that. You say things but don't mean it and I know that. You don't have to say it because I already know" I finish.
disappointment
"You're just ungrateful. Tu ne réalises pas à quel point nous devons travailler dur, pour toi" mom talks with such a serious tone.
(You don't realize how hard we have to work, for you)
"I have a job, my savings, a scholarship" I reason.
"You're not ready for the world just yet Rory" dad explains.
"Whatever. It's just bullshit and I hate that we always talk about this"
I'm mad. I don't know why we always do this and it's so fucking tiring.
Everyone expects so much from Atlas and I that we feel so burned out, our passions keep us sane from it all.
I walk out of the house without saying another word and head for Jack's apartment. Jack gave me a key the other day so I can come over whenever I want to.
I rush to the apartment for some type of isolation knowing that Jack and Ty are at the Rock for the game tonight.
After slamming the door shut and locking it I set my stuff on the counter and head for Jack's room when Ellen pops up.
I try to blink away the tears and wipe my face before she notices and I didn't expect her to be here.
"Ellen? I-I'm really sorry I didn't realize you're here too-"
"Oh no I apologize. It's my cousin's birthday so Jimmy and I are back from Long Island. I usually come here to make sure the apartment isn't in shreds" she explains.
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Fanfiction"I'd get lost in your ocean eyes my sanity now turned into madness all due to being under the influence of your words nothing left unspoken" What if eye contact led to so much? Her dark brown eyes that she hates so much drowning in his ocean eyes...
