Chapter 29
"What do you mean?" Blue asked cautiously. She suddenly felt the conversation become more weighted.
Maddy looked deep in thought. He appeared to be battling an internal war over whether or not to tell her his exact thoughts.
"Em..." he began, "I knew I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. I knew I wanted to see how good I could be – because I knew I could get good. And I was so confident that I'd be fine I threw caution to the wind and paddled out there. I didn't just trust myself – I was cocky. I'm lucky I made it out okay, because I wasn't ready to do that."
Blue nodded. What could she say? She was still processing what he'd said. "And...do you regret it?"
"No. I don't. I don't because I never regret choices I made in the past; I don't regret the mistakes, the stupid choices or the bad ideas, because at one point that was what I needed to do. What I do regret are the chances I didn't take."
"I like that view," Blue said, studying him. He was looking down at the black sand.
His head shot up and he looked her in the eye. Maddy smiled softly as they crossed Marine Parade N.
Blue set her board down in the garage and wrung her hair out on the pavement. She smiled. It was a genuine smile, not one of the forced ones she had worn in front of the people for the past weeks. Months. Years. For what felt like infinity.
Her smile remained as she unzipped her wetsuit. She felt the best she had in...a long time. She felt good. She felt happy. And she couldn't wait to do it again.
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All I Am (Wattys2015) (ON HOLD)
General FictionIt took a while for this to come...is it enough? Blue's a wonderful liar. She's had to for years, as her relationship with her parents continues to go downhill. And it doesn't help that she lives in a small surf town with a population of about 600...
