I wake to the sound if my phone ringing. Who could possibly want to ring me this early in the morning. I reach across to my bedside table and grab my phone, I answer it before checking who is calling. I press my phone to my ear and open my mouth to talk
"H-hello" I answer sounding like a dead zombie
"Tilda aren't you forgetting something?" Justin asks. Why would I be forgetting something early in the morning? And then it clicks, shit surfing!
"Wait it's already time to go but I'm not even read!" I reply
"Well hurry up because I'm outside your house right now"
"Okay I will be there in 10 minutes" I tell him and hang the phone up.
I take my red and whites stripped bikini out my draw and slip it over my body. I walk into the bath room talking one look at my reflection in disgust. My hair is a birds nest, I have bags under my eyes and I like half dead. Today I'm feeling extra lazy. I simply pull my hair into and bun to reduce the knotty look. I splash freezing cold water on my face which wakes my up immediately. I take an apple from the fridge to eat on the way, I take one step out the house the cool breeze hit my and I turn and walk back into the house. I enter my bedroom and take my full length black wetsuit out my cupboard and shimmy it up my body. Once I get it up to my waist I stop leaving it half on. I walk outside take my board and walk up the drive where he awaits with a smile.
"Good morning" he says with a warm smile
"Hi" I reply sounding a little grumpy.
"Someone's in a mood" he teases as we begin to walk
"Your the one who woke me" I say whilst softly footy bumping into his side. He continues to tell me about how the waves are going to be huge today and the swell will be good, it's already windy and will only get windier but the waves are best when it's windy. He tells me all about the weather whilst I eat my apple.
When we make it to the beach I notice two familiar faces, Mac and Ava.
"HEYYYYY" Ava yells from down the beach as we approach them. We say our quick hellos before turning to the surf.
"Wow there huge best we've had all summer" Ava tells me as we begin to puddle out.
We struggle to make it to the sand bar because wen ever a wave hits even though we push our boards under the water and drive down the impact of the wave still sends us flying backwards. After about 10 minutes if continuous paddling we finally reach the sand bar.
Ava and Mac are really good I don't know who I'm going to compete against two of my friends which are both so talented. I've only ever beaten Eliza in one surf comp ever and it was when we were 14, Eliza and I got chosen to try out for surf camp the top 3 surfers from each state of Australia get in. I the end I ended up winning with Eliza coming second. It was a good day and one I will certainly never forget.
I'm interrupted from my thoughts we I hear a scream full from Ava's mouth. I see the her fall from a massive wave, I just sit there watch as she tumbles into the water. The wave instantly crashes right in top of her, her white board crushed into the foaming water spitting it in two. I just sit on my board and watch ready to tease her about the full when se reaches the surface but the problem is she doesn't come back up.
I realise what has happened before the boys. I slip down onto my stomach and paddle toward her accident
"AVA!" I seam hoping for a reply but it never comes
"AVA!" I try again by this time Mac and Justin has noticed she's missing and are frantically paddling towards me. A minute later there by my side
"What happened" Justin asks
"No time for question, she's hasn't come up, she fell over there" I point to the spot I saw her fall from. Instantly we paddle towards where she should be.
Mac dives into the dark water in search for his girlfriend, moments later her pops back up with no luck. Justin's follows his actions and dives into the water. I don't know why I'm not help I just can't seem to move. I'm in shock. What if they can't find her? She should be anywhere right now? A rip could have taken her out. What if she's dead? I'm snapped out of my worried thoughts when Ava's dark hair pops into view followed by Mac and Justin's.
Once we make it into the sand Mac lays her on the sand, she unconscious. Mac checks her pulse and nods telling us she's slightly breathing
"Do you know CPR" Justin asks at the same time Mac presses his mouth to hers blowing the air into her lungs.
Justin then starts pushing down on her chest and I just sit there completely useless. I can't even think for myself, the boys are so smart and know exactly what to do but me on the other hand I'm lost, completely and utterly lost. I don't know how to act, how to help.
"Matilda, can you ring the ambulance?" Justin snaps me from my thoughts. Why didn't I think of this.
"I'm on it" I reply as I already run over to my phone.
I quickly dial 000, they pick up instantly thank god.
"Um hello, we need an ambulance. My friend got wiped out in the surf and got knocked unconscious" I tell the lady on the phone
"Is she still breathing?"
"Yes, we dragged her out the water, checked her pulse now my friends are attempting CPR"
"Okay sounds like you have all done the right things, where are you?" The lady replies
"Long beach, 3rd ramp right next to the ramp"
"We're on our way" she tells me before hanging up.
A few long minutes pass before the ambulance arrive. People exited the van and rushed straight over to Ava, they took over the CPR from Mac and Justin. I didn't even notice the warm tears falling from my eyes until Justin approached. I haven't know Ava long but it's like I've known her forever, like we have this isn't bond.
Justin stands in front of me his eyes locked on the sand. I look at his feet as the tears continue to stream down my face. He must have noticed my tears because within seconds his fingers are brushing the tears off my face. He continues to wipe them off but they continue to fall. He gives up with trying to wipe them away and pulls me into his chest. His arms wrap tightly around me back, I place my arms above his shoulders. We stay like this for what seams like forever, he just lets my cry into his chest.
"She's going to be alright you know" I whispers into my ear
"Y-you don't know that" I sob
Right them like just on Que. I hear coughing and lots of it. I lift my head up from Justin's chest to see Ava coughing out mouth fills of water.
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"I told you she would be fine" he tells me as we walk home. The ambulance did a quick cheek over then took her straight to hospital, Mac went with her.
"I was so worried, like what if you wasn't okay?!" I reply
"Just don't think about the what ifs, she's alright that's what matters" I finishes as we just reach my house. He gives me a soft hug before turning and crossing the road.
"Bye Matilda" he yells before I step inside.
I walk straight into my room, plopping down on my desk chair. I take on look at my reflection in the mirror wishing I hadn't. I look terrible.
Right them my door flings open, my mother rushes through with a huge smile on her face.
"MATILDA I HAVE GOOD NEWS!" She screams.
Ugh I'm not in the mood.
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(Sorry this took so long but I've had like a major family crises relating with depression I won't go into to much detail but that is why I haven't updated so I'm sorry but my family comes first. We are all okay now an everything will be fine. I was thinking of writing another story a true one about what just happened to my family because I think it could be quite interesting so yeah would any of you read it? :) oh and any spelling errors I'm bad but I really wanted to publish it so u couldn't be bothered going through at checking. Enjoy xx)
