Song: Who Says - Selena Gomez & The Scene
Matilda's POV
What is it mum?" I grumbled as she walks over to me with some papers in her hand.
"You've been accepted into Adelaide University and Flinders University!" She replied with a big grin on her face, I new she was happy.
"I've already accepted to Flinders I still need to ring the Adelaide Uni and say no"
Well my mood just went from bad to worse. My mum always wanted me to go to university but I didn't, all I want was to have a life of my own be a normal teenager and everything then when I'm older have a big surfing career. I'm not even old enough for uni but she still went ahead and organised it for future year. She went to Flinders uni so now I HAVE to go there too.
Tears brimmed in my eyes threatening to spill over the sides. All I want was a normal life with a normal mother, one who lets you have parties and goes out for a coffee with you just to talk about everything but instead I get one who is over controlling and forces me into things.
"Matilda you haven't said a word"
That's when I lost it I turned around and started to walk to my room.
"Matilda stop!" My mum orders
I turn around the tears finally spilling down my face.
"why? so you can control everything in my life like you always do?! I DONT WANT TO GO TO UNI!" I scream finally letting my anger out
"EXCUSE ME YOU ARE MY DAUGHTER WHO IS NOT A LEAGAL ADULT SO YES I CAN 'CONTOL' YOU" she yells back using her finger for quoting markers
"JUST BECAUSE IM NOT AN ADULT DOESN'T MEAN I DONT GET A SAY IN MY LIFE!"
"IF I LET YOY HAVE A SAY IN IT YOU WOULD DROP UNI AND SPEND YOU LIFE SURFING WITH THAT BOY!" The way she mentions Justin make me just want to slap her
"YEAH WELL AT LEST HE LOVES ME MORE THAT YOU EVER WILL. YOUR A TERRIBLE MOTHER YOU NO THAT RIGHT!" I scream
"I'M A TERRIBLE MOTHER WELL YOUR A TERRIBLE DAUGHTER!" That when I could stand any more I turned and started to run to the door.
When I turn I see Hamish standing there in shock obviously he heard everything. He try's to comfort me but I push him away and walk out the front door.
The tears are still spilling out my eyes, I don't even know why I'm crying I shouldn't be wasting a single tear over her.
I run across the road and stop in front of Justin's door. I attempt to wipe the tears away but they continue to fall. I must look a mess.
My fist pounds on the door, no one answers. I keep pounding my fist against the door until it opens. I tall man with brown hair and brown eyes stands in font of me, I'm guessing its Justin's dad.
I open my mouth to speak but someone beats me to it.
"Dad who's there?......." Justin's voice trails when he takes in my sight.
He rushes over to me and pulls me into is sting arms. I burry my head I his chest as my sobs begin to pick up.
Justin's dad walks away leaving the two of us alone. Justin holds me close until my crying stops.
He leads my through the house until we get to a door. When he opens the I see what looks like a second house. Inside the room is a lounge room that fades into a kitchen. At the back of the room are three doors which I think would be a bathroom and two bedrooms.
He gestures me to sit on the couch whilst he walks over to the kitchen. When he returns he takes a seat next to me and hands me a mug of hot chocolate.
"So what happened when you got home? We heard yelling and then you came knocking on our door in tears"
I told Justin about my mum applying for University early and how she went and now wants me to go to the same place as her. I told him how I felt about Uni and how I just feel like if I end up going then I'm going to end up like my mother and I don't want the life she has. I want the life my idols have, travelling around the world for surfing comps, modelling swimwear but mostly inspiring others. I want to make people feel like they can just go out and do something because I've given them to strength to try but with my mother in the picture I won't be able too. I tell Justin everything.
"The life you want you can have" how can he possible think that, my mother will do anything to keep me from my future.
"How then? How can I possible have that life?"
"If you take your mum to the state comp to watch you kick ass and then move on to the Roxy Pro championships and win that she will see how much this life doesn't fit you and how you were born to surf"
"Justin you may be a genius!"
We shared some laughs and a good conversation before I went home through my window and hit my bed, I've got a long day of training ahead of me.
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A/N I'm so sorry I haven't updated in like AGES I've been very busy lately. I've been knee deep in family dramas and dramas with my friend and I've had stacks of homework I really just haven't had time for writing. I've got an idea for the next next chapter so it will probably come quickly hopefully. Anyway I'm really sorry but now I'm on holidays I might update quicker. Enjoy xx
