LavaEmerald wrote:
I saw her smile and tuck her curly locks behind her year. She said something funny, judging by the intonation, but it was one of those moments when everything around you stops. The memories flooded my hear, her being in front of me caused me an information overload - she looked the same, as if we were still in high school; her smile, showing off her perfect teeth hasn't changed... she even wore the ring or a ring, which reminded me of all the broken promises. For all I knew she was with someone else, who gave her this ring, since I knew they made a lot of identical ones for the same purpose. And then I saw it, the smile wore off when she realised who stood before her. This smile was meant for a stranger, not for someone, who became a stranger and belonged to her past.
She instantly turned her back on me and all I could see was her silhouette, carrying her favourite sandwiches, which caused a half smile to appear on my face. Maybe I should've chased her down, but she made it clear she wished to contain me in her past. I had no right to follow her. When she needed to follow me, I pushed her away. It was easier to start anew, than to deal with parts of my old life that I had to drag to my new life. The "Ordinary Mat" made promises he couldn't keep, ordinary people always disappoint. Now heartthrob Mat took the place of the good old kid with the pure intentions. I had to cut her out of my life, because I wanted to keep her innocence. I didn't want her to lead a life of uncertainty, I had no idea if I would make in into the business. In all retrospect, I could've done a lot of things differently, only if I had the information I had now.
I paid and headed towards my car. I could still see her in the distance, she went in the direction of the hospital, all I could see was her umbrella, since it began raining quite heavily. She always wanted to be a doctor and something told me she made her dreams come true, too. Of course, I was trying to make myself feel better about the way in which I left things. If she succeeded in her life I wouldn't feel quilt anymore.
Another hour or so of driving and I would be in the house I bought for my mother. Oh, how much I hate that woman. Maybe that's why Tara and I had our thing. My mommy issues were forcing me to appreciate mature bossy women. That's when my phone rang and it was my manager.
"Are you there already?!" Tara sounded slightly annoyed.
"Hmm, I'm nearing the house, but not yet." the window was all sweaty from the temperature difference, due to the heavy rain, so I cleaned the window swiftly.
"Matilda from Hollywood Lifestyle just called. She wants to do a spread on your family life - so that you seem more approachable, the all-american son. We'll have to include your mother, too." her voice got quieter when she said the last part.
"No way!" I shouted, as I tried to disconnect my phone from the smartphone windshield mount, since I was using it as a GPS. During my struggle with the mount, the phone slipped through my fingers and fell to the passenger seat. I leaned down to reach it. As I was standing up, I could see a brown dot, getting bigger and bigger. It all happened for a split second. I turned left to try and miss it. All I could hear was broken glass and screeching metal, followed by darkness.
"MAT, MAT! Are you there?!" this was the last thing I heard, before my eyelids got heavy.