Reflections
Part 2A steady hand grabbed a hold of her shaking one and pulled her up and away from the water.
She fixed her gaze on the sand trying her best to gain composure, but failing miserably as tears started to stream down her cheeks.
"Matilda are you alright"? He asked rather gruffly
No I'm not! She thought angrily trying to stop her body from shaking. I've just humiliated myself in front of you and half of Summer Bay.
She half expected Scott to come running to her after screaming so loudly.
Getting no answer from the young girl. He awkwardly lifted her chin so she was looking at him.
"Maddy"? He asked more softly using her nickname "Are you alright?"
Finally managing to gasp out a yes she bent down to grab her towel. All she wanted to do was get out of there. Go home and snuggle up with that tattered brown bear that she had hidden under her bed.
"I'll be getting out of your way now" she said hurriedly.
His hand rested on her shoulder for a moment stopping her in her tracks. "Matilda"
Stop doing this to me; I'm supposed to be hating you.
"Do you want to talk about it"?
"About what"? She answered impatiently.
His gazed was now fixated on the water.
"Your fear of the water"
Now instead of feeling humiliated she felt plain frustrated. She had let him see her vulnerability and her fear.
"I almost drowned once," he added bringing her out of her thoughts "When I was ten"
Before she could stop herself she found herself looking up at him.
"What happened"?
He looked at her briefly before fixing his gaze on the water again.
"I liked a girl"
Matilda shook her head, they were even more alike then she had realized.
He looked at her somewhat sympathetically and voiced her thoughts.
"Looks like we do have something common after all"
They stood quietly for a few moments until Matilda broke the silence.
"How did you overcome it"?
"She taught me how to swim again, took me back to the beginning "
"Sounds degrading"
He shrugged, "it was only uncomfortable when she brought her boyfriend a long"
Matilda gave an uncomfortable smile.
"So what do you say"?
Knowing what he was implying she decided to play dumb "About what"?
"Swimming lessons"
Matilda sighed, "I'd be to embarrassed"
"Why, It's not like I don't know whats happened"
Matilda tried to fight off the giddy feeling that was taking over her body, however one look at the water cured that feeling straight away.
"I don't know"
" It'll be fine" he reassured her " Besides now that your living in Summer Bay, do you really want to be the only person sitting on the beach and not swimming like everyone else on the weekends.
"No"
He smiled " Good so every morning at 6:30 meet me here"
After all this he still wants to help me
Matilda looked up into his smiling face and inwardly groaned
Now looks what you've gotten yourself into not only do you have to get up early every morning. You've fallen in love with him all over again.
Kim looked at his watch "I have to go, I start in a few minutes"
"Ok"
"I'll see you tomorrow"
Matilda nodded
"Hey Kim"
He turned around
"How long did you like that girl for"?
"And why do you want to know that?"
Matilda shrugged " Just curious"
"About a year I guess, see you tomorrow"
Matilda took a few steps towards the water, just close enough that she could see her face .
A whole year of this
Matilda for the first time in a few days gave a genuine smile.
"Maybe it wouldn't be so bad"
Besides I can't help it that his so damn nice.
A/n: This is the end but I plan on doing a sequel and also a story after that , so if I find the time this will be turned into a mini series. Thanks for the reviews :)
