Meisters

Chapter 16: Monday

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The morning didn't start that great. My mother had prepared breakfast again and when I told her she needed to get a hotel because my boyfriend would be coming over, she snapped. She kept asking me why I didn't want her to meet my boyfriend, and I went the hard way saying I didn't want her to meet Soul since she isn't a part of my life. I said she doesn't have the right to meet my boyfriend or friends since she has been so off from my life that she doesn't have the right to just come into my life and expect everything to be alright. My mom was upset, she took her things and she left my apartment before I had to go to school. I did hurt her feeling but it had to be done. I couldn't have her inside of the apartment and I only told her what I felt.

The day at school was hectic. I wanted to get as much schoolwork done so Soul and I could hang out more and study less. I know he is coming to help me with my homework but I really just want to hang with him and have a good time. Tsubaki was glued to me and breathing in my neck. She was studying for the finals as well and she always wanted to squeeze information about me and Soul out of me. She wanted to know everything we did inside of his room and how it felt like kissing him and how it was like having a college boyfriend. I answered all of her questions honestly, but I left out the hacker part.

The final bell rings and I quickly bounce from the classroom. I'm almost running toward my locker. Soul sent me a message saying he was waiting for me outside of the school. My whole body is tingling and all I can think about is seeing Soul. Tsubaki can barely keep up with me.

"Maka, don't you have track today?" Tsubaki asks and I quickly shake my head.

"Nope. It is tomorrow I have a competition next weekend." I quickly say while I throw all of my books into my bag and lock the locker. "I'm got to go, see you!"

I can't hold back anymore. I run through the corridors and pushes pass students. I bet they have never seen me run this fast before, except when I'm on the track. Quickly I run out of the school and outside I see Soul leaning against the fence. I smile wide and I feel my heart flutter. Our eyes meet and I run even faster to him. I tackle into him and hug him tightly. Soul lifts me up and spins us around and I can't help but to laugh. He let me down on my feet and I kiss him quickly.

"How was your day?" Soul asks and grabs my hand.

"Long. Way too long for my liking. How did it go for you? Did you manage to get yourself ready for you lecture?"

Soul nods and we start to walk toward my apartment. "Yeah, things are going great actually. I feel pretty well prepared for the exams but I'm going to study some more to make sure I will pass it."

I can't help but to smile wide. "That's great!"

"Yeah, and you know what, when we are both done with exams, we are going to have some fun." Soul stops and squeezes me hand. "I'm going to take you to the prom and then we are going to travel to somewhere."

My eyes widen and I blush a bright red color. "R-Really? But are you sure you have money to travel somewhere?"

Soul nods. "Yeah, actually, I have been saving up from some time to travel somewhere and travel to a place with you is ideal. I'm sure we both need a break and we would get a chance to spend some time together alone." Alone. That one little word that spiced up the whole idea. The thought of being with Soul all alone on a tropical island doesn't sound that bad. We could bring our Rift Gears if we ever wanted to enter Meisters and play a little. I'm sure Tsubaki would force me to take it with me so I could tell her every tiny detail that we would do.

"I agree. It would be nice to travel to somewhere hot. You know, white beach, blue sea, it sounds very nice."

Soul smiles wide. "Then it's settled. We are going to a tropical island as soon as we both are free from school." We seal the deal with a kiss before we arrive at my apartment. Since my mother had been staying at my place, I didn't have the time to clean up my place as much as Soul and kid had, but it looks good. There are no dirty dishes, no half eaten food lying around or clothes on the floor.

"This is where I live." I say and take off my shoes. "Make yourself at home." I walk over to the kitchen table and starts unpacking my bag. Soul walks around the living room and checks out my movies. I smile at him while he slides his finger over the back of them.

"You got some good movies." Soul says and pulls out a movie and shows me it. "When you are done studying, can we watch this one?"

I smile wide. "Sure." I put my hand on my math textbook. "But first you are going to help me with this bad boy."

Soul chuckles and walks over to me, He wraps his arms around me and hugs me from behind. "Gladly." Soul leaves a kiss on my neck and I melted.

Soul is a very good teacher. He should really consider becoming a teacher because he is much better explaining the problems than our math teacher Sid. He makes even the hardest problems easy, and that is a miracle! He makes them understandable with a silly rhyme or a laughable explanation. Seriously, I would definitely sign Soul up to take Sid's job.

Suddenly the front door is unlocked and I hear my mother entering. "Honey, I'm home!"

My eyes darken and my eyebrow narrows. I told her not to come back here. Soul is about to stand up from the chair when I put my hand on his shoulder. "Stay here."

I get up from my chair and walks inside of the hall. "What are you doing here? I told you to get a hotel."

My mother sighs and gives me a sad smile. "Oh honey. I know you didn't mean that. You were just mad."

"No mom. I meant every word. They weren't said in the heat of the moment. I don't want you here."

She sighs loudly and shakes her head. "Don't be like this. I am your mother―"

"For fucking sake! You never were my mother!" I holler loudly and clench my fists. "Just because you gave birth to me doesn't make you a mother! You have to step up for your child! You neglected me for years and manipulated me into thinking what you and dad did was heroic and normal! Mothers don't neglect their children and now when dad dumped your ass you think you can just waltz back into my life like those years of suffering and solitude never happened?! I'm not your back-up plan! I'm not just some person you can run to when you need to be comforted! I am nineteen years old and I can make my own decisions and I decide I don't want you in my life! I don't want you in my life because you never gave me what I needed when I was a child, so why should I give you what you need now? Just go away and make it easy for both of us! You always were good leaving me alone so do what you do best, leave me alone!" I scream at the top of my lungs.

My mother's face is twisted with hurt and shock. I don't care if she is hurt because she left me numb for years without anyone to comfort me. I was left alone to raise myself.

"Is that really what you want? Do you really want me out that badly?"

I nod. "Yes. I don't want you in my life."

Tears start to fall down my mother's cheeks. She wipes them away but new ones come. My mother walks up to me and kisses my forehead. "You have grown into a good woman. I just wished I could have watched you grow up." Then she walks out of my apartment for the last time.

As soon as I lock the door behind her I feel Soul wrap his arms around my waist. "You okay?"

First I start to nod but the nod turns into me shaking my head. "I'm not sure exactly. She treated me so badly and she manipulated me into thinking what they did was noble and right when it was not. I'm happy she is finally gone for good but I do feel guilty." I turn around in Soul's arms and look into his eyes. "Do you think I went too hard on her?"

Soul shakes his head before he pulls me into a soft hug, rocking me slowly in his arms. "If you wanted her gone then I think you had to go that far. She wouldn't have realized that you really wanted her gone. She wouldn't have taken you seriously. I think you did the right thing. My parents were just the same and I needed to go as far as you to get them out of my life."

I inhale Soul's scent and rest my head on his chest. "I feel bad but I don't regret doing it. I'm tired of always being disappointed with them. I'm done wanting to be like them. I want to go my own path and I can't do that with them in my life."

Soul kisses my forehead and pulls away from me. "I think we should stop with the math now. What you need is a movie, cuddling and ice-cream."

I giggle and nod. "Yeah, you read my mind."

I might feel a little bad for what I did to my mother, but from now on, my life will be better. I have Soul by my side and the world to explore, but for now, spending time with Soul is all I want at the moment. And it did help that Soul missed the last bus to the college grounds so he had to spend the night. Even though we didn't do anything, sleeping in the same bed as Soul is bliss. I would want to fall asleep in his arms every night to then wake up to him beside me. That would be a dream comes true.