Exit Wounds | The Script

Exit Wounds

*Willows POV*

Dads cars squeals out of the drive and my eyes follow the car right until its a tiny dot in the distance. Anger is bubbling upside me ready to be released. My hands clench into fists.

I hate him.

Mum stands behind me and places her hand on my shoulder. It feels patronising and I don't like it.

"Don't worry Willow, he'll come back so-", she says pityingly.

I swivel round, shaking off mums hand.

"It's not fair!" I scream at Mum.

"All you care about is me getting good grades with my courses that i'm on.

I try so SO hard Mum can't you see that? But no. Everything has to be the best.You don't care about my music life do you? You don't care about what I actually enjoy? You just want me to be the 'perfect' daughter don't you?"

Mum just looks at me. She takes a step back ad if I was a contagious disease. Shock is written all over her face.

"Willow. You don't really mean that. I love y-".

Mum stands in the doorframe, her eyes glistening with tears with a pleading look on her face.

"If you loved me, you would stand by my side. You would support me. You would be strong." I say quietly, letting each word piece the air, like a needle piercing skin.

"I try to Willow...you know I do" Mum stutters.

I suddenly realise how sick I am of her weak excuses for not standing up for herself against Dad.

"Well you don't try hard enough. Why let Dad bully you into the decisions that you don't want to take? It's called being strong and standing up for yourself Mum. I'm 20 for crying out loud! Yet Dad treats my like I'm ten years old. Never aloud out. Never aloud to see anyone. Never aloud to do ANYTHING without Him standing my my side. I've put up with it for twenty years of my life. I'm not going to throw anymore of my life away.

I'm leaving." I state.

"Willow you can't-" Mum starts sobbing hysterically. She grabs my sleeve but I'm too fast for her. I pull away.

I look Mum in the eye. Directly.

"I'm not ten years old anymore Mum." I whisper.

"I'm old enough to take care of myself".

I grab a holdall and fling a few clothes and books in it. I take out all my savings and tuck them under all my clothes. Thank God I kept my money in the house and didn't put it in the savings bank. I carefully lift my guitar off my bed and run my hand over the smooth, glossy woodwork, quietly strumming a few chords. It calms me to know that I'm taking it with me. I couldn't leave it without me. I slot all my music books in the guitar pocket and zip it up.

Mum watches me. Helpless tears running down her face. She know she cannot fight me. I'm strong,

"Just give us one more chance, please Willow please! What will your dad say when he comes back?"

"I don't know because I won't be there" I answer.

I heave my suitcase up and grab my coat.

I look back at Mum.

Mum stands behind my on the stairs, her shoulders heaving. She drags her hand across her face leaving black smudges smeared over her cheeks.

She looks scared. Betrayed. Vulnerable. Maybe I should stay? I can't leave her can I? But in the back on my mind, I know that this is the right thing to do. I can't be controlled anymore. I need to live my own life, not let someone else live it for me.

I look at Mum and she looks at me, our eyes locked. I know that this is the last time I'm going to see her in a long time.

"Willow." Mum looks at me, with red rimmed eyes.

"It's not the end." I try to tell her reassuringly, although my eyes are beginning to fill up. "I'll visit you soon."

Before she is able to see that I'm crying, I roughly twist the doorknob which leads into the foreign world which I have barely explored. I know deeps inside my heart. that i've made the right decision.

I then look back at her for the very last time. My mum who has tenderly cared for me for my entire life.

Mum whispers a few words, but I can't hear what she is saying to me

"Take care Mum. I love you," I say, closing the door behind me. I shut out my old life and walk out onto the main road, entering a new one.

*A/N*

Heyyyy! This is a fan fiction about the Script:) The band will appear soon I promise! This is just a starting chapter.. Anyways what do you think? Do you think that Willow has done the right thing? Please comment and vote, it really does put a smile on my face😊

Much love

Rose x