Matilda was breaking down within, but she chose to be courageous instead.
She felt the want to cry, but she opted to keep them to herself.
'I'm not going to cry since it won't change anything.' Matilda thought to herself as she continued walking.
She came to a halt after getting a good distance away from Hector's car. Matilda closed her eyes and took a long breath in trying to compose herself.
She took a big breath and began walking away.
Matilda deduced that the fact that her bank card didn't work meant that her parents had banned her from using it.
She just has a few dollars left in her wallet, so she can't afford to stay at a motel. "If I had known something like this was going to happen today, I would have taken out a lot of money from my bank account last night." She mutter
