-See you later Lea. My mother here wants me home in time for dinner!
I was seventeen and my life you may think must be perfect. All the time in the world having ice cream 24/7 playing pranks with my best friend. Most remember me when I was like thirteen…fourteen. It's different now with no support from anybody in my life well if I was supported by my hopefully dead mother and drunk father.. Living in a basement isn't the type of thing a normal teenager who prefer to live in but you have to make by. Isa's the kid who lives that normal teenager or more like average
I stared at the concrete giving my wave before reaching for my jeans for my lighter and cigarettes. If Isa found out I had these in my pockets, he's going to lecture the crap out of me. Not saying he's a bad kid, smartest and nicest kid you would ever know, but it's hard to compare our two totally different lives and personalities. Oh well, it's like the whole ying and yang thing with the whatnot.
As I ignited the little spark from my lighter, before I ever could predict appeared was Kairi. She was the little girl only at the age of seven or eight who is kind of in my situation. I mean who expects out of her who is the fairest of them all. The one who is stuck with a lowlife like me after her grandmother died and it was tough last year with her depression. The one closest to you if they leave you can hurt so badly. Her having no parents either after they supposingly from rumors that they pretended to do some stupid task before running away to see the whole new world.
-Lea, I have a gift for you!
-Huh, oh thanks half pint but you really don't have to. You should back off for now. Smoke isn't good for your lungs and only adults can smoke. Well of course there are exceptions but you shouldn't take that road kiddo.
-Uh huh(looking completely disinterested in my smoking information)..well I got this from the Radiant Garden's…umm..garden. I picked colors I knew would mean a lot to you so here you go!
She stared at me with anticipation as she behind her back was obviously holding the bouquet of flowers. I sighed and smiled putting my lighter and box of cigarettes hidden in my pocket. I like her to think of me how she met me when she was only four and I was like thirteen. More fun loving then I'm stuck as now.
-First the pink rose. I heard it meant something like friendship. To our friendship forever!
-Second..a white tulip. You always blame yourself in the end. Forgive yourself..
Kairi placed the two flowers in my hand and went shuffling through the flowers as if deciding would make a better choice to present next. Finally, she smiled happily and began again.
-Third..I heard it's called a glad. It means your strength of character. You're really strong Lea and don't forget that.
-Lastly..sorry I lost a lot on the way but it's a Forget Me Not. Funny name right. It means to..
-remember your name. I don't forget anyone's name and no one will forget mine hopefully. Thanks for the flowers.
And perhaps for the first time, love and joy seeped through my heart. It filled it so little and yet if felt like a lot. This girl has a lot of potential of making people happy. I held onto the four flowers and smiled perhaps almost crying.
-You're crying Lea!
-I am not! I am..I mean have something in my eyes and it really burns! Get it out!
She giggled as I screamed comically running around the street like a maniac. Little did I know how much she would grow and how much in some way she changed..and in the other..not.
(scene in KH 2)
The beach tides calmed down as she looked at her own two feet with no answers.
-Maybe..waiting isn't good enough
-My thoughts exactly! If you have a dream, don't wait. Act. One of life's little rules. Got it memorized?
I walked through the dark corridor and noticed her face. Her hair long like before wearing some flimsy cheap pink costume. And this time, I found determination and a fire burning in her eyes. She's not the same girl that's for the sure who acted all sweet giving me these dear old flowers. This is going to be fun.