Remember the Past, Don't Live it: Part 1
Tai turned the corner as he thought about the glamorous goal he scored on last night's soccer game. How he won the game for the team, how everyone cheered for him, how Mimi cheered for him...
But his chain of thoughts was broken when he crashed into a girl and caused her to fall backwards. "Oh... uh, sorry, miss. Um, let me help you up." Tai stuttered out as he reached out a hand and the girl took it.
"Thanks." The girl said as she brushed the dirt off of her khakis'.
Tai recognized that voice easily. He's heard it so many times in his dreams and real life. "Mimi?" he asked to make sure.
Mimi's head shot up at the mention of her name. "Oh, Tai... hi!" She said. 'Don't blush, Mimi. Whatever you do, don't blush. He's really cute, and nice, and popular, but don't go all flirty on him. You'll look like a ditz!'
"Yea, hi." 'Don't act stupid. She'll think you're an idiotic jock!' Tai thought. An awkward silence followed. "Well, I gotta go."
"Yea, me too."
"Um... bye then, I guess."
"Yea, bye." Mimi sighed as she walked pass him. 'He doesn't even even want to talk to me...'
'Come on, Tai, you can do it. Courage!' Tai boosted himself on in his head. "Courage, right." Tai whispered under his breath. "Mimi! Wait up!"
Mimi swung her head around and saw Tai running toward her. She tilted her head, still confused. "Huh? I thought you're going the other." She said when finally caught up.
When he finished resting, he smiled and winked at her. "It's not safe for a girl to walk home alone at night." She immediately smile brighter than ever and began walking home with Tai tagging along.
There's another awkward silence between them as they walked towards the Tachikawa Residence. They stopped all of a sudden as Tai stared into the distance with his mouth hung open. He took a few steps back as Mimi stared at him, confused.
Then, something appeared behind Tai which caused Mimi do the same thing. "I-I have to go." Mimi stuttered out as she turned around and dashed towards her apartment door. Tai turned around and shook his head as he slowly walked back towards his house.
*@----}----{----@* Tai's house
Tai sat on his bed with his hands covering his face. He breathed a deep sigh as he leaned back and plopped onto the bed. He stared at the ceiling and traced the tiny face of a teenage girl appeared and smiled down at him. He smiled to the image for a quick second. But then the smile turned into a frown. He squeezed his eyes close tightly and shook his head wildly. "She's gone, Tai! Let it go!" He yelled at himself.
He reached over to the nightstand and grabbed his Evian bottle. He took a few sips of cool water as he let it gently slide down his throat. He almost taste sweetness against his harsh, dry throat. "She's gone..." he whispered softly.
"How can you be so sure of that?" a feminine voice came from the dark corner of the room. He swiftly turned around towards the voice.
*@----}----{----@* Mimi's room
She sobbed quietly on her bed as she pressed her face against the pillow. The pink pillowcase became a darker shade of pink whenever a tear drop fell on it. Her wild brown hair was down and spread in all different directions on the pillow. Her hands clasped onto the soft sheet as she cried. "I'm sorry, Matt, Sora. I'm really sorry." She said in a strange voice as her tears alienated her voice. "I should have pulled back before I fell too deep. I failed you." she said in her high voice. Ever since the night of the accident, she always could his presence around her. Guiding her and protecting her. It's as if he could see straight into her heart. A headache rushed in as scenes of the tragic night seeped into her brain once again. The painful memory stabbed at her like a thousand knives.
*@----}----{----@* Flashback (Mimi's P.O.V.)
"Slow down, Matt!" I shouted so my voice could be heard over the loud whipping of the wind and the heavy roar of the blue convertible's engine. The wind was so strong I could barely stand it. I am sure we're going way over the speed limit on the lonely, quiet highway.
"It's okay, Mimi! I'm not even going that fast!" He shouted back at me. I curled up deeper into my seat and clutched tighter onto my seatbelt. I had a terrible feelings and a million butterflies fluttered around in my stomach.
"Come on, Mimi! Don't turn into a worry-wart! Just hang loose and have fun tonight!" Tai shouted from the front next to Matt. I could tell that Sora was pretty nervous herself also, but she just wanted to have a good time with Tai.
Just then, I saw shining lights from the front and I squinted my eyes as I used my hand to block the light from shooting straight into my eyes. Sora did the same and when we realized what's happening, we all screamed. Right then, all I could hear were screams and tires screeching.
Then, I felt the car tilting and suddenly, with a high pitch scream, we tipped over to a side as the metal doors scrapped against the cement ground. The sound was ear piercing and I just covered my ears as I squeezed my eyes shut. All I could do was scream as fear washed all over me. I doubt that I was going to survive at all.
Then everything stopped. It was dead silent as I waited for at least the tiniest hint of sound of movement. I waited and waited but nothing came. My whole body tensed as my hands clutched onto my light pink fleece jacket. It seemed to have become wet and sticky somehow. After a few minutes which felt more like eternity, I relaxed my whole body, took a deep breath, and open my eyes. It was horrible. The sight set a shadow for the rest of my life.
All my friends just sat in the car and my boyfriend, Matt, who was the driver, was limp against the steering wheel. His arm was crushed since it was outside the window right before the car tilted. Blood escaped everywhere around his lifeless body. I looked over to my best friend Sora, who's color on her face was beginning to drain already. There was a slight puddle of blood which her head rested in. Then, I realized that the moisture on my jacket was the blood from Sora and Matt. It must've splattered on me during the great rush.
I closed my eyes and tears fell out involuntarily. I covered my eyes as I curled myself into a ball again. The whole place was dead silence as if time has just been frozen. All you could hear was my whimpering as more tears choked out. After another few minutes, still with my eyes closed, I felt a hand on my shoulder. The human warmth felt so nice as the coldness wrapped around us like a cold blanket. Then, the hand leaded me out of the car and I sat down on a large rock.
I looked up to find myself staring at Tai. He had a cut on his forehead and blood escaped from it. He, too, had tears in his eyes as he hugged me for comfort. I clung onto his jacket so I won't lose my only true friend left in this world. I never wanted to let go...
*@----}----{----@* Ends flashback (MImi's P.O.V.)
The memories attacked my brain and it finally gave in. To fight the battle, I walked over to my bathroom and got some aspirin from my medicine cabinet. I shook my head as I rested it on my fingertips. I walked back over to my bed and laid flat down as I stared at my blank ceiling. I've never felt so alone. Even when I was stranded in the digiworld, but that's because I knew that Matt would come and rescue me and be my hero. But now, I know that he can never help me anymore.
I held up a picture of Matt and me and smiled at the sight. It was three days before the accident and we had our arms around each other. It's amazing how everything can change in one night. It seemed so unfair that I had to suffer so much to finally see through Matt and my differences and now we both just have to let it go. It's not fair. "Where are you when I need you, Matt?" I whispered as I curled to my side.
"Closer than you think." A whisper came from a shadowy part of my room...
*@----}----{----@* Tai's place again
"No..." Tai whispered as he shifted uncomfortably on his bed. "Enough is enough, Taichi!" he screamed out.
"Tai, don't hurt yourself like this. You're not going insane. I'm really here, I'm back." The voice hissed in an odd tone as a girl stepped out from the shadows. Tai's face drained of color as soon as he saw who it was.
"S-Sora?! B-But I thought you're dead!" Tai screamed. He's never been so petrified in his life. Now he felt completely guilty about flirting with Mimi, Sora's best friend before she died in the crash. He felt guilty just for developing feelings for her.
"Nothing's impossible, Tai. And this pretty much proves it. Now, how've you been?" Sora said in a voice which seemed completely mysterious to Tai. Her smile and her eyes were so cold...
"Miserable, it would be petrifying if it hadn't been for Mimi..." Tai muttered. He really didn't want to lie to his dead ex-girlfriend.
Sora's eyes turned angry at the mention of her friend's name. "How can you even talk about her?! How can you two? Falling in love behind Matt and my back? I thought you two were more loyal than that, but I guess not." She yelled.
Tai stood up, getting pretty furious himself. "What did you expect me to do? Go out and be a monk? You were dead, Sora, and nothing can change the fact. Do you know how hard for us NOT to fall in love with each other? She's been the only person who have been there for me after the accident! Now, tell me, if you see someone who is equally attractive, smart, caring, and sweet as Mimi everyday, tell me how a normal guy like me can not fall in love with her?" He screamed. But then he gasped, it was obvious that that was completely obnoxious and hurtful. He began to take a small step towards the apparition. "I-I'm sorry, Sora." He whispered as he shook his head.
"No, Tai. Sorry doesn't cut it. You can be with her if you want, but you better treasure your time together." She hissed as she disappeared. Tai stood there and stared blankly at where Sora stood.
Tai turned the corner as he thought about the glamorous goal he scored on last night's soccer game. How he won the game for the team, how everyone cheered for him, how Mimi cheered for him...
But his chain of thoughts was broken when he crashed into a girl and caused her to fall backwards. "Oh... uh, sorry, miss. Um, let me help you up." Tai stuttered out as he reached out a hand and the girl took it.
"Thanks." The girl said as she brushed the dirt off of her khakis'.
Tai recognized that voice easily. He's heard it so many times in his dreams and real life. "Mimi?" he asked to make sure.
Mimi's head shot up at the mention of her name. "Oh, Tai... hi!" She said. 'Don't blush, Mimi. Whatever you do, don't blush. He's really cute, and nice, and popular, but don't go all flirty on him. You'll look like a ditz!'
"Yea, hi." 'Don't act stupid. She'll think you're an idiotic jock!' Tai thought. An awkward silence followed. "Well, I gotta go."
"Yea, me too."
"Um... bye then, I guess."
"Yea, bye." Mimi sighed as she walked pass him. 'He doesn't even even want to talk to me...'
'Come on, Tai, you can do it. Courage!' Tai boosted himself on in his head. "Courage, right." Tai whispered under his breath. "Mimi! Wait up!"
Mimi swung her head around and saw Tai running toward her. She tilted her head, still confused. "Huh? I thought you're going the other." She said when finally caught up.
When he finished resting, he smiled and winked at her. "It's not safe for a girl to walk home alone at night." She immediately smile brighter than ever and began walking home with Tai tagging along.
There's another awkward silence between them as they walked towards the Tachikawa Residence. They stopped all of a sudden as Tai stared into the distance with his mouth hung open. He took a few steps back as Mimi stared at him, confused.
Then, something appeared behind Tai which caused Mimi do the same thing. "I-I have to go." Mimi stuttered out as she turned around and dashed towards her apartment door. Tai turned around and shook his head as he slowly walked back towards his house.
*@----}----{----@* Tai's house
Tai sat on his bed with his hands covering his face. He breathed a deep sigh as he leaned back and plopped onto the bed. He stared at the ceiling and traced the tiny face of a teenage girl appeared and smiled down at him. He smiled to the image for a quick second. But then the smile turned into a frown. He squeezed his eyes close tightly and shook his head wildly. "She's gone, Tai! Let it go!" He yelled at himself.
He reached over to the nightstand and grabbed his Evian bottle. He took a few sips of cool water as he let it gently slide down his throat. He almost taste sweetness against his harsh, dry throat. "She's gone..." he whispered softly.
"How can you be so sure of that?" a feminine voice came from the dark corner of the room. He swiftly turned around towards the voice.
*@----}----{----@* Mimi's room
She sobbed quietly on her bed as she pressed her face against the pillow. The pink pillowcase became a darker shade of pink whenever a tear drop fell on it. Her wild brown hair was down and spread in all different directions on the pillow. Her hands clasped onto the soft sheet as she cried. "I'm sorry, Matt, Sora. I'm really sorry." She said in a strange voice as her tears alienated her voice. "I should have pulled back before I fell too deep. I failed you." she said in her high voice. Ever since the night of the accident, she always could his presence around her. Guiding her and protecting her. It's as if he could see straight into her heart. A headache rushed in as scenes of the tragic night seeped into her brain once again. The painful memory stabbed at her like a thousand knives.
*@----}----{----@* Flashback (Mimi's P.O.V.)
"Slow down, Matt!" I shouted so my voice could be heard over the loud whipping of the wind and the heavy roar of the blue convertible's engine. The wind was so strong I could barely stand it. I am sure we're going way over the speed limit on the lonely, quiet highway.
"It's okay, Mimi! I'm not even going that fast!" He shouted back at me. I curled up deeper into my seat and clutched tighter onto my seatbelt. I had a terrible feelings and a million butterflies fluttered around in my stomach.
"Come on, Mimi! Don't turn into a worry-wart! Just hang loose and have fun tonight!" Tai shouted from the front next to Matt. I could tell that Sora was pretty nervous herself also, but she just wanted to have a good time with Tai.
Just then, I saw shining lights from the front and I squinted my eyes as I used my hand to block the light from shooting straight into my eyes. Sora did the same and when we realized what's happening, we all screamed. Right then, all I could hear were screams and tires screeching.
Then, I felt the car tilting and suddenly, with a high pitch scream, we tipped over to a side as the metal doors scrapped against the cement ground. The sound was ear piercing and I just covered my ears as I squeezed my eyes shut. All I could do was scream as fear washed all over me. I doubt that I was going to survive at all.
Then everything stopped. It was dead silent as I waited for at least the tiniest hint of sound of movement. I waited and waited but nothing came. My whole body tensed as my hands clutched onto my light pink fleece jacket. It seemed to have become wet and sticky somehow. After a few minutes which felt more like eternity, I relaxed my whole body, took a deep breath, and open my eyes. It was horrible. The sight set a shadow for the rest of my life.
All my friends just sat in the car and my boyfriend, Matt, who was the driver, was limp against the steering wheel. His arm was crushed since it was outside the window right before the car tilted. Blood escaped everywhere around his lifeless body. I looked over to my best friend Sora, who's color on her face was beginning to drain already. There was a slight puddle of blood which her head rested in. Then, I realized that the moisture on my jacket was the blood from Sora and Matt. It must've splattered on me during the great rush.
I closed my eyes and tears fell out involuntarily. I covered my eyes as I curled myself into a ball again. The whole place was dead silence as if time has just been frozen. All you could hear was my whimpering as more tears choked out. After another few minutes, still with my eyes closed, I felt a hand on my shoulder. The human warmth felt so nice as the coldness wrapped around us like a cold blanket. Then, the hand leaded me out of the car and I sat down on a large rock.
I looked up to find myself staring at Tai. He had a cut on his forehead and blood escaped from it. He, too, had tears in his eyes as he hugged me for comfort. I clung onto his jacket so I won't lose my only true friend left in this world. I never wanted to let go...
*@----}----{----@* Ends flashback (MImi's P.O.V.)
The memories attacked my brain and it finally gave in. To fight the battle, I walked over to my bathroom and got some aspirin from my medicine cabinet. I shook my head as I rested it on my fingertips. I walked back over to my bed and laid flat down as I stared at my blank ceiling. I've never felt so alone. Even when I was stranded in the digiworld, but that's because I knew that Matt would come and rescue me and be my hero. But now, I know that he can never help me anymore.
I held up a picture of Matt and me and smiled at the sight. It was three days before the accident and we had our arms around each other. It's amazing how everything can change in one night. It seemed so unfair that I had to suffer so much to finally see through Matt and my differences and now we both just have to let it go. It's not fair. "Where are you when I need you, Matt?" I whispered as I curled to my side.
"Closer than you think." A whisper came from a shadowy part of my room...
*@----}----{----@* Tai's place again
"No..." Tai whispered as he shifted uncomfortably on his bed. "Enough is enough, Taichi!" he screamed out.
"Tai, don't hurt yourself like this. You're not going insane. I'm really here, I'm back." The voice hissed in an odd tone as a girl stepped out from the shadows. Tai's face drained of color as soon as he saw who it was.
"S-Sora?! B-But I thought you're dead!" Tai screamed. He's never been so petrified in his life. Now he felt completely guilty about flirting with Mimi, Sora's best friend before she died in the crash. He felt guilty just for developing feelings for her.
"Nothing's impossible, Tai. And this pretty much proves it. Now, how've you been?" Sora said in a voice which seemed completely mysterious to Tai. Her smile and her eyes were so cold...
"Miserable, it would be petrifying if it hadn't been for Mimi..." Tai muttered. He really didn't want to lie to his dead ex-girlfriend.
Sora's eyes turned angry at the mention of her friend's name. "How can you even talk about her?! How can you two? Falling in love behind Matt and my back? I thought you two were more loyal than that, but I guess not." She yelled.
Tai stood up, getting pretty furious himself. "What did you expect me to do? Go out and be a monk? You were dead, Sora, and nothing can change the fact. Do you know how hard for us NOT to fall in love with each other? She's been the only person who have been there for me after the accident! Now, tell me, if you see someone who is equally attractive, smart, caring, and sweet as Mimi everyday, tell me how a normal guy like me can not fall in love with her?" He screamed. But then he gasped, it was obvious that that was completely obnoxious and hurtful. He began to take a small step towards the apparition. "I-I'm sorry, Sora." He whispered as he shook his head.
"No, Tai. Sorry doesn't cut it. You can be with her if you want, but you better treasure your time together." She hissed as she disappeared. Tai stood there and stared blankly at where Sora stood.