Kimiko stared silently up at the star clustered sky, singing quietly to herself. She was listening to her Ipod, a present for her dad. It was the latest version, a sleek handheld device that displayed the song with scrolling lyrics. She looked down at the display and read:
Big,
Big Girl
By Emilia
I'm a big big
girl
In a big big world
It's not a big big thing if you leave
me
But I do do feel that
I too too will miss you much
Miss
you much…
So
true, just a few months ago, Raimundo left for the Heylin side, and I
still don't completely trust him… But I missed him sooo much! How
could I have hated and- and missed him?
I can
see the first leaf falling
It's all yellow and nice
It's so
very cold outside
Like the way I'm feeling inside
I remember that feeling. Depression. A coldness that numbs everything…
I'm
a big big girl
In a big big world
It's not a big big thing if
you leave me
But I do do feel that
I too too will miss you
much
Miss you much
Outside
it's now raining
And tears are falling from my eyes
Why did
it have to happen
Why did it all have to end?
Why is right… Rai and I, we'll never be friends again. At least not like we used to… All because of one thing… Stupid Rai…
I'm
a big big girl I have your arms around me, warm like
fire
In a big big world
It's not a big big thing if
you leave me
But I do do feel that
I too too will miss you
much
Miss you much
But when I open my eyes
You're gone
Kimiko jolted up as she heard the last few lines. Like, like fire? Yeah… I remember how he used to hug me… How he used to laugh with me, and tease me. I haven't laughed in months…
I'm
a big big girl I'm a big big girl
In a big big world
It's not a big big thing if
you leave me
But I do do feel that
I too too will miss you
much
Miss you much
In a big big
world
It's not a big big thing if you leave me
But I do feel
I will miss you much
Miss you much
As the song ended, Kimiko looked up in the sky, thinking. And she wondered…
The next night…
Kimiko was out again, watching the stars. It had become a hobby with her, a way to forget about Raimundo. But sometimes, it was so hard to forget…
"Kimiko?" a voice startled her. A voice, that was… familiar. She turned.
"Rai?"