So I have been trying and failing to write a prequel to Sitting Tall that I am happy with. This is not really a prequel, more like a companion piece to the story. I wanted to get more into Kili and Fili's head, since there is so much more room for character development in the story. Go and read SITTING TALL first, and then come back and read this one. Thanks so much, and I hope you like it!
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Hello there,
I guess I'm talking to this mysterious "Dear Diary" person. Ma gave me this journal (NOT a diary); she said I would need it. But when I asked her what I would need it for she just smiled and then walked away. What is she hiding from me? Anyway, today is my big brother Fili's Birthday. He's coming of age today, a great honor in our society.
I wish he would talk to me. I wish he would let this foolishness go and be the Fili he was before the accident. I know it's because of me he won't speak. Sometimes at night I will my legs to move, to try to get just a toe to wiggle because if I do, I'll be able to walk and then he would talk again. I wish he knew how much he has already helped me. He was the one who designed this chair, after all. It was because of him I could train, fight and even hunt. I still remember the day he gave me the chair; I was sitting in bed with a book, bored out of my mind when suddenly Thorin and Fili came into my room with this odd contraption. It looked like a chair, but it had wheels instead of legs. I remember Thorin smiled at me—the first true smile I had seen since the accident. He put the chair down in front of me, and said "Kili, look what your brother has made you."
I looked at the chair, "What is it?"
"It's something to help you get around. So Dwalin doesn't have to carry you."
I smiled. I remember hating it when Dwalin carried me, I felt so ashamed and embarrassed. Dwalin didn't seem to mind though, he always told me jokes and tried to get me to laugh.
Anyway, Thorin helped me up out of the bed and sat me in the chair. I remember feeling excited that I had a little more freedom than I had before.
"See here? Ye' put your hands here on the wheels to roll forward." Thorin explained to me. I tried and I magically felt myself propel forward. Then I realized that if I roll on the left wheel I turn right and if I roll the right wheel I turn left. Soon, I was able to turn myself in a complete circle.
"This is the best gift anyone has ever given me. Thank you so much, Uncle." I said
But Thorin shook his head. "It isn't me you should be thanking. Your brother came up with the idea and I just helped him put it together." He turned towards Fili, who smiled shyly at me.
I reached out to him and took his hand.
"Thank you so so much. You have given me the freedom I would never have had." I told him, hoping that he would see that I was okay, that he would finally speak to me. But he just nodded his head, and smiled that sad smile of his.
Anyway, I better get going. Fili and I are going to walk and roll down to the pond today before the celebrations. Maybe this time I can get him talking.
Wish me luck!
-Kili
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