Ever wished that life would be like the movies? It always has a good ending though it seems like living hell in the beginning. And in movies, everything is possible. It's like good fate always comes by to the hero of the story. And when it comes to love, they always end up together in the end…Have you ever had that wish? That your life would also have a good ending, or the person you like would also fall for you in the end? For one person, it was her dream.
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It was Friday and the sun was up. "Seven o'clock" she read the clock as she stood from her bed. She stretched out her arms and yawned. She rubbed her eyes as she made her way to the bathroom. She stopped and looked at her face from the mirror. "Mornin' Sakura…" she greeted herself.
Sakura is one of those typical 17 yr. old girls. She is in 2nd yr senior high school, studying at the same school as her brother Touya who is in his 3rd yr. Sakura is a very bright student. Every year, there would always be an award waiting for her. She was a very good athlete too. Students say that she might be the next cheerleader of their cheer squad. But she doesn't act like the other girls who think of themselves as superior to others. She is very kind and quiet most of the time.
She was dressed and ready for school as she came downstairs. Sakura headed to the dining room where her brother and mother were already at. "Mornin!" she greeted cheerfully as she made her way to her seat. "Here's your breakfast Sakura", her mum said as she handed her the plate. Sakura nodded a thank you and started eating. Touya looked up at her mother and asked, "When would dad be home?"
"He said he'd be home by tonight. Why'd you ask?"
"Nothin, he promised me that he would take me fishing tomorrow. That's why…"
Sakura looked at her brother then laughed. "What?" he asked her. "Hehehe, I thought you hated fishing since you fell into the lake the last time you went…", she continued laughing after that. "Grr…" He let out and continued on his food.
"I've got to go ahead now. I have to meet Tomoyo on the way today." She stood up and kissed her mom on the cheek and then smiled at her brother before she went to the front door to leave.
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It was a beautiful day that day. It wasn't that hot or that cold, it was just right. A good day for walking, she thought. By the corner she saw her cousin Tomoyo, waiting for her. Sakura ran towards her. They exchanged greetings when Sakura reached her. They walked together as they talked about school and other things.
As they walked, they passed by a bulletin board that advertised upcoming movies. "Looks like good movies to me." Tomoyo said as she glanced at Sakura who was looking for a good one. "Yeah… I wanted to watch one last week but I spent my money to buy that new phone...
"But I was planning on renting movies for tomorrow night." Sakura smiled and stepped back from the board; they left and went to school.
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First class was Literature. The teacher asked the students to read a part then she would call on another. The first guy was called. He stood from his chair and began reading. "He stopped fooling with…"
As he read, Sakura followed with her eyes. She got bored at one point and the teacher seemed to have noticed. "Sakura," she called. "Could you read the next lines please?" She sounded more demanding than asking. Broken from her trance, Sakura got lost in the pages, good thing that her seatmate told her where to start. She stood up and started reading.
"All this was so new to me. Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown---even when we don't want to and think we don't need to. I tried to concentrate on…" The door swung open and came in this chestnut haired boy, bag in hand. "Sorry I'm late ma'am," the boy said and then made his way to his seat, which was in front of Sakura's. "Late again Mr. Li. One more and I could send you to the office for suspension. Take your seat and thanks for interrupting the class," was the teachers' reaction. 'Talk about being mean', Li thought.
He made his way to his seat and glanced at Sakura when he was about to take a seat. "Go on Ms. Kinomoto," the teacher said once Li was seated in place.
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"That teacher is a bitch!" Li exclaimed to some of his friends as they were talking. "Yeah! She thinks she is so smart. That old hag must be really like that. She's so mean and all." One guy said and gave high-five with another who said, "Probably the reason why any man would like to be with her!" With that, their group broke into laughter.
Sakura was passing by that moment with Tomoyo. They took a seat on the next table beside where Li's group was. The two were talking until they were interrupted by one of the guy's who was with Li a while ago. "Hey pretty ladies," he said. "Hi Michael." Tomoyo greeted. "Could you leave us please? We're talking." Sakura spat back at him. "Ok,ok… You don't have to be so mad about it." He said as he backed off his hands raised up in surrender. He laughed as he turned back to their table.
"That guy is mean. Actually, their group is composed of mean, arrogant, cocky guys." Sakura told Tomoyo when Michael was away. "Well, let them. They won this year's basketball tournament. They say that Li Syaoran is going to be next year's captain. Like you, you're going to accept the position of being the captain of the squad right?"
"I was actually thinking about that, 'cause when I am named captain, some may think that I'm a bitch." Sakura answered. "Why'd you think that?" Tomoyo asked then took a sip from her drink.
"Look at the former cheerleader, and the other members. They think they're so superior. Yes they are popular because of their looks, but they are mean bitches when it comes to people who are out of their league. So maybe, other students would think I'm the same." She answered once more, her face downcast.
Tomoyo patted Sakura's back for reassurance and said, "Come on. Don't think that way. Most of the students here know you and they don't think that way about you." "Thanks," was Sakura's answer.
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"So what movie would you like?" Tomoyo asked as the two of them scanned the shelves with movies for rent. It was a small store 2 blocks from Sakura's street. "I don't know. I've seen most of the movies here," she answered.
"How 'bout this one?" Tomoyo asked as she took one from the shelf. 'Addicted to Love' it read. "I've seen that. It was ok…" Sakura answered.
"This," Tomoyo asked again. 'City of Angels'. "I haven't seen that yet." Sakura told her as she took it from Tomoyo. "Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan…Have you watched this one?" Sakura inquired. "I did. That movie was long ago. It has a good sad story to it," Tomoyo answered.
Sakura took it and looked for another one before they went to the cashier and left.
It was rather warmer that afternoon and the two decided to stop by the local food shop in their area. They sat outside under the shade of the umbrella. While waiting for their orders, they saw Syaoran on the other side of the street. He was walking slowly and looked depressed. He didn't seem to notice the two girls from the other side and he sat on a nearby bench facing away.
"What's up with him?" Sakura asked Tomoyo. "I don't know. But I've seen him act like that before when I passed by him the other day."
"Why don't we ask him?"
"No! I tried that before. He got mad and ran away. He said I shouldn't bother other people's lives." Tomoyo answered. The two just looked at him. When their orders arrived, neither of them was talking they just ate their ice creams. Half way finished with their food, they noticed Syaoran leaving. They let him and soon they also headed home.
A/N: The line that was read during lit class was from Paulo Coelho's book, 'By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept.'
this is just the first chapter. . . I keep each chapter short, so sorry if it was too short.
Disclaimer: Characters of this story are taken from the anime 'Card Captor Sakura' by CLAMP. Other characters and plot are mine. Any incident that the story had a same event from real life was accidental. Thank You.
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