I'll Tell You Tomorrow
"Videl, what is it?" he asked in his concerned, sweet voice. I shook my head, even though we were talking on the phone.
"I…I can't," I almost sobbed, and I heard him ever so slightly give a heavy sigh. "Tomorrow." I swallowed hard. "I'll tell you tomorrow."
"K. Night Videl," he replied. He was going to hang up now? No, I couldn't let him! There were so many things I wanted to tell him. But I did the same as I did the other times, I let him go.
"Good night Gohan." Something swelled up inside my chest. "Gohan?" I cried.
"Yes?" He sounded tired; I kept him up too late again.
"Thanks for letting me talk," I answered, and he stifled a small laugh.
"Sure thing." There was a click, and the dial tone came on. With a sad sigh, I put up the phone, sat down in my chair, and glanced at my watch. It was 11:20; wow, I just talked to him for almost a whole hour. He's so easy to talk to; no wonder I can bear my whole soul to him.
I stared at my reflection in my mirror and went against the strongest urge to smash my fist into it and shatter it into a thousand little shards. Why couldn't I tell him? It was only three little words. Three big little words. Frustrated, tired, and sad, I pulled the chord on my ceiling fan, which turned off the light, and plopped down on my bed. Lying on my back, I stared at the ceiling and placed my left fist on my forehead. Why was I afraid to love someone? Afraid to be in love with Gohan? Afraid to tell him how I felt? It's just so hard when everyone you love growing up is snatched away from you… Tears unwilling formed behind my eyes, my heart began racing, the air grew hot, and my head began to hurt, and I rolled onto my left side to try to calm myself. I envisioned that I was staring into his kind, handsome face instead of darkness, and I pretended that he was laying on my bed next to me with his arms wrapped around my back. The illusion worked, and my body returned to normal. I felt so warm; it was like he was really here with me. Slowly and peacefully, I fell asleep and hoped there would be no nightmares.
~ Videl: Warrior Princess
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