Thinking of home
I was now waiting in the loft for Alfred to start. The loft was a big black hole so I stayed close to the opening. I hugged my knees and thought of home.
Mei was afraid of the dark. Yao used to let us in his bed and cuddle us until Mei fell asleep then he'd put us back in our own beds. He used to tell us stories sometimes with dragons and a princess that needed saving. One time he made fireworks and set them off which made huge red explosions in the sky. Mei got scared of the sound it made but he just put his hands over her ears. For my birthday they both made me a big panda bear, so big it was almost the size of me! I forgot to bring it over though.
I missed my panda and I missed Yao more than I thought I would. When we lived together he was always so bossy and mean but I guess it was cause he was our big brother. When I left Mei was hitting him and crying. I had a dream where I ran back to her and gave her the biggest hug ever and Yao held both of us telling us everything was gonna be ok. We'd never leave each other ever and one day we'd even see Yong Soo and Kiku. He'd cook us all his special soup and sing loudly. Mei would complain about his singing after showing Kiku her newest drawing. Yong Soo would be annoying Kiku as usual while Kiku reluctantly dealt with him. We'd get told dinner was going to be ready soon and Kiku and Yong Soo would set the table while I got the chopticks and gave everyone a pair. Mei would pick a flower from the garden and put in a vase on the table. Yong Soo would soon get in trouble for taking too much food then for talking with his mouth full while the rest of us ate our meals normally. Mei and me would quickly finish our meals and leave to our room before we got told to do the dishes as Yao called for us from the table but let us go anyway. Mei would tell stories of how when we became older we'd live by ourselves away from Yao where she'd be a famous dancer and I'd be famous martial artists on TV like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.
I started crying. I missed Mei most of all and desperately wished I had some way of going back to her instead of being stuck in that guys house where my clothes are different. Where everyone had difficulty understanding me. Where they forget I'm here.