abandoned
The stars are falling and the ground is breaking and I'm crying as Sora, still calling my name, is obscured by the mist. All around me, trees magically return, and the music of the ocean's rhythmic waves replace the sound of my best friend as he drifts away. Tears drip down my face, and I don't bother to wipe them away. He's gone, he's gone, and no matter what he promises I'm not sure if I can believe he'll come back.
And even though I don't like crying, I feel like I have a right to cry, after everything I've gone through. I've lost my home, my heart, and both my best friends, even though two of those things have returned. But in all truth, I'd rather be in Hollow Bastion with them than on the islands without them. But I've been abandoned here on the islands, and even as they are restored, I can't feel happy.
I struggle over to the secret spot and kneel down so that I can see the drawings we made so long ago. But a new addition catches my eye, and it makes my tears come all the harder and makes our parting all the harder, and I just don't know what I'll do without Sora and Riku.
I don't wish that Sora had stayed, because I want to find Riku, too, and I know that he won't rest until his other best friend can return. But why couldn't I go with him, instead of being abandoned on the Destiny Islands? Yes, that's the word, I've been abandoned, and who knows how long it will be until they return.
Who knows if they'll even return.
When I am home, I do not speak. They read the look on my face, after I have come back, and they don't bother me. I go to my room and cry some more.
The truth hits me suddenly. Sora is gone, to be the hero. Riku is gone, lost to the darkness. And Kairi is gone, because without them what will I do?
And now I wish that I had stepped over, that I had joined Sora. Sure, he would be angry, but he has to understand: I can't be just the damsel in distress any more. I will wait, for now, until I get a chance to find them.
And when I finally do, they're going to be sorry for abandoning me.