Scenario : Will & Kayla were friends before his retirement. This takes place after Will's incident and Kayla's visiting him.
"If at first you don't succeed
Dust yourself off and try again
You can dust it off and try again.."
Aaliyah - Try Again
(Kayla)
I wrapped my green cardigan more tighter around my body, as I quickly made my way down the sidewalk. My plans were to to head over to Pia's to work on a project we had for school, but when I got the call from Ms. Cloud saying that Will ended up hurting his leg at his competition, I couldn't leave him hanging. I quickly approached the Cloud's front door and gave it a knock.
A few minutes later, Ms. Cloud answered the door. She was wearing an apron and had a bit of flour on her face.
"Hey, sweetie..Will's in his room." She told me.
"Alright." I smiled, walking inside the house and heading upstairs.
Once I got there, I saw that Will's door was slightly opened and the sound of grunting filled my ears. I quickly made my way in to see him trying to sit up.
"Will, you're suppose to be resting!" I fussed, rushing over to the side of his bed.
He sighed in frustration.
"I can't just lay here when half of the town has that wipeout on the internet." Will muttered, crossing his arms.
I knew that he probably has a lot on his mind. He tends to over-think things quite often, it only took me the first day I met him to realize that. I tossed my jacket to the corner of his room and laid on my side to face him.
"Will, you messed on one move, your life isn't over." I said softly, running a hand on his arm.
I felt his body become a little less tense and he looked down at me.
"I worked on that move for months, and you know that! I just wanted to prove that I have creativity, but it just blew up in my face." Will spoke, disappointment evident in his voice.
"Remember when I used to have crappy technique?" I said.
"Yeah, but now you don't, so it doesn't matter." He replied.
"I sure don't because you know why?"
"Because you tried and you approved."
"Yes, but that wasn't my main focus point. You were there with me everyday and pushed me until I got it right. I kept doubting myself, but you kept telling me that I can put in the effort...and that's all I wanted."
"That's because I have a lot of faith in you. I knew you can do it, you just had to know too."
He kissed my forehead, as I held his hand.
"And I have a lot of faith in you too. Don't let one move affect you so much. You didn't succeed, pick yourself up and try again."
Will smiled warmly.
"I think the pain is going away a little bit." He said.
"Oh thank god, I was really worried about your leg."
"No, the pain is definitely there. But I'm talking about the pain in my chest..its fading away."
His hands reached for mines and slowly placed it on his clothed chest, my eyes fluttering at the sound of his heart.
"Nothing's more good than reassurance."
