Recollection
Chapter 3
Ajhappyfeet
It's a late update but I got it done yay! I was busy Christmas shopping for family & friends which is probably my least favourite part of the season. I was also busy
with dance and homework and other stuff... I am also going to start a Next Step fanfiction very soon for all of you Canadian folks out there! Yay! Oh well, forget
about it, enjoy chapter 3!
Hiro's POV:
Another day at the Hamada house hold. I sighed. Another five day week of school rushed by and the weekend was now in. Despite it being a Saturday without
homework, I was still feeling unhappy. The slap of Brad's hard hand still stung into my cheek. Pain and sorrow filled my heart while the covers of my bed shielded
my face. No one wanted to look at a loser like me anyways. Besides, I was too lazy and tired to get out of bed. As I lay there, a ray of light peaked through a tiny
hole in my blanket. I felt like a vampire from the dark that came out during day. The light was burning me but the only remedy was to embrace it. When I quickly
pulled the covers off my head, I took a look around the room. Taking a slight glance towards Tadashi's part, I realized he was still peacefully asleep. I wasn't
surprised though. He always slept in on typical Saturday mornings.
I asked myself, What should I do with life today? There was a lot I could do: go outside, bother Tadashi or play with my robots...
The thoughts brought me back to the metallic blue and red robot. It brought me back to when Tadashi broke it two days ago. I can't believe the anger and pain I
suffered on that very day. That memory was etched in my brain forever and I couldn't take it back no matter how much I tried.
A few minutes later, I jumped out of the sheets excitedly but I moseyed down the stairs. Might as well fix it today, get myself out of this mood...
When I came down, no one was in sight. Aunt Cass was working in the cafe and of course Tadashi was still sleeping.
Sitting on the table were the broken blue and red robot parts. They were still here from yesterday. Gathering the parts, I started to head up. They jiggled and piled
on top of my weak arms and it felt hard to do two things at the same time. Some of the limbs eventually came out of my grasp but I didn't stop to pick them up.
I dropped the parts I still had on my bed. Then quickly, I rushed out and picked up the rest of them I dropped on the stairs.
This time, I had no trouble getting up. As soon as I got to my room, I ran and plopped on the soft, comfy bed. Finally, this was a moment when I got to be happy
again.
I bent over to the red drawer beside my bed. Various tools scattered the inside as I decided which ones I needed. Picking up my favourite screwdriver, hammer and
nails, I began to fix the beloved robot. As I got up on the bed, a smile started to spread on my tiny face. Joy filled my heart again with every twist of a screwdriver or
a hit with a hammer. My worries faded for a moment like cotton candy and happy memories came through. I began to even wonder how I became so interested
in the world of robotics. Like I'm already too young to even know my ABC's my memory or even know how add and subtract. It puzzled me for a few minutes.
But all of a sudden, it finally struck me.
It all began around two years ago. Mom and Dad were still in the picture before the car crash incident. I was supposed to be at school now but instead, I was lying
in bed with a horrendous cough and a high fever. I was told to get rest but it never came to me. How could I sleep with annoying sniffles and headache every
second? Wiggling and squirming among the pillows and sheets, I was determined to find some sleep. When I finally began to drift off, I heard the door to my room
shut silently. Heavy foot steps shuffled across the room as I pondered who it was.
"Hiro," a man whispered, "Hiro..." He sat down on the bed.
I suddenly sat up to see who it was. Rubbing my eyes, I stretched my arms and took a glance at the weight. It was Dad.
"Hi Dad... " I mumbled tiredly. I gave a big yawn after that.
"Sorry, did I wake you up?" The 34 year old asked softly.
"No...*yawn* I'm okay." I yawned.
Dad giggled. "Kiddo, I think you need some rest. I was only here to check your temperature."
He gently laid the back of his hand on my little forehead.
"Yeah, still pretty hot. Go back to sleep now." The weight that was once there had slowly lifted off and headed out the door.
"Dad! Come back!" I hollered. It wasn't good for my sore throat but I didn't want to be alone.
The man stopped walking for a second and faced my bed.
"Hiro, I'm serious. You need your sleep..."
"But please stay here!" I interrupted, "It took me so long to get to sleep!"
I stared at my father with classic puppy eyes.
Dad's expression changed. "Oh, alright then!"
A smile appeared on my face while Dad came over to my bed.
"So Kiddo...what do you want me to do?"
"I don't know." I replied. Seriously, I really didn't know. I just liked his company.
He started to examine my bedroom. Since my room was pretty messy back then, the sight wasn't very pleasant.
"Okay...how about a story!?"
"Naw, not into it."
"Maybe a puzzle? Cards?" he asked with hope I would say yes.
However, I shook my head. I already completed most of the puzzles already. And I just didn't like card games.
Dad gave a tiny frown. "Fine then.."
He started to sound more annoyed with me.
"Or we can have...Snuffles time!" He picked up the brown teddy on the side of my bed and wiggled it so it would dance.
"HEY!" I snatched Snuffles out of his hands into my tiny arms. "My bear! No touchy!"
"You used to like Snuffles time when you were a baby!"
A look of concentration spread on his face. For a minute, he sat on my bed like a lump.
"That's it!" He stood up instantly.
All of a sudden, the weight that was once there dashed out of my room.
"I'll be right back! It won't take long!" I heard his voice from the hall.
I sat there with perplexion. What on earth is he doing? Where is he going? I hoped he wouldn't be too long like he promised.
It only took a few seconds for him to come back. I guess he kept his promise after all.
"Sorry Kiddo, I really wanted to show you this though!"
In his hands lay a shiny blue and red thing. It had a head, arms and legs just like a human. The only part was that it was made of metal and steel.
"Is this one of those 'Barbie' thingys?" I asked with fear.
The girls in my class keep on talking about these things called 'Barbies'. I never knew what they were talking about until one girl brought one in for show and tell. It
had human limbs made of plastic which got me kind of creeped out. Not to mention she even forgot to dress the Barbie when she got to school. Luckily, the teacher
snatched it right away from her and wrapped Kleenex around it's body so we wouldn't have to pass it around naked. However, I'm still terrified of Barbies to this day.
"No, it's not a Barbie..." Dad chuckled.
I gave a sigh of relief.
"...it's a robot!"
What's a robot? I had no clue what it was.
I grabbed it out of Dad's big hands so I could have a closer look. It surely did have limbs but it didn't scare me.
"Well look at this!"
He pressed a small button on it which made wings come out of it's back.
"Cooool!" I exclaimed with interest.
"And there's a remote control that comes with it too."
He handed me a little box with a joystick and multicoloured buttons. I pressed every little button to see what it did. Every time I pressed one, it mad the robot do an
action such as walking or jumping. The joystick was there to control where it went.
"WOW! This is totally cool! Thanks Dad!"
"You're welcome Kiddo! I made that one and the one for Tadashi!"
Wait...Tadashi has one too!?
I dropped the remote and looked up at Dad. I wanted to be the first!
"Tadashi...has ...one too?"
"Ya...it's green and orange. You didn't know?"
"Nope..."
My head plopped down into the pillows. It felt like I was going to cry. I finally found something cool that Tadashi didn't have for once. But now, it was just some
stupid lie I made to myself.
"What's wrong now?" His soft hand patted my back.
Holding back my tears, I finally looked up at Dad.
"It's not bad that Tadashi has a robot too. Is it?" he asked.
I didn't know how to explain all of this to him so I just made it really simple.
"I...I...I thought I would be the first with a cool robot, not him.." I sniffed.
"Hiro..." He came further on the bed to hug me "...It's not a big deal. Life's not a competition. Just do your best to be your best."
He hugged me even more in his arms. " If you try your best, you will make the world happy one day."
He continued. "Tadashi was like you one day. Weak, sick and whatever you're feeling now. And I just wanted to help him out like a good father. So like you, I
entertained him with the green and orange robot. I saved the other one for you."
Dad smiled at me which made me smile at him. "So I did my best to be my best on that day. I did my best to make Tadashi happy and he did become happy."
I was happy Dad said that to me. Even thought it involved Tadashi, I have some inspirational words to chew on now.
"Thanks Dad, I feel better now."
"Oh! And before I forget, keep the robot."
"But Dad..."
"No, Keep it! I made it for you!" He handed me the robot and controller.
I looked at the robot one last time. It did look pretty cool and it would be a shame never to see it again.
"Thanks Dad." I stood on my knees and kissed him on the cheek.
"Eww germs! Ahaha! Just kidding!" Dad joked, " But seriously, I don't wanna catch whatever you have now. Gotta go now!"
Checking his watch, he made his way out of the bedroom and into the hall again.
"Bye Kiddo! Have fun with the robot!" he hollered.
I whispered the words 'good bye' back to him. I meant to shout them aloud but they never came through.
Examining the robot again, I officially knew what I had to do. I followed Dad's words and took a great interest in robotics like him. Every night, I had him read books
about robotics to me because I was still learning how to read. So basically, if I tried to do my best at something I liked, I was sure to be the best at it later on.
Oh my! I thought to myself. Is that the robot Dad gave me!?
Looking at its parts carefully, I suddenly realized it was the robot that had was shiny blue and red. AND TADASHI BROKE IT!
My anger started to settle in as I squeezed my fists into tight balls. I forgotten I was still holding a robot arm in my right palm. However, I never broke it because
I was too too weak.
A twist of a doorknob had startled me. As I glanced over at the door, it made a really slow creaking noise. CREEEAK! Fear climbed on me as I stood still like an
icicle. CREEEEEAAAK! The sound was getting me more nervous as coldness trickled down my spine. Who opens doors like that? I wondered. I didn't care if they
were going to eat me or pounce on me, I just needed to know.
"WHO ARE YOU!?" I shouted bravely risking my life.
"It's just me..." it moaned.
The voice sounded familiar but I couldn't pin point it.
"Come out now!"
The creaking sound got faster and faster until I could see who the person was head to toe. It was Tadashi. Him, in person who broke the one precious thing I got from
Dad. Him, the person who had gotten up now at 2:00pm (How did he get out of the room without me knowing?) . Him, the person who's gonna deal with my anger
at the start of his day.
How do you like the flashback? I kind of just made it up along the way like I did with this whole story. So, I guess this story isn't going to be 2-3 chapters long but oh
well. The more the merrier hehe.
Big thanks go to: KanaMac, KillerJill04, Moonlesscat, TigerNinja16, ecl1ps3, Maria D. Rose, Midnight1234, RUHLSAR000, blackcat1806 and mariskaization
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