Disclaimer: I don't own "OBAN: Star-Racers".
Summary: Set after episode 14. After her second loss on Oban, Eva doubts if she ever sees her mother again, but a visit by a certain someone brings her confidence back.
A/N: YAY!!! Thanks for reviews everyone! OK, finally! This is it! The confrontation between Don Wei and Eva!
Fixing Life.
Chapter 7
Eva walked along the stone corridor of the Earth temple, her steps echoing loudly. She soon reached the place of her destination: Don Wei's room. Eva stood in front of the entrance, memories flashing in her mind.
She remembered how happy they have been once in a while. She recalled the days they had spent together… Together, all three of them. She saw once again how they had been having fun in the park, how Don and Maya had returned from the restaurant on the day of their anniversary, how her mother had held her and promised to take her on the ride on her star-racer, how Maya had sent them a good-bye kiss before the race, how she had smiled… for the last time…
Eva did not notice that tears were silently running down her cheeks. As she snapped out of her memories, she quickly wiped away her tears and made a deep breath.
"Here goes nothing. And I'll tell him this time, no matter how much it hurts," – she thought.
Eva carefully moved away the curtain, expecting to see her father in the room. However, the room was empty.
"That's odd, – she thought, - Where could he go to?"
Eva turned around and headed for her own room. As she entered it, she saw her father, standing next to her bed.
Don Wei looked something next to terrible. He had dark circles under his eyes, he definitely got much thinner, and despite the fact that Jordan, Stan and Koji had sent him to get some sleep, he still looked tired.
Eva stood there for several moments, unable to utter a word. In fact, she just had no idea how to start. She had been waiting for this moment for her whole life, but now… Now she almost panicked. But something inside of her mad her speak and even smile.
-Are you looking for someone?
Well, at least that was some beginning.
Don Wei turned around, his eyes wide open. There was silence for several moments. And then…
Then Don Wei simply threw himself on Eva, hugging her tightly.
Eva was so overwhelmed by that, that she did not know what to do first. But as it hit her what was going on, she hugged her dad tightly, as though afraid that she might loose him again.
It felt so good… As though she was back home… As though nothing bad ever happened… As though she was her parents' little Eva again…
-Oh, Eva… - Don Wei whispered, still hugging her, - I'm so sorry…
-And I'm sorry too… - Eva was crying again, - I should've told you earlier, but I just couldn't… I couldn't bring myself into telling you the truth…
They just stood like that for what seemed to be eternity, tears of pain mixed with happiness running down their faces… A father and a daughter… Their ways once diverged were united again… They were finally together, they were finally able to tell the truth to each other… They could no longer pretend and hide each others' thoughts and feelings... Now it was so much easier to live, to breathe, to feel…
-After Maya died, - Don Wei finally spoke, - I… I was completely destroyed… Ruined what seemed to me to be beyond repair… I felt like…
-…You did not want to live and keep on going, - Eva finished for her dad, - Yes, I know.
-Yes, but… How do you…Oh, but of course… It must've felt the same to you as well, - Don Wei looked at her.
-Yeah, well… And not only that…, - Eva looked away. She wasn't sure she wanted to tell about her dream, in which her mother showed her the life her father lived after Maya's death.
They fell silent again. Don Wei looked very said and ashamed. Eva felt how much he was blaming himself for everything that had happened… And Eva felt the pain as well. She hugged her dad again and said:
-It's OK… We can overcome this together… We can bring her back… I swear! I can do it! If I win the Ultimate Prize, she will be with us again. I promise.
-Oh, Eva… - Don Wei whispered, smiling, - I believe you.
A/N: So! It finally happened! A conversation between Don Wei and Eva! OK, now what concerns further chapters, the only thing I can say is that there is an epilogue coming up, and it will serve as the beginning of a new story, some kind of a sequel. The thing is, I'm not very happy about the way things tuned out to be at the end of the series. So, the sequel will take place two years after episode 26.
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