Chapter 7:
Promise
"Horo-Horo, you came home late again yesterday,"
Midori said looking at both the males.
"I'm sorry, I kept him
late after because I had to do something after school. He just
decided to stay with me so I wouldn't get into trouble…when I
came home." Ren looked down slowly.
"When do you plan on going
home little boy?" She asked looking at him with a questioning
look.
"Soon," He answered simply. "I'm sorry for all my
troubles; I'll just go to my room now." He stood up and headed to
his room.
"Midori, that was a mean question to ask him." Horo
looked to the women standing up.
"I don't want you getting
close to that boy anymore Horo-Horo." She sat down next to him. "He
should leave soon; you know what happened last time you go close to
one of your students."
"I didn't mean to get close to him,
and that was the past. Ren is different, he needs someone." He
looked out the window.
"What and you want to get close to Ren?
You'll end up hurting yourself again. He's not worth it all. Just
leave him Horo-Horo, let him go. I need you more than he does."
Tears slowly developed in her eyes.
"He needs someone there for
him. Please just understand that Midori. I just want to help him,
just this once," He said slowly and softly.
"Horo-Horo, I was
really close to losing you before. I don't ever want to experience
that again." She hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry," He
hugged her back. "I promise that I won't ever hurt you like that
again."
---Ren--
Lightening began to crack through the darken
sky. Thunder roared seconds after. Ren covered his ears as the voiced
of the other two was audible again.
"Horo-Horo, promise me that
you'll make him leave by this weekend."
"It's not my
decision, I want him to be able to face the world on his own," He
replied softly back.
Tears slowly developed in Ren's eyes as the
words began to fill his mind. Rain slowly fell as the thunder grew
louder. Every rain drop making a sound of its own. Pale hands slowly
reached out to the window and slowly opened it. The pair of hands
slowly wiped away the tears from his golden eyes. Soon the room was
empty; the wind blew as the curtains swayed along with it.
"You
should sleep over; it's raining kind of hard." Horo suggested.
Midori nodded slightly as he took her to her room.
"Thank you
Horo-Horo." She smiled faintly as he shut the door. He walked over
to Ren's room and opened the door.
"Ren, are you okay?" He
questioned walking in. He turned to where the sudden breeze came
from. 'The window?' He walked over to it. "Ren? Ren!" He
jumped out the window and started running.
---Ren--
Ren sat
against the cement wall, the same one that Horo had found him against
two days ago, as tears slowly rolled down his cheeks. Little coughs
and sobs were heard through the roaring thunder and the dropping
rain.
