Digimon: Digital
Monsters
A True Love
Chapter 3
"The Box"
Sora sat on a swing,
intolerantly waiting for her knight in shining armor, Tai. It was seasonably warm in Tokyo and the sun
shined on Sora, rubbing her back like a warm hand. Young children chased each other on the playground, wrestling on
the bright green grass and giggling and laughing. Sora noticed her friend T.K. chasing a darling blue bird. The world seemed so alive. Magic and romance were in the air.
It's already
11:45. Where could Tai be? Sora had given up on waiting. Tai was already
45 minutes late and she had better things to do. She jumped off her swing. As she started to depart Tai ran to her. He was breathing hard and Sora knew he had probably run all the
way from his apartment.
"Sorry I'm late,
Sora," he panted.
"It took you long
enough," Sora snapped, her voice full of exasperation. "What
was it you wanted to show me?"
Tai reached into his
pocket and pulled out a small, dark blue box. He placed it in the palm of his hand and held it out for Sora to see.
"I wanted to show
you this."
Sora took the box
and opened it. Her eyes widened with a
mixture of shock and surprise. Tears
formed in the corner of Sora's eyes and she wrapped her arms around Tai's neck.
"Oh Tai," she
cried. "I love it almost as much
as I love you!"
Tai was taken aback
by Sora's last comment. Did She
just say she loved me? Several
of the children that had been wrestling with each other moments earlier stopped
to watch the two teens. Little girls
giggled while boys made gagging noises and stuck their tongues out.
"You do?" he asked,
his cheeks growing red. He hugged
Sora's tiny waist.
"Yes!"
* * * * *
"Why are you so happy,
Tai?" Kari asked Tai as he happily entered the apartment. He had a dopey grin plastered on his face
and a far off, vacant look in his eyes.
"Nothing that would
concern you Kari," Tai chuckled, playfully ruffling his sister's hair.
Tai plopped down on
the couch and flicked on the T.V. Though he tried to concentrate on the show he was watching, he couldn't
take his mind off Sora. He thought
about how beautiful she was, with her light brown hair, her soft skin, and the
hat she always wore. Every time a
character appeared on T.V., they had Sora's face. Tai sighed lovingly.
Teenage boys
in love are disgusting! Kari
thought as she took her glass of Coke and went to her room.
* * * * *
RIIIIIIIING RIIIIIIIIING
"I'm awake" Tai
yawned, rubbing sleep out of his eyes and stumbling out of bed. He felt his way to his desk, where the phone
was ringing off its hook.
RIIIIIIIIIIIING
"Tai," Kari moaned,
rolling over in bed. "Answer that."
"Hello," Tai
whispered, lifting the receiver to his ear. "Oh, hey Sora."
Tai listened to Sora
frantically sobbing on the other line. His eyes shot open in terror. His heart began pounding in his ears. His pit of his stomach twisted and turned like the tide. He thought he was going to be sick.
"What? I'll be there as soon as possible," he
bellowed, slamming the receiver down.
"What's wrong Tai?"
Kari asked, half conscious.
"I have to go to
Sora's right now!" Tai told her, putting on clothes he wore the day before (not
that it mattered, he wore those clothes every day).
Kari's eyes shot
open and she sat up in bed. She was now
very wide-awake. She silently watched
as Tai snuck out of the apartment.
"But it's only 3:00
in the morning!" Kari thought to no one.
To Be Continued….