Disclaimer: Due to technical difficulties no one is here to give the disclaimer so me and Kari will do it.
Kari: Right TK so where did we leave off
TK: I had just asked you out
Kari: Ok and also don't sue Michael for breaking copy right laws because he'll be able to squirm his way out of court.
TK: Yeah he is the master at… OH shit! He got lose! Run Kari.
Michael: Get back here. Oh yeah Role film.
Michael Irene presents
"H..HI Kari.. It's TK. Um.. d.. do you want to um…… g…go to a movie… or something… sometime…maybe?" I heard it but couldn't believe it. Takeru Takashi was asking me out on a date. The instinctive response would be yes but there were other factors at play here. If we did go out and we broke how would that affect our friendship. How would Davis take all of this. Davis. Silly to be thinking of him right now but I knew how he felt about me and I didn't want to hurt him. But I didn't want to hurt TK either. Oh, fuck couldn't I have more time to think. If I said no wouldn't I be ruining our friendship. If I said yes wouldn't Tai get angry at him and Davis get the soccer team to try and beat the living hell out of him. He doesn't have much longer to live. Do I really want to hurt him now? Then I heard his voice. TK's voice. Except it didn't come from the phone. No, it seemed to come from the computer. "Follow your heart Kari," it said. Follow my heart? But what did my heart say? It seemed my heart was out for lunch so I had to listen to the magic eight ball. I shook it. It said…. "Kari, are you still there?" "I'm sorry TK but I really like you but not in that way." "That's o..ok. I.. I'll see you tomorrow." I hung up the phone. "I hope I have done the right thing," I thought.
TK's pov:
"I'm sorry TK but I really like you but not in that way," said Kari. I couldn't stop thinking about what she had said last night. It bugged the hell out of me. I heard what she said but there was something in her voice that made my hope stay alive. What was that about her that did that to me. God, why am I making such a big deal of this. I am not going to live much longer. Plus, practically every girl at the school wanted to go out with me. I could move on couldn't I? No I couldn't. But why though. WHY?!? Then I heard her voice. Kari's voice. I jumped out of bed as she kept on repeating the same phrase. It was coming from my computer. "You love her TK… You love her." Was this voice right. Did I love her. Yes… I did love her.
It was after school and I was sitting under a tree. I didn't know how I did it but I managed to get through the day without any direct contact with Kari. Everything looked so calm. It seemed to me that my life was so hectic but it really wasn't aside from the cancer. It was just stress. I was going over possibilities why Kari had said that when some kicked me in my side. I looked up. It was Davis and the soccer team. "What are you doing?" I asked. Davis grinned and said, "Rumor has it you tried to ask my girl out." "Nothing came of it Davis so back off." "No one screws me over TK. If there is any competition…. Even temporary competition… it must be eliminated." The soccer team drew weapons from there coats. Most of them had knives, others chains, but not Davis. I wouldn't expect Davis to be outdone by his own teammates. No, Davis had a gun. "Just think of this as a mercy killing TK." I couldn't believe this was happening. This happened in the movies but never in real life. Then something came upon me. Calmness. And something else I couldn't put my finger on….. One person lunged. I jumped. I jumped over him and kicked him in the back. Read that over and make sure you've absorbed it. He was knocked out. "This must be what I couldn't put my finger on," I thought as I kicked another guy into the tree. One threw a knife at me. I ducked. He charged and I did a round house on his ass. This was entertaining. Three charged at me and I jumped. I jumped over the wall. That's right the wall. I stood next to the gate. They came rushing out. I kicked one and the rest fell down. Davis then came out. He aimed the gun and fired. BAM. I ducked. Seven shots left. I ran. I ran as fast as I could. BAM. I felt it. I felt the bullet dig into my back and shatter bone. BAM, BAM, BAM. I felt it again. But this time it was in my head.
I heard some one say "TK!" Blackness took the place of the seen. It was a dream. I had fallen asleep. "Oh, my god! Someone call an ambulance." It was a dream. It was a dream. If it was a dream, then why did I feel so weak. My eyes slowly opened. There was an angel standing in front of me. I wasn't mistaking it for someone. It seemed only I could see it. It was smiling. "Am I dieing?" I asked it. It faded away. It's place was taken by Kari. "TK, are you alright." She was crying. She hugged me. "Don't do that again TK." I looked around everyone looked quite startled. Even Davis. He had killed me. No he killed me in the dream. That wasn't a different Davis. "What class is this?" I thought. It was gym. The paramedics came in. "I'm alright," I said. They didn't listen to me. They took me to the hospital.
Three hours later, I was having a conversation with the doctor. "TK, did you take the pills this morning?" "Yes sir." "Hmm… Was there anything emotional that happened to you last night or this morning. "No sir," I lied. Of course there was something emotional that happened to me. "TK, I am here to help you with your health." "Why bother? I am going to die anyway." "Ok let me rephrase that. I am here to help you make the best of your last days." I couldn't argue with that. "I asked this girl I like out and she said no." The doctor sighed. "It's all for the best TK. The closer you get to people, the harder the goodbyes will be." "Doctor are you married." "Yes." "Would you be willing to give up everything and even sacrifice your life so she won't fell an ounce of sadness?" "Yes." "Do you love her doctor." "Yes." "Well that's the way I feel about her." "Then don't give up hope. Fate will bring you together."
Hope. What a word. I was strangely familiar with it. Looking back on my life I realized I had never lost hope. Never. Not at least until now. Why should I not give up hope. Kari doesn't like me and I am going to die. WHAT THE FUCK IS THERE LEFT TO HOPE FOR?!?! A MIRACLE?!? Miracles don't happen to me. I more than anyone had the right to give up hope. But I didn't. Why? Why? Hope is a strange thing. It can change people. Having hope can keep you alive. Losing hope can kill you. What would I do. There is nothing left. I chose to lose hope.