By: Crystal Clear
Sarah heard something hit her window. She looked outside to see Tai at his window next
door with a smile upon his face. He saw her sad face and his expression fell, "What ya doin?"
Sarah held up her paper, "Writing a poem."
"Another peom huh? For Matt I presume."
Sarah nodded.
"Last time I received a poem, Sora broke up with me becaue of some crap Mimi planted
into her head." Tai looked into Sarah's room, "Where is Matt anyway?"
Sarah bit her lip, "Downstairs."
Her door opened and she heard Matt's breathing deepen to fit his temper.
Tai's eyes grew wide and Sarah looked beind her, "Matt...we were just talking."
Matt shoved her on the bed and shut the window along with the curtains.
Sarah held her elbow, "That hurt..."
"You need to learn to not to talk back to me."
"I wasn't talking back."
He raised his fist.
"Don't you dare hit me, Matt Ishida."
"And what will you do?"
"I will scream."
"Darling," he said leaning over, "no one can hear you scream."
Tai shut his window. He was worried. He listened carefully to the wind but heard nothing
from next door. Only when the window was open could he ever hear what was going on. He turned
to go to his bed. He glanced at the clock. 9:00 PM.
He threw his clothes onto the floor and pounced in bed. He had a soccor game the next
day and he needed his sleep.
Tai opened his sleepy eyes and rolled over. He grabbed his alarm clock and looked at the
time 10: 30 PM and he hadn't gotten any sleep. He was worried about Sarah. He picked up the phone
and dialed.
"Yea?" Matt asked as he picked up the phone, "oh Tai. What do you want."
"I wanna talk to Sarah."
Matt looked in the bed next to him. She laid there looking at him like a zombie, "Let
me talk." she whispered.
"Go put some clothes on. We are goin out."
"No..." she whispered.
"Hang on Tai." Matt put the phone down and grabbed her to him, "If you don't...you can
have another time like you just did..."
Sarah shivered in his arms and covered when he looked at him. He couldn't believe his
own temper lately and felt sorry for her. Her let her go and handed her the phone.
"Hello?" her weak voice said.
Tai jumped from his bed and ran to the window hoping to see something that was going on,
"Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"
In the other house, Sarah looked nervously at Matt, "No. I'm fine. We just had a little
argument. That's all."
Tai could feel her heart calling out for him, "Don't lie to me Sarah. I can feel some
of your pain and you know it."
"I'm fine. Really."
"I'm coming over in the morning."
"Okay..."
Sarah hung up the phone and looked at Matt.
"What'd he have to say?"
"Just checking up on me."
Matt cut the light off and pulled her to him.
"Ow..." Sarah said at the touch of his skin on her sore body.
"I am so sorry...I didn't mean to..." he whispered.
Sarah snuggled close to him and tried not her hurt worse. She kissed his cheek, "I know."
In the middle of the night, Sarah awoke. She made sure Matt was asleep and got out
of bed. She threw her robe on and grabbed her poem. She read over it once more to make sure it
was what she wanted:
"Dear baby,
I'm not sorry for leaving you this way
Although i know i should have told you face to face
We've always been straight up
So I won't waist your time
I'm leaving say goodbye
Because you hurt me for the last time.
One more thing before I go, I hope you feel alone
I'm definatly tired of waiting for you to come home
Let me let you know
That I'm leaving baby
Let me let you know
I don't know where I'm going but I'm going far from here
Whatever your excuse I'm sure
I've heard them all before
I've told ya that I need you more
Now I'm gonna walk out that door.
Love,
Sarah"
She smiled to herself and went back to bed. She knew she'd wake up before him so she
could sneak out easily.
That morning, Sarah sneaked down the stairs and Matt was sitting at the table reading
the newspaper, "Nice of you to join me."
"Matt..."
"Yes...what was this note about?" he held up the note that she had written during the
night.
She took a deep breathe. She knew what she had to do, "Matt, it's over."
He stood up, "What."
Instead of taking it back, she stood firm, "It's the best. You have been great to me
the past few years but I can't sit at home every night and wait for you. Look, I love you so
much but in my eyes, you need time away from me. You need your single life...I know you better
than you know yourself Matt. I'll always be here for you and some day...it'll be Sarah Ishida
but not now...you're not ready for commitment..."
"It's Tai..he's ruined you mind. I told you to stay away from him..."
"I'm sorry"
That day, Sarah moved out and into her own apartment.
Sarah heard something hit her window. She looked outside to see Tai at his window next
door with a smile upon his face. He saw her sad face and his expression fell, "What ya doin?"
Sarah held up her paper, "Writing a poem."
"Another peom huh? For Matt I presume."
Sarah nodded.
"Last time I received a poem, Sora broke up with me becaue of some crap Mimi planted
into her head." Tai looked into Sarah's room, "Where is Matt anyway?"
Sarah bit her lip, "Downstairs."
Her door opened and she heard Matt's breathing deepen to fit his temper.
Tai's eyes grew wide and Sarah looked beind her, "Matt...we were just talking."
Matt shoved her on the bed and shut the window along with the curtains.
Sarah held her elbow, "That hurt..."
"You need to learn to not to talk back to me."
"I wasn't talking back."
He raised his fist.
"Don't you dare hit me, Matt Ishida."
"And what will you do?"
"I will scream."
"Darling," he said leaning over, "no one can hear you scream."
Tai shut his window. He was worried. He listened carefully to the wind but heard nothing
from next door. Only when the window was open could he ever hear what was going on. He turned
to go to his bed. He glanced at the clock. 9:00 PM.
He threw his clothes onto the floor and pounced in bed. He had a soccor game the next
day and he needed his sleep.
Tai opened his sleepy eyes and rolled over. He grabbed his alarm clock and looked at the
time 10: 30 PM and he hadn't gotten any sleep. He was worried about Sarah. He picked up the phone
and dialed.
"Yea?" Matt asked as he picked up the phone, "oh Tai. What do you want."
"I wanna talk to Sarah."
Matt looked in the bed next to him. She laid there looking at him like a zombie, "Let
me talk." she whispered.
"Go put some clothes on. We are goin out."
"No..." she whispered.
"Hang on Tai." Matt put the phone down and grabbed her to him, "If you don't...you can
have another time like you just did..."
Sarah shivered in his arms and covered when he looked at him. He couldn't believe his
own temper lately and felt sorry for her. Her let her go and handed her the phone.
"Hello?" her weak voice said.
Tai jumped from his bed and ran to the window hoping to see something that was going on,
"Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"
In the other house, Sarah looked nervously at Matt, "No. I'm fine. We just had a little
argument. That's all."
Tai could feel her heart calling out for him, "Don't lie to me Sarah. I can feel some
of your pain and you know it."
"I'm fine. Really."
"I'm coming over in the morning."
"Okay..."
Sarah hung up the phone and looked at Matt.
"What'd he have to say?"
"Just checking up on me."
Matt cut the light off and pulled her to him.
"Ow..." Sarah said at the touch of his skin on her sore body.
"I am so sorry...I didn't mean to..." he whispered.
Sarah snuggled close to him and tried not her hurt worse. She kissed his cheek, "I know."
In the middle of the night, Sarah awoke. She made sure Matt was asleep and got out
of bed. She threw her robe on and grabbed her poem. She read over it once more to make sure it
was what she wanted:
"Dear baby,
I'm not sorry for leaving you this way
Although i know i should have told you face to face
We've always been straight up
So I won't waist your time
I'm leaving say goodbye
Because you hurt me for the last time.
One more thing before I go, I hope you feel alone
I'm definatly tired of waiting for you to come home
Let me let you know
That I'm leaving baby
Let me let you know
I don't know where I'm going but I'm going far from here
Whatever your excuse I'm sure
I've heard them all before
I've told ya that I need you more
Now I'm gonna walk out that door.
Love,
Sarah"
She smiled to herself and went back to bed. She knew she'd wake up before him so she
could sneak out easily.
That morning, Sarah sneaked down the stairs and Matt was sitting at the table reading
the newspaper, "Nice of you to join me."
"Matt..."
"Yes...what was this note about?" he held up the note that she had written during the
night.
She took a deep breathe. She knew what she had to do, "Matt, it's over."
He stood up, "What."
Instead of taking it back, she stood firm, "It's the best. You have been great to me
the past few years but I can't sit at home every night and wait for you. Look, I love you so
much but in my eyes, you need time away from me. You need your single life...I know you better
than you know yourself Matt. I'll always be here for you and some day...it'll be Sarah Ishida
but not now...you're not ready for commitment..."
"It's Tai..he's ruined you mind. I told you to stay away from him..."
"I'm sorry"
That day, Sarah moved out and into her own apartment.