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PART 4
Back.
Welcome back to that crappy world of Sora. In this world, everything was in black and white. No color. No life. Heavy gray clouds covered every inch of the sky. Evil black crows hovered above the people that lived in this world of despair, which was only Sora. The crows would peck at Sora's joy, taking all of it away. There was only sadness and that haunting silence there. There was no sweet, warm sunshine. There was none of that bright, beautiful rainbow. There was no Taichi.
Sora sat atop the building still. She looked down into the street and saw that her papers and sketches were soaked and were stuck in trees, on the street, even a couple were on some of the tires that rolled down the street. (I mean the cars.) The rain hadn't stopped. The "pit, pat" hadn't stopped. And those damn clouds were still that ugly gray. Mimi is right. Gray is an ugly color.
RINGGGG!!
Sora's cell rang. Sora ignored it.
RINGGG!
She ignored it.
RINGG!!
It could be Matt. He might be worried. Sora picked it up with a quivering hand.
"Hello."
"Sora! Honey, where are you?"
"I'll be home soon. I'm alright."
"What? You need to get home! You aren't-"
"I'll be home very late. You'll have to make dinner."
"What? Why? What are you-"
"Good-bye." Sora hung up and turned off the cell. She looked into the street below, raised the phone over the ledge, and let it drop off the building. It was a long way down. The phone smashed into pieces as it hit the hard concrete ground.
FLASHBACK (you know the drill)
It has been three months since the funeral. Sora and Tai hadn't officially broken up, but they seemed so distant now. The argument had really upset Sora. She felt like she wasn't ready to go back into the relationship. Tai understood without having to hear a single word. He still loved Sora with all his heart. And with all the love and support, Sora got better with her emotions. She didn't blame herself any more for her mama's tragic death. But, that didn't mean that Sora wasn't sad anymore.
Sora didn't care what happens to herself. She almost committed suicide once. She was high above on her apartment balcony.but, these words had prevented her from jumping:
"I love you too much for you to just leave me."
Sora still loved Tai. But, her emotions were going crazy and she needed time-out. Mama's death hit her hard even though they didn't seem very close. Sora never could've imagined her life without her mom by her side.
Sora visited her mother's grave everyday. Talking to her, because Sora didn't want to talk to anyone else. Mimi decided to stay in Japan with Sora. Mimi would be going to the same college as her friend. Tai finally got through to Sora agreed to let her wonderful father support her. A couple of weeks after the funeral, he left again. But, Sora was still getting money and besides, she liked it better this way. She attended college and put all her strength into it. Sora was doing great in school. But she didn't care. She still had no idea what her future would be like. Mrs. Saito (Mr. Saito's wife) now took over the flower shop.
(At Sora's apartment)
"Hey, Sora. How are you feeling?" Mimi had just walked in. "Are you hungry?" There was a brief pause. Sora looked up.
"Yeah. Actually I am kind of hungry." She gave a smile. Mimi was ecstatic. Sora used to never eat. Mimi went into the tiny kitchen practically dancing on air and started to warm up the mac and cheese from the night before. At least she hoped it was from the night before.
"Mimi, isn't that one party tonight?" Sora asked. Already she smelled a really weird odor.
"Yeah! Kyle Whats-his-face." Mimi answered.
"Aren't you going?"
"No, I rather stay with you."
"Just go! You spend so much time with me. Guys are gonna think something's up."
Mimi laughed.
"You go find Mr. Right. You haven't been dating in a while."
"Would you mind, Sora?"
"You HAVE to go. This is college! Go!"
"Thanks Sora! I promise to be back at ten!" Mimi went to grab a coat. Then she spun around to look at Sora.
"About Mr. Right.I have an idea who he is." She said. Sora smiled.
"Who?"
"M-matt." Mimi blushed a little.
It was Sora's turn to be ecstatic. She always had a feeling that Mimi had a little crush on Matt. The flirtation between the two was so amusing to witness.
"Want me to set you two up?" Sora asked.
"Sure! You are the greatest Sora." With that she spun around and placed her hand on the doorknob.
"When I'm with my Mr. Right, I'm never going to let him go. No matter what." Mimi said and left. Mimi seemed to be talking to herself, but Sora knew she was talking about Tai.
Sora looked at her plate. She poked at the noodles a little. And then went to go pick up the phone.
She was going to call Tai.
......
She was going to call Tai right now.
.......
Sora couldn't do it.
She paced the room, trying to gather courage to call Tai. Then she picked up the phone again and dialed.Matt's number.
RINNGGG
"Hello?"
"TK? Let me talk to your brother."
"Sure.hold on."
"Hello?" Matt said.
"Matt?"
"Sora?"
"Yeah. Can you take me get something to eat?" Sora asked.
"Sure! I'll be right over to pick you up."
Sora heard some shuffling, as if someone was in a hurry, then
CLICK
Sora put the phone back. This would be the perfect opportunity to talk to him about Mimi. Besides, she didn't feel like eating crusty noodles with cheese that seemed to be turning green.
Matt was there five minutes later. When Sora stepped into the car, it was cleaned. But, it looked like it was cleaned in about two seconds. Matt must have just gotten ready in three seconds. He still had a glob of green hair gel on his forehead.
"Hey, Matt. You have some crap here." Sora took a finger and wiped it off.
"Thanks." Matt replied while smiling. For some odd reason, he leaned closer to Sora. So close. So close to her face. Sora looked at Matt strangely.
"Can we go now?" Sora asked.
"Oh! Yeah, get in. Sorry. I kinda zoned out." He chuckled softly.
They drove to a nearby fast-food place. Then Rebel Yamato wanted to stop by at a nearby park. When they went there, Matt was acting very weird.
"So, Sora."
"Yes.Matt?"
"How's the whole Tai situation?" Sora was stunned by Matt's question.
"Oh.well.I think I need some time out." She started thinking of her Romeo again.
"I-I don't think that you should go out with him anymore." Matt was looking at his boots. Sora was confused and speechless.
"You guys are too close. You don't love him!"
"What." Her jaw dropped.
"You can't love him! Well, you could. But not in that way!" Matt was fumbling over his own words.
"Matt." Sora's eyes widened more and more with each false word. Or were they false? She was confused.
"Isn't kissing him like kissing your brother? Well, you don't have a brother. Just imagine it. You guys are way too close. You have to be sick with him by now! You can't love Tai! He's hurt you so many times!" Matt rambled on and on while Sora was numb all over. She couldn't move. Her lips quivered. All she could think of was Tai. Images of her love flashed in her mind. Memories of all the bad times were all surfaced. Sora remembered when Tai and her had they're first serious fight. She remembered how much she cried. It was such a stupid fight. It was something about a gift. Tai could never pick out right presents. A tidal wave of the bad moments and recollections flooded her head. She remembered her stupid dad and the all the bad arguments. Was Matt right? Was Tai not right for Sora? Did Sora really love-
"I love you." Matt finally said. He expected a happy reaction. He never got one. Sora's train of thought crashed. She felt as if she was going to die. Or at least black out.
"Matt loves me? But, I love Tai. Don't I? Does he love me? Do I actually love Matt? No way! I Can't! Or do I?" Sora's heart and mind was conflicting. Her mind was doing what seemed logical. Sora hadn't talked gone on a date with Tai in three months! They must have broken up. They were so distant now. Or were they? What if the silence was making their love stronger? Sora's heart belonged to Tai. She loved him. No, she loves him still. Right? Matt was mixing up all her emotions. She didn't know what was right or wrong. Stupid Matt. Sora fell back into her crappy world of despair. She didn't know what to say.
Suddenly, Matt leaned close to Sora. So close. So close to her face. So close to her lips.
Sora was totally unaware of what was happening. Matt had moved in for a kiss. He had succeeded. That stupid kiss made Sora more of a wreck than ever. Was this wrong? Was this right? Was Sora enjoying sucking face with this asshole? Sora needed to think. She broke away from Matt. Still stunned.
"MATT!" Sora screamed.
"Sora."Matt started.
"How could you." said someone. The voice sounded so familiar. Sora whirled around.
There was Mimi. Tears streamed from her face.
"Mimi.no." Matt said stunned. Mimi started running away. Sora ran after her, leaving Matt alone. He just stood there. He looked up into the sky. There was such a beautiful sky just an hour ago. Now, it was back to that ugly gray. The same ugly gray from three months ago.
PART 4
Back.
Welcome back to that crappy world of Sora. In this world, everything was in black and white. No color. No life. Heavy gray clouds covered every inch of the sky. Evil black crows hovered above the people that lived in this world of despair, which was only Sora. The crows would peck at Sora's joy, taking all of it away. There was only sadness and that haunting silence there. There was no sweet, warm sunshine. There was none of that bright, beautiful rainbow. There was no Taichi.
Sora sat atop the building still. She looked down into the street and saw that her papers and sketches were soaked and were stuck in trees, on the street, even a couple were on some of the tires that rolled down the street. (I mean the cars.) The rain hadn't stopped. The "pit, pat" hadn't stopped. And those damn clouds were still that ugly gray. Mimi is right. Gray is an ugly color.
RINGGGG!!
Sora's cell rang. Sora ignored it.
RINGGG!
She ignored it.
RINGG!!
It could be Matt. He might be worried. Sora picked it up with a quivering hand.
"Hello."
"Sora! Honey, where are you?"
"I'll be home soon. I'm alright."
"What? You need to get home! You aren't-"
"I'll be home very late. You'll have to make dinner."
"What? Why? What are you-"
"Good-bye." Sora hung up and turned off the cell. She looked into the street below, raised the phone over the ledge, and let it drop off the building. It was a long way down. The phone smashed into pieces as it hit the hard concrete ground.
FLASHBACK (you know the drill)
It has been three months since the funeral. Sora and Tai hadn't officially broken up, but they seemed so distant now. The argument had really upset Sora. She felt like she wasn't ready to go back into the relationship. Tai understood without having to hear a single word. He still loved Sora with all his heart. And with all the love and support, Sora got better with her emotions. She didn't blame herself any more for her mama's tragic death. But, that didn't mean that Sora wasn't sad anymore.
Sora didn't care what happens to herself. She almost committed suicide once. She was high above on her apartment balcony.but, these words had prevented her from jumping:
"I love you too much for you to just leave me."
Sora still loved Tai. But, her emotions were going crazy and she needed time-out. Mama's death hit her hard even though they didn't seem very close. Sora never could've imagined her life without her mom by her side.
Sora visited her mother's grave everyday. Talking to her, because Sora didn't want to talk to anyone else. Mimi decided to stay in Japan with Sora. Mimi would be going to the same college as her friend. Tai finally got through to Sora agreed to let her wonderful father support her. A couple of weeks after the funeral, he left again. But, Sora was still getting money and besides, she liked it better this way. She attended college and put all her strength into it. Sora was doing great in school. But she didn't care. She still had no idea what her future would be like. Mrs. Saito (Mr. Saito's wife) now took over the flower shop.
(At Sora's apartment)
"Hey, Sora. How are you feeling?" Mimi had just walked in. "Are you hungry?" There was a brief pause. Sora looked up.
"Yeah. Actually I am kind of hungry." She gave a smile. Mimi was ecstatic. Sora used to never eat. Mimi went into the tiny kitchen practically dancing on air and started to warm up the mac and cheese from the night before. At least she hoped it was from the night before.
"Mimi, isn't that one party tonight?" Sora asked. Already she smelled a really weird odor.
"Yeah! Kyle Whats-his-face." Mimi answered.
"Aren't you going?"
"No, I rather stay with you."
"Just go! You spend so much time with me. Guys are gonna think something's up."
Mimi laughed.
"You go find Mr. Right. You haven't been dating in a while."
"Would you mind, Sora?"
"You HAVE to go. This is college! Go!"
"Thanks Sora! I promise to be back at ten!" Mimi went to grab a coat. Then she spun around to look at Sora.
"About Mr. Right.I have an idea who he is." She said. Sora smiled.
"Who?"
"M-matt." Mimi blushed a little.
It was Sora's turn to be ecstatic. She always had a feeling that Mimi had a little crush on Matt. The flirtation between the two was so amusing to witness.
"Want me to set you two up?" Sora asked.
"Sure! You are the greatest Sora." With that she spun around and placed her hand on the doorknob.
"When I'm with my Mr. Right, I'm never going to let him go. No matter what." Mimi said and left. Mimi seemed to be talking to herself, but Sora knew she was talking about Tai.
Sora looked at her plate. She poked at the noodles a little. And then went to go pick up the phone.
She was going to call Tai.
......
She was going to call Tai right now.
.......
Sora couldn't do it.
She paced the room, trying to gather courage to call Tai. Then she picked up the phone again and dialed.Matt's number.
RINNGGG
"Hello?"
"TK? Let me talk to your brother."
"Sure.hold on."
"Hello?" Matt said.
"Matt?"
"Sora?"
"Yeah. Can you take me get something to eat?" Sora asked.
"Sure! I'll be right over to pick you up."
Sora heard some shuffling, as if someone was in a hurry, then
CLICK
Sora put the phone back. This would be the perfect opportunity to talk to him about Mimi. Besides, she didn't feel like eating crusty noodles with cheese that seemed to be turning green.
Matt was there five minutes later. When Sora stepped into the car, it was cleaned. But, it looked like it was cleaned in about two seconds. Matt must have just gotten ready in three seconds. He still had a glob of green hair gel on his forehead.
"Hey, Matt. You have some crap here." Sora took a finger and wiped it off.
"Thanks." Matt replied while smiling. For some odd reason, he leaned closer to Sora. So close. So close to her face. Sora looked at Matt strangely.
"Can we go now?" Sora asked.
"Oh! Yeah, get in. Sorry. I kinda zoned out." He chuckled softly.
They drove to a nearby fast-food place. Then Rebel Yamato wanted to stop by at a nearby park. When they went there, Matt was acting very weird.
"So, Sora."
"Yes.Matt?"
"How's the whole Tai situation?" Sora was stunned by Matt's question.
"Oh.well.I think I need some time out." She started thinking of her Romeo again.
"I-I don't think that you should go out with him anymore." Matt was looking at his boots. Sora was confused and speechless.
"You guys are too close. You don't love him!"
"What." Her jaw dropped.
"You can't love him! Well, you could. But not in that way!" Matt was fumbling over his own words.
"Matt." Sora's eyes widened more and more with each false word. Or were they false? She was confused.
"Isn't kissing him like kissing your brother? Well, you don't have a brother. Just imagine it. You guys are way too close. You have to be sick with him by now! You can't love Tai! He's hurt you so many times!" Matt rambled on and on while Sora was numb all over. She couldn't move. Her lips quivered. All she could think of was Tai. Images of her love flashed in her mind. Memories of all the bad times were all surfaced. Sora remembered when Tai and her had they're first serious fight. She remembered how much she cried. It was such a stupid fight. It was something about a gift. Tai could never pick out right presents. A tidal wave of the bad moments and recollections flooded her head. She remembered her stupid dad and the all the bad arguments. Was Matt right? Was Tai not right for Sora? Did Sora really love-
"I love you." Matt finally said. He expected a happy reaction. He never got one. Sora's train of thought crashed. She felt as if she was going to die. Or at least black out.
"Matt loves me? But, I love Tai. Don't I? Does he love me? Do I actually love Matt? No way! I Can't! Or do I?" Sora's heart and mind was conflicting. Her mind was doing what seemed logical. Sora hadn't talked gone on a date with Tai in three months! They must have broken up. They were so distant now. Or were they? What if the silence was making their love stronger? Sora's heart belonged to Tai. She loved him. No, she loves him still. Right? Matt was mixing up all her emotions. She didn't know what was right or wrong. Stupid Matt. Sora fell back into her crappy world of despair. She didn't know what to say.
Suddenly, Matt leaned close to Sora. So close. So close to her face. So close to her lips.
Sora was totally unaware of what was happening. Matt had moved in for a kiss. He had succeeded. That stupid kiss made Sora more of a wreck than ever. Was this wrong? Was this right? Was Sora enjoying sucking face with this asshole? Sora needed to think. She broke away from Matt. Still stunned.
"MATT!" Sora screamed.
"Sora."Matt started.
"How could you." said someone. The voice sounded so familiar. Sora whirled around.
There was Mimi. Tears streamed from her face.
"Mimi.no." Matt said stunned. Mimi started running away. Sora ran after her, leaving Matt alone. He just stood there. He looked up into the sky. There was such a beautiful sky just an hour ago. Now, it was back to that ugly gray. The same ugly gray from three months ago.
