Last Time on Meilin's Story:
Meilin's plane landed safely in the Reedington Airport three hours
later. It was around noon when they stepped out of the plane terminal. She
rushed to get her things and waited for her parents. They drove to their
home, left behind by their trip back to Hong Kong. Meilin settled back
into her room.
The first thing she wanted to do was call Li to tell him she was back. Btu she decided she would surprise him in person! Little did she know Sakura and Li were having the time of their life, roller bladeing in the park, when she rushed out the door.
Meilin's Story
Part IV: Time Mends a Broken Heart
Li and Sakura were roller blading in Penguin Park as Meilin rushed out the door. Her first stop was to Li's house but of course he was not there. Meilin puzzled why he wouldn't be home, and asked Wei where she could find him. Wei wasn't sure where Li was but he guessed he was out with the brown-haired girl he'd been spending a lot of time with lately. Meilin was completely shocked she wanted an explanation. There weren't that many Clow Cards left, so there couldn't have been an outbreak of them while she was away.
"Alright thanks Wei." Meilin said as she walked back down the steps to Li's front door and continued down the street. She deiced that she would see if the two were at Sakura's house. Standing in front of her house and couldn't hear the sound of them inside, but she deiced to knock and see anyway.
"She's roller blading in the park I think." Sakura's older brother Tori said to Meilin a little puzzled that she would come to their door. Sakura's father was at work like usual and Meilin could hear Julian's voice from inside the house.
"Do you know if there was a boy with her. His name is Li. He's our age." Meilin said quickly and desperately. Tori shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't know if that's were she was for sure. Meilin thanked him quickly and head back out onto the street. She looked around in the different shop windows to see if they were there, when she bumped into Madison coming out of the Ice Cream Shop with her family.
"Meilin! I didn't know you were back. Wow it's so nice to see you again. How are you? How's your grand mother? When did you get back." Madison said shaking her friend's shoulders. A gigantic leap of excitement in her voice escalated as she spoke. Meilin was a bit stunned to see her.
"Hey Madison. I just got in a few hours ago. My grandma's hoping a full recovery. Have you seen Li around? I can't find him anywhere." Meilin said in a not so excited voice to see Madison by herself. As she spoke she turned to look behind her and around Madison's said for her lost fiancée and his new companion.
Madison was a little skeptical to answer, but as a true friend to Meilin she deiced to tell her the truth. "I think Li and Sakura are roller blading in Penguin Park. They planned on getting some Ice Cream afterwards. I was suppose to meet them here by my parent's came by to pick me up. I guess they're still roller blading if you wanna go check it out." Madison said hastefully as she could, trying to end the conversation. Madison left an obviously sad Meilin standing alone on the street. Madison told Meilin that she was welcome to stay the night at her house if she wanted to talk about it later, all she had to do was stop by.
Meilin nodded in compression trying to choke down her tears. The realization of Li and Sakura being together was beinning to set in. All she had to do was see it for herself. Wiping back the tears that had started to come, Meilin began a proud march toward Penguin Park.
Sakura was trying to teach Li how to roller blade, it was going pretty well. Li already had knowledge in how to ice skate he just had to put the knowledge into how to move the roller blades. Meilin was only a few steps away from the park. Li was wobbly and about to fall went Sakura caught him. Laughing while she pulled him up, Li gave Sakura a soft kiss on her cheek.
Meilin was horrified as she saw this display. She stood stopped in a dead lock at the entrance to the park as children and adults brushed past her horrified figure. Li and Sakura weren't even aware that Meilin was watching them. Meilin caught Li's eye as she stood, tears in her eyes and a stunned look across her face.
Li quickly dropped Sakura's hands he was holding and skated backwards a bit a little so not so close to her. Sakura was confused at first, then turned her head to Meilin's direction and saw her. Letting go of his hands as well, both of them a little ashamed of the display they put on for the unaware Meilin.
Meilin shook her head at Li whom was looking directly at her. Meilin turned around and made a bolt for her house. Neither Li nor Sakura decided to go after her because it would only make the situation worse. There was no need to clear anything up, whatever Meilin thought was going on between the two Card Captors was really happening. Meilin tried to hide her tears as she scurried down the street.
She stopped in front of Madison's house and remembers what she had said. She scurried home, telling her parents where she was going to spend the night. She grabbed some clothes and a sleeping bed and then flew out the door before her parents could ask any questions. Making her way back to Madison's house, she knocked on her door for the very first time.
Madison opened the door to see a very melancholy Meilin with two bags of things. Her cheeks were tears stained and the tears were welling up in her eyes. Madison brought her into the house and ushered her up to her room. Madison made out a bed for her and like what she does with Sakura, she picked out a movie for them to watch.
As the movie ended and Madison took the tape from the VCR she noticed Meilin's gaze wasn't to the television but out the window. Madison sat back up on her bed and let Meilin have a little time before she spoke to her. Meilin noticed that the movie was over and looked over to Madison, the tears returning to her eyes.
"Why her Madison? He said he hates her. Why didn't he tell me? Why doesn't he like me?" Meilin said, her voice shaky from the tears running down her face. Madison set a full box of tissues down on the floor next to Meilin and thought carefully about what she was going to say to comfort Meilin, yet tell her the truth.
"I know it's hard for you Meilin, but you must understand that Li was never really close to you. Sakura and him can relate to each other because of the abilities to be Card Captors. He didn't tell you because you were so happy about being in Hong Kong the tournament it was hard for him to tell you." Madison said trying to comfort Meilin, how had wiped her tears away.
"It's not hard for me Madison. I knew Li could never feel the same way about me that I feel for him. I knew one day he'd choose someone over me but I never really know how hard it would really be when it happened." Meilin said, finally breaking down into a steady cry.
"It will be alright Meilin, you're too young to think you're in love. Time will heal your broken heart." Madison slid off the bed and patted Meilin on the back. Meilin pulled her into a hug in which Madison embraced. Letting Meilin go, they stayed up all night talking about various thing to keep Meilin's mind off Li.
The first thing she wanted to do was call Li to tell him she was back. Btu she decided she would surprise him in person! Little did she know Sakura and Li were having the time of their life, roller bladeing in the park, when she rushed out the door.
Meilin's Story
Part IV: Time Mends a Broken Heart
Li and Sakura were roller blading in Penguin Park as Meilin rushed out the door. Her first stop was to Li's house but of course he was not there. Meilin puzzled why he wouldn't be home, and asked Wei where she could find him. Wei wasn't sure where Li was but he guessed he was out with the brown-haired girl he'd been spending a lot of time with lately. Meilin was completely shocked she wanted an explanation. There weren't that many Clow Cards left, so there couldn't have been an outbreak of them while she was away.
"Alright thanks Wei." Meilin said as she walked back down the steps to Li's front door and continued down the street. She deiced that she would see if the two were at Sakura's house. Standing in front of her house and couldn't hear the sound of them inside, but she deiced to knock and see anyway.
"She's roller blading in the park I think." Sakura's older brother Tori said to Meilin a little puzzled that she would come to their door. Sakura's father was at work like usual and Meilin could hear Julian's voice from inside the house.
"Do you know if there was a boy with her. His name is Li. He's our age." Meilin said quickly and desperately. Tori shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't know if that's were she was for sure. Meilin thanked him quickly and head back out onto the street. She looked around in the different shop windows to see if they were there, when she bumped into Madison coming out of the Ice Cream Shop with her family.
"Meilin! I didn't know you were back. Wow it's so nice to see you again. How are you? How's your grand mother? When did you get back." Madison said shaking her friend's shoulders. A gigantic leap of excitement in her voice escalated as she spoke. Meilin was a bit stunned to see her.
"Hey Madison. I just got in a few hours ago. My grandma's hoping a full recovery. Have you seen Li around? I can't find him anywhere." Meilin said in a not so excited voice to see Madison by herself. As she spoke she turned to look behind her and around Madison's said for her lost fiancée and his new companion.
Madison was a little skeptical to answer, but as a true friend to Meilin she deiced to tell her the truth. "I think Li and Sakura are roller blading in Penguin Park. They planned on getting some Ice Cream afterwards. I was suppose to meet them here by my parent's came by to pick me up. I guess they're still roller blading if you wanna go check it out." Madison said hastefully as she could, trying to end the conversation. Madison left an obviously sad Meilin standing alone on the street. Madison told Meilin that she was welcome to stay the night at her house if she wanted to talk about it later, all she had to do was stop by.
Meilin nodded in compression trying to choke down her tears. The realization of Li and Sakura being together was beinning to set in. All she had to do was see it for herself. Wiping back the tears that had started to come, Meilin began a proud march toward Penguin Park.
Sakura was trying to teach Li how to roller blade, it was going pretty well. Li already had knowledge in how to ice skate he just had to put the knowledge into how to move the roller blades. Meilin was only a few steps away from the park. Li was wobbly and about to fall went Sakura caught him. Laughing while she pulled him up, Li gave Sakura a soft kiss on her cheek.
Meilin was horrified as she saw this display. She stood stopped in a dead lock at the entrance to the park as children and adults brushed past her horrified figure. Li and Sakura weren't even aware that Meilin was watching them. Meilin caught Li's eye as she stood, tears in her eyes and a stunned look across her face.
Li quickly dropped Sakura's hands he was holding and skated backwards a bit a little so not so close to her. Sakura was confused at first, then turned her head to Meilin's direction and saw her. Letting go of his hands as well, both of them a little ashamed of the display they put on for the unaware Meilin.
Meilin shook her head at Li whom was looking directly at her. Meilin turned around and made a bolt for her house. Neither Li nor Sakura decided to go after her because it would only make the situation worse. There was no need to clear anything up, whatever Meilin thought was going on between the two Card Captors was really happening. Meilin tried to hide her tears as she scurried down the street.
She stopped in front of Madison's house and remembers what she had said. She scurried home, telling her parents where she was going to spend the night. She grabbed some clothes and a sleeping bed and then flew out the door before her parents could ask any questions. Making her way back to Madison's house, she knocked on her door for the very first time.
Madison opened the door to see a very melancholy Meilin with two bags of things. Her cheeks were tears stained and the tears were welling up in her eyes. Madison brought her into the house and ushered her up to her room. Madison made out a bed for her and like what she does with Sakura, she picked out a movie for them to watch.
As the movie ended and Madison took the tape from the VCR she noticed Meilin's gaze wasn't to the television but out the window. Madison sat back up on her bed and let Meilin have a little time before she spoke to her. Meilin noticed that the movie was over and looked over to Madison, the tears returning to her eyes.
"Why her Madison? He said he hates her. Why didn't he tell me? Why doesn't he like me?" Meilin said, her voice shaky from the tears running down her face. Madison set a full box of tissues down on the floor next to Meilin and thought carefully about what she was going to say to comfort Meilin, yet tell her the truth.
"I know it's hard for you Meilin, but you must understand that Li was never really close to you. Sakura and him can relate to each other because of the abilities to be Card Captors. He didn't tell you because you were so happy about being in Hong Kong the tournament it was hard for him to tell you." Madison said trying to comfort Meilin, how had wiped her tears away.
"It's not hard for me Madison. I knew Li could never feel the same way about me that I feel for him. I knew one day he'd choose someone over me but I never really know how hard it would really be when it happened." Meilin said, finally breaking down into a steady cry.
"It will be alright Meilin, you're too young to think you're in love. Time will heal your broken heart." Madison slid off the bed and patted Meilin on the back. Meilin pulled her into a hug in which Madison embraced. Letting Meilin go, they stayed up all night talking about various thing to keep Meilin's mind off Li.