C11
Tai and the rest of the digi destined were sitting silently in the hall out side the OR.
Tai's eyes were blood shot from all the tears. His hair for the first time in his life was matted down, he looked horrible. He had been through hell. Sora's heart had stopped twice on the way to the hospital and Tai was powerless to do anything. Now the doctors were operating on her. Tai was going insane. He got up and started to pace up and down the hall. Mrs. Takenouchi came up behind him. She was in a wheel chair- her head was covered in a white bandage. Tai ran to her and sunk to his knees. She held him.
"It'll be alright Taichi, she's not going to leave us." Tai shook. No one had seen Tai like this before.
It was now Monday. Sora had come out of seven hours of surgery. She was now in an induced coma so her wounds could heal and not have to deal with the emotional scars yet. Tai and Mrs. T sat at her side every minute. Tai had spent the night right next to her, sleeping in a chair.
Sora's condition didn't change. She stayed in the coma for the next week. Tai still wasn't handling it well The hospital psychiatrist had come by twice and talked with Tai. Tai shuttered at the thought of Sora being plagued with emotional damage the rest of her life. It was a full week later, when the police finally told everyone what had happened. Everyone was shocked to hear the details, and horrified to hear that she had been raped.
Tai stayed by her side- leaving only when forced to.
"He's gone Sora, you can wake up now. I'll never let anyone touch you ever again." Tai told her. "I'm here. I'll be here with you forever if it takes that long." Time seemed to pass by slowly, but in reality graduation was in three weeks. Tai resumed going to school but the second he could get to the hospital, he was there. He talked to her like she could hear the whole time. Patting her hand, kissing her forehead, he tenderly stayed by her side. She was off of life support now and most of her wounds were mending nicely.
Mrs. Takenouchi was out of the hospital now and she resumed her daily routines. However the house was empty. It's innocence and light had weakened.
"Tai, come on." Kari said to her big brother. "We need to get home."
"Just a little longer, Kari. Please." Tai pleaded.
"Tai she's fine. No one is going to hurt her here."
"Ya, I guess you are right." Tai kissed the peacefully sleeping Sora. "Good night. I'll be back tomorrow after school."
Tai and Kari left the hospital. Tai said nothing the whole way home. Kari just watched her brother.
"Tai, are you ok?" Kari finally asked.
He looked at Kari and sighed. "I just hate seeing her like this." He once again drifted off into his own world, where the night he found Sora, played over and over again. "I hope he's burning in hell."
"What did you say Tai?"
"Oh, nothing. Just that I don't understand why did he have to hurt her?"
"He can't hurt her anymore Tai."
"Yes he can. Her memories will be horrible. I don't know if I want her to wake up or not."
"What do you mean?"
"The psychicratrist said that the memories would probably haunt her the rest of her life…" Tai looked down to the ground. "why couldn't he just take out his anger on me?"
"Tai get a grip! She'll pull through. Sora is strong!"
"Thanks Kari. I just keep beating myself up, don't I?"
"Yes you do." She replied.
"Sorry."
Tai couldn't get to sleep that night. He once again had nightmares. She had died twice that day, and that's all Tai could see. Was her lying there dead. And yet, she held on. She was strong. She had escaped that freak's grasp. And yet as Tai held her she was as fragile as a porcelain vase.
Soon it was morning- The bags under Tai's eyes told everyone he was suffering too.
"Tai, sweetie." His mom said concerned. "She wouldn't want you to be this way." She held Tai close. "You need to be strong… for her and yourself."
"I know mom, but.." Tai pulled away from her embrace. "I don't know what else to do."
"Promise you will go outside and play soccer, do something you enjoy doing. She Won't miss you for a day."
"Tai, I'll go sit with her." Kari offered.
"No, it's fine. I'll go to the park after school and relax."
With that he and Kari walked off to school. They had gotten use to the quiet walk now. Sora always got them laughing about something or started up a good conversation.
School went on forever. And to make matters worse it was graduation practice in the gym. There was an awkward silence as Sora's name was called. School ended for the day and Tai walked somberly outside and into the park. Everything there reminded him of Sora: the flowers, soccer players and the giggling girls. Tai just stood there in silence.
"Hey Tai." Davis said as he ran after a soccer ball. "Want to play?"
"No thanks Davis."
"Tai do you want to talk about things?" Davis looked concerned. "I hate seeing you like this. She wouldn't…"
"Well she's not here right now, is she? She'll never be back!" Tai yelled. "Wow, Davis… I'm sorry." Tai said as he walked away.
Tai wandered the streets, he had no specific destination, but somehow he found himself staring up at the hospital entrance.
'Oh Sora,' he thought. 'I just can't leave your side.' He stopped in the gift shop and brought her some flowers. He knew the way to her room so well new and the hospital staff knew him too. He walked into the room- she was gone. The bed was empty. Tai's heart started to beat faster and faster. He grabbed the closest nurse.
"Where's Sora?" He asked panic stricken.
"She's fine." The nurse said calming him down. "She woke up this morning and was moved out of the Critical and intensive Care ward."
"She's awake!" Tai's heart soared w/ the news. "Where is she?"
"Over in room 247- two flights up, on the left. But stay quiet, she's still a little confused."
Tai ran up the stairs and around the corner. He ran into the room.
"Sora!" He shouted. She was there and awake. But she seemed different. She was sitting in a chair by the window. Her head and her arms were on her knees. She just gazed out the window all huddled up. "Sora?" Tai said gently as he touched her shoulder. She immediately cringed and tensed up to the touch of another.
"Sora? It's me, Tai." She still shut him out. "Baby. What's wrong?"
"She's been like this all day." A nurse said. She put her hand on Tai's shoulder. "Just give her time. Her mind is trying to remember the last month."
"She's going to get over this right?"
"I hope so." The nurse said as she left the room.
"Sora… I'm here." She finally moved. She turned her head towards him. Her eyes were a mass of emotions. Tai saw fear, anger, pain and sorrow in them. Crystal clear tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Oh it's ok." Tai went to her. She let him wipe the tears away, and hug her for a while. Then suddenly she pulled away and began to shake.
"He's gone Sora, he'll never touch you again." She stopped shaking. And resumed staring out the window. Tai began to cry. He didn't know if they were tears of joy to see his love alive or of despair due to her state of mind.
He dried his eyes and pulled another chair near the window. He just sat there with Sora. He knew that inside her mind a war was raging. But he couldn't help her this time. She didn't let him near. Every time Tai tried to touch her she looked as if a sharp pain ran through her.
A little later Sora's mom came in.
"Oh baby, you are awake." Sora didn't move . "Tai," Mrs. Takenouchi asked. "Is she ok?"
"She's been like this all day." He said. "The nurse said she's trying to remember the events of the last month or something." He got up and motioned for Sora's mom to sit. She did.
"Hey Sora, Look who's here." Tai said.
"I'm here sweetie, say something…" She began to cry. Sora once again turned and saw her mother crying.
"Mommy?" She murmured.
Sora's mom looked up. "Oh Sora."
"We're here Sora." Tai said softly.
"T..ai?" She was slowly coming out of her daze like state. "My head hurts." She wailed as she began to sob. Her mother and Tai both rushed to her and hugged her.
"Lay down on your bed." Tai said as he helped her back to the hospital bed. She laid down and Tai covered her up.
"Just sleep." Mrs. T told her daughter. "We'll stay right here." Sora closed her eyes and returned to a deep sleep. "Tai you have been wonderful these past few weeks. I owe you everything."
"No, it's ok. I'd do anything for Sora."
"I know." She put her hand on his shoulder. "I just don't know how much more of this I can take." Tai looked at Sora and then at her mom. "My baby was taken from me… and I don't know if she'll ever be back." She sat down weakly.
"Don't worry- she'll come back." He walked to Sora's side and took her hand.
Tai and the rest of the digi destined were sitting silently in the hall out side the OR.
Tai's eyes were blood shot from all the tears. His hair for the first time in his life was matted down, he looked horrible. He had been through hell. Sora's heart had stopped twice on the way to the hospital and Tai was powerless to do anything. Now the doctors were operating on her. Tai was going insane. He got up and started to pace up and down the hall. Mrs. Takenouchi came up behind him. She was in a wheel chair- her head was covered in a white bandage. Tai ran to her and sunk to his knees. She held him.
"It'll be alright Taichi, she's not going to leave us." Tai shook. No one had seen Tai like this before.
It was now Monday. Sora had come out of seven hours of surgery. She was now in an induced coma so her wounds could heal and not have to deal with the emotional scars yet. Tai and Mrs. T sat at her side every minute. Tai had spent the night right next to her, sleeping in a chair.
Sora's condition didn't change. She stayed in the coma for the next week. Tai still wasn't handling it well The hospital psychiatrist had come by twice and talked with Tai. Tai shuttered at the thought of Sora being plagued with emotional damage the rest of her life. It was a full week later, when the police finally told everyone what had happened. Everyone was shocked to hear the details, and horrified to hear that she had been raped.
Tai stayed by her side- leaving only when forced to.
"He's gone Sora, you can wake up now. I'll never let anyone touch you ever again." Tai told her. "I'm here. I'll be here with you forever if it takes that long." Time seemed to pass by slowly, but in reality graduation was in three weeks. Tai resumed going to school but the second he could get to the hospital, he was there. He talked to her like she could hear the whole time. Patting her hand, kissing her forehead, he tenderly stayed by her side. She was off of life support now and most of her wounds were mending nicely.
Mrs. Takenouchi was out of the hospital now and she resumed her daily routines. However the house was empty. It's innocence and light had weakened.
"Tai, come on." Kari said to her big brother. "We need to get home."
"Just a little longer, Kari. Please." Tai pleaded.
"Tai she's fine. No one is going to hurt her here."
"Ya, I guess you are right." Tai kissed the peacefully sleeping Sora. "Good night. I'll be back tomorrow after school."
Tai and Kari left the hospital. Tai said nothing the whole way home. Kari just watched her brother.
"Tai, are you ok?" Kari finally asked.
He looked at Kari and sighed. "I just hate seeing her like this." He once again drifted off into his own world, where the night he found Sora, played over and over again. "I hope he's burning in hell."
"What did you say Tai?"
"Oh, nothing. Just that I don't understand why did he have to hurt her?"
"He can't hurt her anymore Tai."
"Yes he can. Her memories will be horrible. I don't know if I want her to wake up or not."
"What do you mean?"
"The psychicratrist said that the memories would probably haunt her the rest of her life…" Tai looked down to the ground. "why couldn't he just take out his anger on me?"
"Tai get a grip! She'll pull through. Sora is strong!"
"Thanks Kari. I just keep beating myself up, don't I?"
"Yes you do." She replied.
"Sorry."
Tai couldn't get to sleep that night. He once again had nightmares. She had died twice that day, and that's all Tai could see. Was her lying there dead. And yet, she held on. She was strong. She had escaped that freak's grasp. And yet as Tai held her she was as fragile as a porcelain vase.
Soon it was morning- The bags under Tai's eyes told everyone he was suffering too.
"Tai, sweetie." His mom said concerned. "She wouldn't want you to be this way." She held Tai close. "You need to be strong… for her and yourself."
"I know mom, but.." Tai pulled away from her embrace. "I don't know what else to do."
"Promise you will go outside and play soccer, do something you enjoy doing. She Won't miss you for a day."
"Tai, I'll go sit with her." Kari offered.
"No, it's fine. I'll go to the park after school and relax."
With that he and Kari walked off to school. They had gotten use to the quiet walk now. Sora always got them laughing about something or started up a good conversation.
School went on forever. And to make matters worse it was graduation practice in the gym. There was an awkward silence as Sora's name was called. School ended for the day and Tai walked somberly outside and into the park. Everything there reminded him of Sora: the flowers, soccer players and the giggling girls. Tai just stood there in silence.
"Hey Tai." Davis said as he ran after a soccer ball. "Want to play?"
"No thanks Davis."
"Tai do you want to talk about things?" Davis looked concerned. "I hate seeing you like this. She wouldn't…"
"Well she's not here right now, is she? She'll never be back!" Tai yelled. "Wow, Davis… I'm sorry." Tai said as he walked away.
Tai wandered the streets, he had no specific destination, but somehow he found himself staring up at the hospital entrance.
'Oh Sora,' he thought. 'I just can't leave your side.' He stopped in the gift shop and brought her some flowers. He knew the way to her room so well new and the hospital staff knew him too. He walked into the room- she was gone. The bed was empty. Tai's heart started to beat faster and faster. He grabbed the closest nurse.
"Where's Sora?" He asked panic stricken.
"She's fine." The nurse said calming him down. "She woke up this morning and was moved out of the Critical and intensive Care ward."
"She's awake!" Tai's heart soared w/ the news. "Where is she?"
"Over in room 247- two flights up, on the left. But stay quiet, she's still a little confused."
Tai ran up the stairs and around the corner. He ran into the room.
"Sora!" He shouted. She was there and awake. But she seemed different. She was sitting in a chair by the window. Her head and her arms were on her knees. She just gazed out the window all huddled up. "Sora?" Tai said gently as he touched her shoulder. She immediately cringed and tensed up to the touch of another.
"Sora? It's me, Tai." She still shut him out. "Baby. What's wrong?"
"She's been like this all day." A nurse said. She put her hand on Tai's shoulder. "Just give her time. Her mind is trying to remember the last month."
"She's going to get over this right?"
"I hope so." The nurse said as she left the room.
"Sora… I'm here." She finally moved. She turned her head towards him. Her eyes were a mass of emotions. Tai saw fear, anger, pain and sorrow in them. Crystal clear tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Oh it's ok." Tai went to her. She let him wipe the tears away, and hug her for a while. Then suddenly she pulled away and began to shake.
"He's gone Sora, he'll never touch you again." She stopped shaking. And resumed staring out the window. Tai began to cry. He didn't know if they were tears of joy to see his love alive or of despair due to her state of mind.
He dried his eyes and pulled another chair near the window. He just sat there with Sora. He knew that inside her mind a war was raging. But he couldn't help her this time. She didn't let him near. Every time Tai tried to touch her she looked as if a sharp pain ran through her.
A little later Sora's mom came in.
"Oh baby, you are awake." Sora didn't move . "Tai," Mrs. Takenouchi asked. "Is she ok?"
"She's been like this all day." He said. "The nurse said she's trying to remember the events of the last month or something." He got up and motioned for Sora's mom to sit. She did.
"Hey Sora, Look who's here." Tai said.
"I'm here sweetie, say something…" She began to cry. Sora once again turned and saw her mother crying.
"Mommy?" She murmured.
Sora's mom looked up. "Oh Sora."
"We're here Sora." Tai said softly.
"T..ai?" She was slowly coming out of her daze like state. "My head hurts." She wailed as she began to sob. Her mother and Tai both rushed to her and hugged her.
"Lay down on your bed." Tai said as he helped her back to the hospital bed. She laid down and Tai covered her up.
"Just sleep." Mrs. T told her daughter. "We'll stay right here." Sora closed her eyes and returned to a deep sleep. "Tai you have been wonderful these past few weeks. I owe you everything."
"No, it's ok. I'd do anything for Sora."
"I know." She put her hand on his shoulder. "I just don't know how much more of this I can take." Tai looked at Sora and then at her mom. "My baby was taken from me… and I don't know if she'll ever be back." She sat down weakly.
"Don't worry- she'll come back." He walked to Sora's side and took her hand.