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Run away
Chapter five
Sora sat on the soft sand of the unfamiliar shore, starring out to the endless ocean before her. The sea breeze swept her hair around her face and blew the thin baggy material of her top. She doubted if anyone from home would believe if she was the same tomboy Sora they knew, sitting here on this Kenyan beach. She had only been away from home for ten months, not even a year yet. But she felt like these couple of months had changed her in a phenomenal way. She might still look the same, only a little more tanned and with longer hair. But inside she felt like she had evolved into another person, no not another person. She was still Sora, she could never be anyone else. She felt like she had grown up, to put simply.
She had acquired more knowledge of the world and of the people it held, good and bad. Her knowledge had shaped the way she now thought of life. She had done a lot of thinking. A LOT. Slowly over the months she had begun to learn who she really was. She had asked and answered a lot of questions about herself. And now she felt far more confident in her own power than she ever had before. She felt like she could accomplish anything if she put her mind to it. She felt more relaxed, she had worries but she would just dismiss them if they came to her.
Apart from one great worry. One that had been weighing her down for ten months, since she left Japan.
She had learnt Yoga, Karate and to meditate. She was pleased with herself for doing something so different that people wouldn't normally expect of her. Sora had never been into all that weird hippy stuff. But that's one of the reasons why she came away. To do things people wouldn't expect. And now she felt better about herself for doing them. They seemed to calm her soul.
But still one question was disturbing her peaceful soul. One questioned still spun in her mind.
Did she really make the right choice?
" I thought you would be around here somewhere," A faithful friendly voice told her as he sat beside her, " When ever your missing you always seem to be at the beach," Cody said quietly,
" Am I really that predictable?" She laughed lightly,
" No, I guess I just know you pretty well,"
Cody, the one who had helped her the most. She didn't know if he knew how grateful she was to him, but she really hoped so. Cody had been like her little spiritual guide, he had helped her answer a lot of questions about herself. Whenever she was feeling down he always seemed to turn up.
" Cody can you help me?"
" I'll try, if that's what you want,"
" It's . . .umm . . .well, " She took a deep breath and closed her eyes," Before I left home I did something really stupid. Well it wasn't stupid, because it was the other person who was being stupid but . . . I said some really hard things that I know hurt someone I really care about. I was mad and I just wanted to do some damage. But I've realised that I was the one who was being stupid, even though I thought I was doing the right thing. I could have done something a lot gentler without hurting him so much. Now I want to say I'm sorry, but I don't think he'll forgive me. I want to undo the damage I've made and try and saved what's left of one of the most precious things in my life. I've tried so hard to forget about what I've done, but my conscience keeps on bringing me back to it. At first I thought that this horrible feeling in my gut was homesickness, and I thought that I doubted myself about leaving home. But I've realised that I doubted the decision I made. I want to repair what I've done, but I don't know how,"
" Well for a start you can't do anything when you're sitting on a beach half way around the world. Sorry thoughts aren't going to get back to those who need them. Why don't you try talking to who ever it is,"
" How can I talk to them when I'm in Africa?"
" There is a phone back at the hotel Sora,"
" But . . .I wouldn't know what to say, and I wouldn't have enough to courage to even dial the number,"
" Just explain to them what you just said to me. And Sora . . . you've got plenty of courage, you know you have,"
She looked at him with eyes full of doubt.
" I would be so nervous. I think that I'd hang up the moment it started ringing,"
" Why?"
" Because I'm scared he'll hurt me like I hurt him," He smiled at her reassuringly, " But if you think I can. I'll give it a go,"
The ringing finally echoed down the receiver as she held it close to her ear. She gripped on to the phone handle for some comfort or strength. She would give it another three rings then hang up.
One, two . . .
" Hello," A distant cheery voice asked,
" Kari," Sora whispered,
" Yeah who's this?" Sora's heart seemed to reach out and leap with excitement as she heard something that so strongly reminded her of home,
" Kari it's Sora,"
" Sora? SORA! OH MY GOD SORA!" Kari screamed down the phone line, " OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!"
" KARI!" Sora yelled, a thousand miles away sharing her friend's excitement,
" Where are you?"
" Kenya!"
" KENYA! OH MY GOD!" They both let out wild excited screams. Then Sora suddenly remembered the purpose of her call.
" Look Kari I can't talk for long I just wanted... I wanted to speak to Tai please,"
" Oh I'm sorry Sor he's out. Oh my god you will never guess what he's done!"
" What?" Sora asked carefully,
" He's engaged! Can you believe it Tai engaged! To this girl call Cherry, he asked her last month. I never thought he would do it. I didn't even think they would last a week. She's really hyperactive and girlie. She reminds me a lot of Davis' sister Jun. You know sometimes you just want to shove a sock in her mouth to make her shut up. But there you go, Tai's always surprising everybody!"
" Engaged . . ." Sora whispered.
" Oh Sor I've got so much to tell you. I don't even know where to start!"
" Kari . . .I'm sorry but this is costing me a fortune. I've got to go,"
" Already! Oh Sora I haven't spoke to you since you left! I miss you," She whined,
" I miss you too Kari, but I really have to go. I'll see you soon,"
" Bye Sora,"
She carefully hung the receiver back into its cradle. She closed her eyes and took another deep breath. The whole of the hotel lobby was staring at her, she hadn't realised she had been screaming so loud.
Not that she cared anymore. She ran up the wooden stairs to the room she was sharing with Mimi and Yolei on the second floor.
Engaged. Engaged. Engaged. The word ran over her mind uncontrollably.
How . . .when . . .why. How could he!
He told her he loved her. He said he didn't want to be with anyone else . . .Engaged.
Maybe it was just a line he had pulled on her. Maybe all he really did want was a wife. He'd never really loved her. If he had he would have waited for her. Not got him self hitched to the next girl that came along.
Engaged.
How could he!
She threw open the door to her room as tears streaked down her cheeks.
Engaged. Engaged. This wasn't meant to happen. He was meant to be hers.
She ran into the small cramped bathroom and locked the door behind her. Her slim figure collapsed on to the tiled floor as her sobs shook her whole body.
She should of known this would happen. Tai was a brilliant guy, of course other girls would be interested in him. He wasn't Herr's to keep. She had turned him down, she had broken his heart.
But she always thought he would wait for her. He said he loved her and he had meant it then. Maybe he had forgotten about her. No he probably hated her. She should have expected that after what she did to him.
Authors note- Ah ha, so Tai's getting married hey. Well your just going to have to stay tuned for the next instalment. Thank you for everyone who's been reviewing this story and please keep it up! (
Run away
Chapter five
Sora sat on the soft sand of the unfamiliar shore, starring out to the endless ocean before her. The sea breeze swept her hair around her face and blew the thin baggy material of her top. She doubted if anyone from home would believe if she was the same tomboy Sora they knew, sitting here on this Kenyan beach. She had only been away from home for ten months, not even a year yet. But she felt like these couple of months had changed her in a phenomenal way. She might still look the same, only a little more tanned and with longer hair. But inside she felt like she had evolved into another person, no not another person. She was still Sora, she could never be anyone else. She felt like she had grown up, to put simply.
She had acquired more knowledge of the world and of the people it held, good and bad. Her knowledge had shaped the way she now thought of life. She had done a lot of thinking. A LOT. Slowly over the months she had begun to learn who she really was. She had asked and answered a lot of questions about herself. And now she felt far more confident in her own power than she ever had before. She felt like she could accomplish anything if she put her mind to it. She felt more relaxed, she had worries but she would just dismiss them if they came to her.
Apart from one great worry. One that had been weighing her down for ten months, since she left Japan.
She had learnt Yoga, Karate and to meditate. She was pleased with herself for doing something so different that people wouldn't normally expect of her. Sora had never been into all that weird hippy stuff. But that's one of the reasons why she came away. To do things people wouldn't expect. And now she felt better about herself for doing them. They seemed to calm her soul.
But still one question was disturbing her peaceful soul. One questioned still spun in her mind.
Did she really make the right choice?
" I thought you would be around here somewhere," A faithful friendly voice told her as he sat beside her, " When ever your missing you always seem to be at the beach," Cody said quietly,
" Am I really that predictable?" She laughed lightly,
" No, I guess I just know you pretty well,"
Cody, the one who had helped her the most. She didn't know if he knew how grateful she was to him, but she really hoped so. Cody had been like her little spiritual guide, he had helped her answer a lot of questions about herself. Whenever she was feeling down he always seemed to turn up.
" Cody can you help me?"
" I'll try, if that's what you want,"
" It's . . .umm . . .well, " She took a deep breath and closed her eyes," Before I left home I did something really stupid. Well it wasn't stupid, because it was the other person who was being stupid but . . . I said some really hard things that I know hurt someone I really care about. I was mad and I just wanted to do some damage. But I've realised that I was the one who was being stupid, even though I thought I was doing the right thing. I could have done something a lot gentler without hurting him so much. Now I want to say I'm sorry, but I don't think he'll forgive me. I want to undo the damage I've made and try and saved what's left of one of the most precious things in my life. I've tried so hard to forget about what I've done, but my conscience keeps on bringing me back to it. At first I thought that this horrible feeling in my gut was homesickness, and I thought that I doubted myself about leaving home. But I've realised that I doubted the decision I made. I want to repair what I've done, but I don't know how,"
" Well for a start you can't do anything when you're sitting on a beach half way around the world. Sorry thoughts aren't going to get back to those who need them. Why don't you try talking to who ever it is,"
" How can I talk to them when I'm in Africa?"
" There is a phone back at the hotel Sora,"
" But . . .I wouldn't know what to say, and I wouldn't have enough to courage to even dial the number,"
" Just explain to them what you just said to me. And Sora . . . you've got plenty of courage, you know you have,"
She looked at him with eyes full of doubt.
" I would be so nervous. I think that I'd hang up the moment it started ringing,"
" Why?"
" Because I'm scared he'll hurt me like I hurt him," He smiled at her reassuringly, " But if you think I can. I'll give it a go,"
The ringing finally echoed down the receiver as she held it close to her ear. She gripped on to the phone handle for some comfort or strength. She would give it another three rings then hang up.
One, two . . .
" Hello," A distant cheery voice asked,
" Kari," Sora whispered,
" Yeah who's this?" Sora's heart seemed to reach out and leap with excitement as she heard something that so strongly reminded her of home,
" Kari it's Sora,"
" Sora? SORA! OH MY GOD SORA!" Kari screamed down the phone line, " OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!"
" KARI!" Sora yelled, a thousand miles away sharing her friend's excitement,
" Where are you?"
" Kenya!"
" KENYA! OH MY GOD!" They both let out wild excited screams. Then Sora suddenly remembered the purpose of her call.
" Look Kari I can't talk for long I just wanted... I wanted to speak to Tai please,"
" Oh I'm sorry Sor he's out. Oh my god you will never guess what he's done!"
" What?" Sora asked carefully,
" He's engaged! Can you believe it Tai engaged! To this girl call Cherry, he asked her last month. I never thought he would do it. I didn't even think they would last a week. She's really hyperactive and girlie. She reminds me a lot of Davis' sister Jun. You know sometimes you just want to shove a sock in her mouth to make her shut up. But there you go, Tai's always surprising everybody!"
" Engaged . . ." Sora whispered.
" Oh Sor I've got so much to tell you. I don't even know where to start!"
" Kari . . .I'm sorry but this is costing me a fortune. I've got to go,"
" Already! Oh Sora I haven't spoke to you since you left! I miss you," She whined,
" I miss you too Kari, but I really have to go. I'll see you soon,"
" Bye Sora,"
She carefully hung the receiver back into its cradle. She closed her eyes and took another deep breath. The whole of the hotel lobby was staring at her, she hadn't realised she had been screaming so loud.
Not that she cared anymore. She ran up the wooden stairs to the room she was sharing with Mimi and Yolei on the second floor.
Engaged. Engaged. Engaged. The word ran over her mind uncontrollably.
How . . .when . . .why. How could he!
He told her he loved her. He said he didn't want to be with anyone else . . .Engaged.
Maybe it was just a line he had pulled on her. Maybe all he really did want was a wife. He'd never really loved her. If he had he would have waited for her. Not got him self hitched to the next girl that came along.
Engaged.
How could he!
She threw open the door to her room as tears streaked down her cheeks.
Engaged. Engaged. This wasn't meant to happen. He was meant to be hers.
She ran into the small cramped bathroom and locked the door behind her. Her slim figure collapsed on to the tiled floor as her sobs shook her whole body.
She should of known this would happen. Tai was a brilliant guy, of course other girls would be interested in him. He wasn't Herr's to keep. She had turned him down, she had broken his heart.
But she always thought he would wait for her. He said he loved her and he had meant it then. Maybe he had forgotten about her. No he probably hated her. She should have expected that after what she did to him.
Authors note- Ah ha, so Tai's getting married hey. Well your just going to have to stay tuned for the next instalment. Thank you for everyone who's been reviewing this story and please keep it up! (