Oh my gosh, this week has been so hectic! Anyways, sorry for taking so
long on this thing! I thought it will be finish over the weekend a week
ago, but NOPE! Anyways, I really don't know how many times I can
apologize, sorry! _
So this is the fifth chapter to "Daisies For You." I was going to make it longer but I'm way too tired to type more -.-;; So err...I'll finish in the next chapter ^^:; Anyways, the first phase of the story is almost at the end...hehehehe...just don't kill me...alright?
Key: same as before
Disclaimer: Me no own CCS.
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Chapter 5: All that was left...
O-I-E-O-I-E-O-I-E-O-I-E-O-I-E-
The sound of the ambulance blared through the busiest traffic in the history of Hong Kong as the drivers cussed and swerved their cars to the curb to let the ambulance pass.
Meiling looked up from her lap. Her face stained with tears. Xiao Ling was more than a half an hour late. She watched silently as the ambulance raced across the street, *Xiao Ling!*
**********
Kai trembled with fears as Mrs. Chang opened the door to Meiling's room. Kai knew for a fact that Meiling was neither in her room nor in the Li's mansion. She was out in downtown...alone. And now she had wrecked it all. Not only Meiling would be punished but what would happen to her?
Mrs. Chang's face hardened as she inspected the empty room. She had known for a fact that Meiling would not be in there. The expression on Kai's face gave it all away. But it didn't matter to her at all. After all, Meiling was, Mrs. Change spat, the daughter of that pair of parents that should be the outcasts way long ago. They were the one that caused the dear Li Bin not to step into Li household anymore. Her dear Li Bin... She hated them, all of Meiling's family. So what if they were pureblood descendent of Li clan, an orphan beats them all! It was because of them that...
She turned around abruptly and bumped into the maid Kai. Mrs. Chang snarled, her claw-like hands spread out before her, "So where's the little brat?"
**********
Meiling watched as the clock ticked by and seven quickly turned into eight, eight turned into nine. Her eyes were puffy red as no more tears came out of her ruby eyes. The promise had been broken. That pinky-promise under the tree months ago...had been broken.
BLAM! Meiling shook as a door slammed nearby. She looked up curiously. The streets were quiet now after the ambulance an hour ago. There was a huge crowd of people over there watching and they said that a little boy was hit by a truck. But Meiling didn't go see it. She was waiting for Xiao Ling. But the door! Could it be?! Could Xiao Ling finally be here?
Meiling quickly dried the streaks of tears from the sides of her face and stood up.
SLAP!
She was met with a cold, hard slap.
Meiling felt her head swam back and forth as she tried to overcome the dizziness. But before she could completely snap out of it, a pair of iron- strong arms clutched her small shoulders and shook.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? YOU ARE ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD FOR GOODNESS SAKE! DIDN'T I GIVE YOU A LECTURE ON NOT TO LEAVE LI'S HOUSEHOLD AT ANYTIME!"
It was Mrs. Chang. Meiling's heart sank. It was not Xiao Ling. He was not here, he was never here.
Mrs. Chang didn't even bother to look at Meiling's face; she yanked her arm and pulled her close to the car.
"NO!" Meiling screamed as she struggled again the housekeeper, "I'M WAITING FOR XIAO LING! XIAO LING! HELP ME!"
"There's no Xiao Ling," Mrs. Chang pushed the little girl into the car roughly and gestured for Wei to drive the car. "Now stop it, you little wench! The Li will not tolerate such horrible behaviors from you! Just you see, little girl, you will be punished. Oh yes you will, just like that little rascal, that servant of yours!"
"Kai?" Meiling shifted her attention back to Mrs. Chang, and she grabbed on hold of the mid-aged housekeeper. "What happened to her? Tell me! TELL ME!"
Mrs. Chang swept Meiling's hands off her arm, "She's fired. That little rascal did't do her job, of course she's fired."
"Fired?" Meiling murmured as she let go of Mrs. Chang's arm unconsciously and sank into the chair. Kai was fired. All because of her. Just because of her selfish wish to see Xiao Ling and she got her best friend fired! She wouldn't be able to see her again ever... And all because of Xiao Ling...and he didn't even show up at all... Why? Why are all these things happening to her?
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"But Mrs. Li! This girl has to be punished! No matter what, she did violate Li's Code!" Mrs. Chang's faced turned furiously red as Yelan, the mistress of the house, took Meiling in her arms.
Yelan shook her head, "the girl is only five. Give her a break, Mrs. Chang."
"She's only five! She's only five! You will allow it this time, and next time you won't be able to stop her!"
"Mrs. Chang!" Yelan shouted, her face flushed with angry. "I know you are a responsible housekeeper, but remember your position. What decision I make is final."
Mrs. Chang tightened her lips and gave the young child a cold hard stare. Then, she stomped away.
Meiling sobbed in Yelan's chest. That cold stare Mrs. Chang gave her sent chill all the way through her spine. She knew it in her heart, in her bone, in her mind, that the housekeeper hated her. And she also knew why Kai was fired. Not only because she violated the Li's Code, but, mostly importantly, Kai helped her. *I'm sorry, Kai!*
**********
The next day, Meiling snapped open her eyes even before the alarm clock went off. She hadn't had much sleep in the past hours. All she knew, felt, and understood was that Kai was gone. Kai couldn't call her up every morning, Kai couldn't help her with martial arts anymore, Kai couldn't talk to her anymore, Kai couldn't sneak an extra piece of sweet for her, Kai...
Meiling broke into a silent sob. Everyone that she cared in her short five years of life had deserted her. All of them, but one---Yelan. But that wouldn't last long, one day she would leave just like the rest of them--- mother, father, Xiao Ling, and Kai.
Suddenly, something came to her mind. She knew the only one thing that belonged to her now. Even with Xiao Ling gone and deserted her, at least she still had this one thing...to be her friend of the rest of her life in Li Mansion.
Meiling leaped out of her bed and brushed her long raven hair aside. She opened the window and a gust of cold wind rushed inside. She shivered a little. With shaky fingers, she grasped the hold of the windowsill and looked outside the balcony.
It was gone. The one thing that she thought would never desert her. It was gone.
The canary flew away.
All that was left...an empty cage.
So this is the fifth chapter to "Daisies For You." I was going to make it longer but I'm way too tired to type more -.-;; So err...I'll finish in the next chapter ^^:; Anyways, the first phase of the story is almost at the end...hehehehe...just don't kill me...alright?
Key: same as before
Disclaimer: Me no own CCS.
**********************************************************************
Chapter 5: All that was left...
O-I-E-O-I-E-O-I-E-O-I-E-O-I-E-
The sound of the ambulance blared through the busiest traffic in the history of Hong Kong as the drivers cussed and swerved their cars to the curb to let the ambulance pass.
Meiling looked up from her lap. Her face stained with tears. Xiao Ling was more than a half an hour late. She watched silently as the ambulance raced across the street, *Xiao Ling!*
**********
Kai trembled with fears as Mrs. Chang opened the door to Meiling's room. Kai knew for a fact that Meiling was neither in her room nor in the Li's mansion. She was out in downtown...alone. And now she had wrecked it all. Not only Meiling would be punished but what would happen to her?
Mrs. Chang's face hardened as she inspected the empty room. She had known for a fact that Meiling would not be in there. The expression on Kai's face gave it all away. But it didn't matter to her at all. After all, Meiling was, Mrs. Change spat, the daughter of that pair of parents that should be the outcasts way long ago. They were the one that caused the dear Li Bin not to step into Li household anymore. Her dear Li Bin... She hated them, all of Meiling's family. So what if they were pureblood descendent of Li clan, an orphan beats them all! It was because of them that...
She turned around abruptly and bumped into the maid Kai. Mrs. Chang snarled, her claw-like hands spread out before her, "So where's the little brat?"
**********
Meiling watched as the clock ticked by and seven quickly turned into eight, eight turned into nine. Her eyes were puffy red as no more tears came out of her ruby eyes. The promise had been broken. That pinky-promise under the tree months ago...had been broken.
BLAM! Meiling shook as a door slammed nearby. She looked up curiously. The streets were quiet now after the ambulance an hour ago. There was a huge crowd of people over there watching and they said that a little boy was hit by a truck. But Meiling didn't go see it. She was waiting for Xiao Ling. But the door! Could it be?! Could Xiao Ling finally be here?
Meiling quickly dried the streaks of tears from the sides of her face and stood up.
SLAP!
She was met with a cold, hard slap.
Meiling felt her head swam back and forth as she tried to overcome the dizziness. But before she could completely snap out of it, a pair of iron- strong arms clutched her small shoulders and shook.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? YOU ARE ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD FOR GOODNESS SAKE! DIDN'T I GIVE YOU A LECTURE ON NOT TO LEAVE LI'S HOUSEHOLD AT ANYTIME!"
It was Mrs. Chang. Meiling's heart sank. It was not Xiao Ling. He was not here, he was never here.
Mrs. Chang didn't even bother to look at Meiling's face; she yanked her arm and pulled her close to the car.
"NO!" Meiling screamed as she struggled again the housekeeper, "I'M WAITING FOR XIAO LING! XIAO LING! HELP ME!"
"There's no Xiao Ling," Mrs. Chang pushed the little girl into the car roughly and gestured for Wei to drive the car. "Now stop it, you little wench! The Li will not tolerate such horrible behaviors from you! Just you see, little girl, you will be punished. Oh yes you will, just like that little rascal, that servant of yours!"
"Kai?" Meiling shifted her attention back to Mrs. Chang, and she grabbed on hold of the mid-aged housekeeper. "What happened to her? Tell me! TELL ME!"
Mrs. Chang swept Meiling's hands off her arm, "She's fired. That little rascal did't do her job, of course she's fired."
"Fired?" Meiling murmured as she let go of Mrs. Chang's arm unconsciously and sank into the chair. Kai was fired. All because of her. Just because of her selfish wish to see Xiao Ling and she got her best friend fired! She wouldn't be able to see her again ever... And all because of Xiao Ling...and he didn't even show up at all... Why? Why are all these things happening to her?
**********
"But Mrs. Li! This girl has to be punished! No matter what, she did violate Li's Code!" Mrs. Chang's faced turned furiously red as Yelan, the mistress of the house, took Meiling in her arms.
Yelan shook her head, "the girl is only five. Give her a break, Mrs. Chang."
"She's only five! She's only five! You will allow it this time, and next time you won't be able to stop her!"
"Mrs. Chang!" Yelan shouted, her face flushed with angry. "I know you are a responsible housekeeper, but remember your position. What decision I make is final."
Mrs. Chang tightened her lips and gave the young child a cold hard stare. Then, she stomped away.
Meiling sobbed in Yelan's chest. That cold stare Mrs. Chang gave her sent chill all the way through her spine. She knew it in her heart, in her bone, in her mind, that the housekeeper hated her. And she also knew why Kai was fired. Not only because she violated the Li's Code, but, mostly importantly, Kai helped her. *I'm sorry, Kai!*
**********
The next day, Meiling snapped open her eyes even before the alarm clock went off. She hadn't had much sleep in the past hours. All she knew, felt, and understood was that Kai was gone. Kai couldn't call her up every morning, Kai couldn't help her with martial arts anymore, Kai couldn't talk to her anymore, Kai couldn't sneak an extra piece of sweet for her, Kai...
Meiling broke into a silent sob. Everyone that she cared in her short five years of life had deserted her. All of them, but one---Yelan. But that wouldn't last long, one day she would leave just like the rest of them--- mother, father, Xiao Ling, and Kai.
Suddenly, something came to her mind. She knew the only one thing that belonged to her now. Even with Xiao Ling gone and deserted her, at least she still had this one thing...to be her friend of the rest of her life in Li Mansion.
Meiling leaped out of her bed and brushed her long raven hair aside. She opened the window and a gust of cold wind rushed inside. She shivered a little. With shaky fingers, she grasped the hold of the windowsill and looked outside the balcony.
It was gone. The one thing that she thought would never desert her. It was gone.
The canary flew away.
All that was left...an empty cage.
