Author's Note: Hiya, finally got to the special assignment after a while. I hope you enjoy. School is so bad! _ My mom is still upset about my grades, but I did raise them. So I finally finished this chappie and posted it! Oh, and the entry belongs to Sandra Cisneros.
Quote of the Chappie: The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. ~anonymous
Dedication: Sakura-san-thankies for your comment and the assignment!! ChibiCherry-thankies for your support and for doing the assignment and all!! I so DEDICATE this STORY to you GALS!!!!
Thankies List: ChibiCherry-Thankies! Oh, and the draft can be due in a week, it's fine with me!!! Sakura-san-Thankies a lot to! I'll talk to ya laterz! And thanks to those who read but didn't review too!
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, and Fei's from Xenogears. Okay? Good.
Here's Hoping For Love
By: Pink Cherry Blossom
Chapter 11: Special: Meiling
Key:
blah = Thinking
"blah" = Talking
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Everyone was in class on the first day of presentations. After all, everyone wanted to go to the dance. And even if you were sick, if your not here to present, you just lost your ticket.
Ms. Hajimi was at her desk in the corner. She sat, gathering all her papers, for this week was a no work week. She placed them in her briefcase, and sat down again. After hearing the bell, she stood up at the front and preached to the class.
"Okay, I hope you all have your projects. I wouldn't want for you to miss the dance. Now, we must start immediately if we want to be finished by friday." She started to look down the list, picking the first person to be tortured first. Suddenly, her classroom door was busted open by two teenagers.
"Your late, Li and Li." Mrs. Hajimi glared at the two who dared to interrupt the class.
"Gomen, Hajimi-sensei. It's all Meiling's fault." Syaoran was a very punctual person. It was very unexpected for him not to be in school. But Meiling was another story.
"No it wasn't. It's yours. You drove late." Meiling detested. Mrs. Hajimi was getting irritated.
"No, if you finished your project earlier than this morning, we wouldn't be so late." Syaoran said in chinese.
"No, if you drove faster we wouldn't be late."
"I would have gotten a ticket. Plus, you just HAD to straighten your locker."
"It was messy. It needed to be cleaned."
"Yeah. At LUNCH!"
"You shut up!"
"No, you shut up!"
"You!"
"You!"
"BOTH OF YOU!" Mrs. Hajimi yelled, disrupting the verbal battle. "I have no clue what you said, but next time stick to Japanese please."
"Yes ma'am" Syaoran and Meiling said. Noticing how the whole class was staring, both blushed a little red.
"FINALLY. So, Li-san, you may start us today."
"NANI?"
"Yes. I chosen you to start off presentations. Li-kun, take a seat. Li-san, take the stage." Trudging to their accordingly places, Meiling started with hers.
"Okay, I was chosen to Honesty. And I wrote this short piece. I made it like a journal entry. Please mind that I have this is as a negative way. It's about a girl name Esperanza, a poor latino girl who is very unfortunate. This is based off of my chapter story I write on my free-time."
Sally, you lied. It wasn't what you said at all. What he did.
Where he touched me. I didn't want it Sally.
The way it's supposed to be, all the storybooks and the movies,
why did you lie to me?
I was waiting by the red clowns.
I was standing by the tilt-a-whirl where you said.
And anyway I don't like carnivals.
I went to be with you because you laugh on the tilt-a-whirl,
you throw your head back and laugh.
I hold you change, wave, count how many times you go by.
Those boys that look at you because you're pretty.
I like to be with you, Sally. You're my friend.
But that big boy, where did he take you?
I waited such a long time. I waited by the red clowns, just like you said,
but you never came, you never came for me.
Sally Sally a hundred times. Why didn't you hear me when I called?
Why didn't you tell them to leave me alone? The one who grabbed me by the arm,
he wouldn't let me go. He said I love you, Spanish girl,
I love you, and pressed his sour mouth to mine.
Sally, make him stop. I couldn't make them go away.
I couldn't do anything but cry. I don't remember. It was dark.
I don't remember. I don't remember.
Please don't make me tell it all.
Why did you leave me all alone?
I waited my whole life. You're a liar. They all lied.
All the books and the magazines, everything that told it wrong.
Only his dirty fingernails against my skin, only his sour smell again.
The moon that watched. The tilt-a-whirl. The red clowns laughing their thick-tongue laugh.
Then the colors began to whirl. Sky tipped. Their high black shoes ran. Sally, you lied, you lied.
He wouldn't let me go. He said I love you.
I love you, Spanish girl.
Everyone clapped for Meiling. Mrs. Hajimi asked, "That was great. A little dark, but still great. I just wish you would give some background info on that."
Meiling scoffed at that. "You just asked for a writing piece. I gave you one. You should be happy. I'm happy. Let me sit down." Mrs.Hajimi started to turn red, when she saw the time. After that she called on others to continue today.
Suddenly, it was over. Mrs. Hajimi said, "Okay class. Today was a great day. I haven't decided if I want to great these yet or not. Tomorrow, Kinomoto-san will start. Good day." The class left without a second thought.
In the hallways, you could hear a small echo. "HOEEEEEEE?!?!?!?!?!!?"
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I hope you likes that. I must continue to write. I have an english assignment to attend to. BYE!