It had been three days since Cleo [short for Cleopatra] first arrived and no one
even talked to her. I would only gaze at her whenever our eyes would connect but
nothing more. Someone had to break her silence.
"Hey Cleo, can I ask you a question?" "Does it matter?" "Well I was going to the
arcade with everyone else today after school an thought you might want come
along." My voice sounded like I was pleading for her company. A small smile
crept over her face from trying not to luagh at me. "Why not, just don't let
your friends say things about me in another language. I know they do cuz it's in
your eyes everytime it happens." I actually made her blush by the look I was
giving her when she said that. "Promise."
Later on everyone including Serena, Rei, Mina, Lita and Ami started to head
towards the arcade. "Hold on everyone, I want to take someone else along with
us, Cleo." I motioned to where she was sitting and they actually liked the idea.
When we got to arcade we split in smaller groups, of course me and a few of my
closer friends were one group. Cleo just looked around like she didn't know what
to do first. An idea popped in my head so I grabbed her hand and took to where
the Sailor V game was. I told her the rules and watched to see how good she
could do.
"Is there another game I could play, these 'monsters' are really giving me a
hard time." She looked at me and for the first time I saw a glimpse of what she
hid inside her. A strong sense of compassion that was stained with intense hurt
or that was what she allowed me to see.
"You're doing it all wrong, here I'll show you." I put my right hand over hers
while she was holding the plastic gun and straightened her arms with the other.
She seemed to be comfortable until she realized how we must have looked and
blushed. I looked in the direction she seemed to be looking at and saw the rest
of our group looking at us. I let her go in a flash and turned to face them.
"What's your problem, I was just trying to help her out."
Their teasing continued, "Drop it." Before I knew it Cleo was walking out the
front door of the arcade. "Cleo, wait up." I gave everyone else a sharp glare as
I left.
"Cleo please." I had caught up with her and reached for her hand to gain some
attention. "Did I do something wrong?" "No, well maybe, I mean I don't have
problem with you but I don't know ... they don't know enough about me to say
things like that."
"There was nothing either of us could have done about it and you know they meant
no harm." -silence- "You want me to walk you home Cleo?" "I know my way. I'll
see you tomorrow."
The next day Cleo avoided me more then usual. Even during class. But lunch had
to be different. "Cleo can I talk to you?" "You're the only one that can." I sat
next to her and tried to be as about everything as possible. "Do you think you
could distance yourself from me anymore?" She only gave him a quick glance. "I
know you miss your family ... "
"Don't mention that please" She physically flinched when I said something about
her family. "Sorry, can't you just look a little bit happier then you are now.
It's starting to bother me now." "I don't want to sound selfish or anything but
the only reason why I came here was to get away from my family and start a new
life, not to make new friends." "What do you mean?" "What I mean is I'm not an
exchange student, I'm a runaway from a high profile family in New York. I have
no future and I'm not someone you should make friends with."
She got up and proceeded to leave the school grounds. "What I can't let you
leave." But she was gone.
It came near the end of the school year, exactly two weeks left. He hadn't seen
or heard of Cleo since the day she walked out of his life, deep inside he had
fallen for her. Cleo only talked to him even if he was the only one she really
could but that never made any difference.
I will give you this, Cleo did have feelings for the boy from New York who
always tried start conversations with her. And will never forget him. In my
opinion she has feelings for him somewhere deep inside that will always lead her
to him.
even talked to her. I would only gaze at her whenever our eyes would connect but
nothing more. Someone had to break her silence.
"Hey Cleo, can I ask you a question?" "Does it matter?" "Well I was going to the
arcade with everyone else today after school an thought you might want come
along." My voice sounded like I was pleading for her company. A small smile
crept over her face from trying not to luagh at me. "Why not, just don't let
your friends say things about me in another language. I know they do cuz it's in
your eyes everytime it happens." I actually made her blush by the look I was
giving her when she said that. "Promise."
Later on everyone including Serena, Rei, Mina, Lita and Ami started to head
towards the arcade. "Hold on everyone, I want to take someone else along with
us, Cleo." I motioned to where she was sitting and they actually liked the idea.
When we got to arcade we split in smaller groups, of course me and a few of my
closer friends were one group. Cleo just looked around like she didn't know what
to do first. An idea popped in my head so I grabbed her hand and took to where
the Sailor V game was. I told her the rules and watched to see how good she
could do.
"Is there another game I could play, these 'monsters' are really giving me a
hard time." She looked at me and for the first time I saw a glimpse of what she
hid inside her. A strong sense of compassion that was stained with intense hurt
or that was what she allowed me to see.
"You're doing it all wrong, here I'll show you." I put my right hand over hers
while she was holding the plastic gun and straightened her arms with the other.
She seemed to be comfortable until she realized how we must have looked and
blushed. I looked in the direction she seemed to be looking at and saw the rest
of our group looking at us. I let her go in a flash and turned to face them.
"What's your problem, I was just trying to help her out."
Their teasing continued, "Drop it." Before I knew it Cleo was walking out the
front door of the arcade. "Cleo, wait up." I gave everyone else a sharp glare as
I left.
"Cleo please." I had caught up with her and reached for her hand to gain some
attention. "Did I do something wrong?" "No, well maybe, I mean I don't have
problem with you but I don't know ... they don't know enough about me to say
things like that."
"There was nothing either of us could have done about it and you know they meant
no harm." -silence- "You want me to walk you home Cleo?" "I know my way. I'll
see you tomorrow."
The next day Cleo avoided me more then usual. Even during class. But lunch had
to be different. "Cleo can I talk to you?" "You're the only one that can." I sat
next to her and tried to be as about everything as possible. "Do you think you
could distance yourself from me anymore?" She only gave him a quick glance. "I
know you miss your family ... "
"Don't mention that please" She physically flinched when I said something about
her family. "Sorry, can't you just look a little bit happier then you are now.
It's starting to bother me now." "I don't want to sound selfish or anything but
the only reason why I came here was to get away from my family and start a new
life, not to make new friends." "What do you mean?" "What I mean is I'm not an
exchange student, I'm a runaway from a high profile family in New York. I have
no future and I'm not someone you should make friends with."
She got up and proceeded to leave the school grounds. "What I can't let you
leave." But she was gone.
It came near the end of the school year, exactly two weeks left. He hadn't seen
or heard of Cleo since the day she walked out of his life, deep inside he had
fallen for her. Cleo only talked to him even if he was the only one she really
could but that never made any difference.
I will give you this, Cleo did have feelings for the boy from New York who
always tried start conversations with her. And will never forget him. In my
opinion she has feelings for him somewhere deep inside that will always lead her
to him.