The Way Life Mocks Me
Chapter 16: Family Secrets
(Squall P.O.V)
I can still remember the look on their faces. When they told me.
" Squall.we heard about what Raine and Laguna are planning to do" Ellone said. She sat down next to me and took my hand. " They want to send you down to lower Esthar to live with Raine.do you want to go?"
" Of course not! Do you know what she said to me? I don't want to have anything to do with that lady."
I sunk down lower and closed my eyes. What was going to happen to me? If Ellone had good news.it had to be something to do with Raine and me. Maybe Raine got killed in a car accident on the way here.
I know it's a bad thought. It's a terrible thought. Mitch smiled and stood next to Ellone. She looked up at him and smiled back. " Should we?" He nodded and looked back at me.
What was going on?
" Squall.Mitch.Mitch is my brother"
My eyes almost popped out of my head. No, really. I'm serious. I sat straight up and looked Mitch dead in the eye. For a few minutes.I couldn't speak.
" Does that mean.you're my uncle?!"
He laughed and nodded. " Yes it does"
I was thrilled. I was overjoyed. I was hell surprised. I just couldn't believe it. By law, I could leave my birth parents and live somewhere else. But I would have to live with a relative. Laguna had since passed on a contract to Ellone, a few years back, that I would not be aloud to leave in her care at any time. She had to sign it of course. It was the law back then.
But now. It isn't.
And Mitch hasn't signed anything. He probably only just found out.
I was free! " So.I am I going to go and live with Mitch?"
Ellone nodded. " Yes and I'll be living there too. Do you remember your cousin, Zell? He's also there"
" When?"
" As soon as possible. When you get home, pack your bags. Mitch is resigning from Laguna today and we'll be leaving by plane next week"
It was all happening so fast. In a week I would be.wherever we're going, sitting next to Zell, talking with him for the first time in five years and I'd never have to speak a word about my life with 'Lasagna' ever again.
Paradise!
So you can bet that when I got to the Palace when I was finally discharged from hospital, I was mighty happy to see Raine and Laguna again, standing outside waiting for me.
Why?
Because I couldn't wait to see the looks on their faces when I told them my news. The news to shatter their dreams and plans. The news, to finally set me free.
Raine was standing out the front. With Laguna behind her. Mitch pulled the car to a stop and we got out. He turned to me.
" Now remember.don't just tell them straight out.play with them a bit okay?" He said with a hint of amusement in his eye.
I walked over to her.
" Ready to go?" She asked.
" I sure am"
She nodded. "Okay go and get your stuff and meet me around the back. We'll be going to air station soon"
I laughed. " Well.I know we're leaving. But I'm not leaving with you. What gave you that impression?"
She cocked her head to one side. " And who exactly are you leaving with?"
" With Mitch and Ellone. We're going to move down to Trabia, near the snow Alps. I wont tell you exactly where though. I do have a sense of privacy"
She spun around and faced Laguna. " What's he talking about?"
Laguna confronted me. " Squall you can't leave with them. Ellone signed a - "
" - Yes I know what she signed. But Mitch didn't sign anything and so I'm aloud to leave with him. Oh! Don't you know yet? He's my uncle" I waved this comment off with my hand, as if it was any old ordinary matter.
He just stood there bewildered.
" Seeya soon"
I walked over to entrance and left Mitch to explain further. Jenny, Dave and Rinoa were all there watching, completely gob smacked. Eventually Jenny ran forward tackled me in a huge hug.
" Congrats" She whispered.
I smiled gratefully and looked over at the others. " I think I should start packing"
~
I dumped my three duffle bags on the grass. Looking up at the giant tree, I sighed. It had been my friend for so long. Now I was leaving it with the demons.
" I'm sorry mate. I just have to. You know how much I hate this place. I've told you countless times about my longing for freedom. I think I finally have a chance at it"
I scratched my back nervously. " I must sound so corny right now. I hate to think I'd gone soft you know" I sat down on the grass. " We've been through a lot. Whenever Ellone was gone, you'd be my shoulder to cry on. You listened and never argued. You held me up high enough to hide me from Laguna.you even helped me with my science report in grade eight" I laughed at the memory.
" It was on Ferns. I had no idea how they reproduced. So I climbed up you sat in highest branch. Talking to you about how pissed I was at my teacher.and then.I saw it. A fern. It was just climbing up the side of the tree. On the underside on the leaves, I saw little dots. I found out they were called sori pores. For reproduction!"
I laughed out loud again. Even though I had found the answer to that question.I still got a D.
" Thanks." I whispered. I stood back up and I was about to reach for my bags again, when I heard some one from behind.
" I used to talk to my dolls like that too"
I turned around rolled my eyes. " Yeah but you're a girl. Girls do that"
Rinoa laughed. " Not all of us!"
She walked over to me and looked up at my tree. " It seems different though. You have your tree and I had my dolls"
" They never argue"
" They always listen."
We looked at each other for minute.then burst out laughing. Through her laughter, she said to me, " I'm really gonna miss you" I looked up and sat down. She sat down next to me.
" When are you going?" I asked.
" Tomorrow morning." She whispered. The sky was begging to fade to black. The cold crept in and enveloped the garden. Patches of darkness fell over the enormous tree. A few shadows still lurked over us.
" Hey.when I first came here, I thought you going to be some stuck up rich kid" She said.
" Yeah and I thought you were going to be some rich, slutty nosey girl"
We both smiled and looked up at the sky. " I suppose I learned a lot." She yawned. I stretched my arms out in front and kept my gaze at the sky. " Yeah me too"
Her gaze shifted to me. She looked down at my arms. " Did it hurt." She whispered.
I looked at my hands. My long sleeves covered my wrists. A thin bandage covered them. Underneath, I knew there would identical twin scars. I looked over to her, my voice quiet and thin. " Yes.it hurt a lot. It still does. I never really wanted to die. It wasn't my purpose. I just wanted to show them.what they were doing to me"
She took my hand in hers and sighed. " Why couldn't you tell Dave or Jenny.or even Ellone?" I shook my head. " I just didn't think they would be able to do anything."
She looked back up at the sky. A shooting star streaked across the darkness. We both smiled together.
" Will you stay here with me tonight? My last night?" She asked.
" Sure."
Scribbles: Yes this is the second last chapter. Everything comes to an end next chapter and you'll finally find out what's in store for Rinoa and Squall.
Please help me make it to 80 reviews!
Chapter 16: Family Secrets
(Squall P.O.V)
I can still remember the look on their faces. When they told me.
" Squall.we heard about what Raine and Laguna are planning to do" Ellone said. She sat down next to me and took my hand. " They want to send you down to lower Esthar to live with Raine.do you want to go?"
" Of course not! Do you know what she said to me? I don't want to have anything to do with that lady."
I sunk down lower and closed my eyes. What was going to happen to me? If Ellone had good news.it had to be something to do with Raine and me. Maybe Raine got killed in a car accident on the way here.
I know it's a bad thought. It's a terrible thought. Mitch smiled and stood next to Ellone. She looked up at him and smiled back. " Should we?" He nodded and looked back at me.
What was going on?
" Squall.Mitch.Mitch is my brother"
My eyes almost popped out of my head. No, really. I'm serious. I sat straight up and looked Mitch dead in the eye. For a few minutes.I couldn't speak.
" Does that mean.you're my uncle?!"
He laughed and nodded. " Yes it does"
I was thrilled. I was overjoyed. I was hell surprised. I just couldn't believe it. By law, I could leave my birth parents and live somewhere else. But I would have to live with a relative. Laguna had since passed on a contract to Ellone, a few years back, that I would not be aloud to leave in her care at any time. She had to sign it of course. It was the law back then.
But now. It isn't.
And Mitch hasn't signed anything. He probably only just found out.
I was free! " So.I am I going to go and live with Mitch?"
Ellone nodded. " Yes and I'll be living there too. Do you remember your cousin, Zell? He's also there"
" When?"
" As soon as possible. When you get home, pack your bags. Mitch is resigning from Laguna today and we'll be leaving by plane next week"
It was all happening so fast. In a week I would be.wherever we're going, sitting next to Zell, talking with him for the first time in five years and I'd never have to speak a word about my life with 'Lasagna' ever again.
Paradise!
So you can bet that when I got to the Palace when I was finally discharged from hospital, I was mighty happy to see Raine and Laguna again, standing outside waiting for me.
Why?
Because I couldn't wait to see the looks on their faces when I told them my news. The news to shatter their dreams and plans. The news, to finally set me free.
Raine was standing out the front. With Laguna behind her. Mitch pulled the car to a stop and we got out. He turned to me.
" Now remember.don't just tell them straight out.play with them a bit okay?" He said with a hint of amusement in his eye.
I walked over to her.
" Ready to go?" She asked.
" I sure am"
She nodded. "Okay go and get your stuff and meet me around the back. We'll be going to air station soon"
I laughed. " Well.I know we're leaving. But I'm not leaving with you. What gave you that impression?"
She cocked her head to one side. " And who exactly are you leaving with?"
" With Mitch and Ellone. We're going to move down to Trabia, near the snow Alps. I wont tell you exactly where though. I do have a sense of privacy"
She spun around and faced Laguna. " What's he talking about?"
Laguna confronted me. " Squall you can't leave with them. Ellone signed a - "
" - Yes I know what she signed. But Mitch didn't sign anything and so I'm aloud to leave with him. Oh! Don't you know yet? He's my uncle" I waved this comment off with my hand, as if it was any old ordinary matter.
He just stood there bewildered.
" Seeya soon"
I walked over to entrance and left Mitch to explain further. Jenny, Dave and Rinoa were all there watching, completely gob smacked. Eventually Jenny ran forward tackled me in a huge hug.
" Congrats" She whispered.
I smiled gratefully and looked over at the others. " I think I should start packing"
~
I dumped my three duffle bags on the grass. Looking up at the giant tree, I sighed. It had been my friend for so long. Now I was leaving it with the demons.
" I'm sorry mate. I just have to. You know how much I hate this place. I've told you countless times about my longing for freedom. I think I finally have a chance at it"
I scratched my back nervously. " I must sound so corny right now. I hate to think I'd gone soft you know" I sat down on the grass. " We've been through a lot. Whenever Ellone was gone, you'd be my shoulder to cry on. You listened and never argued. You held me up high enough to hide me from Laguna.you even helped me with my science report in grade eight" I laughed at the memory.
" It was on Ferns. I had no idea how they reproduced. So I climbed up you sat in highest branch. Talking to you about how pissed I was at my teacher.and then.I saw it. A fern. It was just climbing up the side of the tree. On the underside on the leaves, I saw little dots. I found out they were called sori pores. For reproduction!"
I laughed out loud again. Even though I had found the answer to that question.I still got a D.
" Thanks." I whispered. I stood back up and I was about to reach for my bags again, when I heard some one from behind.
" I used to talk to my dolls like that too"
I turned around rolled my eyes. " Yeah but you're a girl. Girls do that"
Rinoa laughed. " Not all of us!"
She walked over to me and looked up at my tree. " It seems different though. You have your tree and I had my dolls"
" They never argue"
" They always listen."
We looked at each other for minute.then burst out laughing. Through her laughter, she said to me, " I'm really gonna miss you" I looked up and sat down. She sat down next to me.
" When are you going?" I asked.
" Tomorrow morning." She whispered. The sky was begging to fade to black. The cold crept in and enveloped the garden. Patches of darkness fell over the enormous tree. A few shadows still lurked over us.
" Hey.when I first came here, I thought you going to be some stuck up rich kid" She said.
" Yeah and I thought you were going to be some rich, slutty nosey girl"
We both smiled and looked up at the sky. " I suppose I learned a lot." She yawned. I stretched my arms out in front and kept my gaze at the sky. " Yeah me too"
Her gaze shifted to me. She looked down at my arms. " Did it hurt." She whispered.
I looked at my hands. My long sleeves covered my wrists. A thin bandage covered them. Underneath, I knew there would identical twin scars. I looked over to her, my voice quiet and thin. " Yes.it hurt a lot. It still does. I never really wanted to die. It wasn't my purpose. I just wanted to show them.what they were doing to me"
She took my hand in hers and sighed. " Why couldn't you tell Dave or Jenny.or even Ellone?" I shook my head. " I just didn't think they would be able to do anything."
She looked back up at the sky. A shooting star streaked across the darkness. We both smiled together.
" Will you stay here with me tonight? My last night?" She asked.
" Sure."
Scribbles: Yes this is the second last chapter. Everything comes to an end next chapter and you'll finally find out what's in store for Rinoa and Squall.
Please help me make it to 80 reviews!