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Chapter 3 – Two steps foreward, one step back.
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"Yoo-hoo!!?" A woman says softly in a loud voice, knocking on Squall's door. "Are you there, Squall?"
"I bet that's her" I whispered to Rinoa and opened the door. "Hello Sherry"
"Ahh... Hello Squall. What a nice Garden this is!" The woman says in a peachy voice.
"Yeah, you could say.... so what do you want?"
"Remember? I said I'll be seeing you more until you're done with a positive decision... let's call it bonding!" Sherry answered pointing to her head.
"Bonding?" Rinoa asks from behind and giggles.
"Umm... Sherry this is Rinoa Heartilly" I said shoving her into Sherry's face. I really wanted to get away. I don't like how this was turning out. "Rinoa, Sherry...?"
"Sherry Parks, So does bonding sound stupid?" Sherry asked with an attitude. I really hope Rinoa doesn't say yes! Don't say yes, don't say yes, don't say yes... please don't say yes.
"Yes" …….She just had to say it
"His father is tolerable with it"
"Well he's not his father and-" Rinoa spoke and I interrupted.
"And that'll be fine" I spoke quickly and walked in front of Rinoa. Her hand was tensing up and it turned into a fist. "I just need a moment with Rinoa and I'll do whatever pleases you, to get you off my back. Besides proposing my answer to you for the blessing"
"I'll remain in the hall. We have the entire day." Sherry answered and walked out.
Rinoa shut the door behind her and glanced helplessly at me. "Awww, this sucks"
"Ahem… the attitude? Explain" I asked.
"It's just I can't let you go off and bore yourself to death! I know you won't like being with her." Rinoa said crossing her arms.
"I've lived a good life" I said and laughed. "Then I couldn't give her an answer about the blessing"
"My advice to you is to look at this from your father's point of view before making a decision... Even though I'm with saying no" Rinoa says with a grimace.
"...sure I'll do that... Hey want to come bond with me?" I said with hope.
"I'll just interrupt your lovely time with her. Go now before I don't make you leave at all" She told me as she walked to the window and waved her hand as a signal to leave.
I opened my door and found Sherry all ready to bond... what do people even do when they bond? I don't think I've bonded much. "So what are we going to do?"
"Just hang out and talk. You'll ask questions and so will I. When you think we've known enough I'll go" Sherry promptly responded.
"Alright that's cool, see you whenever" I told and headed back inside. Just before I could put my hand on the doorknob she called my name.
"Squall... please this is important. I want you to give me your blessing ASAP and make sure it's a yes"
"Ugh... lets go" I said and waved my hand like Rinoa as a signal to go.
Quiet as a mouse the Garden was, surprisingly. Sherry walked head of me and I just followed. She walked just like Quistis. Hands behind her back. Happy. Swings lightly. My father likes this woman? There must be screws lose in his head... I thought we were suppose to bond... maybe she wants me to talk first.
"Uhh... so you live in Winhill?" I asked... my mom lived in Winhill.
"Yes and no"
"Which?" I asked confused.
"I have a house in Winhill but also a house in Deling City. I'm most often in Deling City because I have lots of friends there. My friends and I like being together"
"…Just for your friends your there often... Is your job is there?" I supposed.
"No, I work in Winhill. That's why I go there" She said tilting her head to the side and biting on one nail.
Why do people do that? Live in two places… it's like having a second life …my legs are getting tired... I wonder maybe Sherry owns the same pub as my mom. "What's your job?"
"I take care of an inn at the front desk. It's a morning shift. I like to get out and have fun at night so I go off into Deling City."
"Have fun? That's not often heard from older people"
"That's what you father likes about me" Sherry giggled with amusement. "Such a busy man, he is. But that is what to expect from rich- I mean a good man"
"Yeah… right?" I said. She sounds guilty to something… nah, paranoid.
Once more the both of us were silent… Didn't we just pass the Cafeteria? Were we going to walk in circles? …My father is planning on marrying a woman that walks in circles? …..Alright so maybe I would too for some odd reason.
"Why do you have a dorm here when you father could easily get you a nice house in a city?"
"I don't depend on my father for anything. If I wanted that I'd get one myself, but I don't"
"Good to here" Sherry responded.
......Look at my father's point of view? …Alright, she's a… small town and a big town person. She likes to have fun and is close to her friends… so he likes that… that's no reason to marry her. "What do you and my dad like to do together?"
"Lots of things… see we have thing in common. We both like talking about politics, playing pool for money, taking care of chocobos, and things like that"
"Figures…" I'd expect that… they're getting old and business like… but chocobos?
"Do you always blow people off with rude responses?"
"Rude?" Gees, Older people and their required respect… "You're the one planning to marry my dad out of the blue"
"Alright! Can I steal Squall from you?" Said a familiar voice. I turned around and the same did Sherry. "Well?"
"We've heard what was needed for now" Sherry announced and walked away. "See you soon Squall... you too Rinoa"
"You like yet?" Rinoa asked.
"Little miss long locks Sherry? ...Two steps foreward, one step back"
Chapter 3 – Two steps foreward, one step back.
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"Yoo-hoo!!?" A woman says softly in a loud voice, knocking on Squall's door. "Are you there, Squall?"
"I bet that's her" I whispered to Rinoa and opened the door. "Hello Sherry"
"Ahh... Hello Squall. What a nice Garden this is!" The woman says in a peachy voice.
"Yeah, you could say.... so what do you want?"
"Remember? I said I'll be seeing you more until you're done with a positive decision... let's call it bonding!" Sherry answered pointing to her head.
"Bonding?" Rinoa asks from behind and giggles.
"Umm... Sherry this is Rinoa Heartilly" I said shoving her into Sherry's face. I really wanted to get away. I don't like how this was turning out. "Rinoa, Sherry...?"
"Sherry Parks, So does bonding sound stupid?" Sherry asked with an attitude. I really hope Rinoa doesn't say yes! Don't say yes, don't say yes, don't say yes... please don't say yes.
"Yes" …….She just had to say it
"His father is tolerable with it"
"Well he's not his father and-" Rinoa spoke and I interrupted.
"And that'll be fine" I spoke quickly and walked in front of Rinoa. Her hand was tensing up and it turned into a fist. "I just need a moment with Rinoa and I'll do whatever pleases you, to get you off my back. Besides proposing my answer to you for the blessing"
"I'll remain in the hall. We have the entire day." Sherry answered and walked out.
Rinoa shut the door behind her and glanced helplessly at me. "Awww, this sucks"
"Ahem… the attitude? Explain" I asked.
"It's just I can't let you go off and bore yourself to death! I know you won't like being with her." Rinoa said crossing her arms.
"I've lived a good life" I said and laughed. "Then I couldn't give her an answer about the blessing"
"My advice to you is to look at this from your father's point of view before making a decision... Even though I'm with saying no" Rinoa says with a grimace.
"...sure I'll do that... Hey want to come bond with me?" I said with hope.
"I'll just interrupt your lovely time with her. Go now before I don't make you leave at all" She told me as she walked to the window and waved her hand as a signal to leave.
I opened my door and found Sherry all ready to bond... what do people even do when they bond? I don't think I've bonded much. "So what are we going to do?"
"Just hang out and talk. You'll ask questions and so will I. When you think we've known enough I'll go" Sherry promptly responded.
"Alright that's cool, see you whenever" I told and headed back inside. Just before I could put my hand on the doorknob she called my name.
"Squall... please this is important. I want you to give me your blessing ASAP and make sure it's a yes"
"Ugh... lets go" I said and waved my hand like Rinoa as a signal to go.
Quiet as a mouse the Garden was, surprisingly. Sherry walked head of me and I just followed. She walked just like Quistis. Hands behind her back. Happy. Swings lightly. My father likes this woman? There must be screws lose in his head... I thought we were suppose to bond... maybe she wants me to talk first.
"Uhh... so you live in Winhill?" I asked... my mom lived in Winhill.
"Yes and no"
"Which?" I asked confused.
"I have a house in Winhill but also a house in Deling City. I'm most often in Deling City because I have lots of friends there. My friends and I like being together"
"…Just for your friends your there often... Is your job is there?" I supposed.
"No, I work in Winhill. That's why I go there" She said tilting her head to the side and biting on one nail.
Why do people do that? Live in two places… it's like having a second life …my legs are getting tired... I wonder maybe Sherry owns the same pub as my mom. "What's your job?"
"I take care of an inn at the front desk. It's a morning shift. I like to get out and have fun at night so I go off into Deling City."
"Have fun? That's not often heard from older people"
"That's what you father likes about me" Sherry giggled with amusement. "Such a busy man, he is. But that is what to expect from rich- I mean a good man"
"Yeah… right?" I said. She sounds guilty to something… nah, paranoid.
Once more the both of us were silent… Didn't we just pass the Cafeteria? Were we going to walk in circles? …My father is planning on marrying a woman that walks in circles? …..Alright so maybe I would too for some odd reason.
"Why do you have a dorm here when you father could easily get you a nice house in a city?"
"I don't depend on my father for anything. If I wanted that I'd get one myself, but I don't"
"Good to here" Sherry responded.
......Look at my father's point of view? …Alright, she's a… small town and a big town person. She likes to have fun and is close to her friends… so he likes that… that's no reason to marry her. "What do you and my dad like to do together?"
"Lots of things… see we have thing in common. We both like talking about politics, playing pool for money, taking care of chocobos, and things like that"
"Figures…" I'd expect that… they're getting old and business like… but chocobos?
"Do you always blow people off with rude responses?"
"Rude?" Gees, Older people and their required respect… "You're the one planning to marry my dad out of the blue"
"Alright! Can I steal Squall from you?" Said a familiar voice. I turned around and the same did Sherry. "Well?"
"We've heard what was needed for now" Sherry announced and walked away. "See you soon Squall... you too Rinoa"
"You like yet?" Rinoa asked.
"Little miss long locks Sherry? ...Two steps foreward, one step back"