Chapter 2
Let's Be Us Again.
Nita slammer the door of her dorm shut and flopped down on her stomach on her bed. She wrapped her arms around her pillow, kicked her shoes off, and stared at the white pillowcase pressed up against her face.
Something was missing in her life.
Nita frowned.
But, what?
The maple tree outside her window sighed in the gentle summer breeze, rocking gently as it scratched against her window.
It was the day before college allowed them to kick back and relax in their dorms or go home for the summer, and Nita was feeling lazy.
I survived! she thought joyfully, smiling hugely into her pillow. But for some reason, it didn't thrill her as much as she thought it would have. She sighed, her gray eyes dancing with aggravation.
"What am I missing?" she asked herself out loud, racking her mind for any thoughts.
A seagull laughed loudly at the seasick humans vomiting over the side of a cruise liner riding the waves off the coast of North California.
Laughing… seagull…
Kit.
It smacked her upside the head with all the gentleness of a runaway freight train with no brakes.
"No way… How the heck did I forget about him…?"
Then it all came back to her.
His appearance from nowhere.
The angry looks they'd given each other.
A rock flying through the air.
Blood running down Kit's arm.
Nita flinched as she thought back.
The look on Kit's face just before he vanished.
Nita glanced around her room guiltily.
"What did I get mad at him for?"
She frowned, then it appeared in her mind's eye.
A simple disagreement over a patching spell.
"You idiot, Nita!" she shouted to empty air.
Overcome by guilt, she flopped down weakly on her bed. After that fight, they'd broken off contact. Kit was doing wizardry on his own, as she was now.
She dejectedly let her head droop onto her pillow and let the tears of shame come.
Kit walked past the girls' dorms and turned the corner. Walking two buildings down, he unlocked his dorm and walked inside.
It was a neat, organized dormitory; car keys, ID, and a PC sat in one corner, backpack in another, bed in another. Kit sighed.
Ever since his fight with Nita, he'd avoided her as much as possible. Which was easier said than done, as they both attended Stanford University, and had Science together. But that was about it.
All the same, Kit thought, I still love her… but what does that mean? She's probably got another guy…
He sighed, then turned on his TV and sat back on his bed, diverting his mind to Gone in 60 Seconds.
He was rudely interrupted when his PC beeped.
You've Got Mail. Now Get Up Off your Lazy…
Kit hurriedly kicked the PC before it could say anything rude and clicked the OK button, bringing up his AOL message box.
Nita's email address flashed on the screen.
Kit eyed it cautiously, and opened it. Maybe it would cause a personality change in his PC…
Kit,
Come on over to my 412 dorm at about 4, K? I wanna talk to you…
Juanita
Kit stared. She never signed her letters Juanita… she hated the name. So why start?
All the same…
He checked his watch.
3:54.
"Ohhhh, crap."
Kit was out the door in a matter of seconds, powering off the TV and PC with his mind as he ran.
Nita was startled by a knock on her dorm door. She checked her clock. It was 4 sharp.
Good ol' Kit…
She finished with her eyeliner, tossed the bottle into her medicine cabinet, and went to go answer the door.
Kit stepped back as the door opened.
Nita spoke quietly.
"Well, come on in."
Kit entered, then kicked off his shoes and placed them by the door.
Tell me what I have to do tonight
'Cause I'd do anything to make it right
"Take off the makeup," he told Nita abruptly. "It's not how I remember you."
Nita's temper flared.
"I don't care how you remember me. This is how I… I want to look."
Kit lowered his eyes.
"Maybe you're right. Maybe I should just go."
Let's be us again.
He made for the door, but Nita stopped him with a sniff.
Kit faltered in his stride, then turned.
Nita wiped her eyes, removing all the eyeliner she'd put on, and looked at Kit, tossing the Kleenex into the trash can.
"Kit…"
He stared at her, then his eyes filled with tears.
"Nita… oh, god, I missed you."
I'm sorry for the way I lost my head
Don't know why I said the things I said
Nita sniffed, then said in a shaky voice, "Kit… look. I'm sorry… for everything."
Let's be us again.
Here I stand
With everything to lose
And all I know is I don't want to ever see the end
And baby please
I'm reaching out for you
Won't you open up your heart and let me come back in?
Let's be us again.
Look at me I'm way past Pride
Isn't there some way that we can try
To be us again
Kit stood there, in the middle of the floor, his eyes tearing up, his throat clogged with emotion. His face was the picture of pain, joy, and guilt, his eyes fixed on Nita as tears began to spill their way unhindered down his cheeks.
And even if it takes a while
I'll stay right here until I see that smile
That says we're us again.
Despite her tears, Nita managed to crack a smile at Kit.
That one crooked smile was the most beautiful sight Kit had ever seen in his life.
Here I stand
With everything to lose
And all I know is I don't want to ever see the end
And baby please
I'm reaching out for you
Won't you open up your heart and let me come back in?
Let's be us.
Baby baby what would I do
Can't imagine life without you.
Kit walked toward Nita, then put his arms around her slim, shaking figure, and pulled her close to him. She tucked her head under his chin and sighed gently.
Here I stand
With everything to lose
And all I know is I don't want to ever see the end
Baby please
I'm reaching out for you
Won't you open up your heart and let me come back in?
Ooooh here I am
I'm reaching out for
So won't you open up your heart and let me come back in?
Let's be us again.
Ooooh let's be us again.
Nita's shoulders heaved once as she entered the gasping stage of her tears. Kit kissed her hair gently.
"Nita… I love you."
"I love you too, Kit," Nita sniffed, then burst into tears again. Kit enveloped her in a warm embrace, and they cuddled.
END.
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