Chapter 2: A Horrible Letter
While she read the paper she realized she had forgotten the mail. She stepped outside and jogged down to the mailbox. Just then Rinoa pulled in the driveway. "Hey!" She said waving to Celina. "Hi!" Celina said waving back. Rinoa parked quickly and ran to Celina. "What's up?" Celina asked supprised by the unexpected visit. "I just thought I would drop by on my way to the supermarket. I haven't chilled you for a while and I figured you would be home, so I said what the heck, I'll go see my best friend!" Rinoa replied happily. "How thoughtful of you!" Celina said laughing. "I know I am!" Rinoa said laughing a little too. "Well, would you like to have lunch with me since you're here?" Celina asked. "Thought you'd never ask!" Rinoa answered. They walked together into the house. Celina entered the kitchen and opened the fridge. "So, what would you like?" She asked Rinoa. "It doesn't matter to me." Rinoa replied shrugging. "Ok how about some chicken teriyaki?" Celina suggested. "Sure you are a great cook." Rinoa said sitting down at the table.
After a few hours of eating and talking Celina began looking through the mail. There was a letter in the pile addressed to Seifer and it had the words urgent in red on it. She didn't want to pry but she had to open the letter. It was from Cid (the head of Balamb). As she read the letter a look of terror crossed her face.
"What's wrong?" Rinoa asked worriedly. "This letter for Seifer its, its horrible." She replied barley able to speak. "What does it say?" "It says:
Dear Mr. Almasy, We regret to inform you of the following news. Recently we have been informed that Raijin and Fujin were murdered. We are not sure who committed this horrible crime, but our best agents are looking into it as of yesterday. A funeral will be held on Balamb grounds this Saturday afternoon. Our deepest sympathies.
Cid"
"Oh my god!" Rinoa said in disbelief. "How will I tell Seifer?!" Celina asked as tears began running down her cheeks. Just as she spoke Seifer walked through the door. "Hey baby!" Seifer said walking into the kitchen. She couldn't speak. What the letter said would kill him. Rinoa realized the situation and decided to leave. "What's wrong?" Seifer asked sweetly sitting down next to his wife. She couldn't tell him. All she could do was hand him the letter. He looked at it for a minute questioningly and then began to read. Celina's heart stopped as a look of absolute horror slowly crossed his face. He said nothing but stood up and walked toward his office. She followed him quietly. Seifer sat down at his desk. A tear glistened down his cheek. Celina slowly walked up behind him. "Dammit!!!" He yelled suddenly slamming his fist on the wooden desk in front of him. Forgetting the rule that men don't cry he began to ball. Celina, feeling his pain, wrapped her arms around him. "I'm so sorry baby." She said holding him tightly in her arms. "Why did this have to happen?" The now tear drenched man asked his sobbing wife.
While she read the paper she realized she had forgotten the mail. She stepped outside and jogged down to the mailbox. Just then Rinoa pulled in the driveway. "Hey!" She said waving to Celina. "Hi!" Celina said waving back. Rinoa parked quickly and ran to Celina. "What's up?" Celina asked supprised by the unexpected visit. "I just thought I would drop by on my way to the supermarket. I haven't chilled you for a while and I figured you would be home, so I said what the heck, I'll go see my best friend!" Rinoa replied happily. "How thoughtful of you!" Celina said laughing. "I know I am!" Rinoa said laughing a little too. "Well, would you like to have lunch with me since you're here?" Celina asked. "Thought you'd never ask!" Rinoa answered. They walked together into the house. Celina entered the kitchen and opened the fridge. "So, what would you like?" She asked Rinoa. "It doesn't matter to me." Rinoa replied shrugging. "Ok how about some chicken teriyaki?" Celina suggested. "Sure you are a great cook." Rinoa said sitting down at the table.
After a few hours of eating and talking Celina began looking through the mail. There was a letter in the pile addressed to Seifer and it had the words urgent in red on it. She didn't want to pry but she had to open the letter. It was from Cid (the head of Balamb). As she read the letter a look of terror crossed her face.
"What's wrong?" Rinoa asked worriedly. "This letter for Seifer its, its horrible." She replied barley able to speak. "What does it say?" "It says:
Dear Mr. Almasy, We regret to inform you of the following news. Recently we have been informed that Raijin and Fujin were murdered. We are not sure who committed this horrible crime, but our best agents are looking into it as of yesterday. A funeral will be held on Balamb grounds this Saturday afternoon. Our deepest sympathies.
Cid"
"Oh my god!" Rinoa said in disbelief. "How will I tell Seifer?!" Celina asked as tears began running down her cheeks. Just as she spoke Seifer walked through the door. "Hey baby!" Seifer said walking into the kitchen. She couldn't speak. What the letter said would kill him. Rinoa realized the situation and decided to leave. "What's wrong?" Seifer asked sweetly sitting down next to his wife. She couldn't tell him. All she could do was hand him the letter. He looked at it for a minute questioningly and then began to read. Celina's heart stopped as a look of absolute horror slowly crossed his face. He said nothing but stood up and walked toward his office. She followed him quietly. Seifer sat down at his desk. A tear glistened down his cheek. Celina slowly walked up behind him. "Dammit!!!" He yelled suddenly slamming his fist on the wooden desk in front of him. Forgetting the rule that men don't cry he began to ball. Celina, feeling his pain, wrapped her arms around him. "I'm so sorry baby." She said holding him tightly in her arms. "Why did this have to happen?" The now tear drenched man asked his sobbing wife.