Let Me Help You
Ch6 The Mysterious Present
After school, Syaoran decided to walk home by himself. He was walking past a supply store and heard a familiar voice. He looked inside the store and saw Tomoyo there, about to get out.
"Hey, Tomoyo, I'm really sorry about what happened with you and Sakura." Syaoran said.
Tomoyo looked at who was talking to her and saw Syaoran.
"It's okay. It's not your fault. I'm sorry for saying that to you at school. I was just taken aback about what happened between us." Tomoyo said.
"What did you buy?"
Syaoran saw Tomoyo holding a bag.
"Oh, just some needles and threads."
"May I ask why you bought them?"
"I'm going to make Sakura a beautiful dress for her birthday. I also hope that she forgives me."
"Oh. When's Sakura's birthday?"
"Its tomorrow."
"Are you going to have enough time to make a dress by tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I'm sure I will, but only if I start on it right now. I have to go right now, okay?" Bye."
"Bye."
Tomoyo walked to a black limousine with four people in the car. Syaoran just thought that they were her sisters or something, even though they're actually her bodyguards.
Syaoran thought of getting Sakura a birthday present, too. He figured that since Sakura's name means cherry blossom in English then Sakura would like something with cherry blossoms. Syaoran walked into a jewelry store and looked around for a couple of minutes until he finally found the perfect jewelry. It was a locket shaped of a cherry blossom with a silver chain attached to it. He quickly walked back home and placed the locket down. Syaoran suddenly remembered that he forgot to get a card, so her called for Wei. "Wei, can you go and get me a sweet and sensitive birthday card and. how about a dozen nadeshiko flowers?" Syaoran requested.
"All right, Master." Wei replied and walked out the door.
Syaoran thought if getting Sakura nadeshiko flowers in honor of Sakura's mother. He took out the locket from the little box that it was in and looked at it. Syaoran opened the locket and saw a little mirror in it and a space for people to put a picture in. He then thought of writing a poem to Sakura. He went up to his room and started writing a poem.
When he finished writing the poem, he folded it into a small piece of paper and placed it in the locket. By the time he was done, Wei had already came back with the card and the flowers. Syaoran took the flowers and the card. He read the card and then wrote on the card a little note and his signature. Syaoran placed the card and locket into a bag. It was already ten o' clock and so he got ready for bed. He would give the present to Sakura tomorrow at school.
The next day at school, Sakura found a bouquet of flowers and a bag on her desk. She took out the card and read it. At the bottom of the card it wrote 'Happy Birthday, Sakura. I hope you like the present I bought you. Open the locket and read the paper. I'm sorry if I caused you any pain and you should still be friends with Tomoyo. Sincerely, Syaoran.' Sakura looked behind her and saw Syaoran reading a book. She took out a little box out from the bag and opened it. She saw a beautiful locket in the shape of a cherry blossom. Sakura opened the locket and found a folded piece of paper. She unfolded the paper and saw a poem there. Sakura read the poem quietly to herself.
"Let Me Help You
The young girl Once sweet and innocent In one swirl Turned mean and violent
All because of her dad She loves him so dearly He causes her to be sad And treat her drearily
Tried to help her She wouldn't let me Her mind's a blur She says, 'Leave me be.'
I'll be there for her Through the bad and the good Help her heart be pure Like how a true friend would
She has to let me be her friend Open up her kind, sweet heart I'll take all her pain to an end And let all her friendships start."
(I wrote that poem all by myself I feel so special. ^_^ Even though it sorta sux but o well)
Sakura was touched by the poem and knew that Syaoran is a true friend. She looked behind her again and saw Syaoran looking in front if the class. 'He looks pretty cute when he's not so annoying. Wait. What did I just say?' Sakura thought and looked back at the poem. "Ms. Avalon, may you please put away your things so then you can concentrate in class?" Mr. Terada said.
"Oh, sorry." Sakura apologized and placed all of her things in her backpack and the bouquet on the floor.
After class Sakura walked up to Syaoran. "Syaoran, thank you." Sakura said.
"You're welcome. But Sakura, I meant what I wrote in the poem. If you need anyone to talk to, you can come to me. Turn back to your old self when you were about twelve years old. I bet your life would be much better if you smile once in a while. You say that you don't need anyone to worry about you, but you do. I know you do. Let me help you wash away your pain. Let me help you be happy again. Don't you think it's better than sulking around, being mad at everyone, and letting you dad mistreat you all the time? We only have one life. Let's make the best of it. Sooner or later we're going to die and I would want to be as happy as I can before I do. Wouldn't you?" Syaoran said.
"I guess, but I can't I don't want people to know about my dad and i. Or someone would call the cops. I don't want my dad to go to jail. If he does I'll never forgive myself. I won't know what to do. Do you know what my mom said before she died?" Sakura asked.
"No."
"She told me to take care of my dad and that's exactly what I'm going to do. If I don't I'll let my mom down."
"Do you think your mom wants you to be abused by your dad all the time? Do you think this is what she wants?"
"I don't know, but I can't just leave my dad alone. I have to take care of him."
Sakura didn't want to talk about this anymore and started running towards her next class. For the rest of the school time, they haven't said to each other at all.
When Sakura got back home she couldn't find her father so she started doing some chores. All of a sudden the doorbell rang. She went to the door and looked through the eyehole to see who it was. She saw the deliveryman holding a box. She opened the door. "Package for Avalon, Sakura." The deliveryman said.
"That's me." Sakura said.
"Sign your name over here."
Sakura signed her name and took the package. The guy left and Sakura took the package to her room. She opened the package and saw a beautiful pink dress. She took out the dress and knew it fitted her perfectly. The dress was pink silk with cherry blossoms at the bottom right corner of the dress. It went down to her ankle and was sleeveless. At the top of the dress, where the neck goes through, is white and is the shape of a V. Also, inside the package had a card. She took the card and read it. "Sakura, I hope you like this dress and happy birthday. I'm so very sorry for telling Syaoran about you and your dad. I hope you can forgive me. I know I don't deserve to be your friend, but if you could find it in your heart to be my friend again, I would be truly grateful. If you forgive me then can you come to my house at four o' clock? My mother also wants to give you something. Truly sorry, Tomoyo." She read.
Sakura knew that breaking Tomoyo and her friendship was a stupid thing to do. She made a stupid and rash decision and regretted it. If it weren't for Tomoyo, she wouldn't have withstood all the torture her dad put her through. She looked at the clock and saw it was 3:30. She wrote a note to her dad and left to Tomoyo's house.
When she arrived there she walked in and saw Tomoyo waiting for her. "Hi, Tomoyo." Sakura said.
"Oh Sakura, thank god you're here. I was afraid you wouldn't come. Come in, Sakura." Tomoyo said.
"Tomoyo, I'm so sorry for breaking our friendship. I overreacted. I hope you can forgive me." Sakura said and went inside the house.
"You don't need to apologize. I was the one who lost your trust. I'm sorry." Tomoyo said.
"It's okay. I love the dress you got me. Thank you."
"You're welcome. I want you to wear it to the prom that's in two months."
"But I might not be going to the prom."
"What? No. Sakura, you have to go to the prom. Come on. It'll be fun."
"I'll think about it."
"Hello, Sakura. It's been a long time since we talked." Sonomi, Tomoyo's mom, said when she saw Sakura.
"Hi. What was it that you wanted to show me?" Sakura asked.
"Oh, yes. Tomoyo, may you please get us some tea and take your time. I need to talk to Sakura alone." Sakura said.
"Sure, Mom." Tomoyo said.
Sonomi took out a locked book that was pink.
"Sakura, this was your mother's diary. Your mother told me to give this to you when you're eighteen a long time ago. Don't show this to your father, though. Your mother wants you and only you to read this. So when you get back home you have to hide this in a safe place." Sonomi said and handed the diary to Sakura.
Sakura just kept on staring at it. A few minutes later Sakura got out of her trance and thanked Sonomi.
"If you don't mind, I think I'm going to go now." Sakura said.
"All right." Sonomi said and Sakura walked out the door.
Sakura walked to the park and sat down on a bench. She opened the diary using the key that was stuck on to the diary by tape. Sakura looked inside the diary and read the date. It was when he mother was fifteen years old. Then Sakura started reading what her mother wrote.
After school, Syaoran decided to walk home by himself. He was walking past a supply store and heard a familiar voice. He looked inside the store and saw Tomoyo there, about to get out.
"Hey, Tomoyo, I'm really sorry about what happened with you and Sakura." Syaoran said.
Tomoyo looked at who was talking to her and saw Syaoran.
"It's okay. It's not your fault. I'm sorry for saying that to you at school. I was just taken aback about what happened between us." Tomoyo said.
"What did you buy?"
Syaoran saw Tomoyo holding a bag.
"Oh, just some needles and threads."
"May I ask why you bought them?"
"I'm going to make Sakura a beautiful dress for her birthday. I also hope that she forgives me."
"Oh. When's Sakura's birthday?"
"Its tomorrow."
"Are you going to have enough time to make a dress by tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I'm sure I will, but only if I start on it right now. I have to go right now, okay?" Bye."
"Bye."
Tomoyo walked to a black limousine with four people in the car. Syaoran just thought that they were her sisters or something, even though they're actually her bodyguards.
Syaoran thought of getting Sakura a birthday present, too. He figured that since Sakura's name means cherry blossom in English then Sakura would like something with cherry blossoms. Syaoran walked into a jewelry store and looked around for a couple of minutes until he finally found the perfect jewelry. It was a locket shaped of a cherry blossom with a silver chain attached to it. He quickly walked back home and placed the locket down. Syaoran suddenly remembered that he forgot to get a card, so her called for Wei. "Wei, can you go and get me a sweet and sensitive birthday card and. how about a dozen nadeshiko flowers?" Syaoran requested.
"All right, Master." Wei replied and walked out the door.
Syaoran thought if getting Sakura nadeshiko flowers in honor of Sakura's mother. He took out the locket from the little box that it was in and looked at it. Syaoran opened the locket and saw a little mirror in it and a space for people to put a picture in. He then thought of writing a poem to Sakura. He went up to his room and started writing a poem.
When he finished writing the poem, he folded it into a small piece of paper and placed it in the locket. By the time he was done, Wei had already came back with the card and the flowers. Syaoran took the flowers and the card. He read the card and then wrote on the card a little note and his signature. Syaoran placed the card and locket into a bag. It was already ten o' clock and so he got ready for bed. He would give the present to Sakura tomorrow at school.
The next day at school, Sakura found a bouquet of flowers and a bag on her desk. She took out the card and read it. At the bottom of the card it wrote 'Happy Birthday, Sakura. I hope you like the present I bought you. Open the locket and read the paper. I'm sorry if I caused you any pain and you should still be friends with Tomoyo. Sincerely, Syaoran.' Sakura looked behind her and saw Syaoran reading a book. She took out a little box out from the bag and opened it. She saw a beautiful locket in the shape of a cherry blossom. Sakura opened the locket and found a folded piece of paper. She unfolded the paper and saw a poem there. Sakura read the poem quietly to herself.
"Let Me Help You
The young girl Once sweet and innocent In one swirl Turned mean and violent
All because of her dad She loves him so dearly He causes her to be sad And treat her drearily
Tried to help her She wouldn't let me Her mind's a blur She says, 'Leave me be.'
I'll be there for her Through the bad and the good Help her heart be pure Like how a true friend would
She has to let me be her friend Open up her kind, sweet heart I'll take all her pain to an end And let all her friendships start."
(I wrote that poem all by myself I feel so special. ^_^ Even though it sorta sux but o well)
Sakura was touched by the poem and knew that Syaoran is a true friend. She looked behind her again and saw Syaoran looking in front if the class. 'He looks pretty cute when he's not so annoying. Wait. What did I just say?' Sakura thought and looked back at the poem. "Ms. Avalon, may you please put away your things so then you can concentrate in class?" Mr. Terada said.
"Oh, sorry." Sakura apologized and placed all of her things in her backpack and the bouquet on the floor.
After class Sakura walked up to Syaoran. "Syaoran, thank you." Sakura said.
"You're welcome. But Sakura, I meant what I wrote in the poem. If you need anyone to talk to, you can come to me. Turn back to your old self when you were about twelve years old. I bet your life would be much better if you smile once in a while. You say that you don't need anyone to worry about you, but you do. I know you do. Let me help you wash away your pain. Let me help you be happy again. Don't you think it's better than sulking around, being mad at everyone, and letting you dad mistreat you all the time? We only have one life. Let's make the best of it. Sooner or later we're going to die and I would want to be as happy as I can before I do. Wouldn't you?" Syaoran said.
"I guess, but I can't I don't want people to know about my dad and i. Or someone would call the cops. I don't want my dad to go to jail. If he does I'll never forgive myself. I won't know what to do. Do you know what my mom said before she died?" Sakura asked.
"No."
"She told me to take care of my dad and that's exactly what I'm going to do. If I don't I'll let my mom down."
"Do you think your mom wants you to be abused by your dad all the time? Do you think this is what she wants?"
"I don't know, but I can't just leave my dad alone. I have to take care of him."
Sakura didn't want to talk about this anymore and started running towards her next class. For the rest of the school time, they haven't said to each other at all.
When Sakura got back home she couldn't find her father so she started doing some chores. All of a sudden the doorbell rang. She went to the door and looked through the eyehole to see who it was. She saw the deliveryman holding a box. She opened the door. "Package for Avalon, Sakura." The deliveryman said.
"That's me." Sakura said.
"Sign your name over here."
Sakura signed her name and took the package. The guy left and Sakura took the package to her room. She opened the package and saw a beautiful pink dress. She took out the dress and knew it fitted her perfectly. The dress was pink silk with cherry blossoms at the bottom right corner of the dress. It went down to her ankle and was sleeveless. At the top of the dress, where the neck goes through, is white and is the shape of a V. Also, inside the package had a card. She took the card and read it. "Sakura, I hope you like this dress and happy birthday. I'm so very sorry for telling Syaoran about you and your dad. I hope you can forgive me. I know I don't deserve to be your friend, but if you could find it in your heart to be my friend again, I would be truly grateful. If you forgive me then can you come to my house at four o' clock? My mother also wants to give you something. Truly sorry, Tomoyo." She read.
Sakura knew that breaking Tomoyo and her friendship was a stupid thing to do. She made a stupid and rash decision and regretted it. If it weren't for Tomoyo, she wouldn't have withstood all the torture her dad put her through. She looked at the clock and saw it was 3:30. She wrote a note to her dad and left to Tomoyo's house.
When she arrived there she walked in and saw Tomoyo waiting for her. "Hi, Tomoyo." Sakura said.
"Oh Sakura, thank god you're here. I was afraid you wouldn't come. Come in, Sakura." Tomoyo said.
"Tomoyo, I'm so sorry for breaking our friendship. I overreacted. I hope you can forgive me." Sakura said and went inside the house.
"You don't need to apologize. I was the one who lost your trust. I'm sorry." Tomoyo said.
"It's okay. I love the dress you got me. Thank you."
"You're welcome. I want you to wear it to the prom that's in two months."
"But I might not be going to the prom."
"What? No. Sakura, you have to go to the prom. Come on. It'll be fun."
"I'll think about it."
"Hello, Sakura. It's been a long time since we talked." Sonomi, Tomoyo's mom, said when she saw Sakura.
"Hi. What was it that you wanted to show me?" Sakura asked.
"Oh, yes. Tomoyo, may you please get us some tea and take your time. I need to talk to Sakura alone." Sakura said.
"Sure, Mom." Tomoyo said.
Sonomi took out a locked book that was pink.
"Sakura, this was your mother's diary. Your mother told me to give this to you when you're eighteen a long time ago. Don't show this to your father, though. Your mother wants you and only you to read this. So when you get back home you have to hide this in a safe place." Sonomi said and handed the diary to Sakura.
Sakura just kept on staring at it. A few minutes later Sakura got out of her trance and thanked Sonomi.
"If you don't mind, I think I'm going to go now." Sakura said.
"All right." Sonomi said and Sakura walked out the door.
Sakura walked to the park and sat down on a bench. She opened the diary using the key that was stuck on to the diary by tape. Sakura looked inside the diary and read the date. It was when he mother was fifteen years old. Then Sakura started reading what her mother wrote.