Chapter 2: Something is wrong
Kairi stared into the boy's deep blue eyes in front of her, who was looking just as intently back at her. It couldn't it? His untidy brown hair, his funny yellow shoes, who else could it be? "S...Sora?" she whispered. "Is it really you?"
A smile crept up his face. "Kairi, of course it's me." Kairi couldn't believe it. This was the moment she has been dreaming of every single night for three years. A huge smile spread across her face as she leapt into his arms. "I thought you would never come back!" Kairi said, resting her head against his chest.
Sora's eyes began to slowly form tears as he looked down at her. He stiffened and let go of her, putting his hands down at his sides. "Sora? What's wrong?" Kairi pulled back and looked up at him in question.
He gave her a painful look. "Um...Kairi, I just came here to say that I've returned." He looked down at the sand. "I'm sorry but I can't do this. I don't...I just don't love you anymore." A tear rolled down his cheek as he gave her one final look. With that he ran off towards his home, leaving Kairi in shock.
Later that night, Kairi was in her bed, trying to think about what just happened. It was just too much to process. Sora came home... he came home! But he changed. She thought that once he came back everything would be okay again. And yet it wasn't. Why had he said that he didn't love me anymore? Could he really just stop loving me? I mean, we were practically soul mates before he left. I can't be happy without him. Oh God what am I going to do?
About an hour later, her tearing eyes finally closed into sleep.
"Hey Kairi!" Sora shouted. "Come over here!" We were outside on the beach. The sun was fiercely shining over head. It was a beautiful summer day. I giggled and began running over to where Sora was. Before I could reach him, he smirked at me, and ran to the sea and dove into the water. I ran up looking for him. Nothing. "Sora where are you?!" I yelled. Quickly, I dove into the water and began searching for him. All I saw was darkness. I began swimming back to the surface, but when I looked up, it was gone. I was just surrounded in...black. Panicking, I screamed, losing all of my oxygen. I was dying. It was so peaceful. I heard Sora laughing. His voice echoing in my head. "Kairi..." He called. "Kairi!" he said, his voice rising.
"Kairi wake up!" called Mary from downstairs. "God damn it how many times do I have call your name?
"Mmmph..." Kairi mumbled. "I'm up, I'm up!" she called back down to Mary. Shit it's 6:30! School starts in a half hour! She really didn't want to face school today. But she had to talk to Sora.
She stumbled across her room, still not quite awake, to pick out an outfit. What will she say to him? 'Uh Sora, I love you and I know you do too.' No, no that was lame. 'Sora, I...I...' Arrgh!
She pulled out the first things in she could find in her drawer. Simple denim shorts and a black tank top. Whatever. After changing, putting on some eyeliner and eye shadow, brushing her teeth, and tying her hair into a braid, she was ready.
She checked her watch. 6:55. Damnit! She quickly grabbed her backpack and some lunch money. She saw Mary sitting in her usual rocking chair reading one of her mystery books. "Bye Mary, see you later!" She exclaimed, running out the door.
The bell rang just as Kairi was walking through the front doors of her 'oh so lovely' high school. Shit I'm late again. Thank God I just have one more year of this damn school. But of course, then I'm off to college. After that get a job, get married, have kids, and die. God life sucks.
Naturally, she was the last one to her first period class, Physics. And, naturally, her teacher, Mr. Thomas, made a big deal about it. "Kairi, if you're late one more time, I'm going to be forced to give you a detention. This is not a good way to start off senior year you know..." He went on and on.
She tuned him out and put her mind back on Sora. After about a minute of non-stop talking, her annoying teacher paused to take a breath. She took the opportunity and quickly said, "Sorry Mr. Thomas, it won't happen again," and walked over to her desk and sat down. Yea right, like hell it won't happen again.
After about 10 minutes of hearing her teacher's pointless lesson, a knock came at the door. "Oh it's the new boy!" said Mr. Thomas. "Come on in!" He shouted.
The door opened, and in walked...Yep, you guessed it, Sora. "Class, please welcome Sora. I'm sure you all remember him from your freshmen year of school," he announced. Then he pointed to the empty desk right next to Kairi for Sora to sit in. Sora hesitated and then sat down in his seat, never even looking at Kairi to say hello.
The period went by extremely slow. Kairi didn't bother taking notes. She didn't even care about her grades any more. What good will it do? I have no one to work for. Mary doesn't care. And so what if I don't get into a good college, Mary probably can't afford one anyway since she's already retired. Ugh.
For the rest of the class, all she could do was think about Sora. If he really truly doesn't love me, I don't know what I will do. He is the only one. Without him I don't think I'll have the will to live any more.
The bell rang. Finally, it was time to talk to Sora and find out the real truth.
Kairi stared into the boy's deep blue eyes in front of her, who was looking just as intently back at her. It couldn't it? His untidy brown hair, his funny yellow shoes, who else could it be? "S...Sora?" she whispered. "Is it really you?"
A smile crept up his face. "Kairi, of course it's me." Kairi couldn't believe it. This was the moment she has been dreaming of every single night for three years. A huge smile spread across her face as she leapt into his arms. "I thought you would never come back!" Kairi said, resting her head against his chest.
Sora's eyes began to slowly form tears as he looked down at her. He stiffened and let go of her, putting his hands down at his sides. "Sora? What's wrong?" Kairi pulled back and looked up at him in question.
He gave her a painful look. "Um...Kairi, I just came here to say that I've returned." He looked down at the sand. "I'm sorry but I can't do this. I don't...I just don't love you anymore." A tear rolled down his cheek as he gave her one final look. With that he ran off towards his home, leaving Kairi in shock.
Later that night, Kairi was in her bed, trying to think about what just happened. It was just too much to process. Sora came home... he came home! But he changed. She thought that once he came back everything would be okay again. And yet it wasn't. Why had he said that he didn't love me anymore? Could he really just stop loving me? I mean, we were practically soul mates before he left. I can't be happy without him. Oh God what am I going to do?
About an hour later, her tearing eyes finally closed into sleep.
"Hey Kairi!" Sora shouted. "Come over here!" We were outside on the beach. The sun was fiercely shining over head. It was a beautiful summer day. I giggled and began running over to where Sora was. Before I could reach him, he smirked at me, and ran to the sea and dove into the water. I ran up looking for him. Nothing. "Sora where are you?!" I yelled. Quickly, I dove into the water and began searching for him. All I saw was darkness. I began swimming back to the surface, but when I looked up, it was gone. I was just surrounded in...black. Panicking, I screamed, losing all of my oxygen. I was dying. It was so peaceful. I heard Sora laughing. His voice echoing in my head. "Kairi..." He called. "Kairi!" he said, his voice rising.
"Kairi wake up!" called Mary from downstairs. "God damn it how many times do I have call your name?
"Mmmph..." Kairi mumbled. "I'm up, I'm up!" she called back down to Mary. Shit it's 6:30! School starts in a half hour! She really didn't want to face school today. But she had to talk to Sora.
She stumbled across her room, still not quite awake, to pick out an outfit. What will she say to him? 'Uh Sora, I love you and I know you do too.' No, no that was lame. 'Sora, I...I...' Arrgh!
She pulled out the first things in she could find in her drawer. Simple denim shorts and a black tank top. Whatever. After changing, putting on some eyeliner and eye shadow, brushing her teeth, and tying her hair into a braid, she was ready.
She checked her watch. 6:55. Damnit! She quickly grabbed her backpack and some lunch money. She saw Mary sitting in her usual rocking chair reading one of her mystery books. "Bye Mary, see you later!" She exclaimed, running out the door.
The bell rang just as Kairi was walking through the front doors of her 'oh so lovely' high school. Shit I'm late again. Thank God I just have one more year of this damn school. But of course, then I'm off to college. After that get a job, get married, have kids, and die. God life sucks.
Naturally, she was the last one to her first period class, Physics. And, naturally, her teacher, Mr. Thomas, made a big deal about it. "Kairi, if you're late one more time, I'm going to be forced to give you a detention. This is not a good way to start off senior year you know..." He went on and on.
She tuned him out and put her mind back on Sora. After about a minute of non-stop talking, her annoying teacher paused to take a breath. She took the opportunity and quickly said, "Sorry Mr. Thomas, it won't happen again," and walked over to her desk and sat down. Yea right, like hell it won't happen again.
After about 10 minutes of hearing her teacher's pointless lesson, a knock came at the door. "Oh it's the new boy!" said Mr. Thomas. "Come on in!" He shouted.
The door opened, and in walked...Yep, you guessed it, Sora. "Class, please welcome Sora. I'm sure you all remember him from your freshmen year of school," he announced. Then he pointed to the empty desk right next to Kairi for Sora to sit in. Sora hesitated and then sat down in his seat, never even looking at Kairi to say hello.
The period went by extremely slow. Kairi didn't bother taking notes. She didn't even care about her grades any more. What good will it do? I have no one to work for. Mary doesn't care. And so what if I don't get into a good college, Mary probably can't afford one anyway since she's already retired. Ugh.
For the rest of the class, all she could do was think about Sora. If he really truly doesn't love me, I don't know what I will do. He is the only one. Without him I don't think I'll have the will to live any more.
The bell rang. Finally, it was time to talk to Sora and find out the real truth.