----
Pretty white jacket - Chapter 2
----
Sora shifted slightly in his seat, brow cocked as he searched his mind for the things that he remembered. "Well..." He started, blinking slightly. "I remember... Back on Destiny Islands..."
Riku nodded, his left hand folded over his right. "What happened on Destiny Islands?"
Sora bit his lip, squeezing his eyes shut momentarily. "I remember sitting in my room... I... I was fixing one of my boat models..." He slowly opened his eyes, glancing back up at his silver-haired friend. "...it fell when my dad slammed the door the last time I--" He cut himself off, wincing slightly and shaking his head. "Riku... I don't want to talk about it..." He frowned, brows furrowing.
Riku's brows furrowed aswell. He reached out, placing his hands atop Sora's. "I know it's hard, Sora... but if you really want me to help, then you have to... Or, maybe you could skip that..." He offered a slight smile, bringing his hands back. "Okay?"
Sora trusted Riku with all his heart. He was his friend, and he believed him. "Okay... I'll skip that part then." He sighed, his voice shaking slightly. He leaned back, looking at the sky. "After I finished my model boat, I put it back up on the string that it fell from. I... I remember being a little hungry, so, I went to the kitchen and got something from the fridge... I think it was a sandwich, or something. Umm... When I went to go back to my room, I heard my mom and dad talking. I didn't really hear what they were saying, but they sounded mad. My dad... he would scream a little and my mom would beg him to stop... The fighting had been going on for a little over a month..." He glanced back down at his hands, turning them to place the back of his hands on the table to look at his palms. "...my dad wasn't being himself. He was... violent. I saw him shove my mom a couple of times.."
Riku nodded, taking a few mental notes. "Do you know why he shoved your mom?"
Sora shook his head. "No... but they were yelling a lot..."
Riku nodded again. "Ah... continue, then."
"Okay... Well, I went back into my room, to avoid my dad... 'cause... I don't want to talk about that... but... I don't think he was going to pay attention to me anyways, since my mom and him were fighting... I thought I heard my mom cry, but I wasn't sure..." Sora started drumming his fingers on the table, blinking a couple of times to keep the tears from his eyes. "I didn't want to go in there, 'cause then my dad would've been mad... I don't even think he was sober anymore... 'cause, I heard him slurr some words... and when he was done fighting with my mom, he smelled like alcohol... He usually smells like alcohol. He had been for that month... maybe even a little before..."
One of the ladie's in white walked over, placing her hand softly on Sora's shoulder. "Sora, time's up..."
Sora frowned, glancing up at the lady before turning back to Riku. "Sorry I couldn't tell you more..."
Riku nodded, smiling and standing up. "Next time, Sora. We'll just continue from where you left off, alright?"
Sora nodded, smiling and standing up. "Alright, bye bye Riku. Have a good rest-of-the-day!"
Riku chuckled, nodding and waving as he went to walk off. "You too, Sora.."
The lady in white brought over Sora's jacket, bringing his hands behind his back and slipping it on. Sora co-operated, like he usually did, allowing the lady to place his jacket on tightly, yet comfortably, as he watched his friend walk off.
----
"What do you want for lunch today, Sora?" Asked the lady at the counter, smiling warmly down at him. She was the lunch lady, and she usually had a lot of conversations with Sora. Sora liked talking to her, because she would say jokes, and sometimes just randomly pop in a word, or change the subject.
"Umm..." Sora smiled, peering over the counter. "Have anymore of that soup you made yesterday? That was really good."
She laughed softly, picking up one of the bowl and scooping some soup into it. "I saved some for you, 'cause I remembered you saying that you liked it." She nodded, still smiling as she placed the bowl carefully on Sora's tray. "What do you want for dessert, if any?"
"Lime jello!" Sora cooed, picking up a spoon from the pile of utensils. "That is, if there's still some."
"Of course there is!" She cooed back, picking up the small bowl of lime jello and placing it on his tray. "That all for now?"
"Uhh..." He glanced down at his tray, blinking a little. "Can I have some water?"
"Sure you can, I'll be right back." She nodded, taking a glass from the stack and wandering off into the back. She shortly returned, the glass filled 3 quarters of the way with water. She carefully placed it on Sora's tray. "Here you are. I'll stop by your table to talk when I'm done serving everyone, sound good?"
Sora nodded quickly, smiling brightly. "Okay! See you later!" He replied, picking up his tray and wandering down the cafeteria, taking a seat at the last table. At the other end of the table, there was a blonde girl. She looked a little depressed, and scared at the same time. Sora frowned, seeing she was alone, like he was. He blinked a few times, sliding his tray over to take a seat by her. "Hi," Sora started, smiling.
The girl glanced up at Sora, eyes widening slightly. "Hi." She said real quick, quiet at the same time.
"I'm Sora, what's your name?" He asked, tilting his head to the side.
The girl remained silent for a few seconds, her pale, baggy eyes staring at his. "Ikari." She said quickly again, looking away just as she finished.
"Can I eat here, Ikari?" Sora asked again, tilting his head to the side.
Ikari glanced up at him curiously. "With me...?" She said, not as fast as the last couple of times. "...if you want..."
Sora nodded, placing his tray in front of him. "I do, you seem nice." He offered a smile. "Maybe we can be friends."
"Friends...?" Her eyes sparkled. "Friends are... good, yes?"
Sora nodded again, his smile widening. "Yeah, friends are good."
She smiled, leaning forward slightly. "friends are good!" She repeated, nodding aswell.
"Yep!" Sora replied, glancing down at her tray. "What did you get to eat?"
"Sandwich, and, razorbl- I mean, pudding. Caramel Pudding. ...and, milk. What did you get?"
Sora cocked a brow, ignoring the unfinished word and glancing back down to his food. "I got the yummy soup they were serving yesterday, lime jello, and some water. Lime jello is my favorite."
"Lime jello!?" Ikari shrieked, standing up quickly and lunging at Sora's neck. "LIME JELLO!" She laughed insanely, curling her fingers around Sora's neck and squeezing. Hard.
Sora gasped, placing his hands on her wrists and trying to pull her back. He was gasping for air in the meantime, and he knew if he talked, he would just loose more.
One of the lady's in white had heard the struggle, and ran over. She pryed off Ikari from Sora, and put her jacket on. Ikari would struggle, unlike Sora, but eventually the jacket would go on. "LIME JELLO!" Ikari continued to scream as she was being dragged away, laughing insanely.
Sora sat on the floor, eyes wide as he watched her being dragged away, rubbing his neck. "Mental note: Never talk to people you don't know in this place." He sighed, pulling himself up and sitting back down on the bench. "I don't even think I'm hungry now... But, I don't want to waste this yummy food..."
"Well you better not waste it." Came a voice from behind him.
Sora turned, smiling brightly as he saw the lady at the counter. "Hiya!" He said, patting the seat next to him. "Coming to talk now?"
She nodded, sitting down next to Sora. "Yeah, but it won't be as long as yesterday, I have to clean up today, y'know." She chuckled.
Sora chuckled in return, nodding and picking up his spoon, slurping on the soup he had. "It's still as good as it was yesterday!" Sora said, flashing a smile at her before turning back to his soup. "Got any jokes for me today?"
"Hmm... Let's see." She rubbed her temples, smiling. "I think I do. How do you make a kleenex dance?"
Sora blinked, glancing up at her. "Wave it around?"
"Nope! Blow a little boogie into it!"
Sora laughed lightly, being careful not to spill any of his soup. "I get it, that's funny."
She chuckled, nodding. "Yeah..." She took a quick glance down at her watch, frowning slightly. "Aw, sorry Sora, but I have to go now. I'll see you tomorrow, same time, same place, alright?"
Sora nodded happily. "Okay! bye bye!"
----