Mind Link

I sit on my bed looking at the photos of him and me. We had been best friends since I moved to Hong Kong 12 years ago. My brother wasn't there to protect me this time when I first met him. It seemed back then only dad was around more yet he was always away on another fossil hunt. My brother Tori was going to college soon and he never had time for me. I was a pest to him and his friends mostly Julian Star though. Julian was so nice to me and he was so cute too. What am I thinking? He's way to old for me but who really cares!

Ok, now I am drifting. I met him or as I call him Li on my first day in Hong Kong. It was a huge city and originally living in the country didn't help. I lived in a small suburb that was 2 stories. I unpacked and decided to explore the park we had past on the way here. I yelled to Tori, "I'm going to the new park! Be back before dinner!" Tori responded, "What ever squirt!"

I never liked that nickname but who cared he would be gone in a year or two. I slammed on my skates put on my earphones and let the music sink in. I skated down the street and found the park waiting for me. I saw only two other souls. One was my age and the other seemed older and more mysterious. I skated towards the jungle jim but didn't look where I was going and made a big mess of myself. I ran into the swings and landed strait on my face. Tori would be laughing so hard at this very moment I would be embarrassed for the rest of my life.

I checked for any bumps or scrapes, none were there. I looked for the 2 guys who must have seen me but they had disappeared. Almost like they never had existed. I wondered how long I had been not at home. This park was so peaceful with this huge city I was shocked that it didn't have more people in it. I nursed my hand in the water fountain taking short dips to cool the soreness. The wind was picking up and tomorrow would be my first day of school. I would be coming close to the end of the year so I didn't know what I was expecting.

My hand finally felt better and it was truly getting to dark for me to be out here. I had missed dinner but I grabbed some cold pizza from the fridge and ate it. I laid out my new uniform and my extra shorts and tee for cheerleading. Then I hooked up my computer and emailed my friends back in Reedington. I really miss them more then anything. Chelsea and Kit had been there the whole time I packed and saw me off. I had a gut feeling I wouldn't see them for a while. I turned off the computer and went to sleep.

I woke up to the slamming of my brother in the shower. He was loud in the morning, he had been really angry with dad for pulling him out in the middle of the senior year to go to Hong Kong. Dad had permitted Julian coming and going to the same high school with him. I had gotten angry but dad had explained that Tori had a bigger change being in High school and all. I felt it was unfair and argued with him for hours. All my friends were in Reedington and I didn't want to leave but it ended up on the winter break I said goodbye to the life I knew and the life I held close was gone forever.

I knew we would never go back to live in Reedington to many sad memories were there including mom. That seemed so long ago when we had to face that. I didn't want my life to change and here I stood with my new life and a new school. I ran into the bathroom before Julian slamming the door on his face. He just shrugged and led on the wall farthest from the door and waited. Tori would be banging on the door and yelling at me for being so inconsiderate but he was already in the kitchen. I took my shower and ran to my room to change into the dork uniform that I had to wear. I felt so unoriginal. I put on some last minute touches, (aka jewelry my old friends gave me as good luck). Then I ran down stairs grabbed a pop tart from the toaster and grabbed my bag. Tori yelled, "Hey that was mine tirp!" "O well!" I yelled back. I got my skates on and slammed the door behind me. If any one hadn't woken up yet I made them wake up. My dad open the window from the top room and yelled, "You got money for lunch? Also be careful honey!" I nodded and skated out the driveway.

My new school was in the middle of the city. My last school was only 5 blocks away. I now had to take a subway and skate 9 blocks. It was not as hard as I thought I would be. I went past the park that I had hung out at the past day. It seemed like it was calling my name in the wind so low thought. Sakura Sakura I of course couldn't stop and skated onward. The subway itself was packed with adults going to work. I grabbed my ticket and made it just in time.

I found the school; it was huge with white and red bricks and the hugest front lawn I had ever seen. I saw dozens of kids my age and older walking towards the junior high. I fallowed them barely making eye contact. It was the middle of the year for them and I was new and I still had to go to the office. I did and I met James Marcrole. He was head of new kids. Later I would know him as Mac and Cheese. He looked over my records and placed me in Mrs. Hornet's class. When I got to the classroom the young lady stood up. The first time I saw her I thought "Supermodel!" She had the eyes of a jaguar; they were the fierce yellow that meant DON'T MESS WITH ME! I then saw her beautiful height and I didn't feel so tall anymore. Then she escorted me into the classroom probing her long sharp fingernail into my back to stand more up straight.

First thing she said to me was, "Stand up straight! Class meet Sakura from Reedington!" The class looked me up and down and in the back I met eyes with the boy that I seemed so sure I had already met at the park. That feeling wouldn't go away as Mrs. Hornet shoved me in the front row. I felt horrible; all I wanted was to go hide in the corner. That's all I kept thinking, "That corner looks good." After math class, He caught up with me and asked, "Why did you keep thinking that corner looks good?" I glared at him a second and then asked, "Did I say that out loud?" He shook his head and I ran.

Well that's a new story for me. Well I hope you like it! LightHope1