Chapter 4
Happy Birthday to me, today I turn 18. It's saturday I get up like every other morning, go to the kitchen and I sit down on the table an eat some breakfast. My parents walk in and gave me my birthday hugs and a few bucks hee hee hee. At around 9:30 a phone call comes in. My father answers it.
Father: Hello?...Yes my daughter is here……You want her to go to the dojo today…….Ok in a half an hour…..I'll tell her that…….Ok…….bye bye.
Sakura: Well I guess I should go and get ready then.
I quickly ran up to my room and packed up my outfit and ran out the door. Running straight to the dojo I arrived 2 minutes early. I walk in, and saw my master meditating in middle of the dojo.
Sakura: Ah….Master.
Ryu: Yes Sakura.
Sakura: Umm…you told my father that I should be here at 10 and well…..
Ryu: Good….now that you are here….I just want to let you know that there will be no training today. Since it's your birthday I just want to give you something of mine.
My master got up and walked into his office and behind his desk he pulls out a small wooden box. He came to me and handed it to me.
Ryu: Here I want you to have this.
I took the small wooden box that my master handed it to me. I looked at my master in the eyes. I started to feel something inside of me. I just dazed off when I looked at my master.
Ryu: Sakura, aren't you gonna open it?
Sakura: Wha…oh yes of course.
I looked at the box. It was a small wooden box made from bamboo. I began opening it slowly as the light enters the box revealing a white headband.
Ryu: That was my first headband that I wore when I won the world championships. I…thought you might want one so…….I decided to give you my first headband. Think of it as your birthday gift.
Sakura: Th-thank you master. How did you know it's my birthday today?
Ryu: It was from your registrations papers that your parents signed. Which need your birth date.
Sakura: Oh……ok.
Ryu: Well you can go now…..and happy birthday…..Sakura.
Sakura: Thanks…..Master what are you gonna be doing all day? I mean if your not gonna do anything. I would like it if you come over tonite since my parents are going to have a big dinner tonite celebrating my birthday. There is a possibility that family might come over.
Ryu: Sure why not. I usually don't do much when alone here. Mostly personal stuff I go through a lot. I'll go.
Sakura: Ok then I'll come over later on to pick you up.
Ryu: ……..Ok……
I walk right out of the dojo. Hmmm what did he meant when he said "Mostly personal stuff I go through a lot?" Could it be that break up, maybe it's still affecting him? Well I sure hope he feels better at the party later on.