Hold on 2
(Wishful Thinking)
Author's note: Continuation of Hold on 1 (fake me a smile).
Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura or any of my characters on this fic.
It was all like a routine for her. She'll wake up and sleep on the premises of the hospital. She'll eat and drink on the premises of the hospital. Everything will circulate on the premises of the hospital. But it isn't that bad at all every time Syaoran, Eriol, Sakura or her mom comes to stay or visit her they usually bring the latest issue of teen magazine, a new album from her favorite artist or another volume of the cook book that she really liked. But even though she gets to have all of these she still longed to see the outside world.
Mind you she's been staying there for about half a month.
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She was currently reading a novel she wished to have from her mom from Paris when someone gently knocked on her door.
"The door's open…" she said in sweet voice.
It was her mom carrying a rectangular black bag. She gave her daughter a warm embrace then a peck on the forehead.
"So, how are you doing?" she asked Tomoyo placing the bag on the bed.
"Fine. Mom, what am I really sick of?" Tomoyo asked. This was the ninth time she asked her mom ever since she came from Paris, France because every time she asks Syaoran about her sickness they never answered.
"Leukemia…" her mom sighed. This was her alibi; though a Leukemia patient doesn't have to be confined she'll tell Tomoyo that this will also be for her benefit.
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Tomoyo was so happy that her mom gave her the latest release of laptop. It has a wireless internet connection and because of this she can watch movies and go all around the world like she was walking on foot at the ground.
She hit the keys as if she never touched a computer before.
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Syaoran walked along the corridor of their school. He really missed Tomoyo each day that they walked together on that very hall side-by-side.
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Upon passing by the bookstore he saw a good friend of Tomoyo back in Tomoeda, Chiharu.
"Li-san" Chiharu said.
"Chiharu, long time no see." Syaoran said bowing.
"Yeah, I was about to visit my cousin here at Osaka. Anyways, how are you and Tomoyo doing?" Chiharu said.
"We are fine…" Syaoran told her.
"Where is she?" Chiharu asked.
Syaoran took a double take on answering the question, but then since Chiharu was an old friend of Tomoyo, she must know.
"She's at the hospital…" he said in a low voice.
"What happened?"
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Syaoran and Chiharu walked in silence on the hospital hall so as not to disturb the other patients and because Tomoyo might be asleep. But as they approached her room they heard a throaty laugh.
They entered the room and saw Tomoyo sitting on his bed and the laptop on the table.
"Tomoyo!" Chiharu exclaimed.
"Chiharu is that you?" Tomoyo said as she slowly turned the movie she was watching off.
They were both excited on seeing each other and so they chatted all the way. Chiharu never forgot the pointer that Syaoran told her: Never ask of Tomoyo's sickness.
They talked about life, reminisced the past, their other friends and not to forget Yamasaki, the long-time lover of Chiharu.
"Here…" Chiharu gave her a small box.
"What's this?" she asked opening it. It was a box full of satin ribbons. "This is so cute… where did you buy these ribbons?" she said fingering the ribbons.
"I went to England last year and I thought of buying you these ribbons I was just waiting for the chance to give you these." Chiharu explained.
Chiharu picked the sky blue ribbon then braided the hair of Tomoyo.
"You really kept your hair on that same length like years ago…" Chiharu said finishing the hair.
Tomoyo reached for the mirror on the side table then looked at her hair.
"This is so good…" Tomoyo admired her hair.
Chiharu glanced at her wristwatch. She didn't really like goodbyes but she really have to go or she'll be late for her flight to San Francisco.
"Tomoyo, I'm sorry but I think I have to go for now…" Chiharu said.
"Do you really have to?" Tomoyo felt sad because right after her exit everything will be back to normal.
"Yes, I'll be having my flight to San Francisco." Chiharu said.
"Okay, Good luck then and have a safe trip." Tomoyo reached for Chiharu then gave her an embrace.
"Would you like to me to bring you home something when I come back here…" she asked Tomoyo.
"None, but I have fascination on the Golden Gate Bridge there…" Tomoyo winked at her.
"Sure, I'll be sending you a postcard of it."
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Chiharu got in the plane just in time, she chose the business class. She opened her hand bag then saw the little keychain that Tomoyo gave her when they graduated at Junior-high.
She wished and prayed that Tomoyo will sooner be back to her healthy life for she doesn't deserve to be doomed on a dull lifeless hospital.
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