Ch. 14 The Secret Is Told
After a couple of minutes, there was knocking on the door.
"Come in!" Yolei yelled to them.
Cody walked in first; following him was T.K., then Davis. They looked sad.
"What do you want?" I was still crying.
"We're very sorry about everything that happened; we didn't know that any of this was going on. I promise you that we were at my house, I wouldn't lie," Cody looked so helpless.
"Kari…Are you ok?" Davis asked.
"I don't feel like talking to you right now," I was miserable.
"You can't keep things locked inside forever Kari," T.K. told me softly.
"I guess you are right…Hand me the walkie-talkie please," I was going to tell the truth, my story.
Yolei threw me it. It was now or never I guess.
"You can do it Kari, I believe in you!" T.K. cheered me on.
"Hi everyone, this is Kari, and I have a story to tell you, a true story, Tai calls it the truth, I call it a story that I was going to hide forever! I also have something else to say, but only three people don't know…Tai, I know that you don't want me to tell this story, but I have to! Tell me when you're ready!" I told them.
"Ok Kari, we're ready," Tai replied.
"Four long years ago, when I was a young age of 9, a problem arose on me. I was hurt, something bad had happened to me. I've only told Tai and Sora about this. I went to this dark world, nothing was right there. I was very scared. I didn't think it was real, I thought it was a dream. All of a sudden, someone came out of nowhere, and cut the palm of my hand. That is why I wear the gloves, to hide it. I was still thinking it was a dream, but I came out of this dark world, and that cut was still there. I was so scared, I had to tell Tai. He told me that no one should know of it…But, I broke my promise, I told Sora, I had too! Then an even scary thing happened, I went back to that world of shadow and darkness! That thing came after me again! I was scared out of my mind! I didn't know what to do, I was only 9, what did this thing want with me? It was after me, it found me, I was in a corner, I was helpless! It told me something, it said, lock it up inside, never tell a single soul, if you do I'll cut your other palm! I then found myself back on the earth, in the bright light. I never told anyone about anything, I kept everything a secret, locking it inside, everything! I went back to this world every year, that thing reminded me to not say anything. Today, when I felt sick, it told me that I needed to keep it locked inside! When we took those pictures, after my picture, I quickly went there, it said, keep it locked inside, don't ever tell! I had too! I tried so hard to tell my secret, but every time I did, something happened; Tai ran into the room, I decided not too, I found it the wrong time. That is why I didn't go to summer camp 4 years ago, I was sick because of that thing, that is when it first attacked me. Now I must tell you every lie I've told, every secret I've kept, and everything I feared to say," I admitted.
"Kari!" Tai yelled over the walkie-talkie.
"Now I have to tell you the thing I've kept locked inside since I was 10!" I yelled.
"Come on Kari!" T.K. yelled.
"I've had a crush on this guy since I was ten, a wonderful, cute, funny guy. Almost everyone found out, but he didn't. You can figure it out if you did the math. It can't be T.K.; I told you that I never liked him. It isn't Ken; I haven't even known him for a year! It isn't Izzy; I know he's too old for me. Tai is my brother. Matt is awesome, but no. Joe is a no, way too old. I've only known Cody for a year or so, and he is too young. If you take them all away, you get the one I'm crushing on!" I was yelling now.
"Kari!" Davis yelled to me.
I gave him a quick glance. He was staring at me.
"Did you do the math Davis?" I was about to cry.
There was a moment of silence; I don't think he figured it out yet!
"Davis, think real hard, she likes someone in this room, who is crushing on her," T.K. helped.
"I know, I'm just a little speechless. I think I miss heard her," he said slowly.
"Davis, I've lied too many times. When T.K. told you that I like you, he was telling the truth. When I kissed you on the cheek, I wanted you to find out. When I said I had something to tell you, I was going to tell you," I was feeling the tears coming.
"I promised Kari one thing when she told you Davis, but I think Yolei already found out. I guess it's pointless to tell you that I like you, I didn't mean to, you are just so easy to like," T.K. was smiling.
"All of our crushes were told, but we can still tell them ourselves," I was starting to cry.
"You're right, I'm sorry that you had to wait for me for four years, but Tai, I still have that crush on you, I just can't get over it," Sora was on the walkie-talkie.
"We're coming up there!" Tai yelled back.
"Not what I wanted you to say, but ok," Sora was happy.
Davis was still shocked. I walked over to him, what was I to do?
"Davis, I'm sorry that I didn't tell you, I didn't want to hurt T.K.," I was crying now.
"Kari, I find it funny, because, I've liked you since that day we met," Davis admitted.
"I guess I should thank Tai, if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have known each other," I told him.
"Yes you would have, we've been in the same class since the day we met," he remembered.
"I wouldn't have talked to you if it wasn't for that day," I reminded him.
All he did was give me a hug. Tai walked in the door, he didn't look happy.
"Get off Kari! I have to tell her something!" Tai yelled at Davis.
"Oh…Sorry…Go on Kari," Davis acted so sweet now.
"What do you need Tai?" I asked.
"I didn't know Sora was telling the truth," he whispered to me.
"She's liked you since summer camp, she can't stop thinking of you," I told him.
Tai turned his head and looked at Sora. She was talking to Matt.
"Does Matt know?" Tai asked me.
"Why don't you ask for yourself," I told him.
"Kari, I'm scared, more than I've ever been. You're growing up so fast, whatever happened to that cute, little girl that couldn't stand to be without me?" he was puzzled.
"She grew up," I answered.
"I'm going to talk to Matt and Sora, don't do anything stupid," Tai left me standing alone.
Ken walked over to me.
"I know what you were talking about, about that dark world, I've been there," Ken told me.
"What!" I was shocked.
"That is why I turned into that evil guy you once knew. When my brother died, I thought I had nothing to live for. I thought nothing good could happen. This happened four years ago, the same time it happened to you. My brother died, my life was filled with darkness. I heard someone calling for help. I'm sorry to tell you this, but I think I might have cut your palm," he was shaking.
"It's ok Ken, I think that dark world is what makes you evil," I was scared.
"I'm sorry; I'm the one who made you lock up all those secrets. I don't know why, but I think that is a connection we have. Remember that time it happened to both of us at the same time? I think ever since that we had this thing inside of us. Yolei was freaking out because we didn't say anything to her; she broke the border, and came inside that dark world too. I want you to know that whatever I might have done to you in that world was a mistake, I couldn't control myself," his eyes showed his fear.
"Don't blame yourself Ken, I've done my share of bad things in that place," I admitted.
"I don't understand…The cut!" Ken was shocked.
"I was the one who cut the back of your neck! You were attacking me!" I started to cry.
"I understand, you were scared, you couldn't control yourself," Ken reminded me.
"I don't want to go back to that dark world," I told him.
"I don't either, but if we must, I know who is good," he was smiling.
"Davis," I was looking around the room, he wasn't in here.
"He told me that he would be back in a minute, he had to do something," Ken calmed me down.
"Oh…Ok…I can wait, I hope," I wondered where he was.
"Come on, let's go talk to the others, I really want to ask T.K. something," Ken stared at me.
"I'll come with," I was smiling now.
We walked over to where T.K. and Izzy were.
"T.K., why aren't you with Yolei?" Ken asked.
"She went to take Davis to the bathroom, she'll be back soon," T.K. was smiling.
"Kari, your eyes, they're all red, were you crying?" Izzy asked me.
"Something got me a little scared, I'm fine now," I was looking around the room.
"Who are you looking for?" T.K. wondered.
"Oh, no one," I lied.
"Kari…I'm sorry to ask you this, but may I see the cut on your palm?" Ken asked.
"Oh…I guess," I said. I took of the glove on my right arm. I was scared to look at it.
"That is a really deep cut…Didn't you need stitches?" Ken was confused.
"No, when I came back from that dark world, it wasn't bleeding, it was just a cut. I wrapped it up, hoping it would heal, but it never did. It will always be a scar," I told him.
"I'm sorry," he whispered in my ear.
T.K. and Izzy were looking at the cut. I was staring at them. I put my glove back on; I don't like people gawking at my cut.
The door of the bedroom opened. Davis walked over to me.
"Kari, I want to show you something," Davis sounded scared.
"What is it?" I was scared.
Davis took my hand and walked over to the bed.
"Sit please," he pointed at the bed.
"What is it Davis?" I asked again.
He pulled up the sleeve of his shirt. I saw a cut on it, it looked like mine.
"Davis!" I screamed.
"This happened to me four years ago," Davis sounded so strong.
"What happened? Did you do that yourself?" I was puzzled.
"No, I was captured; it was a dark place where I was taken. All of a sudden, I heard this loud noise, someone came up to me, cut my arm, and I passed out. I was back at my house when I woke up. I looked at my arm, it was throbbing. The cut was still there. When we met Willis, the mark was gone, I could be normal again, but it just came back," he confessed.
"That is really weird," I was getting so scared.
"Maybe it has to do with you," Davis told me.
"This is scaring me!" I was shaking.
"Kari, I didn't mean to scare you," he had this worried look in his eyes.
"It's ok…You seem so normal," I said sweetly.
"I seem normal? What?" Davis was confused by what I said.
"Most of the time when I tell someone that I don't like them, or that I like them, they act different, but you act like you did before I told you," I explained.
"That is how I want to act, I'm not going to change, you like me for me," he sounded smart.
"That is true, I do like you more for how you act," I started to laugh.
"So, you're saying I'm not cute?" Davis questioned.
"No, you're very cute, but I don't only go for looks, I go for the personality," I admitted.
"Thanks Kari," he said smiling.
Davis took my hands and pulled me up. He then gave me a hug.
"Huh…Oh," it scared me at first.
"Did I scare you?" Davis whispered in my ear.
"I'm fine now," I whispered back.
I finally told my secret. You might think that this would be the perfect ending, what else could happen? There is much more that comes, this is really only the beginning. Willis still has to come, and what about the others? This wasn't love, not yet, it was just a little crush, love is far away…I still don't know what it is! All I had was a friend, that might become a boyfriend, nothing more…Yet.