Chapter eight: One breakup, two happy couples
New day:
Tai wandered around his room, bored as hell.
I wonder if Sora read my email yet…Maybe she deleted it because she thought it was junk!
The thought jolted Tai. He bounded over to the computer. I better write a new one!
The little ding sound indicated that he had mail.
He saw that the address was from Sora. He felt half worried, half glad.
Maybe I shouldn't read it. What if it's just to flame at me? …yeah but what if it's to tell me that she dumped Matt?
Tai had a little argument inside his head to open or not to open the message.
"Ah, what the heck," He clicked on the message.
Dear Tai,
There's something I really need to tell you. I could just type it in this message, which I did, but then thought better and back-spaced it. But crap, I just really need to get it out.
I'm really sorry Tai. I'm sorry I took so long to realize, I'm sorry I keep ignoring you. I really need to tell you. I hope you won't reject me. I know I was the one who rejected you in the first place and I'm really sorry.
This message really isn't make much sense. And I try, but I can't type it out.
Can you meet me tomorrow at the park under the big tree at 6?
Sora.
Tai, being as clueless as he is, scratched his head. "What the heck did she mean by all that?" he wondered.
He absent-mindedly looked over at his watch. 5pm.
Sora sat at her computer, biting her nails. She knew it was a really bad habit but she couldn't help it. And listening to her fashion-conscious friend's advice wasn't helping.
Mimi always said, "Biting your nails makes it easier to break your nails. And wouldn't that be a disaster?"
She sighed and stood to take a walk.
Once around the block, then she heard something. Two very familiar voices.
"Matt, we shouldn't be doing this…" someone pleaded.
"Oh…who cares?"
"Yeah, but what about Sora?"
Sora jumped at the mention of her name. But she listened carefully.
"Oh, she won't mind."
Sora ran forward and looked.
Mimi was pushed up against the wall, Matt in front of her. They were kissing each other desperately. They didn't even see her.
"Um…" she found herself stammering.
Matt and Mimi realized with a start and pushed away from the other.
"I can explain, Sora-" Matt started.
Mimi rushed on, "I'm so sorry, Sora; I didn't mean to kiss your boyfriend-"
But Sora didn't feel angry or sad. "Matt's right; I won't mind." she found herself smiling.
"I know who I love most of all and it's not you, Matt so you guys can go on."
She walked off, a spring in her step. She hadn't felt this happy in ages.
I guess it's because I was worried I would hurt Matt's feelings if I told him I liked Tai. Now that he has Mimi my own problems have gone… She looked at her watch and her heart beat faster. And I'm gonna meet Tai at the park soon!
Mimi and Matt were so relieved that Sora wasn't hurt that her best friend and boyfriend had been kissing. Mimi looked at Matt and he looked back at her.
"I never even realised," Matt started, "I was so engrossed in Sora that I didn't know that I had this big crush on you."
Mimi leaned her head on Matt's shoulder. "Yeah…"
Then she looked at her watch and said, "Oh! Tai's supposed to meet Sora at the park in a few minutes. I've got to get him looking cool!"
Matt held her back, "Knowing Sora, she likes him just the way he is," he whispered.
And they climbed up a tree with a pair of binoculars to watch Tai and Sora.
Sora sat on the park bench where just recently she got hit in the head with a soccer ball.
She looked up at the cherry blossoms in the trees. She was trying to wait patiently but her heart was beating so loud she was afraid that everyone walking by could hear.
So she practiced what she was gonna say.
"Um, Tai… I just wanted to say… that I'm really really sorry for ignoring you and that... I think… I love…you Tai…" she said to her hands quietly.
"I love you too Sora," said another voice.
She whirled around, face burning.
Tai was there leaning against the tree. His messy brown hair blowing around in the wind and his gorgeous smile made her heart flutter.
She looked at the ground. "Um…"
Tai went up to her and looked down at her. "I already heard you; you don't need to say that again."
She looked up at him and gave him a brilliant smile which nearly killed him.
"You're so tall now, best friend." she smiled.
"And you're just as beautiful as you were three years ago," he replied.
They leant closer and closer…
(YEAH everybody you've been waiting for this moment for ages!)
Then…
PPLLOMPF!
Sora and Tai jumped. They looked back at the park bench where Mimi and Matt were tangled up on the ground with leaves stuck in their hair.
First Tai didn't know whether he should get mad at them or laugh.
Finally he pulled Sora over and they ran off, laughing like crazy.
Mimi and Matt sat up and brushed the leaves off. They laughed and Matt kissed Mimi again. "You really have the most ridiculous ideas, Mimi."
Emichii: This should be the end but doesn't anyone want to see Tai kiss Sora? Well then you have to read the epilogue!
