In The Living Past
Novel Written by Ichigo Uesugi
A story she wrote of herself
It was still Dawn, I still was watching the sun go down at the beach, I am me, cold, and quiet, I stood there, I could smell the water, I was standing there, waiting for a return of my father. . .My father was dear to me. . . .I couldn't really move on with out him. . .I felt alone and cold.
I shivered as the waves came onto shore, I walked and put my feet in the water, the water was cold, you could feel the goosebumps on my arms, I was shivering.
I turned around after sunset, I looked back at the sky, a bit of wind blew in my face, it held me, as soft as ever, I figured it was my father. I am seventeen years old, and this was my very first story.
I wanted to see him again, my father. I visited the grave again, I had to, I felt that I wanted to be there. I could smell the wet grass as I was standing there, you could also feel the cold grass upon my feet.
I walked away, and there, I met a young man of my age standing there, at the gate of the cemetary. I looked at him and he smiled, he took my hand, as I allowed his, we spoke gentle words, words of love.
This man was mine, he was my lover, I kept him close, whenever I felt alone or sad, he would always be there, for me.
I would always find some reason to smile, I couldn't smile after the death of my father, it was painful to remember the times.
This man named Kotaru, had held me close, tears streaming down my face, you could feel the ice as if were in your body, it made me shiver, I held on tight, to my memories.
Years passed by quickly, as I become more mature, growing beautifully, I moved away, to Hokkaido, I felt I shouldn't have moved far, from my living family in Tokyo, but I wanted to get away, from the memories that were held there.
I thought to myself, "Will I once again gain happiness?" I would ask myself twice a day, and never seem to find the answer.
Kotaru and I are now engaged, I found the answer to my wandering question, I will gain happiness once again, and that's because I am with Kotaru, my now fiancee.
We married after five months, and we were happy together, though, I wish my father was here to see me now. In which you should know now, I have a young daughter named Anya. She's beautiful, she looks just like Kotaru with her eyes.
I must go, I had to write a short story, I hope my readers out there enjoyed this, I really appreciated it. I will write again,
I am here, with my memories, I will keep in my heart, I will not pay the price, for the sins I made.
Ok, that was short, but Ichigo tended to write a short novel/story about herself, this was her first one. R&R!