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(2) You can do all I Couldn't Do
Characters: Kairi, Sora, Riku
Kairi sat up in her hospital bed and moaned. She couldn't stand being this way any longer, sitting or lying in the white room with the white sheets on the hard, tiny bed, staring at the white ceiling, day after day.
How did this happen to her? Just a month ago, she was as happy and energetic as a fourteen-year-old could get!
And, all of a sudden, life was no longer worth living, just because of a simple mistake. A simple mistake of falling. Hard.
She could still remember it clearly- it was a cold but cheerful morning, and Kairi had been so eager to meet Sora and Riku that day, she absent-mindedly slipped on the ice on the road, crashing to the hard concrete- on her knees.
Sora, she mused to herself. Riku. It was funny how they came to her the moment after she slipped and fell, crippling herself. They had worked together to bring her home to her mother, who had cried harder than Kairi did that day when she brought her to the hospital.
A few tears came to Kairi's eyes right then, seeing Sora and Riku childishly fighting each other outside her window. Even if she had ever been able to stand up again, she wouldn't ever be able to run around on her two legs like a normal person. She'd probably be confided to a wheelchair, if the hospital ever let her out of their grasp.
Soon enough, she was completely sobbing in her hospital bed. She was just sitting here, letting her days slip away until there were no more- and she couldn't do anything about it. She feared attempting to get up from her bed, afraid that she may fall on her already injured knees once again.
She hated being cooped up. She hated to have nothing to do. But what choice did she have in the matter?
Her ears perked up when she heard a couple of male voices through the door, recognizing them as Sora and Riku's. Soon enough, the door was shoved open, with the two males both fighting to get into the room before the other.
Surprisingly, Sora had ended up winning the small fight. He squeezed through what room he had to get in, almost tripping. He held out a bouquet of something to Kairi.
Kairi's eyes widened. In the bouquet were a dozen yellow roses. Riku, having come in by then, saw the look on her face, and smiled.
"We wanted to get something special for you." Riku said as Kairi grasped the boquet.
"But... uh, we couldn't afford the red ones." Sora grinned in nervousness, only to get elbowed by Riku.
"You weren't supposed to tell her that, idiot."
Kairi giggled at her friends' usual arguements. "It's okay, Riku, I love them anyway. Thank you..." She reached out to hug both of them.
After the trio's awkward embrace, with Kairi in her bed and with Sora and Riku on each side, the smile slowly disappeared from Kairi's face. The gift of flowers was just a sudden reminder of how she would never be able to go out on her own again to buy her friends their presents.
Sora, seeing this, looked at Kairi with concerned eyes. "What's wrong? We thought you'd be happy from the flowers..."
"I AM happy, Sora... it's just that..." she choked up.
"What?" Riku asked.
"It's just that you guys can do everything for me... but I'll never be able to do that much for you anymore."
"Kairi, for you just to be here is enough for us." Sora smiled.
She didn't know what to say as she looked at the two of her friends for a few moments.
"Really, we mean it." Riku cracked a small smile.
And then, Kairi swept her two best friends into another embrace. "Thank you..." she whispered.
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I think this one's a little bit better than my first one. Anyway, I still want feedback.
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