Tehehe, this should be a slightly more interesting chapter, from someone elses point of view. Sorry if its a bit short, but I really want to get back to Lees point of view... Oh well, heres the story!
I woke up from my dream abruptly. I opened my eyes slowly, and saw the dim white light of the hospital room all around me. My mother was standing above my bed, a bunch of cherry blossoms in her hand. She placed them gently in a vase, and quietly left the room. She must have thought that I was still asleep. But it was not a bad idea, so I rolled over, and tried to sleep. But sleep would not come. Instead, my mind just replayed my last dream while I lay there in my daydreaming state.
Who was that boy with the violin? And what was that song? I am positively sure that I havent heard that song before in my life, so how did it end up in my dream? And those lyrics... They were so sad and full of meaning!
"Sakura, breakfast!" I turned to look at the nurse that walked into the room, and looked at the tray in her hand.
"YES!" I cried. "I CAN FINALLY EAT SOLID FOOD!"
The nurse smiled kindly, before placing the tray on my lap and walking out of the room. It has been a long time since I have eaten solid food, because I had just had my tonsils removed. Maybe thats why I hadnt dreamt that dream in a while. My dream self was probably recovering as well. But thats just silly. How can my dream self have problems? Arent I meant to create myself in any image that I wanted to for my dreams? Definitely weird.
I chewed thoughtfully, thinking about the boy. He looked about the same age as myself, which was about 12-13. But he looked like he was in pain. I just looked into his eyes for one second and I saw sadness, pain, and suffering. Why would my dreams create someone like that?
I swallowed the last mouthful and stared out the open window. The snow lay prettily on the frozen footpath outside, and the ontop of the tress that were spread across the garden. Winter is my favourite season. Everything is so white and pure. I just want to go out side and play in the snow. But Im still recovering from the operation, so I dont want to push my luck. Tomorow is the day I can finally go home, and I dont want to go home just to come back to hosiptal the next day. Why did I ever get tonsilitis in the first place?
"Sakura honey, guess what? Its time for you to come home!"
I smiled at my mum, and gave an excited shriek. And it didnt hurt one bit. She had promised to take me to The Moon Restraunt(i) tonight, and I couldnt wait. I hadnt had chinese food in ages! I sat in bed dreaming about the promised food, until my mum gave me a hug. I looked at her, and at her clothes, and realised that I was still in a hospital gown.
"Crap," I muttered, and jumped out of bed. I ran into the bathroom and quickly pulled on the clothes that my mum gave me. My clothes. It felt so good to finally get out of the hospital gown. I looked at myself in the full length mirror, and smiled. I finally looked normal again.
"Sakura!"
"Coming!"
I quickly ran out of the bathroom and to my mum. I had way to much energy!
"Lets go home..."
I ripped the hairbrush through my hair, trying to erase all the knots. But it wasnt working. It seemed as if the rebellious pink hair was growing more knots, just to annoy me.
"Sakura, hurry up! Were all waiting for you!" I looked outside the car window to see my parents waiting outside waving impatiently. I pulled an annoyed face as my hairbrush encountered yet another knot. I mean, a girls gotta look nice when going to a restraunt. Unfortunately, my parents thought that I was annoyed at them, and not at the hair. I watched them turn away from me and strut into the restraunt. Fine then, Ill just take my time...
All the knots disappeared within two minutes. I sat in the car for a further five minutes, my mouth watering. Just thinking of the food inside the restraunt was enough to make anyone hungry. I opened the car window, and I smelt the wonderful smell of food cooking. Sniff. I could also hear the food sizzling on the grill. I started to walk forward under a spell. It smells so good. It sounds so good.
But the spell broke when yet another sound hit me. The sound of a single violin. I walked in a trance towards the sound, and saw a figure swathed in shadows standing in the garbage alleyway next to the restraunt. I stopped a good three metres away, directly under a streetlamp. I covered my eyes with my hands, because the light was so blinding. But yet I couldnt see the violinist. I was about to step closer when he started to sing.
"I look around this lonely earth
and wonder what has happened.
I started life with a happy birth
but now I start to cry.
I let out an inward gasp as I recognized the song. It was the song from my dream. Maybe I had heard it before...
Before I could stop myself, I heard my high soprano voice flow beautifully with his soft tenor.
My tear rolls down my cheek
As I recall my pain.
I think my tear will speak
for me forever.
The music stopped abruptly and I saw the figure move its head.
"Oh my gawd!" He gasped quietly, but loudly enough that I still heard him. I watched curiously as he quickly gathered his things and ran away down the alleyway. I started to follow him, when I heard my mums voice call from the restraunt.
"Sakura! Hurry up! The foods already here!" I looked down at my watch, and gasped at how quickly the time flew by. I glanced back up the alleyway, looking for the shadowy figure, but not seeing anything. So I walked quickly into the restraunt, and smiled to myself as I saw the figure peer quitely around the corner of the store.
(i) The Moon Restraunt is an actual restraunt. I did not make it up. AND ITS FOOD TASTES SOO GOOD!
Anyways, was this chapter any good? I hoped it would be a happy comparison to the other chapters, and might make the plot more exciting. Any guesses about who the shadowy figure was...? lol, I had fun writing this chapter. Hope you have fun writing a review! hint hint
