CH. 3
A block away from Tifa's house a young boy slept deeply, he laid on his bed breathing softly as if he were in a state of sigh. His open window allowed cold air to penetrate his room like a detective inspecting the premises.
"I am not getting up today." He thought while listening to his father coming up the steps. He threw his pillow over his head and pretended to be asleep.
His father opened the door a little hyper from the party last night.
"Hey man time to get up!!!!" He yelled a loudly as he could.
"Hey Cloud, you better get up before I bring a bucket of water up here."
"Ok, ok." Cloud said sitting up and looking over his dark room. His father walked out the room and Cloud looked over his alarm clock, it was 6:15am.
"Why doesn't that stupid thing ever wake me up at six?" He complained, the morning breeze send a shiver down his spine. He walked over to the window to close it and watched as a white car passed by with a young girl with long curly hair inside it. Cloud watched the car until it disappeared. He closed the window and stood for a moment pondering who the girl was, he had never seen her and was curious of who she was. He knew everyone in his block how did he miss her?
"She must have just moved in" He thought while walking over to the bathroom. Inside it he grabbed a white towel and placed it next to the sink. He stared at himself for a while then turned the cold water on. He splashed himself with cold water then dried himself off with the towel. His father stood at the door staring at him for a moment. Cloud could smell the sour aroma of liquor coming from his breath.
"You want me to drive you to school this morning?" He asked, while trying to pretend he was sober.
"Not like that." Cloud said, while folding the towel and placing it on top of the towel stack.
He walked passed his dad and headed towards his room. He grabbed the blue jeans that were lying next to his bed and a black shirt from his closet. He grabbed his backpack that seemed it was a laptop bag and walked out the door. His father walked behind him as Cloud ran down the stairs.
"Do you want me to drive you to school this morning?" He asked again. Cloud was at the door ready to head out, but turned around to face his father.
"You need some serious help." He said, disgusted by his fathers state.
"Do you want me to "
"No dad!! No. Christ!!" He slammed the door behind him and walked furious down the steps.
"How rude." His dad said and walked into the kitchen for some breakfast.
Cloud took a deep breath and began to walk. He walked along the road where people would skate and ride bicycles along the ocean view. Cloud looked to the right looking towards the sparkling ocean, and the flying fish that would wave hello with every leap they gave when they revealed them selves to the world. He watched as their rainbow scales flowed along their silky body. Cloud watched them pondering about the earth and all the mystery it contained.