Again, thank you all for the reviews! Sorry it has taken longer than I thought it would to update, just went back to school after the holidays and have been so tired. Nothing much goes on in this chapter but I have put a small clue to what has happened to Yumi, some of you might think you know what happened to her but hopefully when the time comes to describe it, you will be surprised at some of the details. Okay, nothing else to say so I'll just let you read.
Disclaimer- All I own is the plot, my computer and a very messed up mind!
Mysterious; something strange, not known about or not understood. Many things in life were mysterious, where do we go after death? What was there before the Earth was created? Is there really a God? Most can be answered by science, religion or beliefs. But what about the ones that can't? The questions that we spend hours in the night wondering about? There is only one solution, to just ask. And then it comes down to what kind of person who are. Are you someone who loves to discover new things, or are you someone who is happy knowing what is already known.
In the world there are two types of people; ones that are scared of the question, and ones that are scared of the answer.
Most of us know which type we are, but not Ulrich. He was scared to ask Yumi why she acts the way she does, not knowing her reaction. But he was also scared of her answer, having a strong feeling that it would be so much more than she was just shy around new people. No. He knew it must be more than that, something must of happened. What? That he did not know.
"Ulrich? Are you okay?" His head shot up at the sound of Clarita's voice. She smiled at him. Rising from his bed, he sat on the edge to face towards her.
Ulrich nodded, "Yeah, just thinking, that's all." Clarita frowned at the young boy.
"About what?" She questioned, sitting beside him, placing a comforting arm around his shoulders.
He sighed, closing his eyes, "Well, there's this girl, Yumi, and she acts..." He couldn't finish, not knowing how to describe her.
"Acts like what, sweetie?" Her grip tightened on his shoulder.
"Like... she's scared... of everyone." Clarita smiled again and placed a soft kiss on his temple.
"She's probably just shy." Removing her arm, she stood and started to walk towards to the door. Turning around before leaving the room, she spoke again to him, "After a few days to settle in, she'll be completely different, just wait and see." With that, she left the room, leaving him all alone once more with his thoughts.
He would take Clarita's advice and wait. Maybe time would answer all of his many questions.
"Yumi, you need to answer the question."
Yumi was currently sat in a cream coloured room; the carpet and walls almost the identical shade. She was sat on a dark brown leather couch, a matching arm chair in front of it, holding the person that was meant to be helping her.
Dr. Smith was a young women in her late twenties, with long honey blonde hair pulled back into a tight ponytail, exposing her flawless features. A small pair of glasses sat on the bridge of her nose, creating a shield in front of her big, light brown eyes. She was dressed simply in a plain light grey shirt and skirt, her matching jacket lay across the back of the chair. A pain of black heals were worn of her small feet. The first time Yumi saw her, she thought she had walked into a photoshoot for business women.
Yumi sat, dressed simply in a black jacket with black jeans, a pair of white trainers on her feet, with her arms folded across her chest, avoiding the eyes of the questioning women.
"Yumi, please, just tell me." Came her high pitched voice, "What happens in the nightmares?"
Yumi shut her eyes tight, not wanting the question. She couldn't describe it, she could never describe them.
Rachelle sighed heavily. "Fine. Just answer this last question." Yumi opened her eyes to look at her, "Are they in them?"
Yumi felt tears threaten to fall as she nodded. Rachelle smiled sympathetically at her, finishing writing on the paper, held in place on her black clipboard. The same clipboard that held all of Yumi's past. The past she wanted to forget.
"Okay, we're done for today. I just want to say something before we book your next appointment." She placed down the clipboard, leaning closer to Yumi. "It's okay to let people in, not everyone is going to hurt you, I promise. I think it might be a good idea for you to have a friend, someone you can talk to, someone who you can trust. What happened to you, was terrible and I don't expect you to just get over it. But someday you will be able to live with it, you'll find a place where you can live your life whilst coping with those memories. I don't know how long it will take, but you will get there. It's going to hard and difficult but it's true what they say, time is the best healer of all."
Yumi took in all that she said, somewhere deep inside of her knowing that she was right.
"Do you have someone you can trust, beside your family?"
Yumi nodded, "I think so."
Rachelle smiled, reaching for her clipboard. After writing for a minute, she handed Yumi a slip of paper, a date and time written upon it. Yumi stood up, muttering a thanks to the doctor.
"I'll see you next month Yumi."
Yumi shut the wooden door behind her, fighting back the tears. Doctor. Smith's words hit her hard. They reminded her of how she couldn't let anyone in, not having any friends. But it also made her realise something, she could have someone, a friend. Ulrich, even though she had only known him for a few days, was there, he didn't question her, pressure her to tell him anything. He just acted like a friend, her friend, her only friend since her past broke her life to pieces.
She knew it wouldn't be easy, but she also knew that she had to do it. She had to let someone in, let someone try to understand. She had to let him into her life. Her mixed up, confusing life.
I know it's very short but it's just a filler chapter of sorts. Again, I did put a small clue into Yumi's past in, did you spot it? Give you a hint if you didn't, it was one word. If you think you have found it, leave a review and I'll see if it's right! To make it more interesting, the first person to find it gets another clue to what happened! How does that sound?