Chapter 2…..The Flames Burn Higher
"So Kim how was the flight?" her dad asked trying to make small talk.
"It was fine I spent most of the time sleeping." She said smiling.
"Yeah it can get kind of long sometimes," he said.
"So how are you doing?"
"Oh I'm just fine, work keeps me busy, and you?"
"I'm doing pretty good,"
"That's good is their anything I can get you?"
"No,"
"Kim theirs some people I want you to meet tonight for dinner and your outfits in the closet," he said nodding towards it.
She walked over and opened it up to a long, pink dress with multiple layers on the bottom.
"It's gorgeous!" she said hugging her dad.
"Yeah I'm glad you like it be downstairs in the main dining hall in about an hour okay,"
"Okay,"
She spent about five minutes unpacking until someone came in.
"How do you want your hair dear?" she asked.
"Why?"
"It's for the dinner."
"Oh well I don't care I guess do whatever you want,"
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Raimundo sat in a hospital chair biting his knuckles. He took out his cell phone half tempted to call Kimiko but then thought she was probably busy.
"But you promised," he said softly to himself.
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Kim's phone was ringing and she reached for it just enough to knock it off and scoot it closer to her.
"Hello?" she said.
"Hey Kim,"
"Raimundo! How are you?" she screamed.
"Not as good as hoped,"
"Oh, why?"
"My little brother is in the hospital some with some disease,"
"Oh I'm so sorry Raimundo,"
"Thanks how are you doing,"
"So far I'm doing good, I have to meet some people tonight and my dad bought me the prettiest dress, I'll be sure to send you some pictures,"
"Oh that's good, I have to go though I'll call you soon bye,"
"Bye," she said and set the phone back down.
She stared blankly in the mirror looking at her reflection.
Knock Knock
"Hey Kim it's time to go downstairs,"
She walked over to her dad and walked down the stairs into the dining hall. Sitting at the table was a plump, bald man wearing a fancy outfit. One of the servants pulled out her chair and she sat down.
"Thank you for joining us," her dad said to the man.
"Your welcome now I would like to introduce you to my son, Jack,"
Kimiko's jaw dropped as she saw her old friend Jack walk through the doors and stood next to her. She pulled a few strands of hair behind her ears. Why was he here, and why was everyone so dressed up. She gave her dad a questioning look but the man answered the question for him.
"So when is the wedding?"
That made Kimiko's heart stop dead in it's tracks for a second. She wanted to say something or get up but a force was pulling her down to the floor. Her dad had a worried look on his face.
"As soon as possible." He said staring at the man.
Kimiko stood up and ran to the door and outside. She ran into town even though it was raining and the streets were paved with mud.
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Raimundo looked at the picture Kimiko had sent to him of her in her new dress. He tapped his fingers on the table of the hospital well everyone else was reading magazines. He got up from his chair and started pacing the grounds. When he arrived outside there were red flowers surrounding the entrance. People stood outside of the church across the street dressed in all black. Some people were crying and others were comforting them.
"Raimundo is that you?" a women asked.
He turned to face one of his mothers friends.
"Yeah hey," he said getting wrapped up in more hugs.
All the hugs were being wrapped into a tangled web.
"Is your baby brother okay?" she asked pulling him back and giving him a stern look up and down.
"Yeah I'm fine, It sucks it happened to him though."
"Well in some families it happens to more then one so in ways your lucky,"
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Kimiko heard a car rattling to the side of the road where she had fallen down and splattered her dress with mud. Kim's dad rushed out of the car and helped her up.
"Dad I'm not marrying him," she said not budging.
"Kimiko that family is very important to the company,"
"I don't care about the stupid company I don't love him!" she screamed.
"I know you love that Brazilian boy but what's he going to do for your future,"
"How can you even say that I've known him my whole life, he was there for me when you weren't," she said finally lifting herself off the ground.
"Kim get in the car before you catch something,"
"No," she said sternly.
Two guards picked her up and put her in the car. She kicked and screamed at them but they didn't let go.
Jack was sitting on the coach and they locked them in their. She started at him not moving her lips at all.
"Kimiko I'm sorry, I don't want this either." Jack said.
She still didn't say anything.
"I remember you," he said.
"Jack we don't have to do this?" she said sniffling.
"We kind of do, I know what your fathers like and you know what mines like, their two identical people."
"I won't let them!" she screamed, her eyes filling up with tears blocking her view.
Jack walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder. She jolted away walked over to the door.
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Raimundo walked back into the hospital and found a newspaper telling all about the pandemic. Several hours had passed and they finally headed back to their house. After everyone fell asleep Raimundo slipped out of the house and walked back into the town. No one was roaming around and they only light came from the lampposts on the side of the roads. A dog emerged from the bushes and walked over to Raimundo. He started to pet the dog and sat down on the curb. He stayed there until the dog walked away back into the bushes. Their was a big, black fence behind the bushes and he slowly walked towards it.
Authors Note:
Thanks so much for all the reviews, I'm glad you like it! Okay so in Rai's town theirs a disease that happened and it affected his little brother but it's really easy to get. So please review and I'll update very soon!