Mistakes&Sugar
The first day…
Misery began to pack up two bags, one for Mizuki to carry, one for her.
Her bag held: two changes of clothes, fire starters, matches, a blow-up pillow, a map, personal items, some money,food, and memorabilia (Not very much).
Mizuki's bag held: two changes of clothes, two blankets (there wasn't enough room in Misery's bag for hers), some money, and some other random junk.
They each had two canteens for water, which would go around their arms, and Misery had a purse full of pills. Now all they had to do was get there…
The twosome walked down the path to the stone village. It was beautiful out that day, which Misery was glad about.
She walked toward the town. Before they got there, she turned at the cemetary.
"Where's this?" Mizuki asked.
"The cemetary, dumbass. This is the cemetary," she said and turned to where her family was burried. They'd already bought a plot for her to be buried, also. But she'd not be buried here. She didn't even know if she'd be buried at all, and if she happened to die on the trip, would anyone know who she was? No. That was how it was. But that was part of the risk with this.
"I'm going to wait outside," Mizuki said.
"Fine. Don't go too far."
She stared at the gravestones. All her family was here. She didn't have anyone left.
She knelt down and dropped a few flowers. She stared at theif graves.
"I love you guys," she whispered, "I wish you could still be here, but I'm sure there was a reason for this. I hope you guys didn't just do this to get to me. I hope that you can see me. I really want you to be here. I don't want you guys to forget about me."
She touched the ground. It was soft that day...
"I'm going to the Village hidden in the Stone. I can figure something out, you know. I'll try to live up to your standards...I'll live beyond them. I'll set my own standards...I'm sorry," she whispered. Misery touched the tombstone.
Faint voices seemed to surround her. So many memories seemed to happen so suddenly. So many memories.
"You haven't ruined my life," she added after a moment, "I did it on my own. You guys needed me, and I wasn't there. I just thought that you guys were fine...that you guys cared more about Salem than me. That wasn't what happened. You guys still love me, right? You're going to be watching me, right?"
She knelt down and cried harder. Mizuki looked over at her. The poor girl. He heard what she'd said.
When they left, they walked in silence.
"I don't like this," he said after awhile.
"What?"
"The silence while we're walking. I mean, at your house, when I'm not moving, it's fine, but while I'm moving, it's just awkward," Mizuki said.
I'm going to have to talk to him. She thought.
"Then what do you want to talk about?" she asked.
"I don't know. I just want you to talk."
"OK…about what?"
"How about you tell me about you."
"Like what?"
"Anything, really."
"OK…I'm eighteen years old, I was born June 15th, my sign is Gemini, my favorite food is artichoke, I like drawing, I almost drowned when I was little," Misery started talking about boring crap like that.
"Is your name really Misery?" Mizuki asked.
"No. It's just what I'm called," Misery said.
"Do you have a last name?" he asked.
"No. I'm not important," she said.
"Why do you say that?"
"Because no one thinks highly of me," she said.
"You used to have a brother, didn't you?" Mizuki asked.
"Yes. His name was Salem," she said.
"Was he important to you?"
"Yes. He taught me everything. I wish he were still alive. He drew a lot of things…" Misery said, "That's why I like drawing. He taught me everything about it."
"I think you're important," he whispered.
"What was that?" she asked.
"Nothing."
That night, Misery made a fire. They sat around it.
"I can't believe that I'm doing this," she murmured.
"What do you mean?" Mizuki asked.
"I've never done anything like this before," she said.
"But you said you did," Mizuki said, suddenly very scared.
"I usually did this with my family, never alone," she said.
Mizuki sighed. She fell asleep nearby.
"You're not alone, you know," he said to the lonely girl.
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