Meeting
Late in the night, Sakura was awoken by running footsteps and crying. She opened her eyes and saw a young boy with black hair and rugged clothing running across the grass. He was headed toward the bridge.
He climbed the railing and looked down, with tears still running. He tried to wipe them but they just kept coming back. "Why did he have to kill them," he cried " And why did he spare me? It would've been easier just to kill me instead of making me have to live without them.
What's he gonna do, Sakura thought, Don't tell me he's thinking of that!?
" Maybe it would be better if I join them before he has the chance to hurt anyone else," he sniffled then said " Yeah. To erase the pain of what he has caused me is to join them." Then he spread out his arms and let himself fall. With a splash he disappeared into the water.
Oh no, thought Sakura. What should I do? Get help? But by then he would probably be dead.
I guess there is only one way to do it. Then she climbed on the railing and dived down in to the water.
The water was cold, even though it was warm, but Sakura beared with it. She searched the water for the boy until she found him lying down at the bottom. She swam towards him and grabbed him. Quickly she started to swim towards the surface. But then the boy's foot got tangled in the weeds. He slipped out of her hands and floated halfway to the surface, with the weeds still holding him.
Sakura swam back towards him and tried to untangle him. But soon the air she gulped was failing her. She held on for a little longer until she couldn't take it. Instead she ripped the weeds from the ground and puled the boy with her. They emerged from the surface and Sakura took a gulp of the sweet air.
Sakura swam to the shore and laid the boy on the ground. She plopped down on the grass herself and panted. Once she was done, she got up and looked at the boy. He was very pale and he didn't make a sound. Please don't be, she thought. Sakura laid her head on the boy's chest and listened. She heard small heartbeats.
She sighed a sigh of relief. She picked up the boy and put one arm on her shoulder. She walked to her home with the boy still unconscious.
When she got there, Sakura laid the boy down on the couch and wrapped a blanket around him. She also lit up the fireplace to keep him warms if the blanket gets too soaked.
She sat down on the floor and rested her head on the couch.