Dear Ocean Sky

Chapter 18 | Kata/Alex

Kata

Kata was feeling weird about last Friday. It was Monday and Kata was still worried about telling Alex what she did.

Kata walked into eighth-period algebra and saw a piece of paper folded on her desk. She looked around as she set her stuff down and picked up the paper. She opened it as she sat down.

The bell rang.

Dear Kata,
As we sat underneath the night sky,
As magic wrapped its arms around us-
Pulling us closer,
I could only think of what would go wrong.

I remember when I called you perfect,
But I know you're not.
You're beautiful and broken-
But that's not something to be fixed.

A stained glass window isn't knocked down or changed-
When the weather turns to grey.
No- it stays standing until the sun decides to shine again,
Because it knows it won't change for anything.

It's beautiful.

And that's the kind of perfect you are.

Perfectly imperfect that all your pieces fit together-
Like pieces of a puzzle,
And all of your imperfections-
Just make you who you are.

You know,
Your laugh is the most beautiful thing to ever reach my ears.
When we both laugh so hard-
Our stomachs hurt.

Sometimes I'll stop laughing-
Just to listen to you.
Because in that moment you're not scared,
Or sad,
You're happy.

I could only think that I wanted to make you happy.
I want to make your heart fly above the clouds that cover your skies-
So you can see the beautiful rainbows above.
I want to live in a bubble where the joy we feel-
Never has to end.

But I can't fix this.

I can't make you smile-
When the claws of life's demons drag your lips into a frown.
So I'll say it now:

That sucks.
So much.
You deserve so much better.
You deserve the world.
I'm sorry.

-Alex

P.S. Meet me in practice room 3 before rehearsal.

Kata could feel her eyes threatening to water as she finished the note. She looked over, expecting to see Alex sitting at her desk, but she was nowhere to be found. She pulled out her phone.

Kata: I just read ur note

Alex responded immediately.

Alex <3: Cool beans. I really am sorry Kata. I didn't mean to freak out and I really shouldn't have. That was a horrible time to do that and I'm so sorry.

Kata smiled softly to herself.

Kata: Dude.

Kata: Chill.

Kata: It's all good <3

Alex <3: (:

Kata stopped texting her friend for a moment so that she could write down a few notes.

Kata: Why aren't u in class?

This time Alex took a moment to respond.

Alex <3: Mr. Benj put Carson and me in couples therapy...