The first two days of spring break I would be staying with Minhee at her house since my sister would be away and getting ready for her trip. Garram and Kailan would also be coming over and we would all be together essentially the whole week.
"Rhena, do you know your sister's setlist?" Kailan asked as the four of us sat in the living room before dinner
"I do but I think she might change it. She said she had a few special songs that she wanted to perform this time around" I answered as I looked at the picture my sister had sent me of the set list for her show the day were were going to be there
"Did she say what they were?" Minhee asked and I shook my head
"No she said that it was a surprise" I answered before I got a text that made me smile softly to myself and I answered it quickly before laughing at myself and then I looked up to see the others staring with curious looks
"Are you gonna explain?" Kailan asked with a bit of a knowing grin
"Yeah what was that about? I've never seen you smile like that over a text" Gararm hummed
"Was it someone special?" Minhee asks and I give a sheepish laugh shaking my head with a faint blush on my face
"No no it's nothing major, just a friend" I answer
"Just a friend my foot, It's Hyoga isn't it?" Kailan said and i shot her a look
"So what if it was? He was just checking in like he always does" I answered, which was true and besides that I was waiting till we were all together to tell everyone that we were dating. I didn't see why it was such a big deal anyways but I digress.
"Sure sure" Minhee laughed and Garram shook her head
"You two would be cute though, you have my approval" Minhee hummed
"Thanks" I mumble and then we were onto the next topic
"What movie did we decide on tonight?" I asked after dinner
"Hmm what if we did an anime marathon? I have a few of the studio Ghibli films on DVD as well as Belle and some others" Minhee said as we all helped to clean up the kitchen
"That's fine with me" Kailan agreed
"I'm fine with whatever you guys do. Studio Ghibli is a really good choice though" Garram replied
"Sounds good. Minhee, you and Garram wanna set everything up and Kailan and I will gather snacks?" I suggest and they nod and we split to set things up and when Kailan and I had gathered up snacks we went and joined the other two in the theater where they had set up the blankets and pillows on the floor and the projector and everything was set up
"What do you wanna watch first? Princess Mononoke or My Neighbor Totoro?" Minhee asks when the two of us step in
"Hmm Princess Mononoke?" I say and look at the others who all nod in agreement and we settle in as Minhee starts the film. That night we would stay up almost all night just watching movies and laughing and talking. This was the first time that I think I had ever experienced this. It's times like this that make me realize that I'm not a normal teenager. Or well I wasn't until recently.
I had mentioned before that I was kidnapped when I was 6 years old and was missing for 7. At first I thought it was fine or was just an extended trip away from my family. Then as time went on and I got older and learned more I soon realized that there was a chance I would never see them again. I endured awful things and saw horrid things. The trauma can be a lot and therapy helped some, but things can still go wrong at times. I'm still afraid of the dark, and little things that aren't typical for a teen but I think I can get better eventually. Granted nothing beats witnessing your own kidnapper being killed. I think that that's the worst of it but I often don't think about it anymore. I can't begin to explain how happy I was when I saw the detectives the day they found me and then when I saw my sister in person and not just through a screen on a stage. Now here we are 2 and a half years later and I'm finally getting to do the things that normal kids have been doing for years. When we all got ready for bed that night and i returned to the room and saw my friends i just stopped to look at them from the doorway and just smiled "If only you guys knew just how important to me you were.'' I thought to myself before going and joining them and we talked a while longer before actually going to bed.
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Queen of the Court
Teen FictionRhena Han She's one of the quietest children you will ever meet. She had a tragic upbringing none of which was ever her fault she just got tangled up in the cruel web of fate which for her was absolutely traumatizing. the events she experienced as a...
