White Fish And Blue Ann ~ Other Short Stories

Hold on tight Blooper

It had been three months since they started my physical therapy..

I could now get along well in wheelchair we were sure I was going to get better...

Makoto and Mom stayed with me throughout all of it...

We hung our favorite family pictures on the walls...

We'd go for the cafeteria food sometimes Makoto would even buy me something from the vending machine that wasn't orange juice...

I slowly remembered but something was stuck at the back of my mind ...

Is she just staying out of guilt is there a reason anymore..

I know.. I know coincidental aquatic animal charms; I still can't get over her...

So what have we done that's enough for her to stay did she truly move on, wait does she like me even if I'm not the same as before...

The more I saw her laugh the more I saw her cry the more I saw her...

The more I knew she was something a person I didn't want let go of or leave..

My whole body was soaked from head to toe in my hospital clothes as I made the paces there was shooting pain in my legs but that didn't stop...

Makoto came up to me at the of the line with a drink..

Of course I drank some then immediately turned back around What was I scared off.. embarrassing her .. myself?

"Hey, Yoshimi?"

"She walked on the opposite of the poles that outstretched makeing straight line for me to go back and forth across and on the other side next to it...

She looked at me with her big blue eyes as she held my arm and my sleeve it was even humiliating...

My arms were also less than they were...

"What's up.." She said as if she clearly couldn't see it a thin veil of creases on her forhead told me she was worried...

"I..." "You know I don't want to leave you.. I won't you've been my friend for the longest time"

She folded my hand into hers as she looked in my eyes of pain..

"People may not understand even if they don't, I'm still here for you... even if you don't feel yourself.. don't look like yourself... " 'She brushed my hair out of my face as I felt some wounds unravel

"Even if you don't feel like yourself I know your still you, and I couldn't put a price on that just to have you..

"What's changed since I've been gone?"

'He's been asking that alot more lately' "Sigh"

"There's no need to worry about that right!" I said with a breathy laughter like sense in truth it was a defiance of giving an answer to protect you Yoshimi.. to keep you safe..

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'It was like she had something to hide? But what would it be? Does she love someone else.. I know I love her..' my arms started to cramp I was done with my session...

Then why would she?

She hugged me just like the first time when we were standing at the ocean .. just like, when I woke up.. her face was blurry in memory but I knew I had to have faith it was her...

I was remembering more and more sometimes it still felt like a dream back then and Now except for the pain and those small moments where she'd get me to laugh darn what was that again..