The Princess of Tennis

Tears and Dreams

Chapter 15          Tears and Dreams

The match’s starts, the team has a tight score at 2-2 all, of course the last fight is what they have been waiting for, it was Yuuki and Tatsuki’s match.

“It’s like they really planned on the alignment of members.” It was Nanami

“Yuuki-chan…” It was Aoi who was worried

“Don’t worry Aoi-senpai, Yuuki-chan will be fine! She will handle it, right?” it was Risa who tries to cheer her senpais and turned to Yuuki and she gave a faint smile as an answer.

The match start and it was a tight match, Yuuki loses the first game, but was able to keep up at the second game. Before the third game start Yuuki walks to Tatsuki and she look up and as the girl in front of her

“Hmm.. What do you need?”

“Say…” she paused, then she looks straight into her eyes “How’s father?” complete silence covers them it’s about a minute before Tatsuki replied

“He’s in the hospital, he was sick”

“What is his sickness?”

“He need has a severe complication on his liver”

“I see… Does he… look for me?” there is a hope in her voice, and Tatsuki just can’t stand the way she look straight into her eyes, she could feel the pain, suffering and loneliness and turn her look away. She took a deep breath and answered honestly.

“Yes, he did. He’s always asking where you are; but you are already in America, he wants to ask for forgiveness before his body gave up…”

“What do you mean?”

“His cancer is at the last stage and there’s no more cure… he only has a few months more to live”

Yuuki is in complete silence, then she nodded before she utter a word she wipes a tear that was about to fall from her eyes

“After this match…” Tatsuki look up at her, waiting for the next thing she said is,

“Whoever will win between the two of us… I would like you to bring me to what hospital he is, I’d like to see father.” And she started to walk on her side and stop and said a follow up line

“Let’s play with our heart, don’t let the past ruin our game, I like to enjoy this match with you not as rivals, but as sisters” she said with a smile in her face that lit up her aura. Tatsuki who was about to serve, has just process the words her sister said it’s like the burden in her chest lightens, there’s no bitterness anymore, it’s like the guilt that she’s been feeling all those years were all gone after seeing her half sister smile and hearing her words. It’s like that they are all forgiven now, she took a deep breath, and with unknown reason she just can’t stop smiling.

“I won’t lose on you, Yuuki, I am going to give my best!” Tatsuki said so lively and she look so fired up, Yuuki on the other side also smile, it’s like the things that have been bothering her was gone

“I think it is alright to forgive and forget already mother, I hope that you agree with me. I want to free myself from suffering and pain Mom, I don’t want to feel this burden anymore, I hope that you are happy with my decision” she said in her mind, a form of her mother’s image smiling to her means like she was happy and is agreeing with her daughters decision

“Game and Match!” the umpire called, it was a long, wonderful match, everyone on both team were all smiling they become all friends after all. Especially the newly reunited sisters