Ka Leo

"I hear my name and I am struck by the sound of his voice. It's been so long since I've heard that gravelly tone with joy hidden underneath. I thought he was gone forever, but now he's back. Ka Leo. My childhood best friend. First I feel fear, because he isn't supposed to be here. Dr. Moe said that he had to leave when I turned twelve. He was the only one I could trust, and he left me. Alone and stranded. I was my own island, and he was the sun. Pieces of me started dying when he left. Of course, I didn't want him to leave, but Dr. Moe told me that it was time. She said he didn't want to be with me when I grew older, that he didn't want me to keep living that way. But the truth was, he was the only reason I was living. And he knew that. Why did he want me to suffer?