The Mistake
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DarkHououmon
Tai's mom's harsh words surged through him. 'Do you have any idea
what you've done?! What were you thinking? You knew she was sick!'
He
looks up at her, tears running down his face, his hand on his red
cheek. His mom had slapped him because she was mad at him and very
upset about what happened to Kari. She also had tears running down
her face. They both were worried about Kari, who had gotten very ill
and was on the verge of dying at the hospital. Mr. Kamiya put a hand
on Mrs. Kamiya's shoulder, attempting to calm down. But she continued
sobbing. Tai starting sobbing, too, feeling guilty of what
happened. "Kari probably will die." His mom said harshly, her voice
whacked with sobs. "And it will be because of you!" Tai looked down
to the ground suddenly. More tears streamed down Tai's face. His mom
was blaming Kari's sickness on him. He knew it was his fault. She was
his sister yet he let soccer take advantage of him. He would never
forgive himself. He turns and walked away. He went into the waiting
room and sat in a seat by himself. He didn't want to be bothered. He
was too upset. Tai looked at his mom. She still had an angry look on
her face, but her gaze was fixed on the floor. She was too angry and
upset to say anything else or sit down. Crying, Tai lay down,
eventually falling asleep.
How will I start tomorrow without you here? Who'll stay here to guide
me when all the answers disappear? Is it too late? Are you too far
gone to stay best friends forever? You should never have to go away.
What will I do? You know I'm only half without you. How will I make
it through?
After what had seemed like hours, a doctor with a grim face came out
of the room. He walked slowly towards Tai's parents. Mrs. Kamiya
immediantly asked how Kari was doing. "Not so good. There's a slight
chance she'll make it." Tai slowly opened his brown eyes to see the
doctor talking to his mom. He was too scared to go over there. He
rubbed his still stinging cheek. Suddenly, his mom turned to him, her
angered look stronger than ever. Seeing that she was walking towards
him, Tai got up and backed away a little. His head lowed and his eyes
closed tightly. He awaited what was going to happen next. "Tai . .
."
His mom seemingly hissed. He looked up her, tears in his eyes. Mrs.
Kamiya raised her hand to slap him again, but Mr. Kamiya grabbed
it. "Let him be." His gentle voice said. She gave Tai another glare.
She shouted, "You did this!!" Then she stomped away. Tai's mouth
gaped open. He couldn't stand it anymore! He looked at the open
hospital doors. He knew what he was going to do.
If only tears could bring you back to me. If only love could find a
way. What I would do, what I would give if you return to me someday,
somehow, somewhere. If my tears could bring you back to me.
Before he could figure out what he was doing, Tai dashed out of the
door. "Tai!" His father screamed, his hand out to try to get him to
come back. But Tai didn't care. "They don't care." He said as he
dashed out of the hospital. He ran down the steps and onto the road.
Suddenly, the blare of a car was heard. Tai looked to his side. He
saw huge truck headed towards him! 'I can't move.' he thought. He was
too petrified to move. The driver slammed onto his brakes. It's
squeal was heard. The front of the truck collided with Tai's left
side, crushing his left hand and arm. Tai screamed in pain as he
crashed into the ground. He lay on the side of the road, bleeding and
mangled up. He felt himself slipping away. The driver got out of the
truck to try and help Tai. But the boy was too far gone. Looking
around his surroundings for the last time, he took one last breath
and closed his eyes. He was gone.
I'll cry you an ocean if you'll sail on home again. Waves of emotion
will carry you all they can. Just let them guide you and your heart
will chart the course. Soon you'll be drifting into the arms of your
true north. Look in my eyes. You'll see, all over, tears have run by
and still they're not dry!
"Kari's alright?" Mrs. Kamiya sounded happy. She smiled, wiping away
her tears. The doctor smiled. He nodded. "Yes." He said. "She's fine.
You may see her now." He gestured her to follow him into the room.
Kari's face was still a little pale, but her light brown eyes were
opened. She looked up at her mom, who had tears of joy running down
her face. "Hello sweetie." She said softly, caressing Kari's hair.
The young girl looked around for something. Her mother asked, "What
is it?" "Where's Tai? I need to tell him it wasn't his fault." Those
words stunned Mrs. Kamiya. She stared at Kari. 'What is she talking
about?' "Kari, what do you mean?" The young girl hesitated, then
explained, "You see, I only went out with Tai because I wanted to
play with him. That and the fact that he didn't want me to be alone
in the house. I did this to myself, mom. Tai had nothing to do with
it. It wasn't his fault. It wasn't his fault." Tears of guilt stared
forming in the woman's eyes. 'I yelled at Tai yet it wasn't his
fault.' Those words made her more depressed than before. Mr. Kamiya
ran in, an alarmed look on his face. "Tai ran outside!" He was able
to yell through his tired voice. The woman starting running out of
the hospital. She saw Tai, bleeding and broken up. Tears ran down her
cheeks as guilt and pain ran through her body. "TAI!!!!" She yelled.
If only tears could bring you back to me. If only love could find a
way. What I would do, what I would give if you return to me someday,
somehow, somewhere. If my tears could bring you back to me.
She, with her husband, ran to Tai's side. His arm was badly broken.
Tai's mom had tears forming as she stared at his still, limp body.
She gently picked him up and walked him over to the hospital. She
went into the same room Kari was in. The weak girl struggled to pull
herself up. When she saw her broken up brother, she starting crying
a
little. Her tears dropped onto her white sheet. Mr. Kamiya called the
doctor. He came walking in. He picked Tai up from his worried mom.
He
probed his neck and wrist for a pulse. His face widened when he
realized there was none. He checked for breathing, none. His hands
were awfully cold. The doctor's dark eyes shed a few tears as he
shook his head. Tai's parents and Kari knew what this meant. Tai was
gone. "Tai!!!" Tai's mom yelled once again, this time filled with
anguish. She wrapped her arms around his body and held him close to
herself. Her tears ran down her face. "Tai, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
She whispered. There was no response from his frail body. Kari buried
her face in her hands, sobbing. Mr. Kamiya lowered his head, trying
to choke back a tear.
I hold you close and shout the words I only whispered before, for one
more chance, for one last chance! There's not a thing that I would
not endure!!
Tai's mom whispered, "Tai, if you can hear me, I'm very very sorry."
She sobbed harder. Her tears were drenching Tai's clothes. She had
her face on his brown hair. His eyes were closed even though her
tears fell upon them. She sat down on the chair next to Kari, Tai's
lifeless body in her arms. Kari looked at her mom, her eyes filled
with tears. "This is all my fault." That was the only thing Mrs.
Kamiya could say to her daughter. The crying caught Sora's attention.
She was visiting the hospital for a while. She noticed the Kamiyas
crying. She walked to a room. One look at Tai's still body and the
tear-streaked faces told her everything. Sora fell to her knees. She
couldn't believe her own friend, Tai, was gone. She starting crying
her heart out. No one was more heart-broken than Mrs. Kamiya. Her
yelling at Tai caused his awful death. She would never forgive
herself for this. Never! She held Tai even tighter, her tears running
faster. Just then, a few tears fell onto Tai's cheek, and glowed
slightly. "Huh?" She choked out. The glowing stopped. Nothing
changed. Tai still wasn't moving. Then, his eyes shook a little and
slowly opened. When he did he saw 4 tear-stained faced people.
If only tears could bring you back to me. If only love could find a
way. What I would do, what I would give if you return to me someday,
somehow, somewhere. If my tears could bring you back, bring you back,
to me.
Tears of joy flowed from Mrs. Kamiya's eyes. "Tai!" She yelled
happily. "You're okay!" She hugged him tightly. The younger boy
squealed in pain. "I won't be . . . if you keep hugging me . . .
tightly . . . like this!" He muttered weakly. Mr. Kamiya, Kari, and
Sora smiled at eachother, then at Tai and his mom. She looked at him,
concerned. "Are you okay?" Tai weakly shook his head. His mom noticed
the blood stained hand. "Doctor!" She, with Tai in her arms, ran to
the doctor who had treated Kari. She frantically yelled, "You got to
help him! He was hit by a car!" Tai was taken to the operation room
for the casts that he needed because of what happened. 'This is
something I'll never forget'. Mrs. Kamiya thought was she saw Tai
disappear into the waiting room. She sat down on the chair. She knew
that if Tai didn't die, he was be weakened one way or the other. She
was just glad he was alive.
The End