Posted Oct 15, 2006 6:43 pm Comments (0)
It all happened so fast…After seeing Fei Rin there, I had no idea what to do. All I thought was how she hated me now, after those horrible things I said. But she is breaking the law, so I cant choose what to think; am I wrong? Or am I right? Even though our friendship had just begun I felt as if I had known her forever…
------------------------ A Week Earlier-----------------------------
Fei Rin had offered me a tour of town. Even though I had lived here four 14 years I had never been anywhere but the samurai dojo, the cemetery, and now the teashop. I felt bad making a lie and I have no friends so I shamefully agreed. But now I wonder if shameful is such the right word?
We decided that I would meet her outside the teashop. It was a religious day so most of the villagers were at the temple. Since I don’t have friends, and people think I’m weird we thought it was for the best. But I must say it was entertaining. This girl does have a lot of interesting, but funny questions. She walked out of the teashop and told me to wait. Then she came back with a blindfold.
I raised my eyebrow and gave her a ‘what the hell is that for?’ kind of look.
“Hi! Ready to go?”
“I’m not going anywhere….until you tell me what that thing is for.”
“Oh this silly thing?” I swear she had a smile creeping up her rosy cheeks when she said that. It hit me then, I don’t see how she needed to work at a geisha house. She was very beautiful. Tall and thin, sparkling green/gray eyes with long back hair that she wore in braids, well except when she was a geisha. She had a green kimono with dark green trim and ties. As I was taking in her look, she noticed me staring at her.
“Is something wrong here?” she said, almost worried that she would go out in public looking bad.
I shook myself out of the daze and replied quickly, “NO! Nothing, nothing everything’s fine!”
She made a ‘ok, but are you sure?’ face at me then grabbed the blindfold and started heading towards me.
“WOAH!” I yelled at her and slowly walked backwards.
“Huh? What did I do? Are you ok?” she looked around thinking that I hurt myself.
“What are you doing with that?”
“Oh…this? I’m taking you to my secret and favorite place. I don’t want you to see it though, it will spoil the surprise. I am going to put the blindfold on you and I’ll lead you with my hands and voice. M’kay?” she said with a childish smile. I still couldn’t think why they would use her as a geisha. She was very young probably not even 18 yet. I agreed and was soon covered in darkness. It reminded me of when I was a child….
-----------------------------------14 Years Ago------------------------------------------------------
It’s been a quiet day. I ran into our hut looking for my mother. I noticed her by the fire place drying dishes. She wore a very solemn expression on her face. I had come to tell her good news, but she thought otherwise…
“Mama!” I ran over to her and yelled, “Guess what!” She mumbled something at me and turned away quickly and said, “what?…”
“The boys elected me as the leader of our clutch of huts!” I saw a quick expression of shock, but that didn’t last. It was soon turned to fury.
“You little WRETCH!” she screamed at me. I felt a shear of pain as her cold hand slid across my cheek. I felt a large burning and stinging sensation but was soon cooled with my own tears. The only words I could force out were, “W-why?…”
“YOU! YOU DID THIS TO US! IT’S YOUR FAULT YOUR FATHER IS DEAD!” at this I shuddered. She had never called my father dead, she would say passed away, or he’s in a better place now and we will be with him soon. But that’s not where the shouting had stopped. “ HE ONLY ENLSTED TO GET MONEY SO WE COULD AFFORD A BRATTY LITTLE KID THAT I NEVER WANTED! YOU JUST MAKE EVERYONE MISERABLE! WHY WONT YOU EVER LEAVE?!”
That was the last time I talked to her, because in the night I ran off crying to enlist in a samurai dojo… All I was told was she killed herself the next year…
------------------------ A Week Earlier-----------------------------
Fei Rin had offered me a tour of town. Even though I had lived here four 14 years I had never been anywhere but the samurai dojo, the cemetery, and now the teashop. I felt bad making a lie and I have no friends so I shamefully agreed. But now I wonder if shameful is such the right word?
We decided that I would meet her outside the teashop. It was a religious day so most of the villagers were at the temple. Since I don’t have friends, and people think I’m weird we thought it was for the best. But I must say it was entertaining. This girl does have a lot of interesting, but funny questions. She walked out of the teashop and told me to wait. Then she came back with a blindfold.
I raised my eyebrow and gave her a ‘what the hell is that for?’ kind of look.
“Hi! Ready to go?”
“I’m not going anywhere….until you tell me what that thing is for.”
“Oh this silly thing?” I swear she had a smile creeping up her rosy cheeks when she said that. It hit me then, I don’t see how she needed to work at a geisha house. She was very beautiful. Tall and thin, sparkling green/gray eyes with long back hair that she wore in braids, well except when she was a geisha. She had a green kimono with dark green trim and ties. As I was taking in her look, she noticed me staring at her.
“Is something wrong here?” she said, almost worried that she would go out in public looking bad.
I shook myself out of the daze and replied quickly, “NO! Nothing, nothing everything’s fine!”
She made a ‘ok, but are you sure?’ face at me then grabbed the blindfold and started heading towards me.
“WOAH!” I yelled at her and slowly walked backwards.
“Huh? What did I do? Are you ok?” she looked around thinking that I hurt myself.
“What are you doing with that?”
“Oh…this? I’m taking you to my secret and favorite place. I don’t want you to see it though, it will spoil the surprise. I am going to put the blindfold on you and I’ll lead you with my hands and voice. M’kay?” she said with a childish smile. I still couldn’t think why they would use her as a geisha. She was very young probably not even 18 yet. I agreed and was soon covered in darkness. It reminded me of when I was a child….
-----------------------------------14 Years Ago------------------------------------------------------
It’s been a quiet day. I ran into our hut looking for my mother. I noticed her by the fire place drying dishes. She wore a very solemn expression on her face. I had come to tell her good news, but she thought otherwise…
“Mama!” I ran over to her and yelled, “Guess what!” She mumbled something at me and turned away quickly and said, “what?…”
“The boys elected me as the leader of our clutch of huts!” I saw a quick expression of shock, but that didn’t last. It was soon turned to fury.
“You little WRETCH!” she screamed at me. I felt a shear of pain as her cold hand slid across my cheek. I felt a large burning and stinging sensation but was soon cooled with my own tears. The only words I could force out were, “W-why?…”
“YOU! YOU DID THIS TO US! IT’S YOUR FAULT YOUR FATHER IS DEAD!” at this I shuddered. She had never called my father dead, she would say passed away, or he’s in a better place now and we will be with him soon. But that’s not where the shouting had stopped. “ HE ONLY ENLSTED TO GET MONEY SO WE COULD AFFORD A BRATTY LITTLE KID THAT I NEVER WANTED! YOU JUST MAKE EVERYONE MISERABLE! WHY WONT YOU EVER LEAVE?!”
That was the last time I talked to her, because in the night I ran off crying to enlist in a samurai dojo… All I was told was she killed herself the next year…
