Kai
The Day Before Graduation
"I'm home!" I yell through the house as I take off my shoes before even walking around the house. Sometimes I get forgetful to do that but hey, a reminder of how your mom beats you up every time in my head just enough to made me go back and do what I have to do.
"Mom! Dad!" I call out, seeing the house in silence made me think my parents weren't home. I guess they went out to have some fun. I shake my head once I confirm that I was all alone in the house. My feet walk towards the living to watch the television. Letting out a long groan, I plop down to the couch. After coming out to my parents... wait; after my parents know that I was into boys, things have been so much better. Well, things were better since Dad quitted his job.
I had never been free my entire life that is. My friends accepted me, my parents accepted me... and I can't wait for graduation and start another chapter of my life at college. I wanted to go somewhere where people like me were to be found occasionally. It would be fun I think. Seeing and talking to people who relate to you couldn't be more fun, isn't it?
Shows after shows, I felt tired of watching the same show playing over and over again. I decided to just get some shower and spend my day by myself. Charlie and Liara wanted to hang out together but I said to them that I had plans at home. Truth was, I didn't have any plans at all. It was just a lie for me to just stay in at home.
It dawns to me that day after day, I become more introverted than I ever was. Staying at home was the only option that I love nowadays. To go out? I have no reason at all to go out. Once I turn off the television, I got up from the couch and out of nowhere, the sound of the back door opening fills my ears in an alert.
Glancing to that direction, I look to the closest item I could get as a weapon. "Is anyone there?" I ask out loud. Stupid... of course, they aren't gonna answer. Walking inside the kitchen, I look around to see nothing was there... until... I heard a sound coming from the storage room that held all the unused items we had.
I grab the knife on the table counter, preparing myself to jab whoever dumb enough to try and rob my house. Technically my parents' house but yeah... whatever.
Going closer to the door, I reach out for the handle. My left hand grasp onto the knife tightly, making sure to not slip it and hurt myself instead. That would be a bloody scene to even hurt yourself.
With all my might, I open the door roughly and scream out the loudest roar I ever had and was ready to kill whoever is in there.
Filling in on my screams, I watched in confused to see my mom and dad screaming with me as well... while holding a cake. The scream continues for about a minute until it dies down slowly.
"Happy graduation day?" My dad spoke out, bringing the cake forward at me. I chuckled, laughing at how funny they look and how they're turning into those kinds of parents where every plan failed.
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"Mom! Dad! What the hell?"
"Language, honey," Mom cuts in, making eye contact at me. After the 'scary' incident, we prepare the table for dinner. Mom and Dad were out to buy me a cake and was planning to plan a surprise for me for my graduation tomorrow. They didn't even know I was home that early.
I nod my head. "But seriously? A surprise? I don't need that,"
"Oh, you do kiddo. Graduation is a pretty big deal. Imagine if you never had the chance to graduate... what a scenario," Dad spoke, setting the plates and the glasses on the table. I sat there watching them do all the work. Don't come for me, I wanted to help, but they insist that I should just relax and enjoy my days before graduation.
I sigh. "True... but it makes me think that I will be away from you guys. I just had this feeling of a family and I don't wanna leave that," I mumbled, having them glancing at me with sad eyes as well.
Mom puts her hand on the cheek, caressing it. "Oh Kai... you're our only child. Of course, we want the best of the best for you. This isn't a goodbye surprise. We'll always be here," I smile at her, feeling safe when they're not doing this to shoo me out of the house.
"Speaking of surprises... here... your gift. I figure that you will absolutely need it after tomorrow," Dad said, putting a small square gift box in front of me. I look at the box then at them both. What was in it?
Without wasting any time, I grab the box and shake to hear what was inside. Shrugging to myself, I open the blue gift box and to my surprise, a car key was evident to my eyes. My eyes perk up to see both of them with a huge smile.
"Is this? Is this my own car key?! You bought me a car?!" I exclaimed.
"Your very own car, go ahead and take a look," Dad suggested, nodding his head to the front door. I get upfront from the stool and headed to the front door immediately. Once I saw a small white SUV car in front of our house, I went outside.
My body went around the car to see the whole car. I can't believe that they got me a car. I never ask this nor wanted this, but they surprise me with this.
"You like it?" Dad asked, leaning against the door with mom beside him.
I look at both of them, nodding my head up and down. "I love it!" I continue to get inside the car and looking inside the car before someone call out my name from outside.
My head turns to see Stan in my driveway, getting off his bike. I look to my parents to see their reaction and wanted them to go inside. They nodded at me, and I got out of the car. Standing in front of him now was different. He has gotten taller... and more handsome than I ever saw him before. I haven't mentioned his name before in my mind by how busy I was with school. But one thing never changes though, my feelings for him.
"Nice car... seem your parents have a surprise party for you, huh?" He started, looking to my car.
I scratch my neck, feeling awkward all of a sudden. "Yeah... I didn't ask for it though. But they want to... guess I'm lucky?" I smile at him but look down again to avoid his eye contact.
"You were lucky from before," He chuckled, then stop as well. I am pretty much sure that it's hard for us to talk to each other in this friendly kind of manner. It was extremely difficult for me, that was for sure.
He then remembered something, then goes to his motorcycle to retrieve what it looks like a guitar bag. I raise my brows, curios why he brought it here. As he was now in front of me again, he holds the guitar for me. I was confused.
"It's... for you. I... have so many at home that I think having too much isn't gonna do well for me. I... well... since you have a pretty good hand on guitars now... I figure... that you would like to have one? It's... a gift, from me," He said, still holding the guitar at me.
I look at him, almost cannot believe he would do this. I took the guitar. It was a piece of him, of course, I would like to keep it. Opening the case, my first sight was that it was the guitar back when we bump into each other. The one that had a graving of the quote that I still remember now.
'If love was free, then why can't us?'
I smiled to myself.
"Thanks... I love it," I muttered, looking at him.
"I love it... too," He said, staring at me intensely in the eyes. His eyes were the same shade from before. The rebellious was still there in them but it looks to be tame down. He has another light in his eyes. A realization. It was like looking into the blue sky that held not only clouds but also the nature of what being alive is like. I still love them.
After a moment of staring at each other, he coughed, looking down to his shoes then back at me and finally to his watch. "I better get going... My sister is gonna kill me if I don't make it for dinner," He said.
"Oh! Yeah, yeah... have fun, um, with your family. Say my regards to them,"
He got up his bike, putting on his helmet. "Will do...," He was about to go, but he turns to look at me again for the last time. "Kai...," He calls out, mouth gaping open to say something.
"Yeah?" I look back at him. Please say you want me back. Please say you still love me. I clutch onto the guitar anxiously.
"I'm sorry...," He shakes his head. I wanted him to say what he has in his heart, but he didn't. He turns to me again with a smile. "Goodbye..., have a nice dinner with your parents," With that, he drove off. Away from my sight. Away from me. Away from our reality that I beg to live in. I hate to think it was the last of us. That this was the end of us...
I sighed, looking up to the sky to hold down my tears. I didn't want to cry. I have so much going on, I'm not gonna ruin it all. My body went to the side of the road, I still wanna see him. Looking at his figure riding down the lane, put my hand and wave slightly at him.
"Goodbye...,"
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