Chapter 6

Wally’s Pov

Kuki has been coming to m grave every day for the last month, the first week she didn't came, I know she is really depressed, and it's partly my fault, I shouldn't have haunted her sleep.

My father is a workaholic that never really loved to be home, he said we needed money, we were a wealthy family, not the richest of the town, but we were from the high society, my father always wanted to be part of the Sanban troops, I just happened to love the eldest of the Sanban girls.

My mother is always home always with Joey, well that was ‘till she and my father decided to divorce, and my mother and took of with Joey. They are cool I guess, I never heard of ‘em again. I just know that they moved to Cleveland, and we live in Beverly Hills, where else?

Joey, he was three when they went so I can’t remember much of him, I was 13 then.

I know her family hates me, why? Well I'm a hood for them.

Her father thinks I'm ... was trying to steal his fortune, how? Well my family is not the best, and we were kind of poor, compared to her family

Her mother never thought more than the poor hood she fell for, just a crush, shell grow out of him, besides she was never around.

Ryoichi, Jiro and Takeshi they hate me ‘cause I’m male and I got near her, besides some other things. Ryoichi well because he caught us while we were kissing passionately, and we were going to take us deeper, if you know what I mean. Jiro hates me ‘cause he thinks that I starved her when we were together, Takeshi thought that I would be slothy and I would use her to get to her money. Mushy well she fell for me when I was 10, and I rejected her, well I had already a crush on her sister it took me 8 years to tell her that I loved her. Sandy he has all the right to hate me I was a threat for him; Mushi could break up with him and try to be wit me.

Currently I hate myself I know I could have live after that dreadful day. I know that I could have fought him and save my dear Kuki and of course myself. I know Kuki would be better of knowing that I were on jail rather than being here on this funeral box, lying 10 feet under ground.

I can clearly remember everything the way her hair swung on the wind, the length of it, almost reaching her ankles, I know she kept it that long ‘cause I asked her to, I had this wild dream where we were on the pond and her hair would cover all her body, letting me feel all the lust I could, by hiding her silhouette under her hair. Her skinny silhouette, every inch of her body, the silky and milky texture of her skin, her aroma, just like vanilla, it drove me crazy. Her face features, all her features, they are like goddess features, thin, beautiful. Her thin and pointy nose, I’m sure Aphrodite is short compared with Kuki. Her violet eyes, her angry look, I felt happy every time she would be angry at me, that instant in which her eyes would become from tender and loving, to those full of rage, that would shine like the stars, that small instant was marvelous. I know she would only get that angry at me; usually I would beat up the one who dared to make her angry. The sound of her voice, it was as if … as if… an angel spoke to me, her high-pitched voice, her sweet voice, she was definitively an angel. Her thin, slender and small hands, I loved them too they were just perfect.

The day I gathered enough courage and asked her out, we were 18, the prom was coming she had always gone with her friends Abby, Nigel, Hoagie, Fanny, Rachel, Patton, Lizzie and herself; and I would go with my gang, Kevin and Javier, we were the Dynamic Trio, she chose that name for us. A week before the prom I walked down to her locker, High school was almost over and I had been waiting for the right time since 4th grade, Finally at the end of 12th I choose to ask her out.

-Hey Kuki – I said
-Hey Wally- she said flirty
-Hum… You know the Prom is almost here and I was wondering- I said I was having troubles formulating the question
-Yeah?
-Ifyouwouldliketogowithme’causeIreallylikeyouandIwouldlike
-Hold on, I can’t understand a thing, seriously Wally, we’ve been friends since 1st, slow down
-Hum I wanted to know if …
-If?
-You would like to go with me, ‘cause I really likeyoubutI’llunderstandifyoudon’tlikemebackwecouldstillgothereasfriends
-Wally you are speaking way to fast, I would love to go with you, now could you repeat the last part please?
-I’ll pick you up at seven k? – I said running away I mean what else could I do make a fool out of myself again?
-K, but you said something else- I couldn’t hide it anymore so I just took her head in my hands and pulled her into a kiss, I knew if she didn’t kissed me back our friendship would be ruined forever, for my surprise she kissed me back, and after a few seconds she pulled away.

After that we became a couple and we were inseparable that summer was amazing truly. The whole first year we kept arguing like any normal couple, when we headed the second year we fought we argued more but about serious things, we would make out and everything would be ok after a while, now heading the third year it hit me I had to marry her. Everything went according to the plan, I knew by heart all her measurements, I really didn’t need to measure her finger to bring the ring I just knew which one to buy, the smallest one, it was a 4 ¾, (0.577”), a golden ring with a small diamond, thou for her it would be huge, the best I can afford for my girl, she deserves only the best.

That day it would rain as usual, I picked her up by 5 o’clock, I took her to dinner at the most expensive place I knew, fancy, cozy, everything like she liked it, it’s a small place the Aloha island coffee. I know she loves it there, the view, the food, and the environment. After that I took her to the sea. I knew her dream was to be asked by the seashore and I planned everything to be perfect for my girl. As the sunset began I kneeled by her side, holding both of her hands I proposed and opened the small velvet box with her ring inside, she was speechless she pinched herself and tears began to flow down her cheeks, “I do” she said, I stood up and pulled her into a deep and loving kiss, as always it began raining, and we began walking back home.

Well that was my last day on earth; I was killed that day; by whom? God knows, I just remember that we were passing by some street and someone came out of the darkness of the night, with a knife, I fought him then I felt numb, I heard Kuki crying, and I saw a pole, I knew I has being hit with it, but my body wouldn’t react, I felt my body falling to the ground. I saw that silhouette disappearing into the darkness, I saw Kuki holding to me trying to keep me alive, but I had already died, he had hit me with such strength that my skull broke, and blood was dripping by the side, I focused my last energy on Kuki, and whispered my last words.

-I love you Kuki, don’t cry, everything will be fine.

She kept crying and holding me as if she could stop the time, and keep death away. The next day she was at the graveyard crying alone, I know that they wouldn’t bother on finding who killed me. That would only depend on Kuki, but I knew that she wouldn’t remember a thing, and that my killer would be out there.

My dad took Kuki home, he was smiling, I know he is creepy, and that it’s weird for a parent that had just buried his eldest son, and only family, to be cheerful and smiling, but that’s just dad. He can’t feel pan, ‘cause he well he isn’t strong enough so he pretends I’m still at college and I will return someday.

Now Kuki is going to the shrink, she is planning on committing suicide, she told me so, I can’t let that happen, she can find happiness again. I must help her and the only way I can do so, is by haunting her dreams, that’s the only time she hears me clearly.