1 A Springtime Stroll (Hiroyuki) [NK, Private, Flashback] Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:29 pm
Hyuga Reiko
D-rank
- 10-year-old Reiko:
Sunlight shone through the windows of her bedroom, causing the young girl to squeeze her eyes shut, turning her head away from the piercing rays. Morning... she thought, laying for a moment, unmoving. Before she had even a chance to move, she heard the door to her room slide open. Slowly, Reiko opened her eyes, watching as her mother came in. "Time for a little morning walk, Reiko," she said, making her way to the young girl's closet, pulling out a jacket. "Make sure not to push yourself too much." Pushing back her coverlet, Reiko sat up slowly, pushing herself to her feet after a few moments. "Yes," she said, her voice soft. "How far can I go?" she asked, making her way over and taking the jacket, pulling it on over her nightgown, hiding her spindly arms, thin from lack of use, just as her legs were.
"To the end of the street and back. Your father is going to take you, okay?" Reiko looked down and nodded, allowing her arm to be taken in her mother's grasp, and led to the door. "When you get back, I'll have breakfast ready, and then you can get some rest, so you don't overexert yourself." I've only been awake five minutes and she's already told me that twice, Reiko thought, walking quietly to the door, where her father stood quietly, holding a pair of boots for her to wear. "Morning, sweetheart," he said, smiling brightly at her. Lifting her gaze from it's previous position on the floor, Reiko let a smile come on her face. "Morning, Papa," she said, sitting down obediently on the step where her mother positioned her. She lifted a foot, watching as the boot was placed on her foot, the zipper on the side pulled up moments later. She was then pulled to her feet, and handed over to her father. Her parents exchanged a few words, and then she was led out of the door, her hand held tightly in her father's.
Even as the door closed, the boredom from being constantly babied for everything she did couldn't overshadow the excitement she felt. She only ever went outside every once in a while, and she'd managed to convince her father to take her on a walk the night before, in the morning, so that she would have less of a chance of 'overexerting herself', as her mother constantly liked to say. Even so, she preferred to walk with her father, who tended to simply talk to her, not worry over how far she could go, or worry if she could walk by herself. He simply held her hand, more for her mother's appeasement than anything else. As they made their way down the street, she gazed around excitedly, watching the people move about, in and out of the shops around the streets. Above her, a bird flew by, and she gazed up excitedly, her eyes wide. Walks had always been her favorite thing. They were freedom, to her. Complete freedom.
"Hey, Mako!" a voice called out, causing both Reiko and her father's heads to turn, curious at the sound of the name. "Oh, hey!" her father replied, waving and quickly leading Reiko over to a bench, sitting her down and making his way over to his friend. Reiko smiled, used to this occurrence. She liked being alone, and was most used to sitting on benches. She liked watching the back and forth movements of people during the day.
~594/594 WC~