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For years, Kade wouldn't let me go near her. We met when we were about 4 years old. Our parents would sit and talk while Kade and I played, but that all changed when we entered our last year of primary school. Kade's parents would constantly fight and yell at each other. It eventually led them to have a divorce. Due to this divorce, Kade had to move away. far away.
The day she left, it...hurt. She cried and cried, telling her mom that she wants to stay with her dad. It didn't convince her mom at all, and they left. I had nothing to say. I was too stunned by how fast it happened. A week after she left, I knocked at her dads door asking if he knew the address to the new house. I wanted to write letters to her to keep her happy, but...he didn't know. Kade's mom was supposed to tell him but she rejected that idea. She said, "You don't need to know about my whereabouts!" I went home, feeling defeated, realizing I can't do anything about this. I'm just a kid. Only a kid…
The first year of junior high was horrible. All I could think about was Kade. She was the only one on my mind. Anytime someone would ask me to be friends, I would ignore them. I only wanted my best friend back. At home I would lay around on the floor. I wouldn't get up to go outside and make friends. I laid there and thought. I thought "How could I have changed how everything went?" This would happen everyday for months and months. Eventually, my parents had enough of me laying around, thinking about Kade or whatever. They pushed me outside and dropped me off at a park with a bunch of kids my age, hoping that I would make a new friend. They said they would be back in a couple hours but they really just stayed there secretly watching me. The first day I was at that park, I sat down on the swing. I watched all the other kids run around with their friends. Where was my friend? She's not here with me...I miss her.
After a few more days of sitting on the swings and sitting at the park for a few hours, a kid walked up to me. She had light teal blue hair and a baseball cap. She went up to me with full confidence.
"Hello!"
She said with a confident, demanding sounding tone.
"I am Junko! Do you want to play tag?"
She stared at me. Straight in the eyes.
"Uh...no thanks...I'm fine."
I said, hoping to still be left alone. She took my hand and dragged me to where more kids were.
"Guys! Listen up! This is..."
She stared at me again, wanting my name this time.
"R-riku,"
I said anxiously.
"This is Riku! She will be playing tag with us from now on!"
There were about 5 other kids who were deciding who should be it. A boy with short black hair and red streaks spoke up.
"I want to be it! Can I, Junko?!"
It was like he was jumping off the walls. When Junko agreed, they all started running around the entire park. I was confused at first, but Junko grabbed my hand and started to run. After playing, I realized I had new friends and they all went to my school! We met up at lunch and played every day. When junior high was over, we all decided to go to the same high school. Kade wasn't even on my mind anymore. I didn't think about how much I miss her and how much I want to see her again. I...forgot about her.