A story

Once in a while, we have storytelling events in the sisterhood (note to myself, make one again).
This is a story told during one of those events. A certain character was shamelessly stolen (but i hope i did steal it at least very well)

One of the storys from the storytelling event February 2013

[11:35] Kiriko Kiama: Our story starts in a small coastal city.. a young man, who has lived his entire life there since his birth was walking along the harbor pier....
[11:36] Kiriko Kiama: not knowing what todo with his free time today, he lazily watched the busy fisherman unloading their boats, the merchants getting the fish...
[11:37] Kiriko Kiama: untill something struck his eye... a girl, which he never has seen before in this city, white skin, raven black hair,,,
[11:38] Kiriko Kiama: he became curious... wandering slowly to her, smiling... "Hello. New here in town? What are you doing?"
[11:39] Kiriko Kiama: She shrugged a bit, but smiled back, a kind of sad smile, her eyes dark and deep like eternity itself... "Enjoying it while it lasts..."
[11:41] Kiriko Kiama: A bit confused the young man asked back.. "While it lasts? You mean the sun....", it was a rather sunny day... late in the summer but clearly not to late to worry for the darker time of the year yet... "im sure we will have many sunny days left...!"
[11:42] Kiriko Kiama: From the girl just came a "hmm..." and as the man looked shortly for the sun and back to the girl... she was gone...
[11:44] Kiriko Kiama: The young man stared at the spot the girl was sitting.. wondered where she vanished so fast... or maybe.. did he walk to long in the sun today and all was just his imagination?
[11:45] Kiriko Kiama: The rest of the day he allways had to think about the girl... the whole evening she was somewhere in his mind... always lurking in his thoughts... "Enjoying while it lasts..."
[11:47] Kiriko Kiama: The night came... the young man couldnt sleep... it was way after midnight as he stood up frustrated... clothed himself and started to walk around in the town again...
[11:49] Kiriko Kiama: from a far corner of the town he heard then music.. talking... he was drawn to it... like a moth to fire... on a small marketplace, there where benches, fires, food and drinks... and several handfull.. random people of the town... some young... some old...
[11:50] Kiriko Kiama: he counted about 30.. and the blackhaired girl... who came smiling to him...
[11:52] Kiriko Kiama: "Hello...", she said... "i invited you... and the others.. i know you cant come tomorrow...!"
[11:53] Kiriko Kiama: He was... confused... again, thought already that it starts a habbit with this girl next to him, but then he stopped to worry and enjoyed the wine and food...
[11:54] Kiriko Kiama: it lasted till the sun went up again... then the people went home.. fresh as if they had sleeped... it all felt like a dream anyway....
[11:56] Kiriko Kiama: the young man itself went to work near the pier soon afterwards... thinking about that strange party he had with so many other people who where completely unrelated... was it even real? Have he dreamed? And what did the girl mean with "i know you cant come tomorrow..!" ??
[11:57] Kiriko Kiama: As the sun was on its highest point.. he went out to get some food... walking down the piers, he saw, again... the raven haired girl... this time watching the sea...
[11:58] Kiriko Kiama: He came to her... a bit carefull this time.. something wasnt right he thought to himself...
[11:59] Kiriko Kiama: "Hello... it was a nice party this night...", she barely reacted... so he continued, "hmm.. what are you doing now?" he asked... and she only said... "im waiting now..."
[12:01] Kiriko Kiama: "Waiting for what?", he wanted to know whats up with this strange girl... but she only started to point out into the harbor, which was suddenly void of any water...
[12:03] Kiriko Kiama: He only heard "We will see us again.... but it will still take a while for you...", as he looked again for the girl.. she was gone again...
[12:04] Kiriko Kiama: He looked at the place where she was sitting... then again into the dry harbor... then again on the spot where the girl was...
[12:05] Kiriko Kiama: Then he heard something... a rushing sound... loud... terrifying...
[12:05] Kiriko Kiama: he looked again to the harbor... and saw a white wall coming...
[12:05] Kiriko Kiama: that was the last he saw....
[12:06] Kiriko Kiama: for a while...
[12:06] Kiriko Kiama: He woke up... pain in his body all over... wet.. cold...
[12:07] Kiriko Kiama: at first he didnt know where he was... and with the injuries he suffered wasnt able to help himself...
[12:08] Kiriko Kiama: it took a while till he realised what happed.. and a little longer till help reached him... but as he was taken away by helpers, he saw what was left of his town... only ruins...
[12:11] Kiriko Kiama: The town was hit by a tidal wave... and the survivors could been counted easily... about 30... random people of the town.. young and old... the same that where on the party this one night....
[12:12] Kiriko Kiama: He remembered the sentence that the ravenhaired girl spoke as he joined the others during the party... "i invited you... and the others.. i know you cant come tomorrow...!"
[12:13] Kiriko Kiama: Her face followed him over the years in his dreams... and random thoughts over the day...
[12:14] Kiriko Kiama: and he did saw her again... about 50 years later... as she greeted him with "Told you we will see each other again...!"
[12:14] Kiriko Kiama: --- the end ---