Twins of kalos (5th place in Adventure) PWA 2018

Chapter 33: Freedom*

My younger self watched Greg talking about different things until he had to go. It was at this moment that all the 6 lights I've seen today appeared and floated over to my younger self staring back at me. I was taken back, not expecting her to look at me like in my dreams; with red eyes

"So far... you've seen 6 memory feathers come up from your stone" she cleared her throat "sorry... your heart" I looked at my keystone "you have one more feather you have to see"

"Why are these orbs showing me different memories?"

"They are showing you what you hold in your heart... The red one showed you the divorce, the orange one; the death of your father, the yellow one; the streets, the green one; the gang, the blue-green one; the fantasy life..." she looked around the penthouse "a fantasy  life you wish you had and forced into to be normal, yet you're still far from earth" I looked down "that keystone is from now on the key to your normal life. You've received your heart you had lost at a very young age. It's within that stone... it's up to you to understand what you are now able to hold and express again" I looked at her confused "it's the key to helping you go back to earth"

"The key that Calem gave me? It's actually... my heart?" She smiled and kissed her fingers, blowing out a purple orb feather blinding my eyes and teleport me to another side of the building. I looked around, seeing nothing for awhile until noticing a room with a bunch of dad's coworkers and their children. A sign was hung up saying 'bring your kid to work day!' There was a bunch of kids meeting each other and playing around as the parents enjoyed their time in the party. I can't even remember this day... but I do remember there was a day when dad noticed I was in the building only once. Perhaps this was that day

Dad and Greg were searching the place for young me, and probably even Calem. I went off to find them and I found the children staring down at the Pokémon from a window who usually help, or what I call force, with the sewing process, playing around since it was their day off too.

Calem stared at them with a blank stare while little me gazed at them with amazement. I blinked confused, never expecting my hollow little self to stare at anything like that

It took a long while before they noticed each other. Calem's eyes widened a little when seeing her shy eyes started freaking out and tried running away, but dad caught her and Greg stood behind Calem

"There you two are!" Dad laughed "so you met Calem already! Looks like we don't have to introduce them!" Calem stared at her for a long while as she kept looking away "Sophia? What's wrong?" She didn't answer "I'll catch up with you" Greg nodded and walked away with Calem still staring behind his shoulder "what's wrong, Sakura?" The name he gave me... I always loved when he called me that. Little me shook her head "oh, you don't have to be shy. Everyone is nice!" She didn't respond, like usual "do... you just want to look at the Pokémon?" She nodded "well, okay... that's fine. Be careful okay?" She nodded and ran off to find another window with other Pokémon

I looked behind me to see Calem hiding when dad walked pass him. Calem was holding a cake, holding his usual Polaroid around his neck, and secretly followed little me across the building. He stopped mid way and took out a pocket knife. I was shocked to see this at his age...

He stared at the knife and shook his head, putting it away and carefully carry the cake while he searched for her. He gasped and smiled when seeing her staring at the same sunset I saw in the photo studio at Viola's place. He took a quick picture, getting her attention. He didn't know what to say now that she caught him in the act. He tried offering cake, but lost balance when he was freaking out and fell down, landing on the cake that covered his whole face like in the picture I saw in him album. I stared at little me cupping her mouth, slowly shaking before letting out a big joyful laugh. I cupped my mouth, kneeling down to stare at her face turning rosy