"Welcome to cafe mew mew, how may I help you?" Asked ayoung woman with blue hair. She wrote down the order and went to the back.
"Hm..." "Something wrong Corrina?" "I miss Zoey," "Yeah, me too," "Hm...why did she quit again?" "She didn't say the reason, she just said that she wasn't going to be working here anymore." "Hm...wonder why," "Yeah I do too, I've wondered that for a while...what do you think?" "Maybe she's just wanting to forget things and keep her relationship with Mark going," "Thats possible, but one thing that I wonder is, why was she wearing long pants and a turtle neck sweater on the hottest summer day ever?" "Hm...I don't know, maybe she ahd a cold?" "Maybe, but all the years I've known her, she'd only had a cold once." "Yeah, and Zoey also know to keep herself very healthy..." "You don't think its something to do with Mark do you?" "I don't know, but the other day I ran into Zoey and it looked like she'd been replaced by a heartless robot." "Huh?" "Her usually bright smile, was dull and full of pain, her eyes, were no longer filled with the love she had for life, she looked like a mindless zombie." "That doesn't sound like Zoey," "i know, and thats not all, when I called out to her she seemed to not hear me, so I grabbed her wrist and right there on her arm was a large black and blue bruise." "A bruise!" "Mhm, it looked like it was fresh too," "Hm...I'm going to go talk with Zoey for a bit," "That'd be a good idea, she'll enjoy the company." "Hm." Elliot left the cafe and headed to where he knew Zoey now lived, on and off with Mark.
"Coming!" A young woman hurried to the door and opened it in a tank top and jeans. "Yes?" "Hey Zoey, whats..." "Elliot!" She smiled lightly and Elliot knew that she wasn't the same girl he knew. That girl was always happy, even during battle, she'd always seemed to be full of life, but now, now, she was like Bridget had said, a mindless and gloomy zombie.
"Hey," "Come on in, but not for too long," "Why?" "Mark is coming by today..." "Yeah so?" "He doesn't like when I have other guys here alone, though the last time it was just my father, but he still got angry." "How angry?" Zoey shook her head, "Not too angry..." She turned to go into the kitchen, thats when Elliot saw the bruises on her back, and these looked like they'd just been put there that morning.
"Did he come by this morning?" "Hm? Yeah, to say good-morning before heading off to practice..." "Zoey, where'd you get those bruises? On your back," "I...I had some school books on the floor and rolled out of bed onto them, no biggy," "Hm...you know, I can tell when you're hiding thinngs from me, so can the girls," "Look, I'm fne..." "He gave you those didn't he?" "No, no, look..." "Zoey! Stop lying! That jerk is beating you isn't he!" "No!" "Zoey!" "Get out!" "Ha...denial, the worst part of being beat, you're in denile, because, you believe that he could never do that to you, well obviously you are wrong!" Elliot took her into her room and made her stand in front of her full length mirror.
"Look at yourself!" "No..." "Look Zoey! Is this what you want to continue looking like? A punching bag!" "Elli..." Come back to work," "He said that I..." "Zoey! You are a grown woman! You are also a mew mew who if I may, saved the entire world from destruction!" "Hm...Elliot..." "Think and decide for yourself! Do it! Just tell him you're fed up and order him to leave you alone!" "I...I'll try...OH NO!" "What?" "He's here! Hide!" "Zoey!" she shoved him into her closet as Mark entered the room.
"So...where's dinner?" "Sorry, "Ive been cleaning all day...I lost track of ti...AHH!" "I didn't ask you for the whole story! I just said where is dinner! Now start it up!" "Right..." Elliot cringed as he watched Zoey pick herself up off the floor and go into the kitchen.
"Hm? Who was here today?" "What? Ahh!" "Who was here!" "My friend," "Which one?" "Ah..." "ANSWER ME!" AGH!" "Who was here!" "My friend, Elli...ARGH!" "You know how I feel about having another man in this place!" "Elliot is my friend! ARGH!" "Did you wear that while he was here?" "Ah...AHHH!" "You bitch! You dare dress like that while around another man again and I'll cut all your slutty clothes up! Got it!" "Mhm...yes..."