Rated for future sexual chapters, use of alcohol, and foul language. This chapter had literally no bbrae but trust me there will be a lot more in the future.
I watched as Kori moved the last of her boxes out of her old room. The room was strip bear with only small pieces of string hanging from the pink wall, and dust bunnies coating the wooden floor. Her long tanned legs were bent up to support the large box that she was trying to carry, I smiled at her failed attempt of holding the box steady. She almost dropped the cardboard box labeled as 'Cosmetics', I should've known that Kori would own so many lotions, perfumes, and more items I deem as useless. Her fiery red hair blew in her face due to the window cracked open and she had struggle seeing. I was just about to walk in to help her, when Dick came in and grabbed the box just as it was about to hit the ground. Close call.
"Oh thank you boyfriend Dick, if it was not for you I would've shattered all of my expensive creams and perfumes." She thanked with glee and pecked her boyfriend on the cheek. His face went crimson and I smirked, it's always funny to see him flustered when his girlfriend would show any affection towards him, especially in front of other people, it's like the first month of college all over again.
I watched as Richard walked out of the room and out of the apartment to the moving van. I sighed and walked into Kori's room.
"Well it looks like you're all set." I observed, leaning on her door frame. Kori looked up with her big lime green eyes that seem to have acquired more highlights as soon as she saw me. She ran over to me and gave me a big hug. Her hugs were known to be quite restricting. So I braced myself for the impact. Her arms wrapped around my shoulders and she closed them tight.
"Kori, I can't breath." I coughed out. I swear she might kill someone one day with her bone crushing hugs.
"Oh my apologies friend Raven." Kori said while removing her arms from me and backing away. I just smiled and shook my head in amusement.
"It's alright Kor." I said sweetly. Kori was always a little too sensitive and took things a little too personally, we would always have to give her constant validation that she has done nothing wrong.
"Oh good!" Kori gleamed with a white bright smile that could make the sun ashamed. "I am so saddened to move out of your apartment Raven, but filled with the joy to move in with boyfriend Richard!" Kori seemed to be on a sugar high, she was jumping around and couldn't stand still. But when was she not like that? She's been more happy than usual when Richard mustered up the courage, and asked her to move in with him.
It was starting to hit me that this day, is the day when my best friend moves out of my apartment. I am very happy for them, but I can't help but feel a tinge of abandonment. Kori's been there since the beginning of college, she looked past my frightening facade and became my friend. She kept pursuing me even though I wasn't very nice to her but I appreciate her for that, because if she didn't push I wouldn't have made one of my closest friends I have today. I have to admit it though she was a little difficult to live with. Her red hair would always get caught in the shower drain since she had so much and it was so long. Her strange exotic food from her country would stink up my refrigerator. And she would constantly annoy me. She means well but god she can get a tad bit vexing. I still love her though, besides her many quirks and strange habits. I guess I can't put all the blame on her of course, she is the way she is because she grew up in a different place with different circumstances she had to deal with. She told me all about her childhood in her home country Tameran, and damn is all I had to say. Let's just say she had a challenging life, no wonder she moved to the USA.
I walked out with her to the living room as Richard came through the front door looking tired with some sweat on his brow. His pitch black hair gleamed with sweat and rolled down into his sky blue eyes. It's very sweet of him to offer to take all of Kori's boxes downstairs for her, but you can tell he became exhausted. He was rubbing his sore muscles and panting.
"Well everything's packed and ready. Kori you ready to go?" He asked her with a white smile.
"Oh yes I am the prepared!" Kori jumped with joy. Dick looked at her with love and smiled. You can really tell just how much he loves her, no matter how much he tries to hide it. And boy has he tried to hide it before, not so much anymore though.
"Well I suppose this is the goodbye friend Raven." Kori said saddened with watery eyes.
"It'll be okay Kor. We'll be able to see her whenever you want, we're not moving far away or anything." Dick reasoned to his girlfriend. That is the truth though. Dick only lives about 4 miles away, so I feel like not much will change between our little friend group.
"You can visit me whenever you want." I said to Kori. Kori jumped with joy and hugged us both. She let go once she realized our bones were crushing due to her hug. She ran out the door to the moving truck excited to live with her boyfriend.
"So what are you gonna do now that Kori's gone?" Dick asked me once she left.
"I don't know, maybe read out in the living room for a change instead of being huddled up in my room like I always do." I chuckled as did he.
"What are you gonna do about the rent? I know you can't pay it all on your own, hence why you let Kori live with you." He looked concerned about my well being and I appreciated that. He really is a good friend. I thought about his question and I have thought a lot about it before, but there wasn't really anyone else that I'd be willing to live with. Plus I don't know many people. I like to keep to myself.
"I actually have no idea. I was hoping to get by by threatening the landlord." I joked. He laughed and wiped away a fake tear. He responded by saying, "Well I have a buddy that is in desperate need of a place to live. His parents cut him off recently and he's been struggling."
"Where has he been staying?" I inquired.
"He's been crashing on Vic's couch. And Vic wants him gone since you know how tiny his apartment is." I thought about it in my head. I don't know this person and by Dick's use of the word "he" I'm guessing it's a man. I don't know if I'm willing to live with a guy yet, they're messy, stinky and he'll probably make way too much noise for my liking. But I am desperate, and I need to pay rent next week and I know don't have enough money.
"I guess he can stay with me." I said slowly, still thinking about it in my head, preparing to stop myself just incase I changed my mind mid sentence. Dick smiled and thanked me.
"That's great. I'll tell him right away." I just stood there and awkwardly smiled. I wonder if I'll like this mystery person. Dick better not have just given me a serial killer for a roommate.
"Well see you later Raven. Kori will probably be back in the next hour hour claiming that she misses you." Dick chuckled and walked out of my apartment and closed the door behind him.
The next day I heard a knock on my front door. I'm really gonna laugh if that's Kori "claiming that she missed me" as Richard said. I got up from my living room couch and put my book down on the coffee table, hey I wasn't lying about not being huddled up in my room anymore. I pushed down my hair to look at least a bit presentable in my comfy clothing to the person on the other side of the door. I opened and I saw a man on the other side. He stood tall, maybe at about 6'2" and had fair skin with the tiniest amount of freckles. His hair was blonde with dyed green tips. He was wearing a pearly white smile that seem to have blinded me. And once I looked into his eyes I was mesmerized by how green they were. I don't think I've ever seen eyes as green as these. Sure Kori has bright green eyes but these ones were different. These were beautiful. Since when have I liked the color green?
"Hey I'm Garfield." The man said.