Chapter 1: Lunch with Garfield and Raven
Well... on with the story...
Dedicated to:
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"Thanks for inviting me for lunch, Rae" Kori sat down and smelled the roasted ham and salad.
"Delicious tofu, my dear" Garfield commented sarcastically and munched happily splattering tofu on Victor. "Hey my face if not meant to be spitted with tofu!" Victor stabbed his steak.
"Now, now Victor I know that wrecking your brand new Ferrari is … hard". Karen tried to calm Victor down. "I did not wreck the car, Karen! A cat did… and a tree!" Karen stood up and looked irritated.
"Keep your cool, Bee. It's Victor's fault he bumped into a tree not your cell phone wallpaper." Raven lifted the two up. "You guys have got to get over this; it's been 3 days since the car crash. At least no one got hurt." Raven put them down.
"Why must you fight when we all have such deliciously cooked meals by our wonderful host?" Kori tried to help Raven and bring some smiles.
"Victor, dear when's the last time you've spoken to Richard?" Silence echoed through out the room. "Haven't seen or spoken to him 3 months ago." Kori blinked. "Well… he hasn't been speaking to me either… only it's been almost a year…"
"We haven't heard of him either." Raven and Garfield said in unison.
"Oh no… I have to go somewhere. I'm sorry I have such a tight schedule today…"
They said their goodbyes and wished Kori a good day.
She grabbed her purse and walked through the narrow hall of the house towards the door. 'I'll walk instead…' She thought to herself. She didn't like taking taxis; it made her feel uncomfortable with a stranger driving her.
As she opened the door she heard Raven behind her. "Hey Kori… um…" She turned around. "Yes Raven?" Raven sighed. "I'm sorry that we can't contact Richard or anything… it's like he's been hiding. I know you miss him… You can have all the comfort here Star… Come anytime you want to." Kori smiled. "Thanks Raven… Thank you so much…"
Kori left with a smile on her face.
As she walked out she was wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't even notice that she was late for her job at the coffee shop around the block.
"Hey, I see you're late too!" It was Jenny (O.C.) she was always late although she never got fired. Karen worked there too and seemed to be best, best friends with her.
"Oh hello… Jenny" Jenny smiled. "Why are you all smiles?" Kori grinned as she walked briskly towards the coffee shop with Jenny. "Oh, am I smiling too much? Do I look stupid…?" Jenny giggled "No! I'm just asking because you rarely smile. The first time I met you were all jolly and all smiles… well that was like 2 years ago before we become coffee people."
"…Well I guess we're in for a scolding from Mr. Chen"
Later…
"I feel so sorry for Starfire…"
"She seemed happy when she left…"
"Well at least she's remembering the good times… not the bad times…"
Cyborg! He's the best! The best in the world! … (n/a: That's Victor's ringtone)
"Nice ringtone… Victor." Garfield giggled.
"WHOA! Man, I haven't spoken to you in awhile! Coincidence, I think not!"
Everyone looked puzzled at first but realized it was. "ROBIN?!", they all gasped in unison.
The front door 'clicked'. "Are you guys still here…?" Kori smiled.
Everyone was silent. They didn't want to tell her although Garfield did not care to zip his lips, "KORI!!! IT-ITS RO…" He couldn't finish because a black bubble around his head muted him.
"Sit down and don't spoil it." Raven whispered to Garfield.
Okay... okay... So how is it? Well... I sorta, kinda KNOW it will get soooo better. I promise!
