Chapter three
Six months later she was laying in the attic of her mother's house looking through boxes and boxes of things. In her will her mother had left her the house and all the things inside of it whilst she left Meredith all her money and a few other belongings.
Meredith didn't really care about the money or want the house; she had said it brought back to many memories anyway. Meredith was a successful musician and singer so she didn't have money trouble or anything else like that.
Currently Roxanne was looking through photo albums of her mother and father when they were younger. She laughed at a picture of her mother making a piece sign up against her eye and pushing her lips together as if she were going to kiss the camera.
She finished the photo album with a smile before reaching down into the box and grabbing another.
She dusted off the cover to look at the gold letters 'Gold Years Picture Book' it read. She opened the book and looked down at the photos. Her mother and father were together holding her mothers pregnant abdomen.
Since she was the first born she knew it was her, slowly flipping the page to a photo that was as if the world had turned upside-down. Another pregnancy photo but there was her mother holding a blue baby that seemed to be smiling up at her. She quickly flipped the page to look at a few more pictures. In those Roxanne looked like she was already a few months old and there was Megamind making her laugh through the bars in her crib.
What the hell was going on? Another few pages and she was already walking, holding a crayon she seemed to be going to sit next to Megamind and draw with him.
As soon as the creepy album starting it seemed to end with more photos of her and Megamind, even one that depicted his second birthday when she was about a year and a half.
She looked fearfully back down into the box to see another 'Gold Years Picture Book' staring back up at her. She cautiously picked it up before opening it up.
She looked about three and Megamind four, they were laying asleep together, Minion asleep between them.
Painting together, at the beach together, camping together what the hell was going on!
The last few photos showed her mother pregnant with Meredith, she was reading a picture book to them on the couch. Then she saw the most disturbing picture, the last picture of the book. She was smiling, her cheeks were rosy and Megamind was kissing her on the cheek.
Holy shit, how didn't she remember this!
The book was finished and she desperately searching for another one but the box was empty. She tossed through a few more boxes until she found a few more photo albums; with a loud sigh she collapsed and smiled as her hand swept over the cover of the photo album. The book was completely different and to her disappointment when she looked inside there were no pictures of her and Megamind, there was no Megamind at all.
All the pictures seemed to be about her little sister's birth and a few where Roxanne seemed to be throwing a tantrum. She spent another few minutes looking through the other albums but there was no sign of Megamind at all.
Roxanne scanned over the two "Golden Years Picture Books" for reassurance she hadn't been hallucinating.
She needed answers and she needed them quickly. She stood up and patted all the dust off her skirt before leaving the attic. Roxanne hadn't been kidnapped in a few weeks and hoped it was about time for Megamind to come and kidnap her.
Later that afternoon she visited her sister at a café and made sure to walk all the way there and all the way home in the hopes he would decide to kidnap her.
"Hey Meredith," she said upon seeing her sister.
Her sister had her long hair tied back and was wearing big sunglasses. Roxanne noticed the thick white coat on the back of her chair along with her handbag laying on the floor beside it.
"When did you become scared of the sun?" she asked.
"Oh it's not that it's the paparazzi. I almost forgot what it was like living in a city as big as this," she commented when she removed the sunnies and put them down on the table.
"I can't believe I still miss that cheating pri-," Meredith stopped herself when she saw the waitress coming over.
They quickly ordered and Meredith didn't continue. Roxanne smiled softly as Meredith had spoken of her later husband. They had lived in the country side on a big property before Meredith had gotten a divorced.
"I know I need to get over him," she confessed "How about you make me feel better by telling me a prince has fallen madly in love with you," she joked.
"Not yet sorry," Roxanne giggled.
Roxanne grabbed out the two photo albums before looking around and telling her sister what she had found.
Meredith opened up the book and flipped the pages.
"Fuck!" she all but shouted, looking around and apologizing before closing the book quickly.
After Roxanne explained everything to her Meredith had never looked so bewildered.
"Photoshop," she commented "They didn't have photo shop back then, and who and how and," Meredith stopped herself again then looked to her sister for the answers.
"I'm as much in the dark as you are."
"I have to get answers from Megamind," she almost whispered to her.
"How, by getting yourself kidnapped?" she asked sarcastically then when her sister gave her a look to confirm her theory she sat up straight and leaned in "seriously that's your master plan?"
"Yep," She admitted before defending herself "Every one knows the way you get answers out of someone is to let them think they're in control."
"Who knows that Roxie?"
"It's in all the movies… plus I am a reporter, my job is to get answers out of people."
"Well I think you should devise a better plan."
"He's gonna kidnap me anyway sis what better way is there?"
"Fine but tell him I want you home by ten, don't you kids be staying up to late," Meredith crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair.
"What?" Roxanne laughed.
"That's not it yet, I've got more," Meredith jokingly threatened as Roxanne laughed "When he asks for your hand in marriage I want him grovelling at my feet for my acceptance."
Roxanne playfully punched her sister in the arm before receiving her coffee "Stop it."
Her sister suddenly stirred on by her punch leaned over to whisper in Roxanne's ear.
"And remember always use protection," Meredith sat back giggling at her own joke but broke out in fits of laughter when she saw Roxanne turn scarlet and visibly gulp.
Roxanne was so taken aback by the harmless joke; she opened her mouth to speak then closed it again.
After they had finished their coffees they walked out of the café arm in arm. Then came the media parade as flashes of light blinded Roxanne.
So this was the paparazzi.
Roxanne decided to sneak away, her sister yanking her back. Removing her sun glasses her sister slung her arm over Roxanne's shoulder and held her close.
Roxanne looked to her smiling sister and tried to look as picture perfect as she was, even striking a few poses with her before she finally left.
Roxanne was always in front of a camera but that seemed like something else entirely. There must have been fifty photographers there. Even though Roxanne was thought to be Metro Man's girlfriend she had never received that kind of treatment.
Oh the woe's of being a musical prodigy Roxanne thought as she walked down the foot path headed for home. She really hoped Megamind kidnapped her soon if at all and cursed her stupidity for wearing stilettos.
What the hell was I thinking!
Roxanne knowingly admitted to herself she kind of, just a smijen, the minute-st bit, wanted to look good for Megamind. Then she heard it.
Meredith's voice rolling around in her head and she was brought back to what she had said earlier.
Before she could look up at the screeching noise something was sprayed in her face and everything went black
