FOUR
"Tell me that it wasn't my fault / And that I was enough for you." -ARMORS
-X-
"So I fear, but I don't know what it is / So I want, but I pretend I don't need / So is the pain of the stop of a lover's kiss / I throw my pages all away like shaking wrists." -THE GROWLERS
-X-
"Walk me with me to the end / Stare with me into the abyss / Do you feel like letting go? / I wonder how far down it is." -PHANTOGRAM
"We are gathered here on this solemn night-"
"It's four am," Cam interrupted as he fought to keep his eyes open but received a whack from Dove that made him shut up and stand up straight.
Enzo dipped his head at Dove, "Thank you for that Dove. Now as I were saying, we are gathered here on this solemn night to celebrate the life that we tragically lost."
Enzo stepped towards a red-faced Korinna, draping his bicep across her shoulders, "Our friend Korinna here has lost the love of her life tonight."
"Wait...Carl died?" Monte bluntly asked around the cigarette that sat in between her lips.
Korinna glared at Monte leaving Cam to glance over his shoulder at Monte filling the nineteen year old in, "No. She's mourning over Glenn Rhee. You know, Steven Yeun? The Korean guy that plays Glenn Rhee on the walking dead?"
"You've got to be fucking kidding me," Monte rasped as she moved to stand on the porch, "You woke us up to have a memorial for some character on tv?!"
Dove shushed her friend as she rubbed her eyes with her knuckle underneath her glasses, "You clearly don't understand what's been lost here. Glenn Rhee deserved better."
Monte gave a humorless smirk as she began to lit her cigarette, "Alright you guys have officially lost it here. Crying over a fictional character, give me a damn break."
Enzo directed his attention to the pastel haired girl, "Listen we're trying to comfort our friend here for losing her husband and if you're in your feelings about their relationship then I suggest you go back to bed. We don't need anymore negativity right now."
"Oh I'll be quiet. I'm just gonna break into the office, get my phone, record this and put this on my YouTube channel. Please continue." Monte scoffed as she held her cancer stick in between her fingers, waving her hands about as she quietly entered the home.
Korinna swallowed the lump in her throat as she took a deep breath, "Thank you guys for being here with me tonight. I know it's a lot to ask but I really do appreciate every one of you, even you Cam."
Cam rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.
Janice moved to hook her arm with Korinna's shooting her a smile, which the dark-haired teen returned.
Korinna looked up at the sky as if she were asking for strength from something above before turning to the faces around her, "We're not just celebrating someone, we are celebrating one of the most kindest souls in the fictional universe. I lost the one guy that I knew would never fail me in life. Glenn Rhee was everything a man should be, honest, loving, loyal, strong, and the most selfless person in the Apocalypse world. He was going to be a father, not to my child but - we agreed that it would be okay to see other people until the universe brought us together but - he deserved to see his future! He deserved to have a happy ending with Maggie or me or to at least raise his freaking child! Those writers didn't have to do my husband like that, it was tragic and disrespectful honestly. It should have been Daryl, it was his fault in the first place, and I don't want to hear shit about 'Glenn was supposed to die. He died in the comics!' Well Daryl doesn't exist in the comics so why is this asswipe still here?! Yes I am bitter and will forever be bitter because I truly liked Daryl but now I can't relate. And Abraham, oh my favorite bad ass one-liner ginger teddy bear you didn't deserve that either! I lost two family members yesterday night and although I am deeply heartbroken I want to celebrate not just Glenn but also my dad, Abraham."
Dove sniffled as she wiped the tears that dotted her waterline leaving Enzo to wrap a supportive arm around her waist.
"Nobody told me Abraham died too?!" Cam yelled.
"Yes Cameron. He was the first to go but he went out with a bang like I knew my dad would." Korinna informed as Cam pinched the bridge of his nose and shook his head.
With a shaky breath Korinna held a red toy sports car up in the air while Janice stepped forward holding a pair of neatly folded cargo pants in the palms of her hands, "In other life, Glenn, we would be soulmates so tonight I celebrate you and everything that you've done. If you somehow meet my brothers Uriah and lil Jesse up there, tell them I said to be kind to you since you are my husband after all."
Korinna placed the red car onto the soil stepping back as Janice placed a kiss on the cargo pants placing them directly next to the red car. Dove moved forward to place baby's breath on top of the two items, letting out a dramatic cry flying into Janice's form who silently patted her head. Enzo stepped forward holding up a lighter, "Glenn and Abraham there will never be two impressive characters like you two ever in the walking dead. You will be missed."
As Enzo began to lean down to place the lighter to the items Cam interrupted, "Are those my pants?!"
Enzo smirked at Cam over his shoulder placing the lighter on the pants first before the fire began to spread to the toy car.
"You bastard." Cam muttered.
Enzo clapped his shoulder, "We're in mourning Cameron."
"Fuck you, honestly." Cam replied with narrowed eyes.
Enzo laughed as he walked back to the porch just as Monte were coming out, he picked up a box from the small table that sat near the rocking chairs. He held the box up high in the air, "We will eat away our sadness with pizza just like the true pizza king would want us to do but first - we must put on our orange mustaches."
"It's definitely going to clash with my PJ's but ah what the hell, it's for family." Dove smiled as Janice was the first to move.
Janice took the orange mustache from Enzo's hand, kissed the stache and stuck it underneath her nose. Enzo flipped open the pizza box revealing the slices of pizza to Janice who picked one up and moved to sit on the porch steps. Dove led a teary-eyed Korinna up to the porch, Dove carefully placing the stache onto her bronze skin and left Korinna to grab her own slice of pizza.
"I'll keep living for you Pizza king, bless up!" Korinna screamed earning a round of applause as she stepped down to sit next to Janice. One by one everyone repeated the same actions while Monte recorded it all for her YouTube Channel.
The group soon sat in silence on this early morning just enjoying each other's company without any drama for once. However Monte who stood munching on her slice as she scrolled through her phone and voiced, "Guys they're shutting down vine."
Dove let out a gasp as she glanced at the group beside her. Janice and Korinna both shared a glance while Enzo had dropped his half-eaten slice and Cam swallowed the rest of his slice, "What?" His eyes twitching a little.
Monte nodded her head as she showed her phone to the group, "Yup. They've never recovered since Instagram started adding videos."
Cam licked his fingers as he glanced at the group beside him and shook his head getting to his feet, "Nope. I'm going to bed, I've had enough of this bullshit tonight."
By saying that everyone all waited for each others reactions and nodded their heads and complied.
"Yeah he's right." Enzo started picking up the half-eaten pizza slice that had fallen from his hands.
Dove raised her hands in the air as she stretched, "Mmm. This was fun. I'm sorry for your lost Korinna and Janice. Goodnight everyone."
Korinna and Janice also got their feet then turned to follow Enzo into the house.
Monte shook her head in disbelief as she turned off her phone and glimpsed at the flash behind her. Frowning she walked down the cobble pathway, placing her hands on the iron fence and peered both sides of the driveway to see two men crouched down while one was holding a camera.
"Okay...what the fuck?" Monte held her hands out.
The slicked back haired one stood up first, "Don't scream."
"Touch me and I will."
He made his way over to the gate to stand before Monte while the one holding the camera strolled over with a permanent smirk on his lips. Monte didn't budge as she stared both men in eye, getting a good look at what they both looked like just in case she needed to know way down the line. The first man that stood before her had slicked back chocolate brown hair, looked as if he were in his mid-forties, a thick beard, deep-set blue-green eyes, peach skin, and his tough exterior looked as if he killed for a living. The one that stood beside him was a bit smaller compared to the man beside him, he stood with arrogance, tan skin, striking green eyes, facial hair, pinched nose, tasseled dark hair.
Mr. slicked back offered a smile while Monte didn't return as he held out his hand, "I'm Epps Luh and this is my brother Herb Luh. I believe you and I share a common interest."
"So you hide in people's bushes and stalk them just to tell them you have a common interest?" Monte bit.
The man with the camera laughed as he scratched at his upper lip.
Epps shifted on his feet as he nodded his head at the house behind him, "If you want out of this place I can help you."
"I'm listening..." Monte tilted her ear towards the men.
Herb finally spoke with a hint of an accent, "How much do you know about Korinna Rokos?"
"I know that she's a bitch." Monte easily answered.
Herb bounced on his feet, "Oooh I sense some tension there?"
Monte shrugged her shoulders, "What does she have to do with you guys getting me out of here?"
"Everything." Epps answered.
Herb handed the camera to Epps, "Listen carefully..."
And for once that's actually what Monte did.
Korinna sat on the floor in her room at Edge Heart Grove with a laptop resting on her bed and a dollhouse in front of her. She was currently using a small paintbrush to paint the outside of farm house model a deep red, behind her back on the beds Janice lay on her stomach typing away on the other laptop while blasting Jay Park's "Aquaman". Korinna had learned a lot about her roommate here at Edge Heart Grove and come to think of it Janice probably learned a lot about Korinna as well. After all this experience was to learn from others and within to better yourself.
Three things Korinna knew about Janice: 1) She was in love K-POP and wanted to move to South Korea someday. 2) She has Nyctophobia so Korinna would barricade the closet doors with hampers and purchased the brightest Christmas lights she could find at her job above Janice's bed along with neon signs that rested on the wall next to Janice's bed. Their room wasn't completely dark which took some time for Korinna to get used to. 3) Janice was a selective mute and used some sign-language to communicate with James and Korinna. Korinna thinks if the two of them met outside of Edge Heart Grove that the two of them would still be friends. There was something about the pair that just worked maybe it was their inner issues or maybe it were something else.
"Gee if you spent as much time on your homework as you do on your dollhouses I'm sure you'd have all A's on your homework assignments." The voice of Mrs. Davis entered the room, causing Janice to fumble around with her laptop to stop the explicit lyrics echoing throughout the room.
"And before I go put it in, I'll go underwater
Girl just like a fish
And the way I stay down there
You gon' think I'm aquaman-"
Korinna glanced over at Mrs. Davis who leaned against the doorway eyeing the two teens. Korinna smiled at he woman, "At least I'm not getting D's like when I physically attended school. I haven't had D's since last year, even in Greece I managed to not get D's so..."
Viola chuckled, "Uh huh. Aren't you supposed to be studying for those exams early next week?"
"Which I will but I've been doing math for almost two hours...I deserve a break." Korinna shrugged as she shuffled around to get a good look at the model.
Viola stepped into the room pointing at Janice's laptop, "And you. That essay is not gonna write it's self. You can finish listening to that fuckboi after that three page paper is done. Do I have to block sites on the laptop or...?"
Janice shook her head no as she sat up straight on the bed and shuffled back against her wall, pulling her laptop onto her lap and began typing at rapid speed making Viola nod her head in approval.
Viola walked back over to Korinna who had her eyes in slits trying to figure out why the outside of the house looked so weird to her.
"Paint the shutters that surround the windows white and choose another color for the doors. That'll give the house just enough pop, trust me." Viola suggested as she continued walking out the room then popped her head back into the room, "I want some studying done this week Miss. Rokos. I don't care how you do it but I want it done, understand?"
"Sure. Yeah." Korinna answered trying to vision different colors on the living room door that lead to the outside of the house.
Korinna and Janice both listened to Viola's heavy footsteps that went down the steps. The two girls both meet each other's eyes before letting out a round of laughs.
"Who knew that Viola knew the word fuckboi?" Korinna questioned in between laughs now leaning back on her hands.
Korinna watched as Janice signed, "I'm not surprised. Viola is a brilliant woman. Plus she has a seventeen year old daughter and a eighteen year old godson that she raises. They visit once and awhile."
Korinna hummed at the thought and returned back to her house allowing Janice to start her paper. Korinna opened up the house sighing at all the work that still needed to be done to the inside of the house.
"Jan I need you to put some type of music back on or I can't focus." Korinna admitted while Janice nodded, clicking a few things on her laptop the room filling with Jay Park's sweet voice making Korinna nod her head to the beat.
The two spent another two hours in their room until a knock on the door caused Janice to lift her head first at the sound. Cam stood at the door with a black brimmed hat turned backwards and dressed in denim, "Can I come in?"
"No. We don't invite vampires into our section." Korinna mumbled, her cheek resting against the back of her hand as she scrolled up and down on the screen in front of her.
"Haha," Cam replied dryly as he made his way into the room anyway eyeing the girls room, "You guys' room is way different from Dove and Monte's."
"Newsflash not all girls like the same shit." Korinna said still not moving to look at Cam.
Cam's eyes widen at that, "I obviously never said that."
"But you implied it."
Cam plopped down on Korinna's bed making the furniture dip at the weight, "Why do you like to start fights with me all the time? I'm trying to be a man here and make a peace offering but I seriously think you like pissing me off."
Korinna flipped herself over and sat up straight to meet Cam face to face, "I don't care about you being pissed. However I will take the peace offering."
Cam eyed Korinna who held her hand out wiggling her fingers for the object he were going to give her. Cam peeped over at Janice who lifted up a brow, her bright blues watching him like a hawk. "Alright you asked for it." Cam exclaimed yanking Korinna's wrist and pulling her form against his.
"Cameron what the hell?" Korinna muffled into his white beater, her cheek feeling some abs as well.
Cameron rested his head against Korinna's as he squeezed her shoulders, mushing her further into his torso, "This is my peace offering a nice long hug because I don't think you've gotten many in your life before."
"What? Why couldn't you bring me a doughnut or something? I don't need any hugs." She tensed trying to pull away from him.
Cam shook his head, "Everyone needs a hug. Friends hug each other."
"We're not friends." Korinna denied.
Cam rubbed began rubbing her shoulders, "Ouch. Then what are we?" He whispered.
Korinna felt her eyes going wide at this weird feeling and looked at Janice for help.
Janice cleared her throat as she slammed her laptop shut gaining Cam's attention as the freckled face boy lifted his head. She spoke with her facial expressions before grabbing her white board and wrote in green expo marker: Y R U IN HERE?
Cam let go of Korinna who pulled herself away from the boy with a glare.
"Right," He smiled at the two, "Today's the finale day of Enzo's move-out day. We're all driving down to see his house to say our farewells."
Janice pouted at that as she got to her feet slipping her shoes on.
"Are Viola and James going to be there?"
Cam watched Korinna as she logged off her laptop and straighten out her sade graphic t-shirt as she stood beside him. Korinna lifted her head and ran her fingers over the three braids and bun she had at the front of her hair. "James is out of town and won't be back for another day or two and Viola says she might be around later. So it'll just be us cool kids."
"Great." Korinna huffed, "I have to stay in your presence longer."
"You love my presence." Cam argued leaning his head towards Korinna as she rolled her eyes moving pass the boy towards her closet.
While Korinna searched through her closet for something Janice sent a punch directly to Cam's bicep making the boy visibly wince. Cam rubbed at his arm and glared down at the icy blue eyed teen, "What was that for?" He hissed.
Janice frowned as she pointed her finger in his face making Cam step forward to bit the finger but she shoved him back then took the sleeve of her hoodie and started whacking him with it. Cam took the abuse until Janice was panting out of breath, Cam took this time to peek down at the brown haired girl as she pointed in Korinna's direction then waved her finger in his face again.
"I'm not doing anything. I'm just trying to be a good housemate here Janice, you know I don't have a evil bone in my body." Cam turned on his charm while Janice scoffed and crossed her arms.
Cam tilted his head as he rested his hands on Janice's shoulders, "I know you made a promise to Korinna's mother but I bet she doesn't know that right?"
Janice turned her eyes into slits.
"Right I thought so. I wonder how Korinna would feel if she found out your relationship with each other is fake...I bet she wouldn't like that, especially with all the shit that girl's been through." Cam smiled as he said this, peering back over at Korinna who stood on her tippy toes to reach for something on the top shelf.
Cam turned her attention back to Janice as he reached out to pinch Janice's chin, "Now there's no need to be jealous baby there's enough of me to go around."
Janice growled at him causing Cam to raise his hands up in surrender, "Chill. My intentions aren't to hurt her, I think I've proven that I'm a much different guy then when you first met me right?"
Janice used her middle fingers to wipe away her non-existent tears as a reply to Cam making him aware that she was not believing any of his bullshit. Janice was the first to turn to Korinna who called out to the two now holding a much smaller model dollhouse underneath her arm, "Let's go."
Janice waited for Korinna to step out of the room first before meeting Cam's eyes one last time the two making a silent agreement with each other then proceeded to meet up with the rest downstairs.
Korinna seemed to be the only one that took the time to pay attention to every single detail in Enzo's tiny home. She's only ever seen tiny homes on HGTV's Tiny House Hunters but to actually be inside of one was something different. Enzo managed to purchase one of the "bigger" tiny house that had 200 sq. ft. and he even had a porch and a roof for hot days in Chicago. Korinna loved Enzo's new home, it was perfect for him and he generally seemed happy that he didn't have to go back to living with his dad since things were still on thin ice. Korinna handed over her house gift which was a dollhouse model she made for Enzo which he loved and made sure to put on his living room coffee table he found at a tag sale.
"So whenever you guys want to get out of the house and have nothing to do feel free to stop by. Consider this the hang out spot for us sinners." Enzo offered to each and everyone as he lay on the second "living area" which was the second loft in the place. Korinna and Janice sat with Enzo while Dove was on snapchat showing her followers (from tumblr as well) Enzo's place.
Monte and Cam sat next to each other on the couch watching some action film. The group had been over Enzo's new place for at least an hour with James checking in during that time. Korinna felt her phone buzz underneath her and low-key felt her heart doing skips seeing Carl's name appear on her screen.
from: FRANCIS
lnch at patsy's? my shft d0esnt strt 4 another hr or 2?
to: FRANCIS
r u paying ?
from: FRANCIS
wht do i 6et in return ? ;P
to: FRANCIS
u can kindly catch these hands :)
from: FRANCIS
bby6rl u can kindly catch these lips ;)
Korinna snorted at that and as she were getting ready to text back Enzo plucked her phone right out her hands. Korinna's face held annoyance as Enzo began reading the messages easily blocking Korinna's attempts to get her phone back.
"I can believe my baby Korinna is growing up on me. A lunch date with the boy of her dreams." Enzo held his hand to his heart dramatically as he handed the phone over to Janice who silently, "AW'ED" at the messages.
Korinna snatched her phone back, "Never said all that."
"What's happening?" Dove sang as she started climbing the stairs towards the three.
Korinna quickly texted Carl back where they should meet and shoved her phone back into her jean shorts, "Does anybody understand privacy?"
"No." Almost everyone in the home instantly replied.
Korinna clapped her hands together, "Great. I'm out of here, text me if you guys decide to leave."
"Okay...have fun!" Enzo winked causing Korinna to gag as she excused herself from Dove's curious eyes.
Once Korinna got down the steps and headed towards the door she could hear Dove's giggles meaning that Enzo probably filled her in on what's happening.
"Go get your man, girl!" Dove screamed while Enzo whooped and Janice grinned.
Korinna shook her head slamming the door behind her but couldn't help but to have a smile of her own planted on her lips.
-X-
The mixed teen didn't know why she agreed to meet Carl at Dominique Winslow's house. It was only destined to go south especially since Korinna was unsure of how she would react if she would see the girl again. Korinna hadn't seen the girl since she found out that her and Carl were still messing around. As Korinna approached the house she spotted Dominique standing in her small garden on her phone laughing about something but that all came to a stop once she spotted Korinna.
"Hold on, Tasha. What the hell are you doing here?" Dominique questioned in full bitch mode.
Korinna pulled open the gate and made her way through the pathway towards the steps but she felt Dominique yank on her shoulder and pull her to face her, "Excuse me but did you not hear me?"
"No I heard you. I just don't have time to socialize with stupid people." Korinna said with a fake smile and went to turn again but Dominique yanked her back again.
Korinna shoved her hand from her shoulder, "Okay you have one more time to touch me."
"Or what? What exactly do you think you're going to do? My father is a police officer." Dominique threatened a smile of her own on her lips.
"Is that supposed to scare me?" Korinna seriously asked watching as Dominique frowned at her reply, "You think you can get away with shit because your daddy is the law. Congratulations! But that's not always gonna save you from getting your ass beat."
Dominique held her mouth open as she pulled her phone back to ear, "Tasha I'mma have to call you back."
Korinna patiently waited for Dominique to end her call, "Look Korinna I don't want to fight you but if you arrive at my house unannounced I'm immediately going to feel attacked."
"Did I run up on you?" Korinna brushed her hair back behind her ear and turned it to hear Dominique's reply but didn't bother to wait, "No I didn't. I was minding my business, I'm here to meet Carl so we can what we need to do so me being here has nothing to do with you."
"Uh yes it does because you're at my house!" Dominique yelled.
Korinna shrugged her shoulders, "Okay now you know why I'm here so why are you still talking out of your neck?"
"Because you don't have any respect! Everything was fine until you came back."
"Was it?"
Dominique quickly nodded her head, "Carl and I were doing fine. We were working at something and you come back and it's just kick me to the curb like I'm nothing. Did you know that we were still messing around while you were at rehab?"
"Yes I did. Then you went around and got gonorrhea. Next." Korinna fanned her hands, getting impatient with this conversation.
"You don't even see it. You and Carl are never gonna work out, I know about Bonnie and I know about you. That boy is broken and I don't have the time to fix him and you, you have trouble written all over you. You're going to clash. That's why I'm secretly happy that Carl and I broke up because I won't have to deal with his baggage." Dominique voiced.
"His baggage?" Korinna repeated her dark eyes shinning in disbelief.
Dominique ran her fingers through her curly sandy hair, "Yeah-"
That's when Korinna's fist collided with her mouth causing the girl to gasp and hold her bleeding mouth in shock. Korinna shook out her fist, "I can't believe you. Carl loved you, he did everything to try and change himself for you and you still shitted all over him even when you weren't dating! You're so blind. He did everything for you, got surgery for you and you consider that broken? Yeah we both come from shitty home lives unlike yours and he's made mistakes like loving you but making mistakes doesn't make you broken. Making mistakes mean you have the potential to make it through this journey of life! So maybe you're the baggage here Dominique and trust me you'll never find a guy like Carl again in your life. Good luck trying."
Korinna pulled her eyes away from the in-pain girl turning to see Carl standing at the top of the steps analyzing the situation in front of him. Snapping out of it Carl jogged down the steps as he slowly walked towards Korinna glancing at Dominique before latching onto Korinna's head and smashing their lips together. Immediately Korinna closed her eyes and sighed into the kiss as she placed her hands on top of Carl's. Carl pulled back to see Korinna opening her eyes seconds after to meet his eyes. He smiled at her, "Let's go."
Chewing on his bottom lip he interlaced their hands together and began pulling Korinna off the Winslow's property.
"Carl!" Mr. Winslow called.
Carl ran his free hand through his hair as he spotted the man helping his daughter to her feet, "Think about what I said...and don't bring that girl around my daughter ever again you hear me?"
"Yes sir." Carl dipped his head taking one last look at Dom who glared at him and turned to face Korinna who softly smiled at him.
Then Carl led the way to Patsy's pies with his hand in Korinna's hoping this would be a brand new start they both needed.
Korinna chatted with Fiona's new chef giving him the ingredients to making grape leaves. Korinna gave the recipe away since that was her favorite thing to cook back in Greece with her grandmother and she was sure that the elder Greek woman wouldn't mind. Fiona squeezed Korinna's shoulder in thanks just as Carl waving her over to a booth. Korinna and Fiona both turned, Korinna plopping down in the booth in front of Carl while Fiona stood in front of the table with her fists pressed into her hips.
"Are you paying for this?"
Carl's eyes went wide in annoyance as he glanced at his big sis, "Fiona." He gritted.
Fiona looked back and forth between the two, "Is this a date?"
Korinna slurped at her vanilla milkshake smiling around the straw as she waited for Carl's response.
Carl rubbed his sweaty palms on his pants legs, "We're busy."
Fiona pressed her tongue into her cheek before asking, "Did you talk to Lip?"
Carl's eyes met Fiona's as if to tell her not to say anything else, causing the woman to tilt her head towards Korinna but she kept her eyes on her kid brother. Fiona threw her hands in the air, "Whatever. Don't forget your shift starts soon."
"Yeah yeah." Carl mumbled leaning on his elbows to face Korinna who was flexing her bruised knuckles.
Korinna continued sipping her milkshake as Carl grabbed her free hand, "Doesn't look like it's broken."
"I'm just mad that I stooped back to that level." Korinna admitted.
Carl made light of the situation, "I'm not. It was pretty damn hot to me. You don't realize Dom is something else, she's still mad at me for coming around."
"Why are you?"
"Mr. Winslow's helping me out with my future goals and shit." Carl countered with a smile and a nod of his head.
Korinna hummed at that as Carl let go of her fingers so he could pick up his greasy cheeseburger, "That's all it is. I promise. Don't need to get jealous, Dom and I are done for good especially with me seeing her cheat with my own eyes at the sorority house."
"I don't want to say I told you so but-I told you so." Korinna cheesed plucking a fry from Carl's plate, "Now no more beating around the bush."
"Unless it's yours?" Carl interjected making Korinna's mouth drop in shock, tossing a fry at Carl's face who laughed. "I'm kidding." He teased getting comfortable in the booth.
Korinna sucked her teeth, "HENNYWAYS are we together now or are we still keeping this causal because if so I think Cam-"
"We're together." Carl blurted making Korinna smile.
"That was easy."
"I think we've both waited long enough."
"Ditto."
"What does that mean?"
"Basically it means I agree."
Carl munched on a fry, "Oh," He swallowed, "Can you teach me something in Greek?"
Korinna turned her eyes into slits, "Why?"
Carl shrugged his shoulders, "Why not?"
"'Cause I know you."
Carl glanced up at Korinna underneath his eyelashes as if to appear innocent, "Do you Olivia?"
"I do Francis." Korinna answered.
Carl licked his lips, "Okay I didn't want to tell you this but I'm probably gonna have a dream about you tonight since you know you're my girl now and it's only right-"
"Really Carl?" Korinna held the palm of her hand to her forehead.
Carl held his hands out, "What I'm being honest here. I think you should be flattered, not too many girls get to experience this."
"I'm not experiencing whatever goes on in your pervy little dreams." Korinna argued.
Carl looked at Korinna in a way that she's never seen before, "Yet." His tone sounding a little deeper making Korinna sit up straight and cross her legs.
Carl smirked at the fidgety girl before him and brought his attention away from her as he spotted a woman peeking through the window at the two of them. Carl frowned as he watched her eyes move from the back of Korinna's frame to his suspicious eyes. The woman pointed at Korinna making Carl shift his gaze to and from the window. "Uh Ren? I think there's some lady outside looking for you."
A grim look appeared on the bronze-skinned girl as she straight away figured out the woman asking for her. Sighing Korinna turned back to Carl, "That's just Nicky and Vito's supposedly sister that was given up for adoption."
"Wow from what I can tell she's hot."
Korinna slapped Carl's hand making him flinch and shake his hand out, "What?! I was just saying."
The teen went back to finishing her milkshake, Carl's eyes trailing back to the woman who inhaled a cigarette slightly pacing. "I think you should go out there. It looks urgent."
"Don't tell me what to do." Korinna said aggressively, "I don't feel like dealing with her right now."
Carl raised an eyebrow, "She do something to you?"
"Besides give me a migraine? No."
"Then go talk to her it could be about the rest of the Gimello's."
"No."
"Yeah."
"No."
"Yeah."
"No..."
"Yeah."
"No?"
"Yeah."
Korinna quickly stood, "Okay now you have me paranoid. I'll be right back."
"Take your time." Carl answered watching as Korinna went outside.
Carl kept his eyes on Korinna as she appeared a bit hostile to the woman who remained mellow towards the teen. Carl left the other half of his burger for Korinna as one of the waitresses told Carl that Fiona wanted him to start his shift early to get ready for the party tonight. Sighing Carl got to his feet as he grabbed a near by apron watching as the woman handed something that looked like an envelope to Korinna who stared at it for quite some time. Carl leaned against the stools waiting for Korinna to enter the restaurant at a much slower pace.
"Carl I'm sorry but I got to go." Korinna whispered.
Carl easily picked up on her mood, "Are you okay?"
"I don't know..." Korinna mumbled her eyes not meeting his, "But I'll talk to you later, okay?"
"Ren," Carl started but the girl pressed a kiss to his cheek and was out of sight within seconds.
A/N: AGAIN I wanted to write another scene out which would be the party scene but I really don't have the energy and I think this chapter is long enough. I liked episode four although a lot of people said it was a bit boring to them I liked it however. It looks like Carl is going to try to go to military school huh? Interesting. I think some important things may or may not have happened in this chapter. ;) ;) What are your thoughts and any ideas for what's going to happen next?
CAST UPDATE:
Herb Luh - played by Octavio Pizano
Epps Luh - played by Charlie Weber
Thanks for the reviews and favorites as always.
See ya next week x)
-ALES