Chapter#4
Keep it together Roxy. She thought to herself. It's going to be OK. He's going to come to his senses. Just breath.
But all the breathing in the world couldn't suffocate the tears that ripped from her.
She clenched tight to her chest, hoping to keep the sounds from barreling out of her. It must have worked, because within seconds another door slammed.
Then there was nothing.
Maybe he really did stop caring.
She wiped at her face and reached into her purse for her phone.
Sorting through her contacts she rationalized in her head who she could call.
She stopped when she saw the name daddy. She hovered over the call button, but then continued to scroll.
She couldn't call him. She couldn't tell him what happened. He was the warden for heaven sakes. He had just started warming up to Megamind. If she called him now it would destroy all of that. No matter what she couldn't take the new hero from this city.
She then paused over Claire's name, but then quickly hit the call button.
"Roxy? Hey. Calling to tell me good news I hope."
"No." Roxanne said beneath a small, tight voice. "We broke up."
"What?" From the other side of the phone she could hear the crinkling of a leather chair, as if she was rising from a couch.
"Can I come stay with you? Just until I find my own place?"
Even though Titan was behind bars and she thought that the landlord would happily take her back she couldn't go back to the old building. Not after how he vandalized it when he escaped six months ago. Of course, he was immediately locked back up. Titan was no match for Megamind.
"Of course. Just tell me where you are and I'll come and get you."
Roxanne held the phone to her chest for a moment and debated to herself. She had come to trust Claire, but there was just something in her that wouldn't let her give away Megaminds location.
"No, you don't have to do that. Just call a cab. I'm at the coffee shop by park avenue."
"OK." Claire said. "Just hang tight."
"Thanks." She said just before pressing the hang up key.
She quickly scooped up her bags and took a deep breath before leaving the sanctuary of the bedroom.
To her relief and dread the hallway was empty. She thought that by now he would come to have come to his senses.
She turned though when the floor creaked behind her.
"Oh. Miss Richie. I thought you were gone."
Minion's eyes sank in his bowl and then reached back up to her apologetically. "I was just supposed to get something."
She watched as Minion grabbed the box of crispy kremes and held them tightly to his chest as if he was concealing them.
"Yea." She said as she curled a bit of stray hair from her face. "I'm just leaving now."
"Do you need a ride?"
She shook her head. She wanted to accept it, and she thought it was very kind, but she didn't want to put a distance between Minion and his best friend.
"No thanks. I'm going to stay with Claire for now."
He nodded and turned away with his head down.
"Ok." Without another word, he hobbled back downstairs with a sunken head.
"What took you so long?" Megamind barked when Minion finally came downstairs with the donuts.
"Sorry sir." He said, placing them on the empty table. "I was just saying goodbye."
"Oh." He said walking to the counter. "You mean she's gone?"
"Yes sir. She is just now leaving."
"I see." Megamind said as he shoved a whole donut in his mouth.
"Sir, you still have time. Go after her."
He shook his head and paced the floor. "What's the point Minion?"
"What's the point?" Minion said with a gasp. "Sir the point is you love her."
"Maybe things were easier when I was evil.' He thought to himself as he shoved yet another donut down his throat.
"I do love her Minion, but I can't give her what she wants."
"It's not that you can't." Minion said with a huff. "It's that you won't. Talk to her. Come to a compromise."
Minion would have normally not spoken to his master that way, but since turning good Megamind had softened, making it easier for him to speak his mind. All around things were better when he was good.
"No Minion. I can't. I can't lose her."
"Sir, with all due respect. You already have."
Megamind didn't even realize that the TV was turned on, not until the news girl reached his reality.
"In other news Titan has once again escaped federal custody."
"Really?" Megamind barked. He had tried telling the warden that security at the prison was not up to code. He had offered to donate the necessary funds to improve the problem, but the warden declined him. He was just too stubborn.
"With the help of his sister. Madeline Rose."
The screen flashed, displaying a very familiar face.
"What? No. That's." Minion said pointing to the TV.
"Claire." Megamind said, finishing Minion's thought.
"Sir, we have to go." Minion reached for the keys and a duffle bag and shoved the guns and whatever other gadgets happened to be sitting on the desk.
"Minion, what are you doing? We don't even know where Titan is."
"Sir, you don't understand. Roxanne is going with Claire."
