TEN
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Chapter 10
Thursday and Friday passed by quickly, the daily routine of the workday turning normal. Get up, get dressed, drive Marie to her daycare, drive to work, work, pick up Marie at five, go home, sleep, and the cycle repeats again the next day. I actually kind of enjoy it, although I know the reason why is because I get to see Richard almost every day. It's kind of an addiction now, seeing him. But I just can't help it. Four years without seeing him and now I have the opportunity of seeing him daily? I wouldn't even think twice about it.
Finally, Saturday arrives. I wake up early, staring at my clock, which read 6:27. I groan, since I had wanted to wake up later, but heave myself out of bed and take a shower. After getting out, I got dressed in some light blue skinny jeans and a green short sleeved V-neck shirt with dark grey ballet flats.
I walked over to Marie's room and saw that she wasn't there. I momentarily panicked and walked as fast as possible to the living room. There, Marie was curled up on the sofa, watching old cartoon reruns. Next to her was an empty bowl of cereal and she had the spoon in her mouth. She looked up and smiled once she saw me, and I breathed out a sigh of relief.
"Hi mommy!" she said, putting the spoon in the bowl and jumping up and down on the sofa. I smiled back and sat down next to her.
"Hi baby. Ready to get dressed?" I asked her. On Thursday, I told her that we would be meeting some of my friends at the park Saturday, and ever since she's been ecstatic for the day to come faster. I had also told her about the upcoming wedding and that she would be flower girl, and her eagerness for the weekend grew even more.
She nodded furiously, and ran to her room. I chuckled and followed her. "Ah, ah! Go wash your teeth before!" I called, and I saw a blur of black hair run into the bathroom. I giggled and went to pick up Marie's bowl. I had some cereal myself, and waited for Marie to get dressed. She came out minutes later dressed in a light pink shirt that read, "Not spoiled. Just appreciated," in glittering purple letters and dark blue capris.
Marie began bouncing up and down and giggling with her excitement. "Mommy, can we go to the park now?" she asked me, her bright green eyes shining at me. I smiled and nodded.
"Let me brush my teeth and get my things, okay?" I told her before she could bounce out the door. She nodded and skipped over to the sofa, turning on the TV to watch more cartoons. I giggled at her actions and gathered my things to put them in my handbag. I brushed my teeth as fast as I could and went to the living room. Marie was already at the door, waiting for me. She must've heard me coming. I smiled at her and opened the door, watching my playful little girl skip down the stairs and wait for me at the bottom.
I chuckled again and followed. As soon as I was reaching the bottom step, she ran to the car and stood in front of the door of the backseat. I reached her and opened the car, and she jumped inside. I smiled and got in myself.
"Someone's excited," I said, looking through the rearview mirror and smiling. Marie smiled back and nodded excitedly. I laughed and started up the car.
A few minutes later we had arrived at the park, and Marie immediately ran for the playground. I walked behind her and kept an eye out for her, all the while looking for Rachel, Jenny, and Karen. I sat down in a bench close to the playground and looked around for them. A few seconds later, I saw their three cars pull in and park. I smiled and stood up, waiting for them to get out.
Rachel came out first, and she leaned on her car, waiting for Jenny and Karen to get out. Karen came out next, and she too leaned on her car and waited. Finally, Jenny appeared. They all walked into the park together, and I called Marie over to me.
"Yes mommy?" she asked me once she had reached me. I looked at her and pointed to the girls.
"See those women over there?" she nodded, and I continued, "Those are my friends. Now come on, let's go meet them." She nodded and took my hand. Together we walked to where they were.
Once we had reached them, I smiled. "Hi," I said.
"Hey Kori," Karen said, smiling back. She then saw Marie standing next to me. "And who might this be?" she asked.
'This," I gestured next to me, "Is Marie. Marie, meet Karen, Rachel, and Jennifer," I said, pointing to each person as I said their name. Marie stepped up so she could see them all clearly and grinned.
"Hi!" she said, waving her hand excitedly. I smiled and shook my head at her actions and heard Rachel, Jenny, and Karen say hi back.
Marie then looked at Rachel intently, in deep thought. We all noticed and stared at her, waiting for her to say something. Her eyes suddenly widened and as she looked at Rachel, she said, "Raven."
Rachel was surprised, although she hid it very well. She nodded to her and said, "Yes, I'm Raven." Marie looked as happy as possible, and she was about to ask her something more, probably to pick something up with her magic, when Karen spoke up.
"Do you recognize us Marie?" Karen asked her, pointing to herself and Jenny. Marie looked at them with a determined look on her face —which looked adorable, by the way— and she suddenly smiled again.
"Jinx and Bumblebee," she stated. She waited for them to nod, and when they did, she smiled wide.
"Now that that's settled," Jenny began. "Marie, would you like to be flower girl for my wedding?" she finished. Marie looked up to her and her eyes lit up. She started jumping around and squealing at the top of her lungs.
"Yes, yes, yes!" she squealed. She continued jumping around, then stopped and looked Jenny in the eye. "Thank you Ms. Jennifer," she told her.
Jenny smiled down at her. "You're welcome Marie." She looked up to me and told me, "She has very good manners." I nodded.
"She's very polite to everyone she meets." I smiled down at Marie. She smiled back with all her teeth. I shook my head, still smiling. "And always happy, as you can tell."
We stood there talking for a few minutes until I began to grow tired. "Come on, let's go sit down," I told them. They nodded and we walked over to a bench. Karen sat next to Jenny and Rachel sat next to me on the other side, with Marie deciding to sit on my lap and play with my hair, which I had left down.
"How old is she Kori?" Jenny asked once we had all sat down.
"She is three now and turning four in September," I replied. She nodded and Marie spoke up.
"Yup! I'm going to be four years old!" she exclaimed happily. She displayed her bright smile to everyone, and Jenny and Karen smiled back. Rachel then turned to me.
"Is she always this happy?" she asked, her left eyebrow up.
I nodded. "You have no idea. She almost always up early, and she always wants to play. When I wake up early, she's already up and watching cartoons in the living room." At this, Marie nodded rapidly.
"Yup! I'm an early riser, huh mommy?" She turned to me, and I nodded. Satisfied, she began to play with my hair again. I shook my head and smiled softly.
Soon after that, we began to talk the plans for the wedding, like the color of the bridesmaid dresses, the design of the wedding dress, the flowers, the tuxedos, everything. It took up most of our time, and suddenly it was midday. We all got up and walked to our cars, deciding to go eat at Del Taco. I carried Marie to the car because she was already getting tired, since it was past twelve.
We got to Del Taco and ordered our food and ate quickly after I had explained to them that Marie had to take her nap. We said goodbye and I went back home with a sleeping Marie in the backseat.
While I stopped the car at a stoplight, I looked back at Marie. She was deep asleep, and I smiled. I then turned back to the road and drove the rest of the way in silence, thinking about millions of things.
Once we had gotten home, I got out and went to get Marie. She had woken up before I opened the car door, apparently, because she was rubbing her eyes and was stretching – adorably – in her seat. I smiled. "Hi sweetie, we're home." I took the belts off her and picked her up and she nestled her head next to my neck. "Come on," I said as I walked up the stairs. "Let's get you in bed." I just felt her nod against my neck. I smiled softly and opened the door to the apartment.
Once I had her in her bed, I put a light blanket on her and left the room. I walked to the living room and sat on the couch, my hands reaching for the remote and turning the TV on. I channel surfed for a while before I finally gave up on that and went to my room. I turned on my laptop and my curiosity to know what had happened after I left overwhelmed me.
I typed in "Teen Titans" in the search box and anxiously waited for the results to load, all the while biting my bottom lip impatiently. I clicked on the first page and my eyes scanned the whole thing. At first I only found the biography of all the titans, with the original five on top, but then I scrolled down and I found what I was looking for.
The end of the Teen Titans
What led the Teen Titans to separate? What caused one of the best superhero groups of all time to end?
There were very small things that headed to separation, but the biggest and the one that affected everyone was the unsolved and mysterious disappearance of their fellow teammate Starfire. The Tamaranean was not found in her room one night, with the windows wide open. Every belonging she owned was left behind, and no clues as to what happened to her were found. Every person, titan or not, set out to find her, but there never came up anything to tell where she was.
The search lasted most of the year after she was reported missing, but then it ceased when the police stated that she was to be pronounced dead. The team managed to stay together for a whole year after this, and then the Teen Titans mutually agreed to disband and settle down on the first year anniversary of Starfire's pronounced death. They have been separated ever since, but occasionally they group together to fight off any possible threats to the city.
My body wouldn't move. I was tempted to read what was after it, which was titled "What Happened after the Team Ended," but my fingers just wouldn't move.
'Everyone went looking for me?' I thought. I plopped backwards on my bed and looked at the ceiling.
'Of course they were doing the looking for you! They are your friends, are they not?' Starfire said in my head.
'Yes they are, and I'm grateful that they were dedicated to finding me, but I'm still surprised. I didn't know people cared that much about me,' I thought back. Starfire stayed quiet, and I just lay there, listening to the silence of the apartment.
I finally sighed and got up. I walked to the kitchen and heated up some tea, which Raven had gotten me to like before I left. I sighed again and waited for the tea to be ready.
As soon as it was ready, I put the tea in a mug and drank slowly from it, and I walked to the couch. I plopped myself on it and looked at the wall blankly. After what felt like some minutes, I heard a door open and then I saw Marie come out, rubbing her eyes. She spotted me at the couch and walked over to me.
I put my mug on the table in front of me and opened my arms. Marie went into them and I just hugged her tightly for a while. She hugged me back and then leaned back.
"What's wrong mommy?" she asked me, confusion clear on her face. I shook my head and gave her a reassuring smile.
"I'm fine sweetie, just tired." I put her on my lap so she could sit and smiled again. "So, did you sleep well?"
Marie's normal enthusiasm came back full force. "Yup! Miss Rachel took me to the park while you were with daddy!"
I froze. She still dreamt about Richard? "Honey, was he the same daddy from your last dream?" I asked her, hoping that she wouldn't say what I think she's going to say.
"Yup!" she nodded happily. "You and daddy went to a meeting and Miss Rachel babysat me. She took me to the park to play and then we played a board game called," she suddenly stopped and looked deep in thought. She brightened up a few seconds later. "Candyland!" She grinned at me, and I returned it.
"Do you want to watch some TV before going to bed?" I asked her. She nodded quickly and bounced up and down, probably eager to watch the Teen Titans. I smiled and turned the TV on and put it to the channel the Teen Titans were on.
For the next hour and a half Marie watched TV while I read one of my books lying near me. Marie would laugh at what the show would say, and I would look up out of curiosity. Most of the time it was Cyborg and Beast Boy making jokes, so I would just turn back to my book and smile discretely.
Then, Marie sighed turned to me. "Mommy, Robin and Starfire liked each other here?" I was taken aback, not expecting the sudden question, but I nodded. She looked back at the screen and pointed at it. "If they liked each other, then why didn't they say it?"
I looked at my three year old, stunned. I shook my head a little a few seconds later so I could answer.
"I don't know baby." I looked at the ground. "I don't know." I shook my head again and smiled. "Time to go to bed!"
Marie jumped up and ran to the kitchen to eat cereal, and I followed. 'Why all the cereal?' I thought to myself.
After our "dinner," Marie went to the bathroom to wash her teeth while I started her bath. As soon as she was done, I left so she could bathe, and I went back to my room, where I just sat there. I thought about Marie's question in silence until I heard the sound of Marie leaving the bathroom. I got up and walked to the door to find Marie, entering her room and covered head to toe in towels.
I giggled quietly as I went back in my room and got my things. I stepped into the bathroom and did my daily and nightly routine. Take out my contacts, make sure there are no red roots visible, take a shower, brush my teeth, and check again for red roots in my hair.
I dressed in my sweats and got in bed, and went to sleep without thinking of anything, which I appreciated extremely.
*waves sheepishly* Sorry for not updating for such a long time. School started and all my teachers dumped homework on me as if their lives depended on it.
(I think they actually enjoyed giving me all that homework. They're all working against me to give me as much as they can…)
:D Yeah, I'll try to update in early September, but don't expect anything around the 15th. It's mah birfday. :3
Lol, hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and please review/ leave a comment.
BYE!:)