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Chapter 5

After seeing the trio leave, Cordelia turned and went home herself.

A while later she entered her father's office and found him on the phone. Dan Chase smiled and motioned for his daughter to sit. Cordelia sat down and waited for him to finish.

"But Mr. Krafts-" he said, and the conversation went on for another ten minutes.

Cordy got up and pulled the plug. Her father looked at the phone in surprise, then at his daughter.

"Cordelia-" he started, but Cordelia cut him off.

"Dad, could you get me a ticket to Los Angeles?"

Dan dropped the receiver. "Los Angeles?! Why?"

Cordelia thought fast. "Well, I've got a friend there, I told you about Emma right? Well, she, um, she wants me to visit her, you know? She- she wants to show me around and that kind of stuff."

"Well, I guess you could. I'll book a flight for you for the first available day?"

Cordelia hugged her father. "Thanks Dad."

With that, she turned and started to walk out when she heard a cough. She turned around. Dan signaled to the plug.

"Oops." Cordelia went back and re-plugged the phone.