I would like to dedicate this chapter to my number one Reviewer TECHNA yeah you because you constantly review and constantly want an update and constantly say good things about this story and you constantly make me happy so this if for you.
And to all of my other reviewers I really love it when you review it makes me very happy the only bad part is that I feel that I'm not satisfying your needs for a very good story or chapter. I just hope that you can all enjoy what I can offer. I'M sorry that I deleted my previous chapters but I just wasn't satisfied with them, this is what I believe I should have written. Don't hate me for it,
Finding a new happiness part two....
"And then they lived happily ever after" Amari closed her book and looked over at Raven "Want to hear another one?"
Raven mumbled something under her breath "Amari don't you have somewhere else to be? Like playing with Tomid?"
Amari lowered her head "You don't want me here right?"
Raven frowned why is it that she could always make her feel so sad "No it's not that it's just that you are a little kid you should be outside playing not stuck in here reading to an adult" Amari looked up at Raven with a giant smile on her face
"I can get Tomid if you want....and then we can all read together...okay?" Raven sighed and lowered her head, she would never win a battle with this child. "Mommy are you feeling okay?"
"Yes Amari I'm feeling just fine, go and find Tomid then we will read another book okay?" Amari hopped of the chair happily and placed the book on Raven's lap.
"I'll be back before you could say Lubrary" Amari turned around and began to run out
"LIBRARY, IT'S LIBRARY!" giggling was heard from the hallway and Raven couldn't help but let a smile grace her face. " I can't believe that child can make me so happy"
And a week later she was up and about, back at her job and looking after a restless Amari.......
"Hello?" Amari held the phone with both hands to her ear and spinning around on her tippy toes Tomid tried was playing with a tassel from the curtains "no he's in his secret room" Down the hall the sounds of feet making haste could be heard.
"But he doesn't want to talk to anybody" A figure slid down the hall passing by the opening that led to where Amari was standing. "But he said no" Amari pulled the phone away from her ear when the person on the other line began to scream
"Amari! There you are" Raven stood by the entry way leaning against the giant doors and panting, her hair was tossed everywhere with a few twigs and leaves sticking out of it. "I've...been looking everywhere for you. You have some explaining to do" Raven finally noticed Amari speaking on the phone and raised an eyebrow "Amari who are you speaking with?"
Amari covered the hearing part of the phone "Some mean man who wont leave him alone" A loud noise could be heard on the other line.
"Amari you know that if the phone rings you don't answer it, you call an adult and who is this he?"
Amari walked closer to Raven and made her kneel down so that she would be able to whisper in her ear "Daddy...he doesn't want anybody to speak to him"
"Amari give me the phone please" Raven extended her hand out and Amari placed the phone in it "Hello Grayson residence" Raven stood up, her face seemed to stiffen "No I am not a new maid and that child you just called a brat is Mr. Grayson's daughter, now if you don't mind Mr. Grayson is very busy at the moment and will not be answering any calls....especially to someone who is as pigheaded and a meany as you. GOOD DAY" Raven pressed the end button and sighed "Well I sounded more like a secretary than a maid"
"Mommy?" Raven looked down at Amari and smiled "Are you mad?" Raven placed the phone back on it's charger and knelt down to Amari's height.
"No I'm not, but I was worried about you....I looked everywhere for you after I didn't find you in your bedroom"
"I wanted to go find daddy, but he was in his secret room and he looked mad" Amari lowered her head "Really mad" Raven rested her hand on Amari's head.
"Hey come on let's go read a book" Amari looked up and smiled she threw her small arms around Raven's neck "I take that as a yes" Raven picked up Amari and began to head for the livingroom.
"Meow..." Raven looked over her shoulder and saw the small kitten sitting on the floor looking at her "Come on" the kitten stood up and began to slowly follow them. "Now Amari where is that secret room you speak off?"
Hours later...
Raven closed her book finally finished reading, she smiled and looked down at Amari who was sound asleep.
"Amari? Amari?" Amari had her head resting on Raven's lap and the rest of her body laying on the couch while Tomid slept near her small feet.
"Figures she is just a little girl" Raven slowly raised Amari's head and stood up, she turned around and took the small girl into her arms causing Tomid to wake up and blink his eyes a few times before stretching and jumping off the couch to follow Raven.
Raven stood infront of a door that blocked her way into Richard's secret room " Well if he thinks that he will stay in there all night long he has another thing coming" Raven turned the knob to find it was unlocked, she took a deep breath and opened the door.
Richard held his head in his hands looking down at a folder on his desk "I need to know" he heard the knob turn and the door being opened. "I thought I said I didn't want to be interru-" Richard was silenced when he saw who was at the door, the glare he received sent shivers down his spine. Raven held Amari tighter and Tomid began to rub against her feet.
"Don't you dare raise your voice, I can't believe that you have been locked in here for the entire day" Richard stood up and was about to protest but the look on Raven's face caused him to sit back down. "Do you know how sad your daughter was? I can't believe how irresponsible you are, I thought you were her father" even though Raven did not raise her voice above a whisper, her words held a deadly venom that stung Richard badly. "And some rude man named Williams called in earlier, he had the nerve to scream not only at me but at your daughter as well."
Richard stood up with eyes wide "He what?" Raven walked up to Richard's desk "I'll kill him"
"No, right now you need to put your daughter in her bed as much as I would love to do I think you owe her this much" Richard frowned he came from behind his desk and carefully took Amari into his arms.
"Hmmm...daddy?" Richard looked down at Amari's sleeping face she yawned and rubbed one of her eyes.
"Yes it's me, why don't we go to your room and put you to sleep....okay?" Amari nodded and dozed off. "Listen I'm sorry to have to burden you with Amari....It's just that I'm a working single parent it's hard you know"
"No I don't know, and Amari would never be a burden on me....and don't use that excuse of being a single parent because there are those out there who have it worst off than you but still try to at least spend a day or even an hour with their child" Raven's face softened "Just go take her to her room....and try to at least spend some time with her" Raven turned around and began to leave
"Where are you going?"
"I have to go and wait for Kori to arrive...that woman could be so irresponsible, almost as much as you at least" Raven smirked and left.
"Am I really that bad of a father?" He sighed and began his journey to Amari's bedroom with Tomid trailing behind.
Raven stood outside letting the cool air calm her down "That idiot, I swear if Amari grows up depressed and isolated I'll kill him" she closed her eyes and sighed "No that sound more like my life...I know he wouldn't do that to her" she opened her eyes when she heard a car pulling up. "Finally" she walked down some steps and headed towards her car she stopped a few feet away waiting for Kori to step out.
"Oh friend Raven I had a most wonderful night!" Kori stepped out of the car with hearts in her eyes and it seemed as if she were floating "He was amazing"
"Ahem" Kori stopped in front of Raven and smiled nervously handing the car keys over to the owner "Kori you are a big girl I don't have to look after you but next time please take your phone and identification with you, what if something were to have happened to you? What then?" Kori lowered her head in shame.
"I am very sorry I did not mean to leave those behind, it will not happen again" Raven sighed and Kori looked up "I did not mean to make you worry"
"It's okay, now let's head inside....I want to hear about this amazing person that has you floating on cloud nine" Kori jumped for joy and held onto Raven's hand "uh don't make so much noise either people are sleeping at this time"
"Yes I understand, let's head inside already" Raven began to walk inside with a floating Kori behind.
SEE I prefer this....hopefully you will too....again please DON'T BE MAD AT ME I just had to...I didn't like how my story was going before...I needed to change it...again I'm sorry...don't hate me
