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Kori's POV
"Korina, Can you come down here for a second? I have something for you to see."Errgh, I hated it when my mother interrupted when I was trying to go back to sleep.
"Yea mom, I'm coming." I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and trudged down the stairs. Normally I'm never this tired, but after a night of partying at your graduation party, you tend to get a little tired.
"Kori, honey look what I got in the mail," she waved the paper in my face but I was still to tired to really care. "It's from your agency, you got your modeling internship in New York!"
Holy Crap, all of a sudden my eyes shot open and I grabbed the letter out of my mothers hands, staring at the words that told me that I got the internship. So now not only will I be going to college in New York, I'll be modeling there too. I screamed in joy and hugged my mother.
"Mom you are the best, I love you so much." I released my mother form my death grip hug and all of a sudden her smile turned into a frown. "Korina there is a problem with this though."
I looked at her strangely, "What could be wrong with a job like this?" This was an opportunity of lifetime, oh I couldn't wait to tell my friends.
"Dear I'm sorry to tell you this but the internship will cut into your entire summer. Your leaving next week, not to come back until later in the school year." My mother stared at me with concern, there was no way that was going to work out.
"No, that doesn't work. My friends and I, we made a promise that we would live summer to our best ability. There's no way that I can let them down. And Richard, it'll be the last time I can be with him until school starts and I leave for New York. It's not fair!" I threw the papers on the ground, it wasn't fair because it would be the last time I would see my best friends, and my boyfriend, Richard, for like 4 years.
"I'm sorry honey but your friends need to understand that your future comes first, and if it means that you have to leave for New York a couple months earlier, so be it. Because there's not a snowball's chance in hell that your not going." I got angry so I threw the papers at my mothers feet. But she was right, I couldn't pass up this opportunity, it was just way too important for my future. Hopefully my friends could understand my situation and not be too mad at me. My mother saw my obvious fury and hugged me close, "Trust me Korina, this will work out for you in the end." I smiled. She was right this would all work out eventually. I hugged my mother again, and slowly walked back up the stairs thinking about how the hell I was gonna tell my friends.
I said to myself, "Well I might as well call Rachel and Karen, break the news to them first." I grabbed my cell phone out of my purse and called my two best friends. They would have to understand.
Ding-Dong
I rushed down the stairs to make sure I was the one who answered the door. "Hey guys, come on were going up to my room." I grabbed both of my friend's hands and practically carried them upstairs.
"Okay Kori, whats up with you." Karen was with Vic when I called do she probably wasn't to happy when I called.
"Yea, what is so important, that you had to wake me up the day after the Grad party." Rachel sure had an attitude when she was tired, and boy I could tell that both my friends were really tired.
"Well I told you guys about my possibility for getting that modeling internship in New York right?" They both nodded their heads and I continued, "Well I got this letter today in the mail and I got the internship!" I said with as much enthusiasm as I had in me.
"Oh my god Kori Congratulations!" Rachel hugged me, which by the way was a rare occasion, and Karen said, " Before you know it my girl will be America's next top model!" Karen also hugged me and then I frowned. They noticed, and Rachel asked, "What's wrong Kori?"I sighed, here comes the disappointment.
"Well, I was really excited too, until my mother said that I was leaving next week for the internship. Which means that I have to spend my whole summer in New York and I will never be able to see you guys at all." I looked down because I didn't want to see the reactions on their faces.
It was silent for about 30 seconds when Rachel finally decided to speak up, "So let me get this straight, you just got the internship in the mail, and your leaving for New York next week, never to come back?" I slowly nodded my head, not knowing what else to say.
Karen cleared her throat and looked at Rachel then turned to me, "Wow Kori, that's great and I mean it's your future were talking about, so I can totally understand, and so can Rachel." Rachel nodded her head and added "Kori this is the start of your career, so don't think were going to be upset that you have to leave. If anything I'm more happy that your career gets to start sooner."
Then I smiled, looking up at my understanding friends and said, "So you're not mad that I'm bailing out on the summer fun?"
Rachel smiled, "Of course not, and I'm positive that Gar and Vic won't be angry either. But I'll tell you Kori if there's one person you really need to be worried about telling this to its Dick. I know for a fact that he's not going to take this well."
Oh man I almost forgot about Richard. Rachel was right he was not going to be okay with this. He doesn't even want to talk about college because he doesn't want to have to think about us breaking up. All I could think about now was how I was going to break this to him. My friends both hugged me goodbye and whispered good luck, cause I was sure gonna need it.
Later That Night
I slowly got into my Escalade, and started my slow drive over to Richard's House. How was he gonna accept this. I Know something like, "I Hate you Kori and I never want to see you again." Yeah I'm sure that's what's gonna happen. I approached the gate, parked my car, and walked up to the main door. I quietly knocked hoping that nobody would be home. But good old Alfred was there to answer.
"Good evening Miss Anders, Master Dick is up in his bedroom, waiting for you." I looked at Alfred and I think he could see that something is wrong, "Miss Anders is there something wrong with you?"
"Oh Alfred, I'm just about to do the hardest thing, I'll ever do in my life." I looked down, and I could already feel the tears surfacing. But I stayed strong and Alfred gave me a pat on the back.
"I'm not sure what your doing, but I am sure it's for the best." I hugged Alfred, he was such a good person, I wish I had a butler like him around all the time.
I left Alfred and went up the stairs, contemplating what I was even gonna say to Richard. In a matter of seconds I reached his door and took the deepest breath I think I would be taking for a while. I hesitantly knocked on the door, and thought about running for it, but it was too late, he opened the door and I knew it was the beginning of the end.
"Hey babe, you didn't sound so happy on the phone, whats up?" I looked straight into his crystal blue eyes and tried to put a smile on my face, hugging him, my mind wondering whether this would be the last time I would touch him or not.
"Richard I have something very important I need to tell you. So please hear me out before you say anything back, okay?" He nodded his head and took my hands as he sat on his bed leaving my standing.
"I'm All ears for you." He smiled, that million dollar smile, that was worth too many words. I looked down at his hands. Well here goes nothing...
"So remember when I told you that I applied for that modeling internship in New York", he nodded his head staring into my eyes. "Well I got news this morning that I had gotten the internship, so I'll be modeling and going to school there."He squeezed my hand and opened his mouth but I put my fingers to his lips.
"Wait, I'm not finished yet. I know that sounds really exciting and all but there is some really bad news." I paused before I continued, "You see I thought that the internship started at the start of the school year, but it starts a lot sooner. As in I'm leaving next week to go to New York and starting the internship, never coming back to Gotham, for a long time." I looked at his face, searching for his response, then he released my hands quite suddenly.
"But the Summer Kori, you promised that you weren't leaving until after summer, not right when it started." His voice was starting to rise, and blinked back my tears.
"I'm sorry Richard, I had absolutely no idea that I was leaving, if I would have known, I wouldn't have signed up for it, but my mother is making me go, so there is nothing I can do." Oh god I could feel my body start shake, this was not good.
"Well then what do you want me to say? That I'm happy for you? That without you here I'm supposed to have a great last summer? Sure I'm happy, but that means that we don't get to be together for the next two and half months." Richard didn't look angry yet, just more upset.
"I'm sorry Richard, I didn't mean for this to happen, I know this isn't fair to you and your summer." I swallowed hard, why was this so difficult for me?
"Well your damned right that this isn't fair! And quit saying that your sorry, it doesn't mean anything anyways. So did you just come here to tell me that we're breaking up? Well let me save your breath. It's Over. I get it. You can leave now." And finally holding back the tears just wasn't enough, because they slowly started their way down my face.
"Please, Richard I don't want things to end this way." I was pleading for just a sign that things were going to be okay.
"Well how else are things gonna end? Okay yeah lets be friends, except for the fact that I won't see you for like 4 years. Well I hope you have a great time in New York. Goodbye, and please shut the door on the way out." I wiped my eyes clean and tried to at least touch his hand but he stood up and opened the door.
"Richard, just stop this— "
"No Kori, just get out." That was it, I knew that I was never gonna get through to him so I gave up. I walked out of that door and out of his heart. Tears were pouring out of my eyes as I heard the door slam. I ran out the door, not wanting to bump into anyone. I drove home that night sobbing, already knowing that tears would consume the rest of my time left in Gotham.
5 Days Later
"So he just told you to get out of his room."
"Pretty much. I tried to reason with him but he wouldn't even listen to me. And with everything I said, it would only get him more angry, so I gave up and left." I was sitting on my bed with Karen, she was worried about me because I wasn't picking up my phone or anything since I had talk to Richard.
"What a jackass, wait here while I go kick his sorry ass for you." I shook my head, I knew violence wasn't the answer.
"No, I guess he has the right to be mad because I promised that I would spend this whole summer with him."
"Honey that doesn't matter. He is supposed to understand and be okay with it. Dick is not allowed to yell at you like that, has he even tried calling or talking to you at all?" I got up off my bed, crossing my arms.
"No and I doubt he'll even bother. And even if he did he would have by now, I mean I'm leaving tomorrow, and everyone will be there to say good bye except for him."
"Well then I don't want you to think about him Kori. Think about the new life you're about to start in New York. You should be excited for starting over, not moping around your house all day." She hugged me tightly, "There someone out there for you Kori, you don't need to think about him anymore. I have to go but I will meet you tomorrow with the rest of your true friends at the airport."
Karen was so right. It's time to start over, a new life. It's time to forget Richard.
The Next Morning-Dick's POV
I tossed and turned in my bed. Man, it's like sleep is no longer a part of my life. I haven't been able to sleep for days now and it was so annoying. But what's more annoying is knowing why I can't sleep. Her. As much as I want to forget her, she's everywhere I go. Almost everything reminds me of her. I looked over at my phone, 2:53, Kori's flight was leaving at 4:00, said Vic when he was yelling at me. It was something like, "Well when you feel like acting like a caring person, her flight number is 453 and it takes off at 4:00." Like I was going to go. She has probably already forgotten about me already. I never even got the chance to say how much I loved her. That didn't matter anyway.
I heard a knock on my door, "Master Dick, may I come in for a moment?"
"Just a sec, Al." I rolled out of bed, put some shorts over my boxers and opened the door.
"Master Dick shouldn't you be getting ready to go to the airport to say goodbye to Miss Anders?"
I lowered my head, " No, I'm not going, I already said goodbye to her. I have nothing left to say anyway."
"Are you sure you've said everything you wanted to say? I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want her to leave Gotham thinking that you absolutely hate her."
I thought about it for awhile. Alfred was right. If I just let her leave without saying everything I've wanted to say to her, then when she comes back, she's still gonna think that I hate her guts or something. I looked back over towards the clock, 3:00, I had 1 hour to get over to the airport and say goodbye to her.
"Okay, your right Alfred, I'm going right now," I shut the door on him so I could get ready, and I heard him reply with a smile, "I'll start up the Car."
At The Airport- Kori's POV
"Now Boarding Flight 453, First class." I turned to all of my friends, that was my call to leave so we had to start saying goodbye.
I took my sweet time, as I went from hugged and said goodbye to my closest friends, Karen, Rachel, Gar, Vic, Donna, and Roy. When I finished, my tears just poured down my face. I picked up my bags and started my way towards the terminal, taking one last look as my friends were waving goodbye. As I turned back around somebody grabbed me by my shoulders and turned me around. Then I was met by a pair of lips, kissing me, I relaxed and opened my eyes to see that Richard was kissing me! He had made it, he came to say goodbye! He pulled away from me and held me by the shoulders firmly.
"I'm Sorry Kori, for everything I said to you. It meant nothing at all. I love you and you going away to New York could never change that." I smiled as tears continued down my face, he used his gentle hand to wipe them away.
"I love you too Richard..." and I kissed him. With all the love I had for him. I knew that this would be the last time I would be able to touch him, so I thought I would make it last. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he did the same around my waist, I deepened the kiss, never wanting to let go. We must have been kissing for a long time because they made the final boarding call, so I had to let go. I looked him straight in the eyes for the last time and whispered, "I love you, and I'll miss you."
With that I grabbed my bags and ran over to the counter and just as I disappeared into the tunnel I looked back to see Richard looking at me mouthing "I'll miss you too." I smiled and turned towards the plane, and into my future.
When the Stars all look the same
Don't feel the cold or wind or rain
Everything will be okay
We will meet again one day
And I will Shine On, For everyone
Shine On, For Everyone
WOW! I had no idea why that took me so long. I really hope you liked it because I struggled with this one a little bit. The Song Shine On By Jet is one Incredible Song that i think everyone should listen to. Now I have a little deal for my readers:
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If you send me reviews saying that you want to see these two reunite then I will do a sequel. But only if I feel like there's enough reviews.
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