"Love you bye, Mom," Metrocity said, giving her worried mother a hug and a kiss goodbye, as though she were just leaving for school. "Bye Song," she then said, leaning down to kiss the blue little brunette as she stared up at her big sister. She smiled and giggled.
"Bye, Mr. Scott," Metrocity went on, shaking his hand firmly.
"I expect you and your family to be over for dinner tomorrow night," he said sternly, then smiled. Metrocity smiled and nodded back, then turned to say goodbye to Bernard.
"Where is he?" Metrocity asked.
"In his room. He said—" Before Roxanne had finished her sentence, Metrocity had already dashed across the room and entered Bernard's. He was sitting on the bed, coloring in a doodle he'd done, and as she came closer, he again stashed it away and stood up.
"What are you doing in here?" she asked him. Bernard was stuck for an answer. He didn't really know, other than that he didn't want to say goodbye. He was terrible at goodbyes, and in the situation, a simple, "bye" didn't seem to be enough. And he didn't want to jinx Metrocity by saying goodbye, for fear she'd never come back.
In the end, he just shrugged. Metrocity rolled her eyes and threw her arms around him in a big hug. "Bye Bernard," she told him. "I'll see you in shool tomorrow." Then, hesitantly, Metrocity reached up and gave her friend a quick peck on the cheek. "Just in case," she added quietly, and before Bernard could react, she was already out the door and headed for the city.
And maybe her doom.
Author Comments:
How will Metrocity beat her younger brother AND sworn shoolmate enemy? Will she ever return to have dinner with the Scotts? How will she break her father and siblings out of "jail?" And finally, does it ever concern Roxanne that all but one of her children are blue? Find out in the next chapter!