A/N: Thank you everyone for your reviews and follows! I love you all! here is chapter 5 enjoy!
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Chapter 5: Roses
I wake up with Silky still clutched to my chest. I give him a squeeze and get up and get ready for class.
I brush my teeth and turn on the shower. As I shower I think about last night when Richard told me he still loves me. 'I love you Kori, I have never stopped loving you , I know I hurt you in the past and I am so sorry but I'm going to do whatever it takes to get you back' Those words continue to echo through my mind as I get ready for class.
I get dressed in skinny jeans, and a baby blue v neck shirt. I slip on my black flats, get my books and go to the kitchen to get breakfast.
"Hey Kori", Donna says.
"Hey", I say as I go to the fridge to get some milk. I then go to the cabinet to get some pop tarts.
"You ok?" Donna asks.
"Richard told me he still loves me last night", I blurt out.
"What!"Donna says surprised, "That's great!"
I frown, "No its not I already have a boyfriend", I say.
Donna shakes her head, "Kori don't get me wrong Xavier is a great guy and all, but you and Richard belong together", Donna says.
"I used to think that too but not anymore", I say and eat my pop tarts.
"Oh c'mon Kori, you and I both know that you don't mean that, besides I see the way you look at him, I can tell you still love him", Donna says.
I sigh, "Can we not talk about this now, we have intro to health care today and I don't want my brain to be fried before I get to class", I say.
"Fine", Donna says.
Donna is a nursing major so we have the same prerequisite classes for our programs. As we reach class I sit down and think about what Donna said. 'Did I still love Richard? Or better yet was I afraid to love Richard again?' I think to myself.
"Korrriiii", Donna sings and waves a hand in my face.
"What, oh sorry", I say and focus on the lesson
After finally focusing on my lesson and not my love dilemma class is over in a breeze.
"Want to go out for lunch today; we can go to Soto's! I'm in the mood for nachos!" Donna says and nudges my arm.
"I don't know…" I say unsure. I was still tired from last night.
"Oh c'mon I have a coupon for free cheese dip!" Donna exclaims and does a puppy dog pout.
I giggle, "Fine, just let me go by the dorm and get my purse", I say.
"Yay, I'll go with you I need to get my car charger anyway", She says.
"Your phone wouldn't be dead if you weren't Terry during class", I say teasing.
Donna blushes, "He asked me out yesterday, we are going to dinner Friday night", Donna says.
I giggle, "Aww, I told you he liked you", I say and Donna blushes even more.
We reach the dorm and as we walk in there is a bouquet of purple and red fully bloomed roses waiting in front of the door.
"Hm wonder who those are from", Donna says.
I pick up the roses as Donna opens the door to our dorm. I sit them on our kitchen table and notice their is a card in the roses.
I pick up the card and it reads
To the world you may be one person,
But to one person you may be the world...
Every time I read this quote I think of you
Love, Richard
I clutch the card in my hand and read it at least 5 times. The words on the card begin to reach my heart.
"Who are they from?" Donna asks.
I hand her card wordlessly to her and she reads it.
"Aww, that is so sweet!" Donna says.
"Yea it is," I say and smell the roses.
Donna then puts the card down and looks at the roses.
"You know what they mean, right?" Donna asks.
"Umm well red means love and purple is my favorite color", I say.
"That is true but the color of roses represent something", Donna says, "Purple roses mean love at first sight, while the red roses mean eternal love", Donna says.
"Wow", I say surprised.
"This is so romantic!" Donna says excitedly.
"Yea it is", I say and smile.
I remember in high school when I first met, well ran Richard and I was instantly attracted to him. His black spiky hair and those warm blue eyes. When he opened up to me about his parents and how he began to trust me I began to feel in love with him. All the memories of high school and the moments we shared begin to flow through my mind.
"Forever and Always", I say remembering that's what Richard would say after he told me he loves me.
"What?"Donna says.
"Nothing err, let's just go get lunch", I say and pick up the roses and the card and put them in my room.
As we reach Soto's my stomach is growling. We get out of Donna's car and walk to the front door.
"Welcome to Soto's! how many are in your group?" The hostess ask excitedly.
"Hi, and two please", I say.
The hostess grabs our menus and leads us to a booth. She places the menu and silverware down on the table.
"Enjoy your meal", she says and leaves.
Donna and I pick up the menus and begin to look through them.
"Welcome to Soto's, what would you like to drink?" A familiar baby like voice says.
I freeze and look up from my menu. I see a blonde haired girl with fake nails and way too much makeup.
"Kitten Moth?" I ask unsure.
"Yea, how did you know my last—wait KORI! KORI ANDERS?!" She screeches.
"Yea that's me, so how have you been?" I ask even though I really don't care.
"Why do you care?" Kitten says.
"I was just trying to be nice", I say annoyed.
"NICE! NOW YOU WANT TO BE NICE! YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IN HIGHSCHOOL AND NOT STOLEN MY DICKIE-POO!" Kitten screams.
Donna starts bursting out laughing,"What the hell is a Dickie-poo?", she says.
"DICKIE POO WAS MY BOYFRIEND UNTIL THIS FAKE TAN SLUT STOLE HIM FROM ME!" Kitten yells.
The people at the surrounding tables stop eating and focus their attention at our table. I see 2 waitresses run to the back room.
"First of all Kitten, Richard never liked you, second he was never your boyfriend, and third I suggest you get a new nose job because the one you have now looks worst than your first one", I say.
Kitten jaw drops, "YOU LITTLE BITCH", she says and raises her hand to slap me.
I'm too quick and I get up from the table and grab her arm and stop her.
"Is there a problem here?" A man with in suit and tie comes to our table. He is most likely the manager.
"Yes, your waitress here was harassing my friend", Donna says.
The man looks at Kitten, "My office now", he says.
Kitten gives me one last evil glare and stomps off to down the hall toward the manager's office.
The manager turns and looks at us, "I apologize for Kitten's behavior she will be fired promptly", he says.
"Please accept my humblest apologizes and enjoy your meal at no charge", the manager says.
"Sure, as long as we get extra nachos and cheese dip!", Donna says.
The manager smiles, "Enjoy your meal ladies", He says and leaves.
A new waitress comes to our table, "Thank you!, no one here liked Kitten anyway", She says and Donna and I both smile.
After an eventual lunch Donna and I go back to the university for our medical terminology class. I think about all the drama that happened today. Richard is beginning to fill my thoughts almost all the time now. 'Am I starting to fall in love with him again' I think to myself.
After class Donna and I walk back to the dorm I see Xavier waiting by the front door.
'Uh oh this isn't good' I think to myself. I tried calling Xavier yesterday about what happened at the coffee shop but he didn't respond.
"Hey Kori, hey Donna", Xavier says casually.
"Hey", Donna and I say in unison.
Donna unlocks the door and we all walk in. Donna then goes to couch to walk TV.
"Kori, can we talk?" Xavier says.
"Sure, we can talk in my room", I say.
Xavier nods and follows me to my room. I shut the door behind us and put my books on my desk.
"So what do you want to talk about?" I ask.
"I just wanted to apologize about yesterday", Xavier says, "I shouldn't have lost my temper like that".
"Oh", I say, "I forgive you".
Xavier smiles and kisses my lips "You're the best you know that?" He says and I smile.
Xavier then takes off his sweater and puts it on my desk chair he then notices the flowers.
"Who gave you these?"He asks.
Before I can answer Xavier picks up the card and reads it. His lips are in a thin line and he throws the card on the table.
"That shit faced rich boy gave you this!" he screams.
I flinch at the harshness of his tone and language, "Yea, um we went to dinner last night", I say quietly.
"WHAT!" Xavier screams.
"We went to dinner as friends! Nothing more! You know Richard has always been one of my best friends!" I scream.
Xavier snorts, "Friends! You honestly think that he want to only be friends?! you're more of an idiot than I thought you were!", Xavier screams.
My jaw drops 'I can't believe he just said that' I think to myself. I feel anger boiling up inside me. The look of horror and anger are present on my face.
Xavier face softens, "Kori I didn't mean I-"
"Get out", I say and interrupt him.
"Kori, I'm sorry I didn't—"he says and reaches for my face.
"GET OUT!" I yell and swat away his hands.
Xavier flinches and grabs his sweater and leaves. I slam the door and fall to my knees and start crying.
'He called me stupid' I think to myself. One thing I can't stand is when people insult my intelligence. When I first moved to America from Tamaran, I only knew a bit of English. It took me a while longer to learn it than my siblings and my parents.
'It's because she is too much of an idiot to learn it' I remember my sister saying. Every since then I made sure I gave 110% in everything. I work hard to prove everyone wrong. Of course my sister still called me stupid from time to time but I did my best to not let it affect me. I began to do better in school while my sister started doing worst. Eventually my sister's nasty attitude leads to her own downfall she started doing drugs and started to shoplifting. My parents got fed up with her and shipped her off to a rehab facility when I was in high school.
When Xavier called me an idiot it opened up some old wounds. Some wounds that I thought were long gone but have been pushed to the surface.
I hear a knock on the door.
"Go away", I say in between tears, "I don't want to see you Xavier".
"Kori, it's me", Donna says.
I wipe my tears away and open the door.
"Are you ok?" Donna asks.
"No, Xavier said something he shouldn't", I say.
Donna then engulfs me in a hug and I cry in her arms.
A/N: I love that quote that Richard wrote in the card its by Heather Cortez btw anyway Sooooo what do you think? are Xavier and Kori over for good? I am writing chapter 6 and will post it tomorrow so please review, follow, favorite or all 3! :D
Happy Reading!-TriniPrincess