Re: Always Yours
I'm feeling a little better. I'm getting there. Here's a post to make up for not posting in awhile.
When I showed up at Lizbeth’s house. Joel immediately ran to his Nana and sat on her lap.
“hi Nana”
“hello baby”
“I stay with you Nana?”
“you are baby, we’ll have lots of fun”
“yay, yay”
“thank you for taking care of him”
“don’t worry about it honey. I love this little boy, he keeps me young”
“Call me if you have any problems”
“we’ll be fine”
Lizbeth came into the room then.
“you’re not wearing that, are you?”
“what else was I going to wear?”
“girl, you’re going to get some tonight. You aint going to get anything if you’re dressed like that. You look like a mom”
“I am a mom”
“but you don’t have to look it”
I rolled my eyes.
“you’re changing”
“Liz, I’m fine like this”
“no, you’re changing. Come on”
She grabbed my hand and dragged me to her and picked out my clothes. I wouldn’t let her put me into anything to short or revealing. Eventually we compromised and then left.
“we’re late now”
“you’re the one who insisted on me changing”
“and you look way better now”
She drove to Laughter’s house and parked in the driveway. Since she was Sleepy’s girl, she got V.I.P. access. Plus, she was a tough girl and no one messed with her.
“is Sleepy here?”
“yeah, that’s his car over there”
“oh”
“ready to have some fun?”
“I guess”
“you better liven up”
I smiled and then we got out of the car. As I was following her in, I thought about the first time I met Lorenzo.
I wonder where Arturo is. I was looking everywhere for him and I couldn’t find him anywhere. Finally I found him, on the couch making out with some girl.
“ARTURO!”
He looked up at me and then went back to kissing that girl. I was so mad, I couldn’t believe he was doing this. I could feel the tears coming down my face. I was so pissed. Instead on taking it out on them, I just turned and walked out the door, slamming it behind me.
“asshole”
“are you okay?”
It startled me when someone asked me that. I turned and saw some guy sitting on the porch.
“no, I’m not”
“want to talk?”
“I want to go home”
“I’ll take you”
I looked at his beer bottle and then back at him.
“I don’t think you should be driving”
“I’m good”
“well I only down the street anyway, I can just walk”
“you can’t walk by yourself at the time of night. I’ll walk you”
“you don’t have too”
“naw, I do.”
He got up and we left the house walking. Neither of us said anything. I was still to pissed to even bother introducing myself. I still couldn’t believe Arturo. I mean after 1 of dating he goes and does this. His ass is going to pay for this. I stopped in front of my house when we got there.
“well, thanks”
“sure ma, no problem”
I walked up my path to my porch. I opened the door and turned back. He was still on the sidewalk. I smiled at him and he smiled back. I went inside and locked then door. I peeked out the window and saw him walk back toward where we came from.
I snapped out of my thoughts when we went into the house. As usual there was loud music, dancing and drinking going on.
“Sleepy!”
God, she was loud. Sleepy waved at her and she bounced over to where he was and she kissed him.
“hey babe”
“hey there. I missed you”
“me too”
“oh please, do not tell me you haven’t become that big of a wuss.”
I froze at the sound of his voice. It’s been 2 years, but the voice hasn’t changed. I looked up and there he was, staring at me. When I looked into his eyes, I felt myself getting shaky.
“hey Janine”
The same butterflies came into my stomach that always did when he said my name.
“hi Lorenzo.”
We just stared at each other. Neither of us moving, Lizbeth coughed.
“We’ll leave you alone”
They left and we still stood there staring at each other. I don’t know how long it was until he said something.
“how have you been?””
“good, you?”
“I’ve been alright”
Silence again. I wanted to ask him so many things, talk about what happened, but I couldn’t make my mouth move. That’s when my cell rang. I answered it immediately.
“hello”
“I’m sorry to call you at the party mija”
“it’s okay, is everything okay”
“Joel, has been coughing an awful lot. He also feels very warm.”
“Have you taken his temperature?”
“no, I can’t find the thermometer”
“there’s one in his bag”
It was getting hard to hear her to I headed outside. Once I got out to the porch, I heard Nana again.
“it says 104.2”
“Oh no, I’ll be right there”
“okay dear”
I hung up and turned to go back in the house to find lizbeth, instead Lorenzo was standing there.
“leaving?”
“I have to go take my little boy to the hospital. He’s running a fever”
I don’t know why I said my. I mean he is his son, but at that moment I didn’t want to say it.
“I need to find Lizbeth, so she can take me”
I was about to go around him, when he stopped me.
“I’ll take you”
“are you sure?”
“yeah”
“have you been drinking?”
“no”
I looked into his eyes and stood for a moment.
“okay”
We got in his car and left.
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*~Rest In Peace~*
Jared Jimenez
Jordan Jimenez
Lydia "Preciosa" Sanchez
Nicolas "Spooky" Cruz
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Keep it coming girl.
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