It was Valentine's day, and Isabelle Castillo Flores was over the moon, barely able to wait for the Valentines exchange, and the plan she had in motion. As a classroom challenge, Senorita Marisol had announced that if you had an older sibling who didn't have a significant, than you had to figure out who they liked, and set them up. Isabelle had the perfect plan. She was going to tell Elena and her crush to meet her on the gazebo at sunset. Isabelle wouldn't show up, and there would be roses, chocolates, and soft, romantic music playing in the background. She would be watching their first kiss through the bushes.
That night, Elena stepped onto the gazebo. Chocolate and roses sat on the little table imbetween the two rocking chairs, and soft music played in the background. "Isabelle?"
"Elena?" a familiar voice asked. "Where's Isabelle?"
Elena felt that something was off. She glanced around, letting her mind absorb all of the facts. It was sunset. It was just him and her on the gazebo. Soft, romantic music was playing in the background. There were chocolates and roses on the table in between the two rocking chairs. It was Valentine's Day. Isabelle had asked them to meet and not showed up.
She doubled over laughing. "Isa's not here because she's trying to set us up!" Elena exclaimed.
His eyes widened. "I guess I should go then," he said, slightly downcast.
Elena shook her head. "No, you can stay. I'm not going to eat all of this chocolate by myself."
"Now that's a surprise," he said.
From her hiding spot in the bushes, Isabelle had to use all her self control not to squeal with joy. She never expected her plan to work so well.
They sat in the chairs, ate the chocolate, laughed and talked long into the night.
"A shooting star!" He cried out. " Make a wish!"
Elena closed her eyes and wished as hard as she could.
"What did you wish for?"
Elena smiled slyly. "This." She leaned over and pressed her lips to Mateo's. He was stunned for just a second, and it was pure magic. Elena's heart swelled with joy as she wondered why she had never done this before. Mateo had always loved her, but this was more than he could have ever dreamed of. Neither of them wanted to this moment to stop.
Isabelle smiled wider than she would have thought possible as she watched her sister kiss Mateo. She had to bite down on her hand to keep herself from crying out with joy and triumph that her plan had worked. She glanced at her watch. They had kissed just in time, too. Valentine's day was 30 seconds away from ending. And Elena and Mateo pulled apart, their faces still incredibly close together, as they both smiled so hard it hurt, Elena whispered "Feliz dia de San Valentin, Mi Amor." And Mateo whispered back, "I love you too."
Translation : Feliz dia de San Valentin, Mi Amor-happy Valentine's day, my love.
