Sixteen year old Socorro is stood up yet again by her boyfriend and it's up to her brother to get her to smile again. Warning brief sexual themes
What happened?" Miguel asked walking over to his crying sister. She had her hair dolled up and was in a nice looking dress with shoes to match. Her mascara was running down her face in black lines. "Nothing." Socorro said sadly sniffling some and rubbing at her eyes some. "It don't look like nothing." Miguel said softly sitting down beside her. "Boys are stupid." She said bitterly rubbing at her eyes in a poor attempt to fix her mascara.
"Mario stood you up again didn't he?" Miguel asked softly. Socorro nodded her head again sniffling some. "I got all dolled up for him and he doesn't even show up at all." Socorro said sadly leaning into Miguel some for comfort. "Maybe something at home came up?" Miguel tried getting a broken look from socorro. "Then why didn't he at least call to tell me so? Why let me get dolled up and look stupid waiting on my boyfriend at the plaza." Socorro asked sadly. "Socorro he does love you. He's just not too bright at times." Miguel said helping her to stand up. "Now here's what going to happen. You are going to take a nice hot bath. Relax. Get some nice comfy clothing on and we are going to have a brother sister date. Alright? Sound good?" Miguel said then asked gently pushing some of Socorro's hair behind her ear. "Okay." Socorro said softly.
"Hey now..I'll go and set Mario straight." Miguel said seriously. "Okay. I guess I'll go bathe then." Socorro said walking off inside. Miguel folded his arms over tapping his foot thinking. "Miguel where are you going at this hour?" Enrique asked his son putting on some shoes. "Mario stood Socorro up again. I found her crying her eyes out , outside." Miguel said bitterly. Enrique nodded his head some. "Fine but don't take to long and son. Don't go overboard with anything." Enrique warned his son. "I won't." Miguel said as his papa handed him the keys to his car.
"And don't be too long." Enrique warned his son. "Don't worry papa I'll be back in a hour tops." Miguel promised. Enrique nodded watching as his son sped off. He shook his head some sighing.
"Socorro baby what's wrong?" Luisia asked her little girl sighing sadly. "Mario stood me up again mama. Does he even love me?"
"Oh mija of course he loves you." Luisa told her daughter firmly. "Then why didn't he call me. I waited at the plaza for him for a good two and half hours mama." Socorro asked sadly. "I don't know baby. I don't know." Luisa said gently. "I was gonna take a bathe and change. Miguel said he's going to take me out on a brother sister date." Socorro said softly. "See that's good. And head up mija, Even if it doesn't work between you and Mario, you're still a pretty girl. You'll find the one. Just have to be patient that's all."
"But I don't wanna be patient. I love Mario mama. I really do. But I...I don't think he loves me anymore" Socorro said grabbing some sweatpants and a tank top. "If he doesn't it's his loss." Luisa said placing some folded laundry on Socorro's bed.
Socorro made her way to the bathroom and after a few moments was settled in a nice hot relaxing bath. She really Hoped Miguel could talk some sense into Mario. This wasn't the first time Socorro had cried over the boy. After a good twenty minutes she rinsed out her hair and stood up drying off.
"Ah Miguel. Nice to see you." Mario said nervously answering the door. "Mario who's at the door?" Miguel heard a girl ask tiredly. She walked into view clad in one of Mario's many shirts.
It didn't help either that Mario wasn't wearing a shirt at all. "Who's this?" Miguel asked venomously. "Oh I'm María. Mario's girlfriend. He just asked me to go steady with him." Maria said delightedly. "Give me one dam good reason not to kick your ass!" Miguel threatened grabbing Mario and shoving him hard back into his counter. "Well maybe if that sister of yours would put out more, I wouldn't have had to resort to this." Mario said lowly. "You're dead." Miguel said hitting him square in the jaw.
"Enough! I'll call the cops on you Rivera." Maria said firmly. "And you. I thought Socorro was your friend. Why would you do this to her." Miguel said angrily. "Not my Fault Mario loves me now. Maybe he's right. Your sister shoulda put out more."
Miguel saw red and had to take in a calming breath in order to not hit Maria. "I'm leaving now. And if either of you ever show around my home again. I won't hesitate to knock both of you out cold." Miguel warned storming off to his car. "Ignore him baby. He won't do shit to us." Mario said pulling Maria close to him.
"Did you talk to him?" Socorro asked rushing over to Miguel. Miguel sighed sadly pulling Socorro close to him. "Miguel?" Socorro asked softly. "Socorro he's cheating on you." Miguel said firmly. "What? No. He wouldn't do that." Socorro said pulling from Miguel hard. "He is. He's cheating on you with Maria." Miguel added softly. "What..no. No. Maria has been my friend for years. She. She wouldn't…." Socorro began saying then broke out sobbing.
She sat down distraught holding her face in her hands. "I thought he loved me. What did I do wrong?" Socorro said then asked brokenly looking up at Miguel. "You didn't do anything wrong." Miguel said firmly. "Is this because I wouldn't have sex with him? Is that it." Socorro asked then said sadly.
Miguel swallowed some. "That's what he thinks." Miguel said softly. "So I shoulda put out for him? Then we'd still be together." Socorro asked innocently Enough. "Socorro listen a relationship doesn't have to revolve around sex. It honestly doesn't." Miguel said pulling Socorro close to him. "But I would still be with him if I'd just…." Socorro began getting cut off by Miguel. "That boy is no good for you. He's made you cry more times than make You smile and that wouldn't have changed if you'd have had sex with him. He'd have just kept using you sis." Miguel said softly.
Socorro sighed sadly looking up at Miguel. "I really thought he loved me though. I did everything he wanted me to. Well almost everything." Socorro said softly. "Listen someone who really loves you, won't want you to change at all. They'll love you for you and will want to see you smile more often than not." Miguel explained helping Socorro stand up.
"Now then. I'm thinking we should go pick out some movies to watch and then have a nice movie night at home.?" Miguel said gently. "Okay. Sounds good." Socorro said smiling softly. "Good now why don't you pick out two movies and I'll pick out two movies." Miguel suggested smiling. "Okay. I'll do that." Socorro said gently.
She made her way down the hallway picking out Snow White and Aladdin to watch. "Disney princess movie marathon?" Miguel asked seeing Socorro eyes lit up some. "Alright how about the little mermaid and beauty and the beast? Sound like a plan." Miguel said grabbing the two vhs tapes and walking back into the living room. "So which one are we watching first Miguel?" Socorro asked laying on the floor in front of the small tv.
"How about Aladdin." Miguel suggested starting the vhs up. He lied next to his sister looking over to see her eyes fixed on the screen. Sure she wasn't smiling but at least she'd stop crying. "Miguel, do you think I'll ever find someone to be with? Like mama and papa?" Socorro asked softly. "You will. Just be patient. Prince Charming doesn't just fall out of the sky you know." Miguel said teasingly. "Wish He did. Be so much easier." Socorro commented softly.
"Don't fret Socorro. The right guy is out there for you and when he finds you, he won't ever let you go and I'll see to it he never treats you like Mario did." Miguel said firmly. "Did you even talk to him?" Socorro asked looking away from the tv. "Not so much. Hit him and threatened him and Maria." Miguel said chuckling nervously. "Go figures. What I get for having a protective brother." Socorro said giggling softly.
"Looks like you two are having fun." Luisia commented to her children. "Uh Huh." Socorro said smiling back at her mama. "After your last movie get to bed." Luisa said firmly heading off to her and her husband's room. "How is she doing?" Enrique asked worried about his little girl. "She's fine. Miguel and her are having a movie marathon it looks like." Luisa said laying beside Enrique. "I'd love to give that Mario boy a piece of my own mind." He commented lowly.
"Don't. Miguel already took care of it and I don't need you getting arrested for fighting a minor." Luisa said firmly flicking Enrique's nose. "Alright. Alright. But no promises should he try to get back with Socorro." Enrique said flicking off the lamp beside him.
Socorro yawned softly her head dropping to the floor more so than it had been. They were half way through their second movie beauty and the beast before she was snoring softly. "Socorro you awake?" Miguel asked looking over to find her out cold. He chuckled softly ejecting the tape and then flicking the tv off.
"Come on sis, let's get you to bed." Miguel said firmly lifting her up gently. He set her down on her bed tucking her end. "Don't grow up to fast on me alright. Take all the time you need." Miguel said kissing her forehead before backing out of her room and slowly crossing the door behind them. He sighed some flopping back on his own bed, still pretty angry with Both Mario and Maria, but he couldn't do much else about it. If Miguel had his way Mario would be ten feet under same for Maria. Sighing Miguel turned to his side for some much needed sleep.