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Previously on Unexpected Reactions-

After sitting their in silence Aidi looks at Mrs. Reyes. "You know what's funny though? After everything, even though I don't tell anyone about how I'm dealing with everything, like I do with you, I have gotten way closer to Kendall and James. They don't really mention 'Los when we text or are on the phone and they check up on me constantly to see how I'm doing. I usually don't go into details, just usually tell the general shit, but it's like they already know how I'm feeling. And the time between the day me and 'Los..." She tilts her head side to side. "... separated... I guess... to I think it was out Christmas eve party, everything seemed to be fine. I would think of him and not cry or feel angry, but I guess that's cause I kinda replace him with Jake, who I started hanging out with more. But anyways, everything was good until it was time to open gifts. Apparently the guys and Halston all sent gifts over through mail and the last gift I got was from 'Los. I opened it and it was a Winnie the Pooh onesie, I took all my gifts and had to go upstairs. I couldn't let anyone see me breakdown, especially the kids." She laughs as she wipes the last of her tears. "I'm not gonna lie, I sleep in it on the days I feel really shitty, but that was the day I decided I needed some type of help and that I need to get my tattoos."

"Hold up, tattoos? What tattoos?"

"Well not really 'need to' but more like it was the perfect time to get them." She says smiling sheepishly. "Mami doesn't know about them yet. She doesn't like the concept of tattoos being permanently imbedded into the skin."

"Ok, I see that you are avoiding my question, so I'll let it be for now. But keep going."

"So, I got them and like I said Mami doesn't know, but neither do the others. I always kept myself covered throughout the last two summers and everyone seemed to not find it strange considering my behavior has been different for the last two years. Anyways January was really just full of depression and breakdowns, but one thing that made me happy was that because of Logan I got to facetime with Syd." She laughs. "It's weird cause I'd never thought I would ever facetime with a dog, but here I am videochatting with a German Shepard on the other side of the country. The first time it happened was on Valentine's day. She was whining from the moment she saw me til I had to go and all I could do was cry with her. I would be like 'how's my princess doing?' or "what's my babygirl doing?' and she would whine and I'd tell her I miss her and not to worry about me and she'd whine." She wipes the tears from he eyes and laughs. "She's just so damn cute and sweet, I just miss cuddling and running around the park with her."

"She sounds sweet."

Aidi lets out a huff of laughter and wipes her cheek. "She really is. I wish you could meet her. She's so good with the kids. Little Gabby would love a playdate."

"Yea she would." Mrs. Reyes smiles and writes some stuff down before looking at the teen again. "So what happened after? Did you ever talk to Carlos after you'd talk to her?"

Aidi shakes her head, while scratching it, and clears her throat. "No." She bites her lip and covers her mouth with the fist.

"Ok. So no bringing up Carlos for now?" Aidi nods in agreement. "Ok, so how about the others? You mentioned Logan, but said you were closer to the others?"

The teen wipes her face and shakes her sadness away. "Yea. Logan is the one dating my twin sister. I'm not as close to him as I used to be cause he's almost always with either Zaidi or Carlos, whether it's on the phone or in person. Don't get me wrong I love them all, but as you know me and Carlos aren't on speaking terms and I don't want the others to know about what's going on with me until i'm ready. Though I do know that they know something." She says. "I only ever speak to Loges when he checks up on me or when me and Sydney facetime." Aidi sits up and smiles. "He's kinda perfect... y'know, for my sister. Like he's really sweet and daring and friendly, but really goofy too and compliments her personality. It helps that all our friends and family approve and we all got the chance to see how much he cares for her, even though she kinda acted like the creepy stalker fan at first." Both females laugh. "Valentine's Day he flew over here, with Kendall and Dustin, and surprised Zaidi, Alej, and Ella at school with stuffed animals, chocolates and/or flowers. It was so cute 'cause the boys told me they never celebrated Valentine's day in a simple way and they knew the girls weren't that fancy shmancy types. Logan even got Zaidi McDonald's," She lets a tear slip and laughs at how sensitive she's being. "I know, I know, McDonald's right? It's where they first met. And Dustin brought Ella bacon wrapped...something... I don't know. They're all weird, which was really cute to me." She smiles a huge smile. "It was a nice day. I was obviously sad that the guy I want didn't come in and bring me anything, but I still got something from friends and family, so it was alright. I kind of love the whole family type of celebration we do for that day. The next day though... was definitely shit compared to it."

"Why is that?" Mrs. Reyes asks.

"It's not because of Carlos or Jake or anything really serious. Well it was serious to the family... Yaret was being deployed for his second tour that day." She takes a deep breath. "It was hard y'know... watching him leave again and not knowing if he would ever come back home and walk through the door."

"Where is he now?"

"I think the last time we spoke, he mentioned something about being sent to either South Korea or somewhere in the Middle East. I don't know, the connection was iffy in his area, but we try to send letters and stuff whenever we can. For now he's fine, but we just want him home again." The teen lets all her tears drop and the doctor hands her a box of tissues. "I w-want my br-oth-ther home. Its been 18 months already. Last time he was only gone for about half of that."

"There's nothing we can do about it, sweetie. It's the governments choice whether to send him back early or not and I know it's not fair, but what in life is?" The teen cries for a while longer and when she settles down the doctor looks at her and smiles a warm smile. "Do you wanna stop now? We can pick it up on our next appointment, if you'd like?"

"Umm, yea, I think this was good for now."

"Alright. Same time in two weeks?" Aidi nods. "Ok just let my secretary know."

"Hey, where've you been?" I ask Aidi when she walks through the door, but she ignores me. "Hellooo." When she disappears up the stairs and into her room I turn around and look at my mom and sisters. "Why does she keep doing that?"

Mom shakes her head and shrugs. "I don't know mija." She sighs. "Only God knows what's going through her mind anymore."

"Mami this is getting ridiculous. She was fine last summer, basically going back to her old self before..." I sigh."

"We know."

"Before Carlos and her broke up, right?" I nod and slouch into the couch. "I mean even though they weren't official, they were still together. Look I know you said that she doesn't talk to Carlos anymore and it's obvious she's the way she is now mainly because of him. But we can't just assume that Yaret being away, Sydney, Jake, school, and all of us aren't apart of it either. We've given her almost two years to come and talk to us, I just think that she either needs professional help or to be locked in a room with all of us, mainly 'Los, and let it all out."

"She's been seeing a psychologist for a while." I confess. "I only know because she dropped her appointment card a few weeks ago and I saw it. I think its that's where she goes, but that doesn't explain the long hours she's away. Usually a session lasts and hour or two, I've already checked the place out with the girls and it's legit. So, yea, it doesn't explain why she usually comes home so later for only a few minutes before leaving again."

Mami stands up and wipes her hands. "Well if she's seeing a professional then all we can do is wait." Janitza and Carmen goe to protest, but mami shuts them up. "Look, I know, it's going against everything I feel as her mother, but pressuring her to open up is only going to push her deeper into a shell. I don't like seening one of my babies hurting, but you can't help someone until they ask for help." And she walks out.

"I agree with Mami." I say to the other two. "But there is a limit and I am so close to reaching it. It's been almost two fucking years and I'm getting tired of not being able to talk to my sister about everything without feeling like i'm walking on eggshells." I grab my keys and my phone and hop into my car. The only lace I can think of going to right now is Ella's house so I shoot her a text letting her know i'm coming over. Once I pull into the driveway, I see Ella already waiting for me on the porch. Before I could say anything the stops me.

"I know it has to do with Aidi. Let me guess, she came home, didn't say nothing, and disappeared into her room." I nod. "Look, I know how you feel. I want the old Aidi back as much as you do. She one of my best friends and I would kill to have her back, but there's nothing we could do. We know she's seeing someone who could possibly help, we know so far that she's not doing anything illegal or anything harmful to herself, so all we can do is wait. D, told me that Ken and James talk to her on a regular but she doesn't say much and you already told me Logan's tried, but the most she opens up about is missing everyone and Sydney. All we can do is hope for the best."

"Ughhh! I hate this though. She won't talk to me or any of you girls, she won't talk to any of the guys or any of the adults, nut she goes and talks to a stranger. How does that make any sense?"

"Here." Ella hands me a cup of tea she apparently had waiting for me. "Maybe she just needed someone who would sit there and listen." She hold her hand up before I could speak. "Yea, I know she has all of us, but you can't tell me that any of would keep anything from our boyfriends, which would in a way go back to Carlos. Or that any of us wouldn't ty to convince her that Carlos is A1 for her and her for him, no matter how fucked up the whole situation's been." I put down my mug and sigh. "Exactly." She says. "Maybe she needed a neutral person who wouldn't try to... I wouldn't say manipulate, but more like... try to persuade Aidi's thoughts and feeling but more like guide her. That's something she can't get with us because our opinions are a little bit biased at this point especially when it comes to a guy she could be in a relationship with, cause lord knows her previous ones were shit compared to recent ones."

"I just want my sister back." I say once again.

She smiles a half there smile and nods. "So do I, but we've done all we can. Like I said she's not hurting anyone and not hurting herself physically so all we can do is wait."

I sigh. "I hate when you're right." Ella laughs. We stay outside for a little while, enjoying the last days of August for a little longer. Once the sun sets we head inside and I call my mom to let her know I'll be sleeping over Ella's. Just because I'm giving my sister time doesn't mean I want to sit close by and wait for her to knock on my door. When she's ready she can come to me, but for now I need positivity.