Hey everyone! WOOHOO! New chapter and its longerrrrrrrr! :D I hope that all of you like it! Here's the beginning of one of my favorite scenes from the books. I hope that you like the story so far and that all of you like this chapter. Thank you for reading, for the reviews and everything.
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*~KelsNicole~*
Paco:
With a small smile on my lips I walk into Chemistry, happy to see that Juli is already sitting at our table. Her long blonde hair is pulled back in a ponytail today, but today she is not smiling. I walk over to her and I notice that she's writing something. Carefully, I stand behind her and try to read it, but once she feels someone behind her-she slams her notebook shut and looks around. Her eyes are wide and I give her a small smile, she tries to smile back. Sighing, I sit down next to her and watch as her gaze drops back down to the table. I notice the bracelet on her hand, the bracelet is made of thin ropes, the ropes are red and black, they meet in a knot.
"What's the bracelet for?" Her eyes drop down to her wrist and I hear her cuss. She puts her wrist under the table and tries to pry it off of her wrist, but it does no good. I reach out and bring her hand back up, she watches me as I slowly pull the bracelet off of her wrist. "You can't just pull at it and expect it to come off, especially when its that tight. Juli, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Last night was just...a little hectic, nothing too bad," she says, in a light voice. She smiles at me, but its not a convincing smile. Her eyes show that she's not happy and I want-no, I needto know what's wrong. "Really, its nothing and we have more important things to focus on. We still have to work on our project and I was thinking that we could meet up once a week-"
"How about two times a week? If you think about it, we'll need two times a week. Don't you think?" We stare at each other for a minute ans she just shrugs. Hell, maybe I should go for three or four times a week, that would work just fine for me. "Tendrás que decirme, tarde o temprano lo que está mal. Juli, vas a venir a cenar a casa todavía, ¿no?" ("You'll have to tell me sooner or later what's wrong. Juli, you're coming over for dinner still, aren't you?")
To my surprise she starts laughing and I love seeing her smile. "Sí, I made a surprise for tonight too, but you'll have to wait to taste it."
"I feel like we aren't talking about Chemistry anymore or Tacos," I say, a mischievous smile forming on my lips. Her cheeks turn red and I can't help but smile. When she blushes, it's one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen before. "What did you make? Is it hot and spicy, chica?"
"Yes, its hot and spicy..." Her voice is seductive and she leans in toward me, batting her eyelashes. Maldita sea, esta chica está jugando conmigo. Pero tengo que admitir que me gusta. (Damn, this girl is messing with me. But I have to admit, I like it.) "Do you think that you can handle it?"
A smile forms on my lips. "Hot and spicy are two words that describe me..."
"So you take this challenge? You know what?" I stare at her, waiting for her to go on and she smiles at me. "You're going to be so sorry for that. I know that you're not going to be able to handle this and I'll have pictures to prove it. Tacos tonight-I cannot believe that you asked me over for tacos-"
"Hello everyone," says Mrs. Peterson, bringing the two of us back to where we are. Juli's face is bright red and she looks around us to see if anyone heard her. We both look at Mrs. Peterson, who smiles and tells us to open our Chemistry books. Slowly I put Juli's bracelet in my pocket, I can make sure that she gets it back later. We have to do a worksheet, which is due tomorrow, with thirty questions. I look over at Juli every few seconds and notice that she's done before me, which is shocking. This is mybest class. "Yes, Miss Currington?"
Everyone looks over at Sarah and I can't help but snicker a little, when I see the confused expression on her face. "Why is there a Spanish word on my table-thingy? It says Si."
The expression on Mrs. Peterson's face makes it even more funny. Everyone's laughing and I can't help but join in, but this makes Señora Peterson even more pissed off. She silents everyone with a glance and her eyes focus on Sarah. "Miss Currington, why don't you quietly ask your partner what Si stands for? Perhaps he can help you with it? Maybe it could mean something like, Silicon?"
"Silicon? What does that have to do with Si and Spanish?" Sarah sounds so confused and for the first time it hits me, she is not that bright. I shake my head and try not to laugh, as Juli and Mrs. P stare at her in shock. "Why don't we learn about something that we are going to use later in life? When will I need to know what connects Si and Silicon?"
My eyes flicker over to Juli's face and I'm thankful when the bell rings. Mrs. Peterson dismisses everyone, except for Sarah. She walks over to her and I've never seen her look more pissed before in my life. Juli is out the door before I even stand up and when I see her at her locker, Adán's standing next to her. How can he just stand there and stare at her like that? Was that how I used to stare at Sarah? I shudder at the thought, because if I did...I looked pathetic. I stand here and watch him whisper to her, but she just shakes her head.
When she looks at him for a second and says something, I can see the shock and worry in his eyes. Juli walks away from him, to the front doors and outside. I smile as I start to walk after her, but Adán stops me and stares at me. His eyes are cold and he looks like he's ready to fight at any second.
"I get it, really I do. You have a crush on Juli and she thinks that its cute," he says in a light voice. My eyes narrow and I already want to punch the guy. Does he really think that Juli looks at him the way that he looks at her? A part of me feels sorry for him, because of what I went through with Sarah. You hold onto hope. "Cuando las cosas van mal y ambos se dan cuenta que esto no es lo que ustedes quieren es, voy a estar esperando. Voy a ser el que recoge las piezas cuando se lesionó. Cuando le haces daño, te tiene que responder a mí. Entiendes?" ("When things go wrong and you both realize that this is not what you two want, I'll be waiting for her. I'll be the one who picks up the pieces when you hurt he. When you hurt her, you'll have to answer to me. Understand?")
I shake my head a little and try not to smile. "Adán, yo sé dónde vienes, pero con sólo mirar a esa chica, puedo decir que ha hecho daño. ¿No debería de sus hermanos se me está dando esta advertencia?" ("Adan, I know where you're coming from, but just by looking at that girl, I can tell that you have hurt her. Shouldn't her brothers' be giving me this warning?")
"You really should stay away from her, if you really care about her." His voice is hard and cold. I stare at him and I realize that there's more to this than what I know. We stare at each other and I realize that the halls are almost empty now. "Of course, I don't think that you care about her that much. Don't you understand what she's risking just by talking to you? Just by being seen with you?"
"What are you talking about?" I stare at him and he stares at me, with an expression of disbelief. He shakes his head and starts to walk away. "Tell me, how am I so dangerous to her? You're the one in the gang-"
"I'm in the gang to protect her and my family, don't act like you know shit about any of this. Why don't you ask your rich ass daddy about it?" He backs away and I have the urge to lunge at him, but he doesn't look concerned. "He knows why and maybe its time that you learned too."
I walk off to find Juli, remembering that she's probably waiting for me. When I walk outside I notice that almost everyone is gone and Juli is standing on the curb, staring off at nothing. Her body stiffens when she feels me walk up to her and she relaxes when she sees that its me. She stands still for a second and I smile at her as my dad pulls up to the curb. Quickly, she jumps into the car and I get in right behind her.
The drive home is pretty quiet and I want to say something to her, but I can tell that she's thinking about something. When we pull up to the house, I take her backpack and she looks confused, but gets out of the car. I walk beside her I follow her into the house, as soon as we walk into the house I see Alyssa, Sam and Mia sitting in the sitting room. They all stare at us and I notice who's missing, Sophia.
"What's going on?" I look at Sam, who has a weird expression on his face. Sophia and him are barely apart, they are close and know each other like the back of their hands. "Where's Sophia and mamá? Is everything okay?"
Papá walks into the house and stops when he hears mamá's car park in the driveway. We all look out the window and see Sophia hoping around and mamá follows behind her. "What the hell happened?"
Sophia hops into the house and I look at what mamá has in her hands. Taco Bell? She can't expect us to eat that! All that you have to do is put this shit in a tortilla shell and you can call it a taco? What the hell has happened to the world? I know that dad's thinking the same thing, because his eyes are wide as Sophia falls onto the couch.
"An accident in gym class. She won't be able to walk on it for a few weeks," says mom, and she walks into the kitchen. Sophia looks at Sam, who just nods his head a little. " It had something to do with volleyball or something. They said that she has to stay off of it."
"What is that?" Papá walks over to mom and is looking at the bag that she's holding. They stare at each other for a minute and he takes the bag from her. I watch him as he pulls out one of the tacos and looks at it in disgust. "You call this Mexican food? Come on, Brit!"
My mom shakes her head a little. "Give it a chance. I didn't have time to cook today."
"My poor little girl. How's my baby doin'?" he asks Sophia, turning the attention onto her. He looks down at the bag and shakes his head. "Want me to make something else? I know that this probably isn't going to be that good."
"I brought a special treat," whispers Juli, and I turn to look at her. She has a smile on her lips as she opens her backpack. My eyes light up when I see that she has a jar with a dark red liquid in it. "Maybe this will spice it up a bit and make it a little more Mexican."
Of course my papá sees it and smiles at her. She hands it to him, with a wide smile and he turns to my mamá smiling. "I like this girl...A LOT."
Hm...okay, this chapter was fun to do. :D More taco scene to come! Haha, don't worry I have a few ideas for the next chapter and I LOVE the taco scenes from the books. :D I hope that you liked it. Thanks for reading and please leave a review! :D
