"Noah, as you know I've known you for only three short years. But in time I have
come to realize that I am in love with you. I'm sorry, Noah, but I can't hide it
anymore." With that, she grabbed his face and reached in for a kiss.
Noah was surprised at how straight-up Paloma was being with him. He had
never thought of her in a romantic way before. But maybe he should have.
He welcomed the kiss, even returned it.
Paloma was giddy. She couldn't believe that she had just done that! And he
was kissing her back! She couldn't have been happier.
Sadly though, Noah did not feel like he was kissing Paloma. Right when she
reached in for the kiss, Noah imagined Theresa kissing him like that. He thought he
was in liplock with Theresa, not her sister, Paloma.
"Oh, Theresa," he said. "I've been waiting for a kiss like that from you."
Paloma sat up straight, not sure if she had heard him correctly.
"Did you just call me Theresa?" she asked him increduosly.
Noah realized what he had just done.
"No, no," he stammered.
"You just called me Theresa!" Paloma exclaimed, standing up.
"Paloma, I'm sorry." was all Noah could say, as he watched her sigh.
"Ya know what, Noah? For three years now I've watched you swoon over my
sister. Lots of girls have thrown themselves at you but you have plainly refused. I
thought if you got to know me better as Paloma, not as Theresa's sister, then you
would care for me as much as I care for you. But you can't, can you? You only have
eyes for her, but don't you see? She's with someone else, and she's in love. Now if
you're interested in me at all, then show me. If not then I will walk away and
everything that happened today between us will be forgotten."
She waited for some kind of sign from him.
He stared back at her, without saying anything.
"Ok then," she replied, sadly. "Goodbye, Noah."
She turned around, walking away.
What am I doing? Noah thought to himself. Theresa may always be the one I
love but Paloma is special and I do care for her. She made me realize how I feel
today. I can't let her leave.
He stood up and ran after her.
Right before he reached her he bumped into Theresa and Ethan.
"Oh sorry," Noah said.
"What's the rush, Noah?" Theresa asked smiling. "Why don't you join us? We
were just going to sit down to watch the fireworks."
"Well, I don't think I should intrude," Noah said, trying to get past them
quickly so he could go to Paloma.
"Nonsense," Theresa insisted, grabbing his arm.
Noah sighed. "Ok, Theresa," he said. He knew how stubborn Theresa could
get. Besides he needed to think. About what he wanted. And who he wanted it from.
Paloma walked away from Noah feeling quite upset. She was a fighter, but
tears were coming to her eyes. She could not believe that he did not follow her. And
when she had turned around to look at him one last time, she saw that he was just
sitting down to watch the fireworks with Ethan and Theresa. He doesn't care about
me, she thought to herself, dejectedly. Sighing, she walked over to where her friends,
Kay, Jessica, Simone, Sherry, Miguel and a blonde girl were sitting.
"Hi, everyone," she said, trying to sound cheerful.
"Hi, Paloma," they replied back.
"Oh, Paloma," Kay said, "this is my cousin, Charity, she just moved here from
Castleton."
"Hi," Paloma said.
"Hi," Charity replied shyly.
"Paloma is Miguel's younger sister, Charity," Kay explained.
Charity nodded.
Paloma sat down on the blanket next to Simone and Jessica.
Kay noticed that Paloma looked hurt.
"What's wrong, Paloma?" she asked her.
"We'll talk about it later, alright Kay?" Paloma told her best friend.
"Sure," Kay answered, giving her a hug.
They watched the fireworks erupt through the night sky creating glow after
glow.
Paloma sighed. She loved fireworks. The way it cascaded through the dark sky
creating light, hope and peace. But today she viewed it as being dull, annoying and a
waste of time and money. Noah had hurt her today. Her whole day had been ruined.
Mostly Theresa's fault. And Theresa had no clue. Twenty years Theresa had known
Noah and she could not see the love he felt for her. Why was she so blind?
The fireworks came to an end. Everyone stood up. Paloma got up and
marched her way over to where Theresa, Ethan, Noah, Chad and Whitney (who had
decided to follow Chad to the carnival) were sitting. Miguel saw where his sister was
headed. He knew the whole story about her, Noah and Theresa. He knew how
determined and strong she was when it came to love.
He rushed to reach her.
"Paloma," he called. "I know what you are planning to do. You are going to
confront Theresa or Noah were you not? You can't."
Kay walked up to them, hoping to help Paloma out with her anger.
"Paloma, I'm here for you. What's the matter?"
Paloma began to cry. "It's so bad, you guys," she told her brother and best
friend. "Noah is the man I love, but all he cares about is Theresa. My own sister is so
blind that she can't see how he feels about her. It didn't use to bother me before. But
it did today. Today I kissed him and after we stopped kissing, he said, "Oh
Theresa...." It hurt so badly. He thought he was kissing her not me! And I told him if
you care about me follow me. I walked away. He didn't follow. I turned around to see
what he was doing and I saw him sitting down with Theresa and Ethan and their
friends. It really broke my heart."
Kay and Miguel put their arms around Paloma, trying to make her feel better.
come to realize that I am in love with you. I'm sorry, Noah, but I can't hide it
anymore." With that, she grabbed his face and reached in for a kiss.
Noah was surprised at how straight-up Paloma was being with him. He had
never thought of her in a romantic way before. But maybe he should have.
He welcomed the kiss, even returned it.
Paloma was giddy. She couldn't believe that she had just done that! And he
was kissing her back! She couldn't have been happier.
Sadly though, Noah did not feel like he was kissing Paloma. Right when she
reached in for the kiss, Noah imagined Theresa kissing him like that. He thought he
was in liplock with Theresa, not her sister, Paloma.
"Oh, Theresa," he said. "I've been waiting for a kiss like that from you."
Paloma sat up straight, not sure if she had heard him correctly.
"Did you just call me Theresa?" she asked him increduosly.
Noah realized what he had just done.
"No, no," he stammered.
"You just called me Theresa!" Paloma exclaimed, standing up.
"Paloma, I'm sorry." was all Noah could say, as he watched her sigh.
"Ya know what, Noah? For three years now I've watched you swoon over my
sister. Lots of girls have thrown themselves at you but you have plainly refused. I
thought if you got to know me better as Paloma, not as Theresa's sister, then you
would care for me as much as I care for you. But you can't, can you? You only have
eyes for her, but don't you see? She's with someone else, and she's in love. Now if
you're interested in me at all, then show me. If not then I will walk away and
everything that happened today between us will be forgotten."
She waited for some kind of sign from him.
He stared back at her, without saying anything.
"Ok then," she replied, sadly. "Goodbye, Noah."
She turned around, walking away.
What am I doing? Noah thought to himself. Theresa may always be the one I
love but Paloma is special and I do care for her. She made me realize how I feel
today. I can't let her leave.
He stood up and ran after her.
Right before he reached her he bumped into Theresa and Ethan.
"Oh sorry," Noah said.
"What's the rush, Noah?" Theresa asked smiling. "Why don't you join us? We
were just going to sit down to watch the fireworks."
"Well, I don't think I should intrude," Noah said, trying to get past them
quickly so he could go to Paloma.
"Nonsense," Theresa insisted, grabbing his arm.
Noah sighed. "Ok, Theresa," he said. He knew how stubborn Theresa could
get. Besides he needed to think. About what he wanted. And who he wanted it from.
Paloma walked away from Noah feeling quite upset. She was a fighter, but
tears were coming to her eyes. She could not believe that he did not follow her. And
when she had turned around to look at him one last time, she saw that he was just
sitting down to watch the fireworks with Ethan and Theresa. He doesn't care about
me, she thought to herself, dejectedly. Sighing, she walked over to where her friends,
Kay, Jessica, Simone, Sherry, Miguel and a blonde girl were sitting.
"Hi, everyone," she said, trying to sound cheerful.
"Hi, Paloma," they replied back.
"Oh, Paloma," Kay said, "this is my cousin, Charity, she just moved here from
Castleton."
"Hi," Paloma said.
"Hi," Charity replied shyly.
"Paloma is Miguel's younger sister, Charity," Kay explained.
Charity nodded.
Paloma sat down on the blanket next to Simone and Jessica.
Kay noticed that Paloma looked hurt.
"What's wrong, Paloma?" she asked her.
"We'll talk about it later, alright Kay?" Paloma told her best friend.
"Sure," Kay answered, giving her a hug.
They watched the fireworks erupt through the night sky creating glow after
glow.
Paloma sighed. She loved fireworks. The way it cascaded through the dark sky
creating light, hope and peace. But today she viewed it as being dull, annoying and a
waste of time and money. Noah had hurt her today. Her whole day had been ruined.
Mostly Theresa's fault. And Theresa had no clue. Twenty years Theresa had known
Noah and she could not see the love he felt for her. Why was she so blind?
The fireworks came to an end. Everyone stood up. Paloma got up and
marched her way over to where Theresa, Ethan, Noah, Chad and Whitney (who had
decided to follow Chad to the carnival) were sitting. Miguel saw where his sister was
headed. He knew the whole story about her, Noah and Theresa. He knew how
determined and strong she was when it came to love.
He rushed to reach her.
"Paloma," he called. "I know what you are planning to do. You are going to
confront Theresa or Noah were you not? You can't."
Kay walked up to them, hoping to help Paloma out with her anger.
"Paloma, I'm here for you. What's the matter?"
Paloma began to cry. "It's so bad, you guys," she told her brother and best
friend. "Noah is the man I love, but all he cares about is Theresa. My own sister is so
blind that she can't see how he feels about her. It didn't use to bother me before. But
it did today. Today I kissed him and after we stopped kissing, he said, "Oh
Theresa...." It hurt so badly. He thought he was kissing her not me! And I told him if
you care about me follow me. I walked away. He didn't follow. I turned around to see
what he was doing and I saw him sitting down with Theresa and Ethan and their
friends. It really broke my heart."
Kay and Miguel put their arms around Paloma, trying to make her feel better.