But she was a fighter. Just like her best friend, Paloma. She stopped crying,
stood up and walked into the kitchen, where Faith, Charity, Jessica and Grace were
making dinner.
"I need to talk to you, Charity!" Kay cried out. Everyone turned around to look
at her. Kay never used that tone of voice with anyone. Not even when she was upset.
But this time around, things were different. She was beyond upset. This was about
Miguel - the most important person in her life.
"What about?" Charity asked innocently.
"You know about what! You kissed Miguel at the Book Cafe! You're trying to
steal him away from me!" Kay lunged at Charity.
An open-mouthed Jessica stared on, half in bewilderment, half in glee.
Faith and Grace separated the two girls.
"Is this true, Charity?" Faith asked her.
Charity gave no answer.
Faith groaned. "I'm sorry, Kay," she told her niece.
"Thank you, Aunt Faith," Kay said.
"But it still doesn't change anything," Charity spoke up. "I kissed Miguel and
pretty soon he'll be mine. And you know it."
Charity gave Kay another one of her smug looks.
"Why are you doing this?" Kay yelled. "Why my boyfriend?"
"Because Kay," Charity explained rudely, "I've known him for only two
weeks but I can honestly say that I like Miguel."
"That's right, Charity," Kay blasted out. "You may like him after knowing
him for 2 weeks but I love him after knowing him for 18 years. And he loves me too."
"If he really loved you, he wouldn't have kissed me like he did." Charity shot
back, feeling victorious.
Kay knew that if she answered back she would explode. So she tried to control
herself by walking out of the kitchen.
Faith and Grace looked at each other, unsure about what to do about their
daughters' hostility towards each other.
Charity went back to making her salad, refusing to speak to anyone.
Boy, Jessica thought to herself. I can't believe Charity would do that to Kay.
That's low. I can imagine how Kay must feel. If Charity ever tried to steal Reese fom
me like that, I would react the same way Kay just did.
Ethan and Theresa were having a romantic little lunch Saturday afternoon at
her house, when they heard a knock on the door.
"Who could that be?" Theresa asked, getting up from her seat.
Ethan shrugged as she went to open the door.
"Noah?" Ethan heard Theresa say.
Ethan sighed. That guy always ruins everything! he thought to himself. I know
he's in love with Theresa but can't he see that she is in a committed relationship with
me?
"Theresa," Noah said at the front door, "have you seen Paloma? I need to talk
to her."
"No I haven't. Why, what's up?" she asked.
He wanted to tell her everything that happened at the carnival yesterday.
Between Paloma and him that is. But he couldn't, since she was a part of it, too.
"Umm, nothing. It's just that I really need to talk to your sister." Noah
stammered.
Just then Paloma was walking to her house. She noticed Noah talking to
Theresa. I really don't want to go inside now, she thought to herself. But eventually I
have to. Besides I'm not one to run from problems; I'm not gonna run from this.
She sighed to herself as she walked inside.
"Hi, Noah, Theresa," Paloma said.
"Hi," Noah said.
"Paloma," Theresa replied, "Noah has been looking for you. He said it's
something important.
Paloma looked at Noah. "Ok," she said.
Noah gave her a small smile. He had come to apologize. He didn't know her
too well, not as well as Theresa, but he did like having her around.
"Where do you want to talk?" Paloma asked Noah.
"Here's fine," he said.
"Ok, see ya later," Theresa said, closing the door behind her, as she returned
to Ethan and their romantic lunch.
"Paloma," Noah began.
"Save it," she said, angry.
"What?" Noah asked, surprised.
"You don't get it, Noah?" Paloma said. "I don't want to hear it. You showed
me yesterday how much you cared. Coming here today to apologize is pointless."
"Paloma!" Noah said, getting just a little angry himself. He had come here to
apologize, she knew that, and still she rejected his apology! He had never known her
to act like that before. "I know I called you Theresa, but I didn't mean to. I'm sorry.
Truth is I liked our kiss. And the only reason I didn't come after you yesterday was
because Theresa stopped me and wanted to talk."
"My sister seems to be the cause of all my problems." Paloma sneered.
"Don't worry about her," Noah said, coming closer to her.
Paloma looked at Noah, confused. Why shouldn't I worry about her? she
thought to herself. She's the reason I don't have Noah for myself. The reason why I
am the out-of-sight daughter. Noone looks at me - just at Theresa. Theresa this, and
Theresa that.
"Come with me," Noah suddenly said, a grin crossing his face.
"Where?" Paloma asked.
"To my house."
"What's there?" she asked.
He didn't answer, just grabbed her arm and took her to the Bennett's home.
stood up and walked into the kitchen, where Faith, Charity, Jessica and Grace were
making dinner.
"I need to talk to you, Charity!" Kay cried out. Everyone turned around to look
at her. Kay never used that tone of voice with anyone. Not even when she was upset.
But this time around, things were different. She was beyond upset. This was about
Miguel - the most important person in her life.
"What about?" Charity asked innocently.
"You know about what! You kissed Miguel at the Book Cafe! You're trying to
steal him away from me!" Kay lunged at Charity.
An open-mouthed Jessica stared on, half in bewilderment, half in glee.
Faith and Grace separated the two girls.
"Is this true, Charity?" Faith asked her.
Charity gave no answer.
Faith groaned. "I'm sorry, Kay," she told her niece.
"Thank you, Aunt Faith," Kay said.
"But it still doesn't change anything," Charity spoke up. "I kissed Miguel and
pretty soon he'll be mine. And you know it."
Charity gave Kay another one of her smug looks.
"Why are you doing this?" Kay yelled. "Why my boyfriend?"
"Because Kay," Charity explained rudely, "I've known him for only two
weeks but I can honestly say that I like Miguel."
"That's right, Charity," Kay blasted out. "You may like him after knowing
him for 2 weeks but I love him after knowing him for 18 years. And he loves me too."
"If he really loved you, he wouldn't have kissed me like he did." Charity shot
back, feeling victorious.
Kay knew that if she answered back she would explode. So she tried to control
herself by walking out of the kitchen.
Faith and Grace looked at each other, unsure about what to do about their
daughters' hostility towards each other.
Charity went back to making her salad, refusing to speak to anyone.
Boy, Jessica thought to herself. I can't believe Charity would do that to Kay.
That's low. I can imagine how Kay must feel. If Charity ever tried to steal Reese fom
me like that, I would react the same way Kay just did.
Ethan and Theresa were having a romantic little lunch Saturday afternoon at
her house, when they heard a knock on the door.
"Who could that be?" Theresa asked, getting up from her seat.
Ethan shrugged as she went to open the door.
"Noah?" Ethan heard Theresa say.
Ethan sighed. That guy always ruins everything! he thought to himself. I know
he's in love with Theresa but can't he see that she is in a committed relationship with
me?
"Theresa," Noah said at the front door, "have you seen Paloma? I need to talk
to her."
"No I haven't. Why, what's up?" she asked.
He wanted to tell her everything that happened at the carnival yesterday.
Between Paloma and him that is. But he couldn't, since she was a part of it, too.
"Umm, nothing. It's just that I really need to talk to your sister." Noah
stammered.
Just then Paloma was walking to her house. She noticed Noah talking to
Theresa. I really don't want to go inside now, she thought to herself. But eventually I
have to. Besides I'm not one to run from problems; I'm not gonna run from this.
She sighed to herself as she walked inside.
"Hi, Noah, Theresa," Paloma said.
"Hi," Noah said.
"Paloma," Theresa replied, "Noah has been looking for you. He said it's
something important.
Paloma looked at Noah. "Ok," she said.
Noah gave her a small smile. He had come to apologize. He didn't know her
too well, not as well as Theresa, but he did like having her around.
"Where do you want to talk?" Paloma asked Noah.
"Here's fine," he said.
"Ok, see ya later," Theresa said, closing the door behind her, as she returned
to Ethan and their romantic lunch.
"Paloma," Noah began.
"Save it," she said, angry.
"What?" Noah asked, surprised.
"You don't get it, Noah?" Paloma said. "I don't want to hear it. You showed
me yesterday how much you cared. Coming here today to apologize is pointless."
"Paloma!" Noah said, getting just a little angry himself. He had come here to
apologize, she knew that, and still she rejected his apology! He had never known her
to act like that before. "I know I called you Theresa, but I didn't mean to. I'm sorry.
Truth is I liked our kiss. And the only reason I didn't come after you yesterday was
because Theresa stopped me and wanted to talk."
"My sister seems to be the cause of all my problems." Paloma sneered.
"Don't worry about her," Noah said, coming closer to her.
Paloma looked at Noah, confused. Why shouldn't I worry about her? she
thought to herself. She's the reason I don't have Noah for myself. The reason why I
am the out-of-sight daughter. Noone looks at me - just at Theresa. Theresa this, and
Theresa that.
"Come with me," Noah suddenly said, a grin crossing his face.
"Where?" Paloma asked.
"To my house."
"What's there?" she asked.
He didn't answer, just grabbed her arm and took her to the Bennett's home.