"What did you call me?" He asked sternly.
"I'm sorry! I was just thinking about him and that's all, I'm sorry. It won't happen again." The tone in his voice scared me.
" It better not, bitch." I stared at him. Was this the same sweet Tony who I talked to at lunch? He must have been in a bad mood. That's all. I hoped. I prayed. For a while there was an eerie silence.
"Hey, Manny, I have an idea."
"Yeah?" Slowly he brought his lips close to mine.
"Maybe one day my son, Juan, can play with Margarita." I smiled.
"Margarita would like that, a lot." He smiled. I realized hoe much I missed with being with somebody, especially a person that cared. A person like Tony or Craig. A person who cared for me and loved me.
"Holy Shit. It's five!" He kissed me. "Bye Manny."
"Bye, Craig." Fuck. "Tony! I'm so sorry!"
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU CALL ME YOU SKANKY LITTLE WHORE?!" He pushed me hard and I fell down. I hoped he didn't mean it.
"Tony, I didn't mean it! It's just like that Craig was perfect, you are too." He glared at me.
"I hope that was it." He kissed me and said goodbye. I couldn't believe this was happening. A man who seemed perfect for me was abusive. I needed to tell somebody. I thought of calling a hotline but none came to my mind. Then I remember. Terri. I never really talked to her but I knew whom she was. She had an abusive boyfriend in grade ten. I looked up Macgregor in the phone book. Only one entry. Without thinking I dialed the phone number.
"Hi, Is Terri there?"
"Yeah hold on, Terri! Telephone call for you"
"I got it, Hello?"
"Umm. Hi Terri, It's Manny Santos. Umm . . . Yeah. You had a boyfriend in grade ten, Rick, Right?"
"Oh no, are you going out with him?"
"No but my boyfriend Tony, Is abusive. But he's perfect for me!"
"Okay Manny dump this guy. First you have a daughter right?"
"Yeah."
"So he probably thinks you're easy."
"No! He has a son!"
"And how did he get this son? Magic I suppose? Secondly, dump him before things get any worse. The longer you go out with him the more he'll hurt you and the more you think your perfect for each other."
"But we are perfect for each other!"
"But let's say you are still going out in two years and decide to get married after you graduate high school. If he's an abusive husband he's an abusive father. You don't want him to hurt your daughter do you?" I couldn't believe Terri was talking like this. She never even met Tony.
"Terri, your wrong. I'm going to prove it to you and the rest of this world. Me and Tony are getting married."
"I'm sorry! I was just thinking about him and that's all, I'm sorry. It won't happen again." The tone in his voice scared me.
" It better not, bitch." I stared at him. Was this the same sweet Tony who I talked to at lunch? He must have been in a bad mood. That's all. I hoped. I prayed. For a while there was an eerie silence.
"Hey, Manny, I have an idea."
"Yeah?" Slowly he brought his lips close to mine.
"Maybe one day my son, Juan, can play with Margarita." I smiled.
"Margarita would like that, a lot." He smiled. I realized hoe much I missed with being with somebody, especially a person that cared. A person like Tony or Craig. A person who cared for me and loved me.
"Holy Shit. It's five!" He kissed me. "Bye Manny."
"Bye, Craig." Fuck. "Tony! I'm so sorry!"
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU CALL ME YOU SKANKY LITTLE WHORE?!" He pushed me hard and I fell down. I hoped he didn't mean it.
"Tony, I didn't mean it! It's just like that Craig was perfect, you are too." He glared at me.
"I hope that was it." He kissed me and said goodbye. I couldn't believe this was happening. A man who seemed perfect for me was abusive. I needed to tell somebody. I thought of calling a hotline but none came to my mind. Then I remember. Terri. I never really talked to her but I knew whom she was. She had an abusive boyfriend in grade ten. I looked up Macgregor in the phone book. Only one entry. Without thinking I dialed the phone number.
"Hi, Is Terri there?"
"Yeah hold on, Terri! Telephone call for you"
"I got it, Hello?"
"Umm. Hi Terri, It's Manny Santos. Umm . . . Yeah. You had a boyfriend in grade ten, Rick, Right?"
"Oh no, are you going out with him?"
"No but my boyfriend Tony, Is abusive. But he's perfect for me!"
"Okay Manny dump this guy. First you have a daughter right?"
"Yeah."
"So he probably thinks you're easy."
"No! He has a son!"
"And how did he get this son? Magic I suppose? Secondly, dump him before things get any worse. The longer you go out with him the more he'll hurt you and the more you think your perfect for each other."
"But we are perfect for each other!"
"But let's say you are still going out in two years and decide to get married after you graduate high school. If he's an abusive husband he's an abusive father. You don't want him to hurt your daughter do you?" I couldn't believe Terri was talking like this. She never even met Tony.
"Terri, your wrong. I'm going to prove it to you and the rest of this world. Me and Tony are getting married."