Chapter 3
Gary sighed. He was outside the Cortez's house, at 4 A.M. The house was dim and dark, except for the kitchen light, which was on. He knocked.
"Coming!" said a voice, sounding confused. Suddenly the door opened, and Carmen's face peeped out. "GARY!" she exploded, and was all over his with hugs.
"Whoa slow down!" he said, laughing.
"Oh I'm sorry, I just thought I missed you, you were supposed to be gone a half hour ago!" she said.
"I was! But I had to say bye to you first!" said Gary. Carmen smiled.
"I will have to leave to get ready in ten minutes." she said, stepping outside.
It was foggy and very chilly out, clouds were rolling by very slowly.
The wind blew, and Carmen's hair went wildly around her face. "Want to come in?" she asked.
"Sure."
Juni was still asleep, but the parents were up as well as Carmen.
"Hello Gary." said Mrs. Cortez kindly.
"Hello." said Mr. Cortez, lifting up his coffee cup at him as some sort of wave. Gary nodded.
"Weren't you supposed to leave a half hour ago?" asked Mrs. Cortez.
"I was, but I stopped by over here first." answered Gary. There was a small silence except for Mr. Cortez sipping his coffee.
"So, how's work?" Gary asked the father.
"Fine. Going quite well actually." he answered.
For the next ten minutes they gave Gary some toast, then Carmen and Gary were both on their way. They kissed, and said their good-byes.
"Good luck!" she called after him, and he headed towards his helicopter. Carmen watched him get inside. He gave her own look before he left. The helicopter flew up, then something exploded out of it, landing at Carmen's feet.
"What the heck?" she said, picking up whatever it was. It was red, and was shaped as a heart. MISS YOU ALREADY was printed on it. Carmen smiled.
*
Juni yawned, looking at the clock.
"Holy smokes it's 10:30!" he said, and he quickly got dressed and ran down the stairs.
"Mom! Did Carmen leave already?" he asked.
"Yeah." she said, looking up from something she was reading.
"You were supposed to wake me up!"
"No we weren't! You said it was too early." she said.
"Yeah, but you were supposed to anyway! I mean, don't you think I want to say goodbye to my sister when I won't see her for 5 months?"
"We're sorry honey. Why don't you send her a message or something?"
"Nah. I'll just call her later." said Juni, then he headed out the door.
"Where are you going?"
"To the video game store, of course!" said Juni.
Mr. Cortez looked at his wife, but she just shrugged as Juni headed outside.
Gary sighed. He was outside the Cortez's house, at 4 A.M. The house was dim and dark, except for the kitchen light, which was on. He knocked.
"Coming!" said a voice, sounding confused. Suddenly the door opened, and Carmen's face peeped out. "GARY!" she exploded, and was all over his with hugs.
"Whoa slow down!" he said, laughing.
"Oh I'm sorry, I just thought I missed you, you were supposed to be gone a half hour ago!" she said.
"I was! But I had to say bye to you first!" said Gary. Carmen smiled.
"I will have to leave to get ready in ten minutes." she said, stepping outside.
It was foggy and very chilly out, clouds were rolling by very slowly.
The wind blew, and Carmen's hair went wildly around her face. "Want to come in?" she asked.
"Sure."
Juni was still asleep, but the parents were up as well as Carmen.
"Hello Gary." said Mrs. Cortez kindly.
"Hello." said Mr. Cortez, lifting up his coffee cup at him as some sort of wave. Gary nodded.
"Weren't you supposed to leave a half hour ago?" asked Mrs. Cortez.
"I was, but I stopped by over here first." answered Gary. There was a small silence except for Mr. Cortez sipping his coffee.
"So, how's work?" Gary asked the father.
"Fine. Going quite well actually." he answered.
For the next ten minutes they gave Gary some toast, then Carmen and Gary were both on their way. They kissed, and said their good-byes.
"Good luck!" she called after him, and he headed towards his helicopter. Carmen watched him get inside. He gave her own look before he left. The helicopter flew up, then something exploded out of it, landing at Carmen's feet.
"What the heck?" she said, picking up whatever it was. It was red, and was shaped as a heart. MISS YOU ALREADY was printed on it. Carmen smiled.
*
Juni yawned, looking at the clock.
"Holy smokes it's 10:30!" he said, and he quickly got dressed and ran down the stairs.
"Mom! Did Carmen leave already?" he asked.
"Yeah." she said, looking up from something she was reading.
"You were supposed to wake me up!"
"No we weren't! You said it was too early." she said.
"Yeah, but you were supposed to anyway! I mean, don't you think I want to say goodbye to my sister when I won't see her for 5 months?"
"We're sorry honey. Why don't you send her a message or something?"
"Nah. I'll just call her later." said Juni, then he headed out the door.
"Where are you going?"
"To the video game store, of course!" said Juni.
Mr. Cortez looked at his wife, but she just shrugged as Juni headed outside.