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Advice
The next morning..............
Manny had woken up uneasily. This was because his Granpapi had stolen an ice cream shop on the count of that he was eavesdropping on Manny and his dad, and to make Manny feel better, he decided to steal the entire shop!!!
Manny got out of bed, scratched his butt, rubbed his eyes, yawned and then....... farted. As he left his room for the bathroom, he saw a picture. It was of him and Frida, during the carnival, he can't remember when the carnival was but he remembered Frida. Then it hit Manny, like a punch from El Oso. The burning sensation came back to his stomach. His mind was filled with thoughts of Frida and the night before. This all seemed like a dream to Manny, but deep down he knew all of it had happened.
He took a bath, got dressed and went to the kitchen. His father was there and so was his Granpapi. They were at it with their "coffee conversation".
"Rodolpho.", said Granpapi and he sipped his coffee.
"Papi.", was Rodolpho's reply and he sipped his coffee as well.
"Rodolpho (sip of coffee)."
"Papi (sip of coffee)."
"Rodolpho (sip of coffee)."
"Papi (sip of coffee)."
This would've gone on forever, luckily Manny sat at the table with a bowl of cereal and sighed sadly.
"What is wrong my son?", Rodolpho asked.
"Chyes. What is the matter?", his Granpapi quickly added.
Manny just started eating his cereal and sighed again. Manny's dad and Granpapi exchanged worried glances.
"Do not be afraid to tell us miho...", Manny's dad comforted and he took another sip of coffee.
"Chyes. Tell us. We will help.", Granpapi added once again and he sipped some of his coffee again.
Manny finally looked at them and said,
"It's about girls...."
Manny's dad and Granpapi just spewed out their coffee for the longest time. About 14 seconds. After the caffeine stopped pouring out of their mouth, Granpapi said,
"Ahhh, well..... When a mamá and a papá love each other a lot they....."
Manny listened attentively until Granpapi went wild.
"Ahhh, I think I hear a Bank explode!! Verysorrygotttago, gottastealsomemoneysandstuff. RODOLPHO YOU DO IT!!". And once again Granpapi jumped out of the nearest window into the city below.
Manny turned to his father, who wasn't there. Manny sighed once again, and resumed eating his cereal, until his dad appeared behind him with a stack of books, a video tape, and a few posters and he layed them all out on the table.
"I have been planning for this day miho.", he said while opening a book.
"I knew this day would come, so I decided to be as prepared as possible.", he continued while undoing a knot on a poster.
When Manny's dad was finished, he took a deep breath and opened his mouth, trying to begin but Manny interrupted, saying,
"Dad. I don't need to know that much"
"Ohh.... Well, that's fine. We'll use this some other day." Manny's dad replied with a disappointed sigh and he threw all the stuff out the window.
"I just need advice". Manny continued.
His dad seemed to perk up and said,
"Okay Manny, I'm listening".
Then Manny began his story.
"I have a friend, his name is.......Ma... I mean Danny. Danny thinks he like his best friend, Fri.... uhh.... Prida, yah. He doesn't know what to do and what to feel. He asked me for help and well I need advice for him. Not me. Him, Man... I mean Danny."
Rodolpho, being a father, knew instantly what Manny was talking about (for once). He took another deep breath and said.
"I think yo.... I mean HE, should be honest about your... I mean HIS feeling about Prida."
Manny quickly interrupted asking,
"What, if Fri.... Prida doesn't feel the same way about me, I mean him."
"Danny won't know until he asks." was Rodolpho's reply
After that, Manny just sat there. Thinking. After a few minutes, he smiled and said,
"I think you're right Dad, thanks for the advice, and Danny thanks you too."
Then Manny threw his bowl into the sink and ran off, leaving Rodolpho at the table. Rodolpho simply smiled and said.
"Good Luck my son".
End of Chapter 3