Hey! Sorry I didn't update sooner, I was being lazeeehhh….[X hehehee….
Manny trudged to his room, Frida following behind him, exhausted. It had been a long day of training, and after a well-deserved night of rest and replenish, Manny could finally return to his dear family and his home. But something disappointed him. He would no longer be alone in a world of his own with his dream girl, which was quite peaceful and relaxing. He knew they could get time alone together when they wanted it, but not time alone like this, no. No living together, no sharing the night, no sleeping in the same room or eating meals together. Just their usual antics like going to the arcade, playing pranks, vandalizing the school, (which was always a good time,) and now that they're a couple, maybe some dates here and there.
Not unless they got married, that is. But they're only 15, not anywhere close to being ready for marriage. They still had the rest of middle school and high school, and not to mention college, to go through.
What would her dad say to this? Manny asked himself. He knew her dad hated him, and for what reason was far beyond Manny, but it's either keep it a secret or take the risk and tell her dad. He didn't like the thought of keeping a secret from people, since he's a hero and all. He started to grow worried at the thought.
"Why do you hate Manny Rivera so much, Emiliano?" Carmela asked her lately quieted husband. He shook his head.
"Because! Be….because, I can't stand how much my little girl is growing up when I see how in love with him she is." Emiliano explained. Carmela fell silent, then took a seat next to him and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Emiliano, dear, it's all part of life. Everyone has to fall in love sometime in their lives, and this was Frida's time, nonetheless her first. You have to learn to let her grow up, dear." Carmela explained to him softly. Emiliano nodded his head.
"I suppose you are right, then. I will learn to accept the boy into our lives." Emiliano said, his spirits lifting. Carmela smiled and patted his back before leaving for work. She knew all it would take is a little reasoning to change his perspective.
"Girls, I am leaving for work now. Be good to your father today, ok?" Carmela explained to her daughters perkily.
"Mama, we aren't Frida, we always behave." Anita and Nikita explained in interchanging voices. Carmela sighed and fell silent.
"I know, I know, it's just…..it's just, I miss my little baby so much, I can't seem to stop telling her absence to behave." Carmela said sadly. Anita and Nikita followed her silence and glanced to the empty room with an open door that lay across the hall. The very same doorway they had teased Frida in about her liking her best friend. They could remember the memory like yesterday.
Flashback timeeeeeeez!
Frida lay on her bed, on her stomach, legs kicked in the air, writing and doodling in a diary she had gotten for Christmas last year. She sighed happily and continued writing.
"Still admiring your boyfriend, hermana?" Anita and Nikita teased in Frida's doorway. Frida's cheeks turned a deep pink color as she rapidly shut her diary.
"N-NO! He's not my b-b-b-boyfriend! He's my best friend!" Frida defended.
"Tell yourself whatever you want, hermana, but we know you like him." Anita and Nikita teased again and walked away. Frida sighed and looked back into her diary. It was filled with doodles of hearts surrounding Manny's name, and what her name would sound like if they got married. "Frida Rivera"….She liked the ring to it. It sounded nice. She looked at songs she had written about him, and her feelings for him, then shut the book again. They were right. She, Frida Suarez, was in love with who was THE bestest best friend she has EVER had. She sighed and turned on her TV.
Flashback ENDDD! [X
"Mama, we do too. You'll see her someday, you'll see. If she's with Manny, they're obviously getting closer and closer by the day. They're bound to come back someday." Anita and Nikita soothed their mother.
"Yes, I suppose you're right girls. Well, I'm off to work. Adios!" Carmela responded, waving and walking off. Anita and Nikita sighed and went back to their business.
As she heard Manny exhaustedly snore, Frida remained awake. She was going to see her family once again in a matter of hours. They would wake up next morning, pack their bags, wait for a cab, thank Mr. Alicifi for helping them, then get in the cab and drive off home. After reaching home, they would show the mayor how Manny's powers are under control again. Then he (hopefully) would accept Manny back into town and life would be back to normal; all except the fact that she was Manny's girlfriend now.
Then it all caught up to her. She thought about it. She's Manny's girlfriend. Manny is her boyfriend. She's wanted to say that for so long, and now she can finally say it truthfully. She loves Manny, and Manny loves her back. This is the day she had been waiting for so long, and now its here, and she hasn't even realized it. She's been so blind! They're finally in love, and she didn't even see it! She smiled, and then soon drifted off into a night of sleep.
In the depths of a dark and mysterious cave, a grave and menacing laugh echoed through the shadows. It was slightly raspy. A single flame burned atop a single candle and lit up a small area of the dark and mysterious cave. A pair of cold and enraged maroon eyes opened and shone in the darkness. A raspy and menacing voice softly echoed through the cave.
"Soon, my monster, we will get REVENGE! On that stupid town for making the mistake it did. You see, by banning El Tigre, an idea I have so thought of a long time ago, they removed a very important person in my life. Frida Suarez is now gone with that stupid swine, and for that, this crime-ridden boiling city WILL PAY FOR THE GRAVE MISTAKE THEY HAVE MADE!"
The raspy voice laughed as a gigantic guacamole/jalapeno/cowboy monster, a towering 30 feet tall, stepped out of its shadow.
Wowwwwieee, another chapter bites the dust.