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Friday had finally rolled around the corner. No more students, no more classes, no more teachers or school. That means sitting at home all weekend and rewatching all of my favorite movies. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAlxF6VE9Ny5
The sound of the whistle brought me back from my thoughts. I looked down from the bleachers to see Victor talking to the couch. He wanted me to stay after school with him for his basketball tryouts. I don’t really know anything about basketball. The only reason I’m here is because I don’t want to fight again. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAkrDDjiWYQy
On Wednesday, we got into an argument because mom wanted me to come home early. Victor wanted me to go with him and his friends to the arcade. He got so angry when I told him that I couldn’t. So in the end I decided that I would stay for his tryouts. I love Victor and that’s why I’m doing all of this for him. 50Please respect copyright.PENANADFry9Yc36g
“So, which one is yours?” A girl sat next to me. 50Please respect copyright.PENANANuAOMqpPQT
“Mine?” I asked her. She pointed at the guys playing basketball. “Who’s your boyfriend?” She asked again. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAEaihCf0Vkx
I looked back at Victor who had a smile on his face. “The one with the red shirt,” I replied after a minute. She looked at him then at me and she started to laugh. I looked at her a bit confused. “Sorry, but he doesn’t look like your type,” she said. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAxzFAp0ZfqL
“I’m Eve by the way,” She introduced herself. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAtyUzUBUmTs
“Rose,” I told her. 50Please respect copyright.PENANATqlFEB0Pgl
Eve and I continued to talk, getting to know each other. At some point she had said something funny and I started laughing so hard. I could feel someone poking daggers into the side of my face but I ignored it. 50Please respect copyright.PENANA7FQEyBRzMG
“Aren’t you hot in that hoodie?” Eve asked. I gripped the end of the hoodie but shook my head at her. “Nope, kind of used it.” I told her. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAoLYtW8VfMo
Eve was about to say something else when Victor came in between us. “And you are?” He asked Eve. She looked at him like he was some piece of trash. She moved to look at me and I only gave her a smile. “I’m Eve. Rose’s new friend,” she told him. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAipmVEviT3P
“We’re friends right?” Eve asked me. I nodded at her. She pretended that Victor wasn’t there and took my phone from my hand. Eve typed a few things and then handed it back to me. She grabbed her phone and smiled at me, “We have each other's number now.”50Please respect copyright.PENANAdTvDrbzROe
I could tell that Victor was getting angry but I didn’t say anything. “Eve!” Someone called out to her. “Got to go, see you Rose!” She winked at me. I waved goodbye to her. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAE6Xr957KBa
Once Eve left, Victor turned to look at me. He brought his hand up as if he was going to hit me but didn’t. “Find a way home,” He got up and walked away. Letting out a sigh, I grabbed my bag and headed out of the gym. First he asked me to stay with him and then he left me here. God, I hate him sometimes. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAl2EzsfWeeb
I walked home. I should have called my mom but instead I walked home. On the way home, it started raining. Not a sprinkle, no. Instead, it started raining hard. By the time I got home, I was completely soaked. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAcD0hr2fwCt
“Amorcito, is that you?” Mom called out from the kitchen. I placed my bag on the floor next to the door and walked towards the kitchen. “Por dios, you’re wet!” She grabbed a towel and started drying me. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAtAY6raOIXG
She took my hair out of the ponytail so that when it dried up, it wouldn’t smell bad. “Go change so I can dry your hair,” mom told me. I nodded and went up to my room to change into new clothes. Taking off the wet hoodie, I hung it up over the shower curtains to let it dry. 50Please respect copyright.PENANA594s06OQNX
As I passed the bathroom mirror, I could see the big black and blue bruise on my right side of my ribs. Memories came flooding back in. Victor had punched my side a few days ago, because I held his hand in front of his friends. Sometimes I wonder why I keep taking this from him. He doesn’t seem to love me but I love him. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAIktbXo93t8
I’m so pathetic for putting up with this, but I’m afraid of what he’ll do if I leave him. Grabbing a t-shirt and some sweatpants from the pile of laundry on my bed, I put it on. I grabbed the blow dryer and headed downstairs. “Your hair has gotten longer now,” Mom said as I sat down. 50Please respect copyright.PENANArQgN8LK5ct
My hair went down to my waist. She grabbed the blow dryer and plugged it in. I threw my head back as she dried my hair. After a few minutes, mom finally finished with my hair. I put everything away and then helped her make dinner. We ate some pasta and then headed to bed. 50Please respect copyright.PENANArFJBAg1zbL
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I placed the book into the bookcase. Nothing else to do on a Saturday other than read the books I bought a while back. “Rose!” my mother yelled from downstairs. I opened the door and headed out my room. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAQqT2x2Gneg
“Yes?” I answered, reaching the end of the stairs.50Please respect copyright.PENANAEaqHfwrV0Z
“Your friend is here,” she said to me. I looked at her a bit confused. Mom told the person to come in. Eve looked at me with a smile on her face. “Thought I would come by and surprise you,” she said to me. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAQj5qOMJhjI
They looked at me as I stood there shocked. Nobody has ever come to my house. Not even people I used to be friends with during my freshman year. “How did you get my address?” I asked her. 50Please respect copyright.PENANA3wCMBTmLvy
“I asked the front desk lady at school.” She responded. Mom at this point had already closed the door and headed to the kitchen. Eve stood by the door, looking around into the living room. I stood at the end of the stairs trying to figure out what to say to her. Her eyes landed on my and down to my arms.50Please respect copyright.PENANAxfR7gjVvvr
“Didn’t know you had tattoos,” she said to me. I immediately put my arms behind my back, so that she couldn’t see all of them.50Please respect copyright.PENANA8XWov8B8cZ
“What exactly did you come here for?” I asked her. She looked at me then down at her feet. I didn’t mean for the question to sound rude. “Sorry, I’ll leave if you want me too,” she turned to open the door. “No!” I called out. Eve stopped and turned around to look at me. I sighed and walked over to her. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to sound rude,” I apologized to her.50Please respect copyright.PENANAQpbIaMb16K
Grabbing her hand, I pulled her into the living room. “This is the first time having someone over besides Victor,” I explained to her. She patted me on the shoulder and told me that it was alright. “How about I take you out for ice cream?” she said to me. I hesitated for a moment but nodded. Even though I would rather stay home and read, it's nice to have a friend now. 50Please respect copyright.PENANA2LrTiZUg2U
“Let me go tell my mom and I’ll get changed,” I stood up from the couch. Before I could even head towards the kitchen, mom popped up around the corner with a smile on her face. She just gave me a nod and then headed back into the kitchen. “Want to help me pick out something to wear?” I asked, feeling a bit awkward. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAdpru83jp66
Eve got up and followed me up to my bedroom. “Nice room!” she said looking around. I watched as she walked over to my bed and picked up the book I was going to read. “Let’s get you ready then,” Eve sat down on my bed. I went to grab my hoodie from the chair but Eve stopped me. “You are not wearing that!” 50Please respect copyright.PENANAJKJIVj04QL
I looked at her confused. “Rose, it’s hot outside,” She said to me. She got up from my bed and went to open my closet. She looked through before grabbing a skirt with a black crop top shirt. “Wear this!” She handed them to me. I looked at her and then at what she picked, there was no way I could wear something like that. If Victor saw me wearing something other than my hoodie and some leggings, he would kill me. 50Please respect copyright.PENANA4nvh5gfJ1j
She looked at me with puppy eyes and I finally gave in. Eve gave me a big smile and put the outfit on the bed. I turned around and pulled my shirt off. As I went to grab the black shirt there was a loud gasp. I turned around to see Eve looking at me. “Something wrong?” I asked her. She got closer to me and touched the right side of my ribs. I winced in pain and moved away from her. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAw3ecc7VgTk
“I fell from my bed,” I put on the black shirt which covered the bruise. Eve looked at me like she didn’t believe a word I just said but she didn’t say anything. I put on the skirt and then some high waisted fishnets. “You look so good Rose,” Eve gave me a thumbs up. I grabbed a black jacket and put it on. 50Please respect copyright.PENANADjmFSMQkC7
“Sorry, I just don’t want anyone seeing that I have tattoos,” I told her. She nodded, understanding what I meant. Eve sat me down on the chair and started doing my hair. She put it into two braids. Once we were done, we headed out to get some ice cream. 50Please respect copyright.PENANA4Aku3lz6kS
Eve said she knew a good ice cream place so we headed there in her car. When we pulled up into the parking lot, I remembered that I had been to the ice cream place before. “Mom used to take me here when I was little,” I told Eve as she parked the car. “I hang out with my group here,” she told me. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAnrjPGD5uOV
We got out of the car and headed inside. Eve got cookies and creams, while I got mint chocolate ice cream. She found it weird that I like mint chocolate and started making jokes about it. I laughed at some of them, still eating my ice cream. We sat outside on top of her trunk and talked about all sorts of stuff. 50Please respect copyright.PENANATdbjD8yz2J
“EVE!” Someone yelled out her name. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAZyV6emku9V
She let out a sigh, which made me a bit confused. I moved to see three guys walking our way. “Pretend you don’t see them,” Eve said to me. “Eve! I know you can see us!” One of them yelled. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAOOZ2rFkIY7
Eve turned to them and gave them the finger. I tried to hide myself behind Eve but failed completely. “Wanna introduce us to your friend,” One of them said. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAYyR473mkZO
“Rose, these are Hugo,” she pointed at the one with the hat. He looked at me and gave me a smile. “Nice to see Eve having a female friend,” he laughed. She rolled her eyes at him.50Please respect copyright.PENANAxVP6sUUUs8
“This is Rafael,” she pointed to the one who had a mole under his right eye. “There’s no way you’re friends with crazy Eve,” he said to me. She glared at him, making him hide behind Hugo.50Please respect copyright.PENANAU3yFCA2lLb
“Lastly this is Keon” she pointed at the one who has a lot of tattoos. “Don’t worry about these two,” he said to me. I nodded and continued to eat my ice cream. They all started talking and laughing with Eve about something. Rafael looked up at me and walked over to me. “Rose, you got a boyfriend?” He leaned against the car.50Please respect copyright.PENANAtlZF7Mhpns
Eve flicked his forehead, “She does so leave her alone.” Rafael rubbed his forehead, rolling his eyes at her. I let out a small laugh as they started to argue. “At least she’s not single like you,” Hugo said to her. Eve stopped arguing with Rafael and turned to him. She took off one of her shoes and threw it at him. He moved to the side so the shoe wouldn’t hit him. Eve got down from the car and grabbed the shoe, throwing at him once more. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAYaWAH9nFQ9
I watched as Rafael tried to stop Eve from hitting Hugo. “Don’t worry they’re always like this,” Keon said leaning back against the car. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAmUdCL70qmO
“How long have you known them?” I asked him, feeling a bit awkward talking to him. He looked up at me and then back at them. “Since we were in first grade,” he responded. We went back to silence as I finished my ice cream. I moved up to the edge about to jump off when Keon put his hand for me to hold. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAYI4YHaHR8Q
I grabbed his hand and jumped down. “Thank you,” I smiled at him. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAFMAW8cHIMz
“ROSE!” Someone yelled my name. My body froze as my brain recognized who the voice belonged to. I looked up to see Victor walking towards me, anger written all over his face. I immediately pulled my hand away from Keon and moved back a few steps. “What are you doing here?” he asked me. I opened my mouth to respond but nothing seemed to come out.50Please respect copyright.PENANAyB06wiwZ8v
“I invited her out,” Eve got in between the both of us. “Is there a problem?” She asked him. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAFFhunpgl7q
Victor took a deep breath as if he was trying to calm himself down. “No, it seems that she forgot we had plans today,” he told her. Eve turned around to look at me. I nodded my head at her. There was no need to make him angry anymore. I should have told him where I was going. That's what a good girlfriend would do. 50Please respect copyright.PENANAX6EjTWWEF3
He reached over Eve and grabbed my hand. “Text me when you get home!” Eve said to me. I gave her a smile and followed Victor50Please respect copyright.PENANAasmBTKyPqF