"anza, be honest with me," eva sighed, "what happened when everything happened?"
"i'm good, how about you?"
"esperanza, lo digo en serio,"
"okay! all that happened was cesar and i were walking home y latrelle nos detuvo,"
"i can't see your face, pero sé cuando estás mintiendo. por favor.. tell me,"
"that's what happened. nothing more, nothing less," esperanza chuckled, trying to lighten the mood.
"espy, getting a green light on you isn't a laughing matter. what exactly went down that night?"
"well, everyone was at ruby's house practicing for olivia's quince. after, we were walking home, stopped at some store and talked. then cesar said something about not being able to not think about us and then we – uh – we almost kissed," esperanza said, getting quiet as she ended her statement, "and that's when latrelle pulled up,"
"esperanza! what about that one guy? what's his name? 'blake'? and isn't cesar dating olivia?"
"benny, actually. and i don't know, he's not really my type, but cesar is pushing me to get with benny. and yes, they're dating"
"hermana," eva's voice got soft, "i know this is a tough time, but try not to get too caught up in niños,"
"i know, eva,"
"listen, i got to go. i'll text you later, okay?"
"yeah, bye,"
"bye,"
and with just a click, esperanza was left with her thoughts once again.
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monse okay. so basically, i told my mom that could babysit for her.
espy monse!! not you'll get to talk to her face to face!
monse i know! but thats the thing. what if she recognizes me?
esperanza then maybe she'll realize she fucked up. whatever happens, i'm here!
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not long after, esperanza scrolled through her phone for the three-hundredth time that day.
turning her phone off, esperanza strolled to the bathroom. once she entered the small room, she locked the door behind her so no one would enter.
esperanza did her business and washed her hands before she looked at herself in the mirror.
the person staring back at her looked almost broken. her eyes had been puffy, yet her face was slightly slimmer. her eyes seemed virtually lifeless, but she still had a tiny spark in them. esperanza smiled, trying to see what the difference would be – and almost nothing changed.
esperanza almost didn't recognize herself. who would've known that the incident would have scared the girl so much, that she didn't leave the house.
quickly splashing water on her face, she dried her face and hands, unlocked the bathroom door, and walked back to the bedroom she had became accustomed to.
wrote she made it to the bedroom, a voice called out to her.
"esperanza," derek called from the end of the hall, "do you want to go home and do what you want there?"
not really knowing what to say, she nodded her head, "please?"
her brother nodded his head, giving the girl his signature toothy smile.
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entering her home that night made esperanza smile. although her house wasn't the best, she still loved it.
walking into her room, espy placed her book bag next to her vanity. taking a seat on her bed, esperanza glanced around her room. even though she was gone from her house for two days, it felt almost as if it were weeks.
grabbing a towel from the hall closet, esperanza went into the bathroom and locked the puerta.
not long after, esperanza stripped and turned the shower on. while she stood in the shower, she closed her eyes and relaxed her body, feeling the water hit her head and shoulders.
i really needed this, esperanza thought.
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once esperanza was out of the shower and dressed, she continued on her drawing from earlier that day. as she drew, she put her playlist on shuffle, eres mía by romeo santos played. putting some finishing touches on her art, she smiled at her work.
a knocking at espy's window was enough to make her freeze and quickly look over to see the all to familiar face of cesar.
opening her window enough for him to come inside, he did so and stood infront of the girl for second before she asked, "what happened?"
instead of answering the latina, he hugged her as tight as he could. wrapping her arms around his torso, she could only imagine what oscar had told him or even made him do. the two held each other for a while longer, taking in the others presence, before esperanza pulled away.
"cesar, qué pasa?" esperanza asked as she furrowed her brows, still concerned about what the boy would say.
but going without an answer, cesar placed his hands on her face and brought esperanza closer to him, causing their lips to touch. pulling away for a second to get air, esperanza closed the space again, basically pushing the boy onto her bed.
esperanza was never one to hook up with someone's mans. but truth is, she didn't give a damn. she had missed cesar. she missed him as a friend and as a secret lover.
and almost instantly, espy had known that whatever oscar asked if cesar was too much, because what happened that night was actually too much.
