We're Just Teens

Chapter 5

A/N: NEW UPDATE!!!! If you're reading in the future, don't worry about this. For those who are reading since I first update this book, sorry for the delay. As I've said in every chapter, if the text is in italics and underlined, it's in Spanish, and I will provide the translation at the end. Thank you and please enjoy the book.

It was a bright morning and the small lump in the bed began to move, which woke me up.  "Malik, bub, can you stop moving?" I said as I began to sit up. "Sorry Ma. Good morning!!" He literally screamed at my ear. "Malik, don't scream, I'm not deaf. Come on, time to get up, your tutor is here." He whined and gave me puppy eyes, which caused me to let out a laugh. "Bub, I'm not your aunts and uncles, I'm your mother. Those eyes don't work on me." I patted his back and he gave out a long sigh. I chuckled and began walking towards the bathroom, Malik following behind me. As we began doing our morning routine, he kept staring at me, specifically at my lower stomach area. "Bub, I know that I'm not the skinniest person in the world but it's rude to offend your mother like that. What's wrong?" I lifted his face so that he could look into my eyes. "Mami, when will baby come?" He said as he put his little toothbrush in its original place. I was so surprised that I choked on my own spit. "Mali, why would you ask that?" I slowed down my coughs. "Because Daddy said that you guys made a baby." He said as he walked out of the bathroom. I stood frozen for a minute before I looked myself in the mirror. My moment of reflection was soon interrupted by Malik calling me to help with his outfit. I gave out a shaky sigh and went to help him.

Once we were both ready, we both walked down to the kitchen for breakfast. "Good morning Ms. Fernandez, what type of breakfast would you like today?" One of our chefs asked me. "The usual I think, and something healthy for the kid, he needs to be big and strong." She gave me a nod and left towards the kitchen. "Bub, I need you to go to your room and check if you did your homework, ok?" He nodded and went running towards his room. As I was handed my iced Americano, I felt a tap on my shoulder. "Hello Princess." The voice that annoyed me so much spoke up. "What you want Yoshua, and why are you-... actually don't answer that." I sipped my coffee while I turned around to look at him. "Just visiting. I was told by Dr. Garza to come and see your condition, but from what I could see, you're doing great." I nodded and took another sip. "And for your assumption, I haven't seen Cindy since yesterday, she won't talk to me at all." He lowered his head and that happy expression turned into a sad one. As I put my hand on his shoulder, he removed it and hugged me instead. I slightly groaned and hugged him back.

For 4 years, Cindy and Yoshua have developed this weird friends with benefits type of relationship, but they're not really friends for that matter. Two years into this relationship thingy, Yoshua confessed to me that he had feelings for Cindy, and the poor boy has been hiding his feelings for so long, going heartbreak through heartbreak while Cindy was just so oblivious. She can literally hack through the security system of the White House, but this girl can't figure out that he's been in love with her for the past 4 years.

"Look, I've told you many times, let me intervene and we can finally know if she likes you or not." I began to massage his hair. I heard a sob and realized he has been crying for the entirety of the hug. "It's not your problem tho, it's between me and Cindy, but I'm dying here Princess, my emotions are dying and if Hanahaki disease would be real, I would have been dead years ago." He looked at me, eyes red. "Please, what should I do?" I gave him a sympathetic smile and placed his head on my shoulder. "I know I'm her best friend, but the best thing you could do is just confront her. It's the best thing." At that response, he let out a loud sob and cried loudly. All I did was to just pat his head and continue the hug.

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