Sanchez

CHAPTER-3

Chapter-3

Spring, beautiful time to be around blooming flowers; representing elegance, grace and hope to blossom like them and be hopeful of life, opportunities and better future. As human we encounter many obstacles, emotional blocks, disparity and much more but, we forget as humans we too learn to love, forget, forgive and move on to better life.

Charlotte with smile on her face humming a random song keep on tending to her beautiful flower bed in their backyard.

"I knew I would find you here" her husband Elister approached her.

"well now you found me" Charlotte smiled at him "what do you want?" asked him patiently waiting for his reply.

"huh can't I just find you without any reason" Elister replied offended

"really" Charlotte asked with raised eyebrow "that's new" hit his chest lightly and went inside to wash her hands her husband trailing behind her looking little lost.

After washing her hand putting the tools way she faced her husband "now tell me what you want?"

Elister just sighed knowing very well she always see through his ways "well how's is Sanchez really doing? He seems to be settled well so far"

"hmmm" Charlotte hummed "so far its fine" vaguely answered him back.

"I sense but in their" Elister said sensing char's hesitation.

"because there is one" Charlotte replied truthfully " he seems fine but, he is great in shielding his thoughts. I don't want to pressure him or anything but, is he keeps on suppressing his thoughts. I fear he might explode." Shared her worry with him

"I agree" Elister understood her worries "so what's your next step" asked her instead how she plans to make him open about his feelings.

"I have something in my mind" Charlotte shared "I just don't want him to experience the void of not being loved" and gulped the remaining water from her glass, only to be taken aback by the commotion and voices coming from inside their house, both of them spring to action and rushed to see what caused such commotion.

They were just greeted by their two boys and retreating back of Sanchez who clearly is upset about something the way he is stomping up the stairs.

"what happened?" she asked her two boys only now noticing their disheveled selves and split knuckles "what the hell happened to you guys?" she again asked with warning in her tone.

Charlotte eldest son Ender finally told them "you know we took him out with our friends to hang out; one of the other groups there, one of them knew about the incident. He happens to be that jerks cousin or something, he cornered Sanchez and well rest..." he just gestured to their messy selves.

"we aren't just going to stand still and see them have upper hand on us" Augustus shared his two cents "he is our brother if someone slander him, they slander us. We just did what we thought was needed at that moment" gloated proudly.

"How bad is he hurt?" Charlotte asked worried about his mental and physical self

"Not that bad" her youngest said "you should see the others they are much worse" which earned him slap from his father and older brother.

"You two clean yourself up" Charlotte instructed "and be ready for the consequences" narrowed her eyes in warning before she too went up to confront Sanchez.

Charlotte hesitated before knocking at the door; she was fully prepared for the angry fit; maybe worse. But, when he willingly opened the door and quietly let her in. his state was not better than her son's but, it was not worse. Which she was thankful for?

He has split lip, knuckles few bruises marking his right cheek. Not that bad Charlotte concluded.

Charlotte quietly tended to his wounds and he let her. Neither of them initiated the conversation, Sanchez didn't wanted to or felt ashamed and her; she didn't know how.

"I'm sorry" Sanchez quietly muttered silence again fell between them

"it's good you are sorry" Charlotte started "it means you know what you did was wrong? But, I'm glad you stood up for yourself and your brothers too stood up for you. But again violence is not the answer and how many people will you bash before they will believe you. You can't punch all of them and feel worse after that" try to make him understand the depth of the actions and its consequences when the moment is passed.

"well you are all patched up" Charlotte said tended his wounds " I expect you to be on dinner table on time and we will discuss the corrective measures, huh" turned to leave

"Corrective measures" Sanchez said "really"

"That's what you all got from whatever I said?" Charlotte asked not believing her ears

"I'm teenager" Sanchez muttered "what do you expect?" while scratching his head

"dinner at 7" Charlotte reminded him again before leaving him to his devices, to check upon her own hooligans " I see you both are all cleaned up" making both of them sit straighter and face her

"Mum" Ender said knowing well they are in deep trouble.

"Well dinner at 7" Charlotte said and went out without hearing their reply.

Boys are trouble. She thought to herself.

Sharp at 7 they all were seated around the table but, none of them initiated the conversation nor anyone have guts to start eating without being scolded. Charlotte kept the close watch at the boys face ho keep nudging and quietly stealing glances at eachother.

"Something wrong" Charlotte voiced not particularly pointing at anyone.

"no" all three of them answered at the same time.

Augustus bravely said "can you tell us already our punishment so we can eat already"

"hmmm" Charlotte hummed "well I never stopped you guys from eating" replied with straight face.

"Mum" Augustus said "get on with it already" pleaded with whiny voice

Charlotte smiled "well you guys no going out for a week, you" she pointed at her eldest "you will look out after the dogs and will be cleaning dishes for week, and you my dearest Augustus" who gulped in fear "will clean the house for whole week and no sweets either" finished with their punishments.

"What about him?" Augustus voiced pointing at the main culprit.

"ohh him" Charlotte said "he will spend the week with me" simply said and got back to filling their plates with food.

"Good luck" Augustus whispered in Sanchez ears before focusing on his food, leaving a very confused Sanchez.

Charlotte heard it but, choose to ignore for now but, secretly smiling about what to happen this upcoming week? Interesting, interesting things; sometimes actions should take its course then words.

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