"Tell me something Nairobi Cortes, do you love Luis Mendoza?"
"Mendoza" I repeated, giving some thought and responding "Even the name gives me butterflies"
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"Nai! Get your butt up sleepyhead or else you'll be late for your first day of school!" I heard mom shout from downstairs
Other than hockey, school was the one place I find amusing- most of the time. Other than having teachers that poured you homework and expects you to finish it in a day, it's somewhere where I can talk to Luis and the others.
"I made some food so you should eat before you go"
"How can I dig in when I'm so nervous" I stared at the breakfast she made "I don't even know if I will fit in"
"You were able to fit in with your team" she comments
"But school is different. You can just be passing by and someone can already hate you, even if you never seen them before"
She stays quiet as she began making her coffee, making me curious on what she's thinking. But it seemed like there was something else she wanted to talk about. Her lips will be partly opened to speak, but she will quickly shut them. I quickly ate and stood beside her, putting my plate and cup by the sink.
"Hey mamá, you alright?"
"Oh! Yes yes! I'm alright" Her lips cracking a smile "You should start heading to school, isn't Luis walking with you?"
"Yeah but I'm worried about you-"
A knock came from the door, and she hands me my lunch, quickly pushing me out the door.
"But I have to feed Nico-"
"It's alright! I'll do it!" She said as she greets Luis "Have fun at school!"
She quickly shuts the door behind me, leaving me and Luis confused and dumbfounded.
"What was that about?"
I shrugged "I have no clue. It's like she's hiding something"
"It's not your birthday" He wondered as we began walking "Right?"
"No it's not my birthday. In fact, there's nothing to celebrate this month"
"You think something happened at work? Because I can fight her boss and-"
"Don't even think about it" I cut him off "Because one, you got jumped from my cousins who were around five or six and two, you can't fight"
"I can fight!"
I chuckle "Yeah, I'll see it when pigs fly"
"You can be so hurtful sometimes"
"You're just mad that it's the truth" I smiled "But what about you and Connie? Have you talked to her"
His eyebrows become slightly put together as he tilts his head down. His facial expression already indicates that he didn't talk to her.
"Maybe I should stay away for a little for you guys to work this out"
