Revolution

CHAPTER 16

Patty

"Ciara, what are you doing here?" I affirm, covering my face ashamed with my hat, I don't want her to see me.

- Please do not hide - asks Cía.

-   Because ? Look at me, don't I hurt you? - I ask with a broken voice.

- No, I do not feel sorry for you, you are beautiful just as you are - it sounds sincere.

- You don't know what you're saying - I shake my head.

- Yes, I know, I do not care about your spots, they are part of you, they are yours, that you hide them only hides your true self - He holds me by the face with both hands - you are beautiful and nobody says otherwise. Do you catch me?

- I will continue to hide them, I'm not ready yet, I put on makeup every day, every day I spend thirty minutes to disappear and I know of many people who accept them and show themselves without a drop of makeup and nothing happens to them, I want to be strong like they.

You are strong Patty, more than you think, we all see it but you need to see it.

- I think it took a long time.

- Okay, but I have to put on makeup before I go out.

- I'll wait for you at the door.

When I finish putting on my makeup, you no longer see the white spots on my face, but rather my dark skin covering my entire complexion.

-  Is genetic ? - Cía asks curiously.

- Yes, I have a cousin who also suffers from it but her spots are on her arms and legs.

We divide and each one goes to her class. Hours pass and lunch arrives, I go through the corridors accompanied by Army and break the silence.

- Ciara knows about my spots - I let go with my face looking at the ground.

- How did you find out? - Army asks, stopping the pace.

I was in the bathroom, I was washing my face and she found me - I explain.

- Ah, do you remember when I discovered them? .

- How can I forget - I say and the memory appears in my memory: I was fifteen years old and I was in the school infirmary, my first period had arrived without warning and I got very sick, Army appeared and I don't know why but he stayed with me for for a while, I asked him to give me a glass of water from the table to my left but he tripped and threw it on me, without thinking I wiped my face and from there my emo friend knows that his brunette friend has white spots on her skin. I thought he would judge me but it was not like that, he accepted me with my flaws.

- It is not easy for me to show myself as I am - I say.

I think we are all afraid of such a thing - says Army.

We eat lunch, arriving at our table and everyone is already there, we start chatting as usual.

- Hey, I have coupons to eat at Sandy's, just for today, who's coming with me? - Flavio says showing us the papers that give us a free pass to the happy cafeteria.

- We can't, we have dance class - say the twins.

- I don't want to - says Army next to me.

"Me neither," says Zed, shaking his head.

"I have an appointment with the eye doctor," says Pablo, adjusting his glasses.

- I have practice with the team - Rodrigo says taking a sip of his juice.

- I don't like Sandy's - I say playing with my fork.

I have art class, sorry friend - says Abigail scratching the back of her head - but the one who has not answered is my friend next to me - discretely points to Cia.

- Well, would you like to come with me Ciara? - Poor Flavio, we all refused the invitation, I look at my companions discreetly, this was a plot to make them leave.

- I would love to, I'll wait for you at five - he says with a smile.

- I'll be there.

Bingo !!!

Ciara

We leave school at three and I get home quickly, which gives me time to do homework. When I finish it is late and I run to the bathroom, I wash in record time, I go to my room and I simply dress in dark pants, a dark blue blouse with sleeves and my converse, I leave my hair down. I'm applying lipstick when they knock on the door, I go quickly and open.

It's Flavio.

He wears dark pants, a black shirt and converse, he didn't wait any longer and I salute him.

- Holis - I say smiling.

-  Let's go ? - Raises an eyebrow which gives it a touch of mischief.

- Of course.

I take what I need in my backpack: phone, gum, lipstick, money and keys. I close the house, turn my gaze and find him sitting on a motorcycle waiting for me.

My friend looks great," he growled, biting my lower lip. He passes me a helmet and I sit behind, he starts abruptly and out of fear I run my hands around his waist.

When we get to Sandy's we sit at a table by the window, I look around; the place is quiet, the tables are red with the cafeteria logo consisting of the face of a smiling girl with freckles and two braids. We eat the same thing, fries with ketchup, a hamburger, and a soda. We are chatting when Tatiana enters the place and heads in our direction.

- Hello Flavio, my love - he quickly approaches us, takes his face and kisses him passionately, I can't keep looking, so I get up from my chair and run to the exit without looking back, instantly I hear my name on it. high of the place.

- Ciara, Ciara wait !!! - He screams desperate, tears appear when my cheeks recall what happened.

Ciara don't go, I can explain - he says defeated. We are outside Sandy's in the parking lot.

- I'll give you three minutes - I face it.

- I don't know what happened, where Tatiana came from or who told her about our date, but I didn't go, I swear, you have to believe me, you are the best thing that has happened to me in my boring life, you make me see things the way different, with more color, Ciara I never loved Tatiana the way I love you, why yes, I love you - her tender words warm my heart - it feels good to say what you feel to the person who makes you feel it.

I approach him face to face and look him in the eye.

- I believe you Flavio, I do not care that you have felt things for Tatiana, because she is the past, worse me, Ciara Marie Contreras Hernández I am your present and I hope to be your future.

- I love you - he says with a closed mouth smile.

- I love you too, little bear - he looks at me strangely - that you don't like?

- No - he pulls my arm - I love it - he brings his face closer and kisses me.

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