Helping Juan

19. The Time When The Lights Where Out

Juan

After the encounter with Delayla and the pipes incident, the boys and I decided that we were going to relax by going out to a steak restaurant. "Hello, how may I help you boys." A pretty blonde waitress walked up to us.

Immediately my friends perked up when they saw her, Jake started to grin, Parker raked his hair with his hand and Ace threw his arms up and laid back in a comfortable position giving the most flirty look to the blonde waitress.

I rolled my eyes, I didn't find the blonde waitress at all attractive. She looked stuck up and slutty, wearing way too much make up and wore her uniform that was way to tight for her and looked like it was two dress sizes smaller. A button was undone from her blouse which showed her cleavage.

"Well, could I have a medium steak with chips and salad." Parker ordered.

"Could I have a half rib with chips please." Ace ordered.

The blonde waitress nodded her head, writing everything down, "And you." She asked Jake.

Jake gave her his million watt smile, "Can I have a premium cut, medium steak with mash and vegetables."

"And you?" The blonde waitress asked looking at me.

My nose wrinkled in disgust a I saw her bat her eyelashes and twirling her hair. "I'll have the same as Ace, but I want curly fries."

The blonde waitress nodded writing it down, "I'll be back with your orders." She said giving us a flirtatious smile and leaving.

"Dude, she was so hitting on you." Jake said to me.

"You going to bang her?" Parker asked.

Ew no, I thought. "Nah, I've got Sally." I answered.

"Dude are you telling me you're getting committed?" Ace asked.

Jake, Parker and Ace and I were tight since we were little, they've gone through the thick and thin with me. Since we were young we did all sorts of mischievous things from stealing and shoplifting. They even spent time in jail with me, although their crimes weren't as bad as mine, so didn't need to be fostered by another family and forced to change for the better. Once they heard about my situation, they all moved here and rented out an apartment for them to live in. "No." I said quickly, "I just need her for something."

My friends just wiggled their eyebrows in a suggestive manner.

Soon our dinner came, the blonde waitress had all our plates and had set them down on the table. As she was setting down my plate, she leaned over to give me view of her cleavage, I looked away. "Here you go," She purred at me.

"Thank you." I answered stiffly.

"Is there anything else you need," She said batting her eyelashes and looking at me.

"No thanks." We said.

After finishing our dinner we paid our bill, soon the blonde waitress came back with the receipt. "Here you go," The blonde waitress said.

Jake reached out to get it, but the blonde waitress manouvered her hands where she handed it over to me.

I cautiously accepted it, I saw something written on the other side and turned it around. It was a set of numbers, I looked at the blonde waitress confused. She winked, "Call me."

Ace, Parker and Jake had surprised looks on their faces.

Feeling fed up with her flirting I did the most unexpected thing, I crumpled the receipt into a ball and threw it at her face. I stood up and stormed out of the restaurant not looking back once.

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Delayla Cruz

I woke up in the morning to a very bad start, immediately the second I turned on the shower, an awful smelling and unnatural coloured water came out. I shrieked and turned the tap off, apparently all the taps in the house had the same type of problem. So I had to dry myself and change into my uniform, I then had to apply heaps of deodorant and perfume in hopes that I wouldn't smell bad. I didn't care if it was overpowering, I'd rather smell like way too much perfume then reek of sewer.

When I arrived to school, the whole school was buzzing with chatter. "Heya." Andy said greeting me.

"Hey." I greeted back.

"Do I smell like shit?" Andy asked, "Be honest."

I went over, and as a normal friend, I sniffed him out, "All I can smell is Lynx deodorant."

Andy sighed out in relief. "What about me?" I asked.

He leant over and sniffed me, "Nah, you just smell like Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday perfume."

I sighed in relief. "What are you guys doing?" I heard Lion ask.

Andy and I jumped apart to find Lion walking towards us with a raised eyebrow, "Oh we were smelling each other." Andy answered.

"Why?" Lion asked. "Were you worried that you stank?"

"Yeah well I couldn't shower this morning because the pipes broke." Andy complained.

"Same here." I agreed.

"Well you aren't the ones who were affected also." Violet said walking to us, "The whole school's affected."

hat it was Juan and his friends doing, suddenly I felt a rush of anger but I kept quiet about it.

"Well, I hope the plumbers will fix the pipes soon." Violet said.

That afternoon I was walking home when I saw Juan and his friends again. "Hey Delayla!" Jake waved.

"Hii." I said back.

"How was your day?" Parker asked.

"About that." I said starting to give them my death glare, "I couldn't really shower because apparently the community pipes broke."

"Whoopsie." Jake said.

"Guys I'm warning you, don't do anything like this again" I warned, "Because if you do, I'm going to turn you guys in."

The boys exchanged nervous glances, "You wouldn't really do that, would you?" Parker questioned.

"Well, since I didn't shower today and considering I stink, yeah I would." I decided.

Jake, Parker and Ace started to laugh nervously. Juan just remained with a serious expression, "Why?" I asked.

"We broke the community wires for electricity." Juan spilled the beans, "So have fun without the luxury of it."

"You wouldn't turn us in right?" Ace asked.

The boys looked at me with hope that I didn't decide to turn them in, I sighed. "Fine, I won't turn you guys in."

Ace, Parker and Jake celebrated. "Why not?" Juan asked, "Why aren't you turning us in?"

I shrugged, "I kind of have a soft spot for you guys."

"Aww." Jake cooed walking up to me and giving me a hug.

Juan snorted, he turned his attention away from me and to his phone where he seemed to be texting. I was a little hurt about that, I stayed and hang around Jake, Parker and Ace for while getting to know each of them better while Juan just kept to his phone.

I then left and arrived home to find a million candles lit in my house, "What's going on?" I asked Dad.

I was surprised that Mum and Dad came home early again. "Bad news" Dad said.

"What is it?" I asked.

"The electrical power went out." Dad answered, "Now we don't have any fresh-water or electricity."

I wasn't surprised, "Is that why you decided to light like a million candles in the house?" I asked.

"Yeah." He answered.

"Aren't you worried that one of the candles will drop and cause a fire?" I asked.

My dad's eyes widened as he didn't realise it before, he then straight away started to blow some of the candles out. I sighed as I sat down on the sofa, how was I going to take a shower and live without wifi?