SEÑORITA

Chapter Three

Alex walked unto the school hallway with his eyes glued to his phone. He'd been trying to reach Debbie for about eighteen hours , calling and texting her but she had not responded to any.
" *beep* you've reached the voicemail of ' Debora Diez' please leave your voice message!"
" Deb, this is the hundred and fifth time I've reached your voicemail. Please call me back when you get this message. I am worried sick about you. I'll pass by later to check up on you but please, please call me back. I love you."
He then walked over to his locker, opened it and took his headset. Just then, Pete who was Debbie and Alex's friend walked over to him. Pete was a nerdy student, who was half Armenian and half American. He had plenty shiny black hair, that gave him a serious Armenian look. He was tall and thin and he usually wore baggy clothes that revealed his reedy stature. He, Alex and Debbie have been best friends since middle school. Anytime he would get bullied, Alex and Debbie were there to fight for him. That is why he was a very good friend to them both.
" Hi Alex."
" Hey there bro, I didn't see you."
"How is Debbie?" He asked as he also opened his locker to take his history textbook. " I heard the heartbreak really hit her bad."
" What!" exclaimed Alex.
" Didn't you hear, Drew broke up with her at the football game last night and rumours have it that, he has been cheating on her with Angeli."
" That's why she has not been answering my text or my calls."
" Bro, I suppose you leave her to go through this painful experience. She will be over it very soon."
" No, I have to be by her at this time. After school I will be going to her house. Are you coming?"
" Probably but I have to go for my robotics class."
" Ok. But have you told Sparkle that you like her?"
" No, not yet." Pete mumbled.
"What! You better tell her and ask her to the prom before other guys start asking her ."
Just then , the bell rang for class so Pete and Alex had to go for their separate classes.
" See ya later Pete".
"Yeah see you but I might not go to Debbie's house", Pete shouted over a distant to the hearing of Alex.
" That's ok", Alex shouted back!

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" Ding dong, ding dong ding dong ding dong", rang the door bell.
" I am coming" ,shouted Rita as she run from the kitchen to see who it was. Rita was Debbie's caretaker. She was temporarily employed by the Diez family to be Debbie's nanny. But when Louisa, Debbie's mom fell sick, she became Debbie's second mum. She was more or less taking care of her like her own daughter and even more because, Sasha , Rita's daughter never got the attention that her mother gave to Debbie. Her mother bathed Debbie, made her breakfast, lunch and supper and made sure she did her homework. This made the relationship between Sasha and Debbie quiet messy.
Rita opened the door and by seeing Alex, she greeted him with a warm smile.
" Hello Alex, how you doing?"
" Great Aunt Rit. Is Deb around?"
" Of course she is. But what are you doing standing there, come inside."
" Thanks" Alex said as he entered the house. The house was very huge and luxurious, just like Alex's home. It had a chandelier in the hallway, with paintings and family pictures all over the walls. The walls were covered with a relaxing wallpaper that made the whole house feel comfy.
" How is Deb? She didn't come to school today."
" Well son, the thing is, Debbie hasn't come out of her room since she returned from the football date last night. She hasn't stepped down to eat anything or to drink water. She has locked herself in her room and I've tried to talk her into coming out but to no avail."
" Well can I go up to her room and try?"
" Ok. But if you need anything I'm in the kitchen. Oh, excuse my manners. Would you care for anything?"
" Thanks but I'm ok"
" Ok then", Rita said as she walked away.
Alex then climbed the stairs , turned left and then turned right again and knocked on the second door. Alex and Debbie were such best friends that they didn't need permits to enter each other's room. They mostly spent their childhood, playing in their rooms so they were so at ease when the other one came to the bedroom.
" Hey, Deb are you okay?", Alex said as he leaned on the door.
" No just go away!", yelled Debbie.
" But we'll have to eventually talk about it so why not do it now?"
" I said go away!" yelled Debbie this time, much aggressively.
" See, boys are lame and the dumb ones are lamer. Drew is a complete idiot for not noticing how valuable you are, okay. People will kill... I mean I will kill to get a girl as caring, beautiful , intelligent , strong-willed and yet free willed like you. Don't let this idiot breaking heart make you see less than you are supposed to see, don't let him block you from seeing bigger visions ahead. I mean, there are better guys out there. And I plead with you don't turn gay because of him" Debbie gave out a slight giggle upon hearing that part. " Oh, see you are laughing but I am serious, please don't turn gay and most importantly don't shut your life down because of him."
There was complete silence after Alex gave this inspirational speech.
" Debbie? Are you sill listening?"
Debbie then opened the door and let Alex in. The room was is in a complete mess and so was Debbie. She had mascara all over her eyes, with scattered hair and a pale face.
" Thanks for that touching advice. I promise I won't be gay and I won't let this heartbreak break my heart.", Debbie said as she sat on a zebra striped bean bag.
" But how , how did it happen?"
" Apparently Drew had been hanging out with his ex, Angeli"
" What Pete said was right!" thought Alex.
"And during the football game, me , Drew and a bunch of his friends and their girlfriends of which Angeli was Dave's girl, were watching the match. Just then, Angeli gave a lousy excuse and left. Not long after Drew also left for the bathroom. After a while, I became worried so I went out to look for Drew only to see him kissing Angeli. I was so angry that I strode off with Drew running after me. And the only consoling thing he could tell me was that,  "I feel like Angeli and I are meant to be than you and I, so let's break up!" I smacked him in the face and left the stadium for home. I couldn't show up for school because, the news was all over the gossip journals in school and people were trolling me online."
" Sorry" Alex said as he opened his arms for Debbie to give him a hug. " But as I said, please don't be gay!" Alex said as he held Debbie tightly in his warm hug.