...... man I wonder what the past tense of cut would be if English was more consistent?
Oh hey, how long have you been standing there?
..... Hold on a sec-
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*spits out soda*
I HAVENT UPDATED IN SIX DAYS?!!
"AMOR PROHIBIDO MURMURAN POR LAS CALLES-," The kiddos scream-sung joyfully as Francesco drove them, Texas, Tito, and California to the beach for some fun.
"What and why have they been singing for the past twenty minutes?" Tito asked.
"Selena... I've been practicing a lot, and they like to join," Texas said, smiling. Tito smiled as well.
"Sounds like you're family is full of musicians! Your dad taught me to play drums when I was ten," Francesco said.
"Really? I didn't know my dad played drums?" Texas said.
"You have like, three drum sets. Obviously someone in your family had to play drums," Tito joked. Texas chuckled.
"I guess... my dad never seems to do any of his hobbies anymore, he just plays around with the babies or goes off to work... he's gotten more energetic and goofy -for lack of a better term- ever since he handed over his company and the quad squad showed up," Texas said.
"Your dad always seemed cheerful to me... well, friendly at least," Tito said.
"Papà said he apparently went through one hell of a rebellious faze," Francesco said.
"Pft, really? Like, an emo one or...?" Texas said.
"Nah, my dad didn't tell me much, but he told me your dad threw a bunch of boxes full of tea into the lake or somethin," Francesco said.
"No way. He'd be dead. Gramps would've killed him," Texas said.
"What about you Cali? How've you been?" Francesco asked.
"Good," California said, staring out the window in disinterest.
"You been up to anything fun?" Francesco asked. California shrugged.
"I've been trying out songwriting... that's fun," California said.
"Woah, really? That's cool! Why don't you tell me these things anymore?" Texas asked.
"Because you never ask," California said.
Soon, they got to the boardwalk, where there was- you guessed it-
A GELATO PARLOR
"HECK YEAH!" Tito and Texas exclaimed, while California helped Francesco try to keep the kiddos from running off. However, Arizona ran up to a small group of women who were carrying sparkly purses and wearing glittering jewelry. Arizona happily started tugging on one woman's puffy jacket covered in faux fur.
"Oh! Hello sweetheart, where's your parents?" The woman said. Suddenly, Francesco ran up to her and grabbed Arizona.
"Ugh, sorry, these kids are a bit of a handful," Francesco said.
"Are they yours?" The woman asked, just a tiny bit doubtful of the tatted-out, pierced up man's intentions.
"Nah, I'm just babysittin... they're my little brothers friend's siblings," Francesco said. The woman looked a bit doubtful, but figured he was telling the truth after noticing a bunch of joyful kids surrounding him holding gelato.
"You're pretty!" Arizona exclaimed. The woman and her friends laughed, and even Francesco let out a small chuckle.
"C'mon kid, let's leave these ladies alone," Francesco said, carrying him away, the others following.
"Those girls were sooooo checking you out," Tito teased.
"They thought I looked like an escaped convict. I'm sure they were more terrified than impressed," Francesco said.
"C'mooooon you shoulda talked to them! The fur coat girl seemed nice, maybe you coulda gotten to know her better?" Tito said.
"Pft, she's not my type. Her outfit just screamed 'daddy's money'. I bet she thought I was homeless or something," Francesco said.
"You can't know that for sure until you talk to her," Texas said.
"Oh shush, we're movin on," Francesco said, the kids giggling mischievously.
This boardwalk was cool, because it had a crucial defining feature of all cool boardwalks: A FERRIS WHEEL
"I WANNA GO IN THE BIG CIRCLE!!" MJ exclaimed. Francesco chuckled and paid for tickets to go onto the wheel. He went in a gondola with the quad squad, while Texas, Tito, and California took another. Tito noticed Texas smiling down at his phone.
"What're you looking at?" Tito asked.
"My outfit for the international festival. My papá finished sewing it," Texas said.
"Can i see it?!" Tito asked excitedly.
"Not yet! I want it to be a surprise!" Texas exclaimed. Tito sighed.
"Okaaaay, I can't wait!" Tito exclaimed. California smiled at the pair, happy that her brother had a close friend like Tito.
"Cali, you've been pretty quiet, how are things?" Tito asked.
"Good, I just don't need to talk much, that's all," California said. Tito shrugged.
"I get that, we can't all be as chatty as Texas," Tito said. Texas laughed.
"Ok, ok, I just can't run out of things to say!" Texas joked.
When they eventually got off of the Ferris wheel, they regrouped, however...
"Where's MJ?!" Francesco exclaimed. Panicked, they began frantically searching everywhere. Francesco was especially panicked, knowing that America and Mexico would never trust him to babysit again. It's not like he was an avid babysitter, he just wanted to be able to help his brother hang out with his friend more, while also spending quality time with him. He didn't want one setback to ruin that.
"MJ!" Arizona exclaimed, pointing to where he saw his twin brother. Everyone looked to where he was pointing, and saw the women they met earlier. The one in the fur coat was holding MJ, and when she saw Francesco she smiled.
"You're right, they are a bit of a handful!" She joked, handing MJ over. Francesco chuckled shyly, and tried to ignore his little brother smirking at him. Francesco and the lady talked for a bit, and Tito and Texas smiled and nodded to each other.
"Me and Texas are gonna take the kiddos to the beach... there's a food shack right next to the beach, you guys can hang out there," Tito said.
"Boh, I'm not going to butt into these ladies plans tonight-,"
"I don't have anything to do," the lady in the fur coat said. Francesco looked surprised, but tried to be chill.
"Oh! Well, ok... um... let's go I guess," Francesco said shyly. They started walking towards the beach, and the fur coat lady waved goodbye to her giggling friends.
