Best friends forever (COMPLETE)

Part 10

It was Saturday, I was going on a date with Victor! I looked in the mirror and adjusted my skirt. I kind of looked perfect! My phone beeped on the bed, it was Victor 'I'm outside'. I quickly ran out of my house and saw Victor, a boy, and a girl sitting in Victor's truck. We weren't old enough to drive of course but Victor had his learners permit. I walked down the sidewalk and when I got closer I actually recognized the boy and girl. I had met them at Cruz's party. The boy was the one who called me hot and the girl was the one that said she didn't know Victor had a girlfriend. The girl jumped up from the backseat, "hi Estrella!" She said, her long curls bouncing. "Hey" I said and sat in the passenger seat. "Hey Victor" I said, "hey, so what do you guys wanna do?" He said turning his head to face the backseat. "We could go to the mall?" The boy suggested, "okay, cool" Victor replied and we drove off. I couldn't believe I was not only going on a date with Victor, but a double date with his cool friends! Oh to be popular!

We got to the mall and walked in. "So Estrella, you wanna go to forever 21?" She asked, "oh um- I don't have a lot of money" I replied. I really didn't want the cool kids to know I was poor, but I did have 30 pesos in my pocket. "That's okay, I can buy you something!" She said and she grabbed my hand and ran to the store, and the guys followed us.

We tried on some clothes and stuff and it was really fun! "Here Estrella, you would look amazing in that!" She said and handed me a dress, "try it on!" "Okay." I looked in the mirror hesitated. I just didn't know if I liked it. It was a really short black dress and I didn't think my parents would approve. "So what do you think?" She asked. I heard them outside the door. I was gonna walk out when I heard Victor, "that looks so hot, you're so beautiful, Daniela" He never called me beautiful. I guess she was his friend though, shouldn't he be calling his girlfriend beautiful though. I looked in the mirror again. Never mind, I can tell why I'm not beautiful.

A while later we were at the food court. I looked in my pocket and took out my money. I didn't have enough for anything. But I worked really hard for this money, I did more chores and cleaned the entire house. But 30 pesos. "Estrella what do you want?" Jorge asked me. I put the money back in my pocket, "uh- I-I'm fine I don't need anything." "Do you not have enough?" Victor asked, "o-of course I have money, I just d-don't want anything." I was stuttering so much, I just didn't want my boyfriends rich friends to know I was poor. "Victor why don't you buy something for your girlfriend?" Daniela suggested, "she said she didn't want anything" he said, "hey, don't be like that, buy her a drink or something!" She said, "fine" he groaned. "Estrella, I'll buy you something" he said, "thanks Victor, I want a chocolate milkshake" I replied. I kind of felt bad, he obviously didn't want to buy me anything. "Damn it, I don't have enough!" Daniela said, "i'll pay for you, get whatever you want." Victor was really quick to say that, but didn't want to buy me anything.

Later everyone got their food and was waiting for me, "here, Estrella we're gonna go sit down" Victor said and handed me 80 pesos. They sat down in the front and I could hear them bickering. "Why didn't you want to buy Estrella anything?" Jorge asked, "because she's poor, she's probably only with me because I'm rich" Victor replied, "hey she needs to eat! She's basically a walking stick figure!" Daniela said and they all laughed. "Here's your shake" the cashier said, "that'll be 75 pesos" I handed him the bill and he gave my a few coins. "Hey I bet she won't give you your change" "it's okay, I'm donating to the poor!" I walked over to the table and handed Victor his change, "you keep it" he said and chuckled a bit, "oh no it's okay, I'll just go on the street and hold up a sign saying how poor I am" I said. They all stopped and looked at me, "oh and Victor, here's the other 75." Then I took off the lid of my cup and poured the whole thing on him. Everyone stared and few people laughed. I quickly walked away before he could say anything.

I walked out of the mall and stood on the sidewalk as I called my dad. It rang for a few seconds, "hey papa can you pick me up, I'm at The Plaza Mall" I said. A few minutes later he pulled up and I got in the passenger seat. "What happened?" He asked, "I'll tell you later" I replied. The whole trip was silent, other than the dinging noise that came from my phone every time Victor texts me.

When we got home we all sat on the couch. "So are you gonna tell us what happened?" Mama asked. I told them everything, from the dressing rooms all the way to when we were at the food court. "I'm so sorry mija" papá said, "What an spoiled asshole!" Mamá said, "language Alma, Estrella is right here" papá replied, "but he called us poor!" She argued, "hey it's okay, I'm not even that upset about it" I said, "Estrella, why don't you go to your room?" Papá said. He and mamá were probably gonna fight about this.

I went to my room. Victor's room probably didn't have a sheet as a curtain, he'd have actually fancy curtains. Victor's room probably didn't have a twin size bed, he probably had a big king sided bed. My room was probably the side of his walk in closet. I wish I was rich like Victor. I didn't think this would get to me, but I guess then I wouldn't have poured that milkshake on him.