two graves

10

it was the end of the day. the last bell. i could hear it ring.
d-,,bye luna babe'' i chuckle
l-,,bye hottie'' i say as i go to my locker in order to meet finn and gwen there. when i got there,at the blue lockers, i was surprised to see robin joined them.
l-,,hi guys''
,,hi'' they all say. robin was leaning against the locker,gwen was standing in front of me and finney was searching for something in his locker.
l-,,finn''
f-,,yea?''
l-,, has anything happened between you and donna lately? any cute moments?'' gwen laughs as she says
g-,,yeah! has anything happened?''
f-,,not really'' you could tell his cheeks were a hot red.
r-,,did i miss anything? is finney getting a girl?''
g-,,in his dreams''
l-,,ey gwen dont be mean. i know she likes him they would make a great couple''
f-,,can we please talk about this somewhere else?''
l-,,right.''
r-,,its fine buddy. i got you''
g-,,somewhere else means at home. you won t get away with it that easly''  finn sighs, as he closes his locker
f-,,alright. can we leave now?''
l-,,yea lets go'' all of us started walking, heading for the exit as we talked about the classes we had today.
right when we got to the wooden doors of the school, gwen spoke up
g-,,hey robin. do you have a ride home? if not, you can come with us''  please say no.
r-,,thanks but my uncle will pick me up, as usual''
g-,,thats fine''
f-,,alright then, see you tomorrow robin''
r-,,bye buddy'' he says, shaking his hand
r-,,bye gwen,bye luna''
g-,,bye''
l-,,goodbye arellano'' i say as all three of us walk away, leaving robin behind. not for long tho. he grabed my wrist,pulling me closer to him at the point where our faces were just inches away. he got closer to my ear, whispering
r-,,let me know if you feel sick again. i ll help you'' it sent shivers down my body. he let go of my wrist.
l-,,yeah'' i breath heavily,catching up on finn and gwen.
g-,,luna i have to ask you something'' i was still processing what just happened. i used to hate robin and i loved it. now i feel like a fool. i snap back from my thoughts, looking at gwen.
l-,,what''
g-,,are you and robin a thing?'' she says smirking. finney was trying to not burst down into laugh.
l-,,i lived long enough to hear this one. i can die knowing i have experienced everything. pengwen are you like crazy? i hate that dude''
g-,,it really doesn t seem like it'' she teases.
l-,,yeah sure.you should take care of finney instead''
f-,,oh no don t involve me luna!'' he brags as me and gwen laugh.
g-,,okay,fine. but just dont forget to tell me if anything happens between you two''
l-,,oh my god'' i almost yell
f-,,see? this is what it feels like.''
l-,,then you have my apology finney'' we laugh as i realize we got to my house.
l-,,ok then,siblings. i have to go. see you tomorrow?''
g-,,of course''
f-,,yes''
i hug gwen,and then finney.
l-,,bye guys''
f and g-,,bye!!''
i blow them a kiss before opening the door,seeing my mom vacuum.
l-,,hi mama!'' i yell. she turns around, giving me a smile as she turns off the vacuum.
m-,,hi baby'' she gets up,opening her arms for me to hug her so i do.
m-,,how was school?''
l-,,hmmm just a normal day. how was work?''
m-,,just a normal day'' she copies my words as she pulls away from the hug.
m-,,i just finished vacuuming. are you hungry?''
l-,,yes,actually. i have some food left from breakfast since i didn t est any.''
m-,,right. breakfast for dinner. sounds good''
l-,,very good.''
m-,,there is this new movie that came out yesterday. it seems pretty interesting. do you want us to watch it? some mother-daughter time!''
l-,,i would love that mom'' i say as i enter tkitchen, heading for the fridge. i take out the food as i place it on the counter in order to cool down a bit.
l-,, i ll go wash my hands mum! illl be here in a minute''
m-,,sure!''
i walk upstairs,leave my schoolbag on the floor and enter the bathroom. i look at myself as i start wadhing my hands. i indeed looked a bit better than i looked in the morning. thanks to robin, my moral was higher and i felt more alive. i grav a cloth, wiping my hands. i immediately get a deja vu.

*FLASHBACK*

l-,,i dont know bruce,i just feel sick'' i almost yell, talking to him from the other side of the landline.
b-,,you want me to come over?''
l-,,no! don t bother yourself, please. go out, play baseball. do anything just don t waste this day on me. i ll be fine in the end''
b-,,i really dont care. i will be there in 15 minutes''
l-,,i wont open the door''
b-,,do you want chocolate or sout gummies?''
l-,,i want you to calm down. you are not coming over''
b-,, or should i get crisps?''
l-,,i mean chocolate sounds great''
b-,, thats what im saying. i ll be there in 15''
l-,,i dont know if i love you or hate you. i love you but i would like to scream at you rn. make sure you get soda too''
b-,,of course'' he chuckles

*END OF FLASHBACK*

i smile to myself,walking out of the bathroom, going downstairs.  i see my mom on the couch, under the blankets. she was so cute when she got excited over us spending time together.
l-,,uu you even broughy blankets''
m-,,yes!'' she states, excited.
m-,,come here!'' she motions for me to sit down next to her. i grab my plate of food from morning and do as she said.
m-,,alright. should i start the movie?''
l-,,yesss''i yell happly. i cuddled into her, as we watched the movie. i got caught up into it, im not gonna lie it was pretty interesting. the landline rang but i didnt care much. i was paying attention to the movie.
m-,,wait, i ll go see who is calling at this hour.'' she mumbles in annoyance. i murmur in response.
m-,,hello? who is this?'' i look at her
m-,,oh'' i hear her say as my heart drops. whatever happened, it couldn t be good news.
m-,,yeah, thank you for calling. have a great night'' she says as she hangs up. i observe her looking at me, checking to see if i heard something. she had a worried, sad look on her face.
m-,,sweetheart?'' i was scared. i push the blanket off my body.
l-,, yes?'' i feel a lump form in my throat as i speak.
m-,,did you know...'' she stutters. i couldn t tell if she was confused or devastated,on the verage of tears.
m-,,robin arellano?'' oh no.
l-,,yes. why? whats up?'' my heart dropped for the second time.
m-,,im so sorry baby'' and now for the third.