One lie at a time

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Amelia's pov

Me and Alex made up but I don't like Finn anymore

He's a weirdo

"Okay, queridos, your abuelita is going to church!" Lydia said taking me out of my thoughts

"Vete con Dios, Abuelita." Alex replied

"Shh! I'm watching Buffy!" Elena hushed from her spot on the  couch

"I love you, papito. Ay and you too Chiquita . Bye Elena." Lydia said closing the door

"What's so great about Buffy? It's just a vampire show." I asked

"Well, it's an allegory for how strong women are in constant battle with an oppressive, bloodsucking, male-dominated society." Elena said

"Woah! Buffy's hot." Alex smirked

"Hey" I said hitting him in the arm and hugging him afterwards

Mine

"I know, right?" Elena agreed, before her cell phone rang out, "Oh, no."

"What?" Alex and I questioned

"It's a text from the guy l asked to be my quinces escort. He said yes. This is a disaster!" Elena cried out

"Yeah, for him." Alex joked

"No, for me. My whole plan to get Abuelita off my back was to ask a popular guy who would never do it. He rejects me, l full on fake cry, Abuelita feels guilty, and boom.. I escape the patriarchal tradition of having to be escorted to my quinces, and instead grow out my unibriw and read a poem about Frida Kahlo." Elena said

"Sounds a bit dramatic ." I commented with a small laugh

"Do I have to come to your quinces?" Alex asked just worried

"Who's the guy?" I asked

"Josh Flores." She said

"Josh Flores? He's like the star of the baseball team.
He should be dating a hot girl who got held back a grade, not you." Alex commented

"Considering you have a crush on this boy, l'm a bit worried for out future together ." I joked

"Oh, and now he says I'm cute? What?" She groaned

"So are you gonna tell Josh that you're not into boys? You know, that way?" Alex asked

"Well, all I said is I might be into girls. But I probably like boys, too. I don't know." She said

"Huh?" Alex asked

"Well, it's like.. I've never tried broccoli. So I can't say for sure that I don't like broccoli." She tried

"We had broccoli last night for dinner." Alex said

"It's a metaphor, Alex." I said

"Broccoli means boys." Elena continued

"Oh, I see... but it's not like you tried girls before either. Sorry, I mean... I guess, cauliflower?" Alex said

"That's because cauliflower is a lot harder to find. I mean, how many girls do you know that like cauliflower?" She asked

"None. Although, Finn is pretty sure Denise Falto does because she didn't want his skittles." Alex said

"Skittles just means skittles." I clarified, laughing at horrified look appear on her face

"Well, let's just say l'm open to trying broccoli. I mean, l'm not gonna go out and buy broccoli, but if broccoli falls on my plate —" She started

"Stop. I don't want to know what your plate is." Alex groaned

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