Fix the broken

Chapter 21.

Maria
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"Be good for dad, okay?" I give my siblings a stern look.

"Yes, we know, how long will you be gone for again? " Marco asks.

"Just this weekend, ill be back on Sunday." I inform.

"Okay, we'll miss you." He hugs me.

"I'll miss you guys too, but hey it's only for this weekend. I'll be back before you know it." I whisper in his ear.

"Okay. I love you, have fun on your trip." He eventually lets go then Lily comes up to me and gives me a big hug.

"You are gonna come back, right?" she whispers in my ear.

That breaks my heart. What my mother has put through her head, that I'm not coming back.

"Of course I'm coming back. I'll always come back, just this weekend. Then I'll be back. Promise." I hold out my pinky and she intertwines hers with mine.

When Lily was younger she would make me pinky promise stuff that she told me that thought was very important to keep it a secrete.

I go to give her another hug and whisper, "I love you, ill be back on Sunday." In her ear. She pulls away and gives me a small smile with a nod.

"I love you too."   I say back and make my way to my dad.

He sees me coming and gives me a big hug, " te amo, corazón."
(I love you, sweetheart.)

"Te amo." I hug him back.
(I love you)

"Have fun okay. Tell me how Mae's doing." I says.

"I will." I reassure.

"Be safe, don't get into trouble, do good at the game." He lets go of me.

"I won't, and I'm not actually playing I'm only a cheerleader." I remind him.

"That's a big part of it, they need their cheerleaders to get through the game." He tells me.

"Mhm, okay, well I'll do good." I nod.

"Bye, I love you." He waves me off.

"Bye, I love you too. Bye guys, see you soon." I wave at them.

"See you soon." They wave back.

This is making me think I'm going off to college not leaving for the weekend.

I hear a beeping outside so I quickly get my suitcase and leave. Yes I brought a whole suitcase for a three day trip, a girls got stuff to pack.

"Hey bitch." Mae yells from the passenger seat. "James wanted to go up to the door but I told him to just honk, he said no so I bent over and did it for him. Your not mad are you?" She looks like shes on the verge of laughing.

"No, I'm not mad." I say, putting my suitcase in the trunk.

"See babe, told you she wouldn't be mad." She swats his arm, not hard at all just enough to get his attention.

"Mhm, still, just human decency to go up to the door." He leans over to give him a kiss.

"Okay, cut it out. Do that on your own time, preferably at the hotel." I grin.

They both look at each other and he grins, she blushes and turns to look at me.

"Thanks again, for sharing a room with Enzo instead." She looks sincere.

"Yeah yeah, whatever, I'm sitting on the bus with you though." I wave a hand dismissively.

They both nod and turn up the music. We make it to Lorenzo's house and he comes out with his mom.

"Sorry, she wanted to say hi to you all, I tried to stop her." He explains while going to the back and putting his suitcase in the back.