The Silent Ones [EDITING]

Bella

I talked to Alessandra for a while now and she's a really funny girl. She wants to meet at a new place downtown called El Parian, it's a Mexican restraunt. I'm not really into Mexican food but maybe this will be different. 

She called me and told me she was there. "I'll be there in a couple minutes." I said while I turned a corner. "Table or booth?" She asked. "Booth." I answered. "Okay, I'll see you in a couple minutes." She spoke in her regular innocent voice. "Okay, bye."

"Bye." We both hung up and I kept driving down the freeway. Once I pulled up in the driveway I fixed my hair up and got out the car. "Welcome to El Parian, how many?" The host asked. "Actually, I'm joining someone." I smiled awkwardly. "Okay, follow me." He walked to the back of the restraunt and Alessadra was waiting for me. "Hi, I like your suit!" She got up and hugged me. I inhaled her sweet fragrance and hugged her back. 

"I like your dress." Wow I didn't fuck that compliment up, congratulations. "Thank you." We both sat down in the booth and she looked in the menu. "Hello, welcome to El Parian, what would you like to drink?" The waiter asked.

"I'll get a water." She answered then both of their eyes landed on me. "I'll get a water too." I answered and the waiter wrote some stuff in her writing pad and walked to the kitchen. "So how have you been?" Alessandra asked. "I've been great, how about you?" I asked. "I've been fine, super busy though."

I brought my hands up and tapped my fingers on the table. "Do you know what you're gonna get?" She asked. "I'm thinking about getting the chilaquiles" I answered. "Those are really good."

The waiter came back with our water and placed them in front of us. "Are you ready to order?" She asked. "Yeah, I'll have Torta Cubana."

"I'll have Chilaquiles please." I said while I closed the menu and handed it to her. "Okay." She walked back to the kitchen and I brought my attention back to Alessandra. "So, what did you do today?" I asked. "I went out with my girlfriends to the mall and I visited my mom, what did you do?" She asked. Do not talk about Sophia. What did I even do? Now I know why I don't go on dates.

"I went to the dog park and uhh... Ate I guess..." I answered uncomfortably. She laughed and when she calmed down she asked, "You have a dog? I guess I can picture you having a dog." She can picture me having a dog? Oh no. "Yeah, dogs are amazing... Why wouldn't you have one." I chuckled and she rested her head on her hands. She gave me 'the look' not just any look... The look a dog would give to a piece of steak.

"What kind of dog?" She asked. "Yorkshire Terrior." I answered with the first dog that came in my mind. "Those are so cute! How old is it?" Oh shit, how old, how old? "Thirteen months." 

"Aww, a little puppy! What's it's name and gender?" Hmm, girls like cute names... "Her name is... Bella." This is way too many lies for a first date. "Bella? Did you come up with the name?" Actually yes I did a few seconds ago. "I let my niece name her." Goddammit quit lying!

"That's so cute! So hav-" her phone started buzzing. "Let me turn my vibration off." She unlocked her phone and gasped. "What's wrong?" I asked. "There's an AMBER alert, who could it be for?" She asked. "I don't know." My breathing got heavier and my hands started shaking. "Are you okay?" She placed a hand on mine.

"Yeah, I'm okay." I took a sip of my water and she put her phone down. "So do you have any pets?" I asked. "I wish, my brother is allergic to like, every animal besides a goldfish. I've tried a goldfish and... It died after the second day because he forgot to feed it." She sighed. "Aww."

"Here you go." The waiter placed our food in front of us. "Thank you." We both said in unison. "You're welcome, I'll be back in a few minutes to check up on you." She said then walked back to the kitchen.

"How does it taste?" I asked Alessandra. "It's really good, how's yours?" She asked. "It's good." We finished eating our food and we walked to the parking lot. "I really hope I can meet Bella soon, she sounds adorable." Alessandra said excitedly. "She really is adorable, maybe you could see her sometime." AGH WHY AM I DIGGING MYSELF INTO A DEEPER HOLE?!

She kissed me on the cheek and got in her car. I got in mine and drove home. I opened the door then opened the basement door. "Sophia." I called. "Huh?" She asked and wiped away some tears. "Are you seriously crying?" I asked. "Yes." She answered then buried her face in her hands. "Will I ever get out of here? Do people even know I'm missing?" She asked. "I don't know and yes people actually do, they are just too stupid to search in the right directions."

"You might get a friend down here soon by the way." I said while going up the stairs before she could ask any questions.

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Sorry these updates are taking so long, a couple of days ago it was my birthday so that day was... Interesting and I have so much marching band stuff. I will promise at least one MAYBE two updates a week and if I don't update within a week that means I'm either too lazy to write or else I'm super busy.  I'm also really sorry this one is super short but you'll like the next one ;) thanks for reading my book and if you could give me a little tiny birthday present and vote that would be great. Thank you :3

Until next chapter... Peace <3<3<3