Love On The Border

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    Eduardo took me home.
"Thank you." Maria said. Eduardo nodded and smiled.
"My pleasure." He responded. They looked deep in their eyes and it remained silent for a moment. Maria walked towards Eduardo and hugged him. Eduardo hugged her back.
"Do you want to hang out tomorrow?" Maria asked.
"I can't. My dad is taking our family to go meet his boss." Eduardo responded. Maria felt embarassed on asking a question and being rejected.
"But, we can hang out some other day." He said. Maria nodded. They stopped hugging each other.
"Bye." Eduardo said.
"Bye." Maria responded. She turned around and approached her front door. Eduardo got back in his brother's car and left. The door opened.
"Ana Maria de la Cruz! Onde haz estado?/Ana Maria de la Cruz! Where have you been?" Her dad yelled.
"Estaba con Leah!/I was with Leah!" Maria talked back.
"Nunca te dimos permiso de ir con ella!/ We never gave you permission to go with her!" Her dad said.
"Perdon okay?! Yo queria ir con ella!/i'm sorry okay?! I wanted to go with her!" Maria spoke and entered the house, heading to her room.
"Ana Maria regresa aqui mismo!/Ana Maria come back here this instant!" Her dad hollered while going after her. Maria went back to her dad and rolled her eyes.
"Quien te crees? Namas tienes trece años! Y por lo mientras que vivas en esta casa, bas a seguir las reglas y bas hacer lo que te mandemos! Ya cuando estes mayor de edad, puedes irte y hacer lo que tu quieras! Pero orita estas en mi propiedad y no quiero que hagas esto otravez! Me entendiste?!!/Who do you think you are? You are only thirteen! And while you are living in this house, you have to follow the rules and do what you are told! When you get older, you can leave and do what you want to do! But right now you areliving in my property and I don't want you to do this ever again! You heard?!" Maria's dad yelled furiously. Maria remained silent for a while, but then spoke up.
"Ok." Maria went up to her room. She got on her phone and saw that she had a message. Maria unlocked her screen and saw that it was from Mark.
Message:
Hey Maria! U still awake?
Maria decided to respond even though he raped her.
Message:
Maria-Hey mark.
Mark-Hey can I tell you something?
Maria-yeah I guess
Mark-Maria. For starters, you have a nice body!
Maria-wow-_-
Mark- And secondly, i love you.
Maria read the text. 'What?' Maria was receiving mixed emotions. She felt love, but at the same time, she was feeling hate. He had raped her! She answered back.
Message:
Maria- you say you love me, but if you did, you wouldn't have placed a finger on me!!! What is wrong with you?! I thought I loved you but now, you're just spoiled. I have no feelings for you...
She thought again on what she was about to send him. Even though he raped her, she still loved him. She deleted the message she wrote and started new.
Message:
Maria-I love you too.
Mark-Can I ask you something?
Maria-yeah
Mark-Do you wanna go out?
Maria-Yes!!
Mark-See you on Monday.
Maria squealed. Her first boyfriend is her crush! She had to tell Leah. She called Leah over the phone. The voice answered. Maria tried calling Leah again. This time her mother answered.
Phone call:
Leah's mom- hello?
Maria- hello. Is Leah available?
Leah's mom- no. Who is this?
Maria- This is Maria
Leah's mom- Oh! Maria there is terrible news! Leah's brother had a sickness that is severe and it got passed to Leah. They both can die! She started to cry.
Maria- What?...
Leah's mom- I don't want them to die.
Maria- It's okay. I know they will survive! They are both fighters! They are both strong!
Leah's mom- Thanks Maria. You are a good friend of Leah.
The phone hung up. Maria started to cry. She layed down on her bed and cried herself to sleep.

Author's note:
So I was planning for the intensity to advance right now but, I wanted to put in some romance I guess. Anyways, hopefully you liked this chapter and there will be more coming soon. Also, sorry this is kind of a short chapter. I will try to make a longer one and get to the intensity.
                      ~Jackie~