"Amy, go pick out a table for us while we order." Izzy says to me.
"Alright. Remember I want boneless and original hot." I say to Izzy.
"I got you." He responds.
"Patty and I want barbecue boneless." Nayzeth says. Nayzeth, Patricia and I found a table towards the back of the wing stop. While we wait for the boys to order for us, my phone vibrates in my back pocket. I reach for my phone and see what is is. Hey I got a text. It says:
"I'm on the verge of dying from curiosity lol ;)"
Me: Hey Shawn lol
Sean Mendez: So you're just going to completely ignore the fact that I'm about to die of curiosity?
Me: it's barely been an hour since we've talked about it lmao
Sean Mendez: well I can't help it. I'm dying!!!!!!
Me: You've caught me at a bad time.
Sean Mendez: How bad?
Me: Like about-to-eat-wingstop-bad lol
Sean Mendez: I love wing stop.
Me: I bet you do.
Sean Mendez: Too bad I'm dying, you have to tell me the dream!
I laugh to myself as I read the message, I guess he's going to have to die then. I put my phone down and start speaking to Patricia and Nayzeth.
"What were you laughing about?" Patricia asks.
"Did Jack send you a text?" Nayzeth asks.
"No, it was my friend." I answer.
"What's her name?" Nayzeth asks.
"His name is Shawn." I answer.
"It's a boy eh?" Nayzeth says while turning to Patty and gives her a look. Raising-an-eyebrow type of look.
"Guys there's nothing going on between us, I'm with Jack. He's just a good friend of mine."
"How long have you guys known each other?" Patty asks.
"To be honest, we've only actually known each other for about a month."
"Damn how good of a friend can he be?" Patty says in a dirty way.
"Guys, I'm not in to h-" I'm interrupted my phone vibrating again. Once again, it's Shawn.
SM: thank you for killing me.
This boy won't let it go. He's such a child.
Me: I'll pay my respects at your burial ceremony.
SM: tell meee.
Me: if I don't?
SM: you're always pushing it, Lawrence.
Trust me I've been told that a few times by Jack. Yikes.
Me: tell me something I don't know.
SM: I'll tell you something I don't know, I don't know who GOT IN A FIGHT IN UR DREAM!!!
I laugh to myself once again as I read his message.
"Does Jack make you smile that big?" Patty jokes.
"Of course he does. He's my boyfriend. If he didn't makes me smile, why would I be with him for over a year? I'd have better people to date by now."
"Mhm, like Shawn huh?" Nayzeth says.
"Whoop there it is." Patty says. I was about to respond to Shawn's text until Omar and Izzy come back with our food.
"Let's start grubbing bitchez." Omar says. We are all seated and finally start eating.
A good 10 minutes pass by and none of us have said one word to each other since the food came. You can say family is the people you can have a meal with without saying anything while eating. It's not that you guys have nothing to talk about, we just want to eat in silence. Not awkward silence, just silence. Most families probably discuss their day when they're eating meals, well this family isn't like any other. We're just a bunch of awkward goons that tend to cling together when one of us is around the other. My cousins and I are like magnets, you'll never see less than a pair of us together. You won't ever see us out alone, it always has to be 2 or more of us. It's just the way we are, it's weird. I kind of like it though.
Once we start talking after we finish our meals, I text Shawn back.
Me: Thanks for letting me eat my meal.
SM: The only reason why I didn't send you another text was cuz I was in the middle of wrestling practice. I don't give a shit about ur meal lol
SM: Now tell me about the fight.
Me: so basically Jack and Cameron had a brawl.....lol
SM: Jack and Cameron? The fuck. That's random.
Me: Tell me about it, but it was super intense. I actually thought it was real.
SM: who won though
Me: I'd say it was a pretty fair fight.
SM: Cameron won huh
Me: No, it was a fair fight lol.
SM: Cameron is buff as fuck. He's big, he can take Jack down in seconds.
Me: Piss off, we're getting off topic here.
SM: so I was in it? What did I do?
Me: You were just watching. You didn't do much tbh
SM: I probably saved the day lmao
Me: You wish. You didn't even speak, let alone win a fight.
SM: I can win a fight, try me lol.
"Try me" I whisper to myself. Those two words automatically bring back memories of Jack and I.
Me: I'd rather not
SM: Suit yourself.
Me: It's not like you'd cause that much damage, you're a scrawny guy.
SM: You won't be saying that in 6 months, when I start hitting the gym.
Me: lmaoooo bye Sean
SM: Bye, I'm tired of talking to you anyways.
Me: Someone's a bit sassy.
SM: You aren't ready for Benito.
Me: wtf is a Benito? Lol
SM: The sexy and sassy side of me. You'll get to know him soon. Not now though, you aren't ready for that.
Me: shut up. Ur a child.
SM: I'm gonna go, I have to drive home from practice. See u tomorrow.
Me: See ya.
I finally look up from my phone and notice that my table is empty. I look around and see my cousins standing at the entrance of the Wing Stop with their arms crossed.
"Finally you look up. We were thinking about leaving your oblivious ass here." Omar says.
I get up and walk with them to the car. Izzy is driving us back to Grandma's, but he's 17 and has his license already. I trust him.
We get in the car. Omar sits in the passenger while Patty, Nayzeth, and I sit in the back.
"Who wants the aux cord? Just don't play some simpy ass shit." Izzy says as he lifts up the aux cord. Nayzeth ends up taking the cord and plugging it in to her phone.
"Sublime anyone?" She asks us.
"AAAAYEEE!!" We all cheer at her suggestion. Day 2 with these goons is definitely going to be a success.
