Mortals: Meet... 2

Caleo Easter - Adam Mendez

I looked around and noticed that I should remember something, but I can't. I will get a scolding later, but it's not like my parents care anyway. They're always busy with meetings and calls and stuff. I think hard, but I still can't remember what was suppose to be. I even checked the calendar and nothing...

I went down to the living room, hoping I could not see my parents in their phone calls or their agendas spread around the house. Luckily for me, I was alone and, even more, I had a note and money on the counter saying the following:

'Adam, we left for a last minute meeting. You'll be alone all weekend. Please, don't wreck the house.'

That was it. No 'love you' or 'call us if you need anything', nothing... Just 'don't wreck the house'. Part of me wanted to wreck the house on purpose, to see if they really care, but I discarded the idea soon, as I didn't want problems with the neighbors or the police. The first thing I did was to check the fridge to see if I had food or if I had to buy.

I had to buy. Typical.

It wasn't that cold outside, but it was a chilly Spring day, so I out on my favorite jacket and left the house, keys and money in hand and headed to the closest supermarket that I could find open. I still couldn't remember what I was suppose to, and that was kind of occupying my whole brain.

"Do you mind, Mendez?" I finally snapped out of my thoughts when I heard my last name. I looked at the person talking to me and saw that was one of my Spanish classmates. Zoë Valdez "Looks likes a couple of cells died when you crashed with me..." Sarcastic little-

"For all we know, it could be you who crashed with me..." I argued back, pointing at the book in her hands. And, to annoy her a little, I smirked "Or you needed an excuse to talk to me? You know I don't bite..." I teased her, making her blush like a rose.

"You're insufferable, Mendez" she spatted at me, not even missing a beat. I rolled my eyes and stretched my arm to grab a few things that I needed that, coincidentally, where behind her "What the Hades think you're doing?!" she accused me, obviously getting the wrong impression.

"I'm not interested in you now, Valdez" I clarified to her, grabbing a box of cereal and shaking it in front of her face "I'm more interested in food than your company, so if you excuse me..." I finished the conversation, putting the cereal in my cart and walking away from her. I didn't need to turn to see her stunned face.

Unfortunately for me, the supermarket wasn't big enough to think I'd not see her again, but she crossed my path at least four times more . She was always with someone else, a man. And, by the resemble, it looked like her father. She had his skin color and his eyes, flaming brown. And he also had the tick I've seen on her during class, his hands cannot stand still.

When I went to pay, with the food to feed me for the next four to six weeks (that's right, I don't buy for a few days, I buy for weeks... I just don't like shopping very much...), Valdez and her father stood right behind me on the line.

"Urgh, Papá, let's go to another cashier..." Ouch, that hurt... I saw the man looking around around, very confused.

"Zoë, all the other cashiers are closed" he pointed out. I tried not to smirk, but it was very hard not to tease her again a little.

"Nice to see you again, Zoë..." I greeted her, watching how her face turned red of anger "He must be your father, nice to meet you, Mr. Valdez. I'm Adam Mendez, Zoë's schoolmate"

"Oh, no! I haven't been Mr. Valdez ever!" he complained, playfully "Leo would be fine-"

"Papá!" Zoë tried to shut him up, but with no success.