Fragments of the Broken

It was a Dream

Another not so excruciating pain, I guess I am good, after a few minutes it's time for us to go, I can finally go home. I walk from college to the Mall, I enjoy the not so hot sun day, as I walk semi-straight on the sidewalk. I see cars pass by, some really slow, maybe trying to catch a glimpse of me, others way too fast. Some of the drivers are naturally slow pokes and others are just old pervs or hormonal teens.

*rolls eyes*
As I walk, I am walking with my earbuds listening to "Dear No One"-Tori Kelly.
I enjoyed it, it gave me time for me to have some alone time, sometimes it's all I needed, and other times, I couldn't stand it.

Within minutes I was at the entrance, walk up to my mom's local, and as usually she didn't noticed me cause she was organizing the merchandise behind the counter.

I love seeing her working, she is always smiling, and you could see that she really loved her job.

"Hey gorgeous!"-I said in a friendly tone

"Hey chulin..."-she said as she got up, and when she noticed it was me, she said;

"Ah Dios, verdad que soy yo la te lleva a casa"-as she laughed a bit.

"¿Te falta mucho o me doy una vuelta a lo que sales?"- I asked with a gentle smile in my face.

"I still have an hour to go, you can go ahead and darte una vuelta, pero no te pierdas"-she said smiling looking away

"Kk, can I have the keys to leave my stuff at the car?"-I asked extending my hand

"Mucho cuidado"-she said in a motherly tone.

"Si"- I said as I walked away.

I open the back of the car, put my bookbag inside. The only things I took where my purse, in which  I stored inside a book. I closed the door and made sure the car was locked, as soon as I hit the lock button.

With purse in hand, I headed inside the Mall, gave my mom the car keys, and took a stroll. I walked by some stores, and entered in a few to see closer some pieces of clothing that caught my attention.  I enjoyed doing this, even if I didn't purchased anything in particular. Window shopping you might say.

After I did my first stroll around the whole Mall, which btw it's not that big, I headed back to my mom's workplace. From afar I noticed she was talking with this guy, that seemed like my age. As I got there, I took off, one of my earbuds and said;

"Hey mom"- with a gently smile and as leaned in and rested my arms at the counter, the guy was doing the same.

"Hey sweetie"- she said, and then kinda whispered, "I need to go to the ladies!"

"Go, I'll keep an eye of everything"- I suggested

She second guessed it, but went ahead. The guy was still there with a smile, looking at the fragrances. I without thinking twice said with a kind tone;

"She'll be back in a minute or two, and she'll find just what you are looking for"

He looked at me, and came a bit closer, and told me;

"Thanks, btw I am your mom's friend"-his tone was friendly and he had a really cute smile.

All I could say was;

"Oh okay"

I didn't know how to answer in any other way, as I was still listening to music, right now it was playing, Sparks Fly by Hey Violet.

"Yeah, I visit her from time to time, when I get the chance"-he continued

"Oh okay, well that's nice"- I said honestly

"Yeah,"- he looked my face, and asked, "you must be Gabriela, right?"

I don't know why, but my name sounded so nice in his lips, and I felt as if I could trust him, by the way he seemed to be and act. He extended his hand, and I shaked it, as I said;

"Yes, and your name is? Sammy?"- I asked unsure as I recognized that this might be the guy my mother, might've been talking about.

He chuckled and I examined him from top to bottom.

He was definitely more taller than me, had a nice body, and a charming smile. I stopped looking as his lips parted to say;

"Your mom calls me like that, it's Xavy"- he leaned in the counter and looked at me, as I got a bit red.

"Oh, I am sorry"- I apologized a bit embarrassed.

"Nah, it's okay"- he said with a reassuring smile.

"To think that my mom was right about him", I thought to myself, "he truly seemed like a nice guy"

"Well your mom, wasn't exaggerating when she said you both looked alike"- he said with a bit of a surprised look

"Yeah, people sometimes think we are sisters"- I said as I laughed a bit

"And you are definitely as cute as your mom described"-he said in a charming tone, and I looked a bit away, I felt like I was about to blush, or did it already happened?
What I was sure of, was I had a smile plastered in my face, and then said;

"Oh wow, I didn't expected that, but thank you"-being completely honest as I still smiling

"No need to thank me, I am just saying the truth"-he said looking at me with his brown eyes.

Before I could continue the conversation, my mom arrived and said;

"I see you are both talking"-with an devilish smile, assuming what was happening.

And before I could say anything, he spoke;

"Yeah, your daughter seems like a nice girl"- he looked at me with a smile.

"Yeah, he also seems like a nice guy"- I responded looking at him a bit shyly.

"Well, linda, recoge que nos vamos"-my mom said as her coworker arrived.

"Ya tengo todo"- I answered, looking at her

"Intercambien números para que sigan hablando"- she said as she looked at him.

Inside I was dying, like "Mom, why you do this!"

And then, he said;

"Si claro, ¿te parece?"- he said to me as he took out his phone.

"Okay"-I said with a gentle smile, but I felt a bit nervous.

We exchanged numbers and said our goodbye as he headed somewhere else, and we headed to the parking lot. I don't exactly why, but I kinda wanted to see him again.
Someday, as I remember his smile.

And then I woke up, it was just a dream.