Couldn't Live Without You / A Zuripons Story #1 [COMPLETED]

Amanda's Reason: Chapter 13

Lele's POV

We arrived at the Lorange's house. The whole time we were walking towards the front door, Juanpa was questioning me. My replies went something like, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, his grandparents, yes, ye— what the heck no!" We arrived at the door when he started to whine.

"Listen Juanpa, I've met them once before. Amanda's here. They're nice. Stop talking. ¿Comprendes?"

"Yeah..."

I knocked and was immediately answered by Marla. "Hey! I have cookies and milk, come on in."

Juanpa and I exchanged a look before heading in. We seated ourselves in two, bulky red chairs and politely accepted the treats Marla gave us. Clay sat in front of us, Marla soon sat next to him, and we started the conversation.

"What brings you here?" Clay asked in a friendly voice. "We wanted to talk." I said.

"No, ella quería hablar. Me trajeron esto." Juanpa he said, looking away. Little did he know these were completely clueless Americans.

"He said that he's Juanpa, and he was completely involved in the situation. Now, is Amanda here?" I asked. Juanpa stared at me and Clay nodded. In the basement. I set my plate on the coffee table in front of me and headed towards the downstairs door. Juanpa rushed over to me and put his hand on my shoulder.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked. "You guys... are okay?" "Not exactly." I said. "But I need this."

I didn't care to knock, I just opened the door and walked down. When Juanpa and I reached the bottom, Amanda saw us and dropped a marker.

"Hola..." Juanpa whispered.

"What are you guys doing here?" She asked.

"We just want to talk about something." I answered, seating myself on a folding chair. She sighed, but also sat down. Juanpa stood. "What do you need?" She asked in an unnecessary snobby voice. "Sé que ustedes dos no son amigos, pero eso fue un aproximado." Juanpa said. I agreed.

"What happened with you and Jack?" I asked. She gave me an annoyed look. "Why do you care?"

"He's my boyfriend." Juanpa and I exchanged a look. I knew we were both thinking, I broke up with him already. She sighed again, and explained:

"Jack and I had been secretly dating for a long period of time. After I ended things with you, I was upset, duh. I told Jack I needed time, and he took it as "I'm breaking up with you" so he came to you." She leaned back in her chair.

"I didn't get the time to tell you, but he was with another girl. I saw him. Long brown hair, bright blue eyes, tattoos on her arms." Amanda said.

Veronica.

We sat silently for a while. "Thank you." I said standing up. She also stood as I walked over to her and gave her a hug. She seemed surprised at first, but after a few seconds, she wrapped her arms around me.

"I'm so sorry." I whispered.

"I'm... sorry too."

That made me feel better. Amanda, the one who pushed me out of her life because I was being selfish, had forgiven me.

Juanpa just awkwardly stood in the back, shifting on his feet.

"So... can we leave?" He asked.

We let go of each other and Amanda laughed. "Shut up."