Paralyzed (Frazel)

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10. Paralyzed

"Mama, how did you and papa met?" the sixteen-year-old boy asked her mother.

"Why are you asking?" she asked back curious, especially when her son turned red.

"Well, um... I met this girl at Camp and..." he trailed off, but his mother needed no more.

"Frank!! Lee needs to talk to you!!" she called her husband, smirking.

You, you walked into the room

On a Friday afternoon

That's when I saw you for the first time

And I was paralyzed

"So, what's going on, son?" Frank questioned his son, sitting with him.

"A girl, that's what's going on, papa..." he replied, hanging his head "I-I can't talk to her!!" he complained, though he got confused on why his father was laughing at me "Yeah, yeah... Laugh all you want" he grumbled.

"I'm laughing because you're exactly like me when I met your mother" he explained, smiling "Seriously, first time I saw her, I paralyzed. Literally"

I had a million things to say

But none of them came out that day

'Cause I was never one of those guys

That always had the best lies

"I thought you were good saying stuff like that"

"Not a chance. I was the worst" Frank disagreed with his son "I thought like thirty minutes things like 'Hey' or 'How is it going?' and stuff..."

"Tío Leo did mention you were a klutz, papa" his son pointed out.

"Leo has no shame in reciting pick-up line... I was hopeless in it"

Time stopped ticking

My hands keep shaking

And you don't even know that

I try to speak, but girl you got me tongue-tied

I try to breathe but I'm f-f-f-frozen inside

I try to move but I'm stuck in my shoes

You got me paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed

I see you walking, but all you do is pass me by

Can't even talk, cause words don't come into my mind

I'd make a move if I had the guts to

But I'm paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed

"So, how did you talk to her?" his son wanted to know.

"Well, first, I tried not to stay frozen in my place. Second, I was trying not to be busy, or she'll pass by and puff! opportunity" he numbered "But it was hard..." he remembered "Your mother ended up making the first move" he surprised his son.

Now I learned a lot from my mistake

Never let a good thing slip away

I've had a lot of time to look back

And my only regret is

Not telling you what I was going through

But you didn't even know that

"Hey, I'm Hazel!!" Hazel introduced.

"H-Hey... I'm Frank..."

"Nice to meet you!! Where are you from?" she asked, perky.

"Um, Ca-Canada"

"Cool!!" she said, smiling "I'm from New Orleans... We can practice french together!!" she proposed.

I try to speak but girl you got me tongue-tied

I try to breathe but I'm f-f-f-frozen inside

I try to move but I'm stuck in my shoes

You got me paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed

I see you walking, but all you do is pass me by

Can't even talk, cause words don't come into my mind

I'd make a move if I had the guts to

But I'm paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed

As the years go by I think about you all the time, whoa

If I get the chance I hope I won't be paralyzed, paralyzed by you

"Haven't you even regret about telling her something then, papa?" His son asked, curious.

"Every year. But, I always end up saying it... Later than sooner" he admitted, chuckling "The trick was 'keeping it simple'. Your Aunt Annabeth taught me that one" he recognized.

"I don't think I can keep it simple..."

"Why not, son?"

"She's, um, so intelligent and smart and pretty and skillful and stuff..." he numbered off, daydreaming.

"Sounds a lot like Zoë..." He got the answer when saw his son blushing all the way to his ears "Zoë Valdez, Lee?" he said, surprised. Not shocked, just surprised.

"Yeah..."

"Took you long enough..."

You walked into the room

On a Friday afternoon

I try to speak but girl you got me tongue-tied

I try to breathe but I'm f-f-f-frozen inside

I try to move but I'm stuck in my shoes

You got me paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed (you got me paralyzed)

I see you walking, but all you do is pass me by

Can't even talk, cause words don't come into my mind

I'd make a move if I had the guts to

But I'm paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed (you got me paralyzed)

Paralyzed, paralyzed, you got me tongue-tied

Paralyzed, paralyzed, now I'm frozen inside

Paralyzed, paralyzed

You got me paralyzed, paralyzed, p-p-p-paralyzed

"Eh?" The doorbell cut the teen, while his father smirked at him.

"Frank, Leo and Calypso are here... With a plus one..." Hazel announced, letting in the latin family with their fifteen-year-old daughter.

"Hi, Lee!!" she greeted him, smiling.

"H-Hey, Zo-ë..." he trailed off, looking down, embarrassed.

"They're just like us..." Hazel whispered at Calypso, who giggled in reply. Looks like the new generation wasn't that far from the previous one.

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So sorry about the late update!!! Blame the exams and essays. Please, comment and suggest!!!

P.S. Thanks to @sher_15 to remember us about this song!! We instantly thought of Frazel... Hope we did a good work...

P.S.S. We thought of Zoë, cause she was Calypso's sister, so... We didn't want to forget about her...

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