It's him, it's always been him, Christopher Bryan Vélez Muñoz. The light of my life, las estrellas de mis ojos, and the butterflies in my stomach. He always knew when things were wrong, and I mean always. But lets take this back to when we reunited with each other again in years , we saw each other again in the second phase of high school when we were both 15. April 2nd, 2010.
My name is Briar, Briar Rosita Cruz-Rodriguez, I am Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian. My Mama and I moved from Viejo San Juan, in Puerto Rico to Loja, Ecuador where my Mama grew up. We moved because my Papa and her divorced, he cheated on her with some puta, pero está bien. Her old friends still live there, my 'tía' Aida Cruz, and her hijos Alejandro and Rosa, then my 'tía' Yenny Paulina Muñoz Jaramillo, and her hijos, Christopher y Johnathan. Christopher is my age, and is a little bit of a bad boy but so adorable with his braces. He was always my crush but turns me away, every time. Señores y Señoras, Christopher Vélez.
It was time to go see the two, and I was as nervous as always. See, I don't know really where we're staying but yet we're driving the moving truck over to my tías house now....ay díos míos, we're moving in together. No no no, i can't. He'll see me at my most vulnerable moments, and he'll know everything, it'll ruin my life.
"Mija, estamos aquí" Mamá told me, and I was scared for life. He we are, no longer in Puerto Rico, and a whole different culture and dialect to learn. It's cool to see where my mom grew up but Puerto Rico is my home. My best friends are there, I learned the dialect there, how many people are gonna look at me weird here when I say gandules. It's the word we use in Puerto Rico for beans and it's my favorite meal, arroz con gandules y pollo. Maybe my tía Yenny will make it for us.
"Ay Carmen! ¿Cómo estás?" My tía ran out the door and engulfed my mom in a hug, it's been years since we've seen each other, and honestly I kinda missed them. "Ohh little Briar, cómo estás?" She came over to me and hugged me, and it made me feel like everything will be alright here.
"Así, así" I shrugged, honestly I was just tired. "Estoy cansada, ¿dónde está mi cuarto tía Yenny?"
"Vamos mija" she took my hand and showed me to my room, and it was right next to Christopher's, but it didn't seem like he was home. I quietly thanked her and she left to help my mom and I peeked into Christopher's room, and saw a little journal on his desk, I guess it wouldn't be so bad to have a little peek. I opened the journal and it looks like he just started this one today.
Dear Diary, día uno 02/04/2010
She's here-
"What do you think you're doing?" Christopher hissed at me, snatching the journal away.
"I- uh yo-" I struggled to get a word out, my face turning bright red. "Los siento pero yo-" he walked closer to me and my back was against the wall, and I gulped.
"Escúchame Princesa, I don't want you snooping through my journal okay? I don't care if you didn't think I was here, I am and that means no. Claro hermosa?" And all I could do in that moment was just nod my head, he knew I had a crush on him and he just made it x1000 worse by calling me Princess and beautiful. He leaned down and whispered in my ear, "Now scatter Princesa." And right in that moment I scattered to my room and closed the door, I laid in my bed and screamed into the pillow. I can't believe I have to go to live with him now, he's going to ruin my life.
