Has No Time..

Chapter 11

Lizbeth's POV
12:45pm
August 16th

I was in the house fixing some things so my mother doesn't have to come home and do everything. I cleaned the bedrooms, cleaned the kitchen. I was now finishing cleaning the living room. I heard a knock at the door. I stood there debating whether I should open it, I still couldn't get my mind off the fact that Anderson's could be after me all because Fernando, it occurred to me why would the Anderson's knock? I walked up for he door swinging it open to see Ricardo standing there biting his nails. Yeah that's never changed.

"I'm cleaning we can talk later" I said as I about to shut the door in his face when he caught it with his foot just pushing the door to let himself in

"You can't just walk in here like you own the place!" I said. He turned around to face to me.

"And I used to do that, what's your point?" He said folding his arms

"Well that's long gone..you can leave" I said pointing at the door

"Yeah I think I'm stay here" he said sitting on the couch

"Oh so because I'm friends with Aaron you think you can just be all comfortable, right?" I said putting my hands on my hips

"No not really, I just came to warn you" he said getting up coming face to face with me

"Warn me of what? The Anderson's?" I asked. He gave me a confused look and then looked around trying to comprehend what I just said. Well I just screwed up right there.

"Why would I warn you about those goons?" He asked

"Nothing, Ricardo seriously what do you want?" I asked

"Look.. just keep a distance from Aaron at school, yeah?" He said as if he talking some middle schooler or kid whatever he was thinking

"You think a warning is going to scare me?" I said folding my arms cocking my eyebrow is disappointment

"I was hoping that would get you thinking" he said looking away biting the inside of his cheeks

"I'm not scared of Gonzalo or Monica... if he so has a problem he can say it to me himself" I said shrugging my shoulders

"Man..you're hard to deal with..after everything that happened?" He asked squinting at me

"After what happened? You're really asking me that?... after he blamed me for lying? And don't even get me started on you... you took his fucking side" I said poking him in the chest

"I didn't choose his side" he said clenching his jaw

"But you still stopped talking to me, I don't know whether you're trying to protect me or ruin my friendship with Aaron but neither you, Gonzalo or Monica will stop that" I said inching closer and closer to his face making sure he got my message loud and clear

"I'm just trying to protect you" He said gripping firmly onto both of my shoulders

"Protect me from what?! You couldn't do that two years ago" I said pushing him. He grabbed my wrists holding me back from pushing him more

"We were dumb middle schoolers how the hell was I supposed to know Derek was capable of a crime like that?!" He said forcing me to look at him

"You're pathetic" I said trying to let go

"I'm serious" He said

"Quit with the act quieres?" I said (yeah?)

"What act? You were my closest friend! And yeah I did mess that up" he said as he let go of me

"Yeah okay" I said backing away folding my arms not making eye contact with him. He walked up to me not even forcing me to look at him which es better.

"Just know that I'm really sorry for the way things ended that night" he said walking past me exiting my house shutting the door

I stood there fighting the tears from coming out. Biting the inside of my cheek so I wouldn't cry. I couldn't help it. After everything that night and the last two years somewhere in me I still cared about Ricardo even though I shouldn't care about him nor Gonzalo. I turned around rushing towards the door swinging it open to see Ricardo standing there with his arms folded. I looked up at him as he looked back at me not showing any emotion.

"...thank you" I said looking up at him

"Don't thank me...just trust me" he said pinching my cheek as he walked down my front porch steps, getting into his car driving away.

I decided a few seconds later I would go for the park... just to get my mind off things since my mom and my sisters don't get back until later before my mom does. I grabbed my phone off the sofa and keys to the house since the park isn't far away or much. I walked out of my house shutting the door behind me walking down the steps off my porch, Penn Treaty Park, a park I usually go to when I'm feeling like I need to be alone. Then again it's a park filled with people who enjoy the sun and outside. I hate to bring people there with me, they wouldn't understand what I have to get off my mind to be there alone.

Seeing kids run around like there's no tomorrow, screaming, and saying 'you're it!' Or 'mommy lets get ice cream' brought back the memories with my dad when he used to take me and my sisters to the park, not Penn Treaty...a different one, I don't say the name. I don't like to, not because of some resentment with my dad..it's just something I want to erase from my heart. I knew I was wasting my time standing there with my hands in pocket. I spotted a swing, figured I'd go and sit and just appreciate the city. I swung back and forth like little old me again...that is until everything went black.