It was Monday and Tatiana was still recovering from the crazy weekend. The party turned out fairly well. Manuel wasn't on her case. Juan was starting to get on Tatiana's nerves he been texting non stop. Wanting to come hangout. He was nice and everything but she didn't see him in the way she was thinking he was seeing her. Her summer was really off to a great start. It was almost noon when there was a knock at the door. She wasn't expecting anybody. She opened the door and standing on the other side of the screen was Tia Teresa. Tatiana opened the door screaming jumping up and down. She gave her a hug. Almost in tears. Happy i love you tears.
"Tia oh my god it's you you're here. Like here in California like at my house oh my lord well come in, Come in"
She walked inside and was looking around.
" can I get you anything? Water,soda?"
"Sure do you have coke?"
" yes, ill be right back"
"Thank you it looks like you're adjusting well mija."
" yeah ive made some good friends here you go"
As she hands Tia her soda. They both took a spot next to each other on the sofa.
" how's your father? Is he home?"
" he is great were getting along well. He works a lot long hours."
"Hmm I see does he usually leave you here alone?"
" no, im usually with friends or mi primo Lorenzo
"Lorenzo?"
"Yup Lorenzo"
" oh so how's school? Tell me about these great friends.
" well there's my friend Yareli she's mexican in 9th grade like me. But she's fifteen. We have all the same classes. She made the honor roll this last semester. She's a bit short and very thin. She does get bossy at times but i think that's just the latina in her. And then there's Akemi she is Asian and is also in all my classes and fifteen too. She is tall and skinny. She has really bad OCD. With everything. She plans on becoming a doctor the ones that work on the brain. She is a great listener who hates drama and fighting."
"Wow im glad your doing so well. I was so nervous for you. To be honest Tatiana I was worried you weren't going to make it here."
" things started off great" tatiana explained shrugging her shoulders with a pouty face.
" are they not now?" Asked Tia concerned
The front door opened. His face lit up he didn't realize what day it was.
"Teresa!"
She stood up to shake his hand
"Joaquin"
" glad you made it. How was your flight?"
" it was good i slept most of the way here thank you"
"Good, good how long have you been here? You should have called me i would have picked you up from the airport."
" I haven't been here too long Tatiana has been filling me in and up to date with school and friends"
" well welcome to California"
"Thank you i assume you told her why i came?"
"Yes i did"
" yeah he told me you wanted to take me for the summer"
YOU ARE READING
Beautiful Disaster
Short StoryTatiana is only 16 1/2 years old when she loses her mother to Cancer. She gets shipped off from her small country town in Wisconsin to the city of L.A. California to live with her estranged ex-convict father. Where she gets introduced to drugs, booz...