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Chapter 2

November 2nd 

Alondra

*Morning*
I wake up suddenly at the sound of loud music playing. Mom must be cleaning. I crawl out of my bed and into my bathroom. When i finish doing my business i head downstairs to eat.

"Goodmorning momma" I say as i kiss my mom on the cheek. "Goodmorning hermosa" she replies. hermosa means beautiful.

I make myself some breakfast and sit at the table finally deciding to check my phone. Until my brothers come downstairs. Just great.

"Goodmorning mama" They both say and they take a seat at the table and start picking at my food. "Hey stop it juwany come on gio no please those are mine" I beg until there is no more food left for me to eat.

"I guess i'll just starve today" i huff and slump back into my chair. "So what time did you get home last night?" Juwany asks me. "Mmm i got out of work around 1 so i got home at 1:30" i reply.

My brothers are so protective of me. They would literally kill anyone who hurt me or tried to hurt me or came close to hurting me.

Now, let me formally introduce myself. My name is Alondra Martinez i am 18 years old and i just graduated from WestSide high school. I have three older brothers. Yes brothers no sisters no nothing i am the baby of the family. My oldest brother is Nathaniel Martinez who just turned 21 a few weeks ago. Then my other brothers who are twins Juwany and Giovanny. Now let me tell you i have never had the easiest life growing up. As of 7 years ago we have been living large due to my stepdad being an attorney. My real father is somewhere in california with his new family. My mother was abandoned with her four children and had to make it work all on her own until my stepdad, David, showed up. Now we have a huge house, nice cars, nice clothes, basically anything we've ever wished for. My parents are so in love and everyone around me is happy. Money or not as long as my family is united i am the happiest girl ever.

I was brought back to reality when my brother Juwany grabbed my phone.

"Hey! give that to me!" i yelled. "Who's this random number?" he asks me. Oh no. Jack. I quickly jump up from my seat and grab my phone running upstairs to my room and locking the door. I heard my mom yell out for us to behave or else she was gonna get us.

"Sorry about that i was out like a light lol" I smiled at the text and sent one back.

"Oh no worries same here lol" Then curiosity took over me and i decided to send another one. "So um the note you left with the tip what does that mean?" I hit send and go into the bathroom to shower and get ready for the day.

When i exit the bathroom i look through my wardrobe to see what i can wear for today. I finally decide on something comfy. Olive green leggings, a white cropped tee, and a green and whitte oversized flannel. I decided to leave my hair alone today and just put it into a clip. Slipping on my white new balances i hear my phone ring across the room.

*Incoming call*

I quickly grab my phone and slide it to answer the call.

"Hello?"
"Hey! uh this is Alondra right? It's Jack. Jack Gilinsky" my stomach starts to do somersaults.
"Hi! Yes! this is she i mean this is me uh yes it's Alondra haha" i mentally palm.
"So i texted you but i never got a response i just wanted to know if you were busy today?"
"No no i am not busy at all"
"Great! would you wanna grab some food with me or something?" Well i haven't had anything to eat.
"Yes i would around what time?" I ask eagerly hoping he can't notice.
"Now if it's fine with you. We can meet up at that one japanese spot at the plaza"
"Oh yes! i know which one i'll meet you there"
"Okay can't wait. Bye Alondra" I smile widely at the sound of him saying my name.

I throw my phone in my bag and grab my wallet stuffing it into my small purse.

"Mom i'll be back later call me if you need me" I shout from the stairs as i jog out of the house into the cold Nebraska air.

I get into my truck finding a playlist to listen to and finally head out of the long driveway. I feel butterflies in my stomach thinking about Jack and going to eat with him. But wait....is it too soon? i mean he's really cute so maybe i'm just attracted to him. Yeah that's probably it. I drive into the plaza and find a parking space close to the restaurant. Just then my phone dings.

Jack-"I think i see you? black truck right?"
Me-"Yes thats me!"
Jack-"Heading over now"

I see Jack walking over to my truck with a smile. He grabs the handle to my door and opens it as i take my keys out and exit the truck.

"Is this your truck?" He asks with a raised brow.
"Yeah it is haha" I reply to him. I look down at my feet not knowing what to do next. "Nice!" he smiles widely with a slight chuckle "So uh lets go eat" He says putting his hand on my waist and guiding me to the door.

We enter the restaurant and are seated almost immediately. In the distance i saw a waitress coming our way.

"Hello my name is Trinity i'll be your server can i start you off with any drinks?" She smiled at Jack.

"I'll have a water with lemon please" He smiled back. "I'll have the same" She wrote down what we wanted and headed off to get them.

"So Alondra tell me about yourself" Jack says resting his head on the palm of his hand.

"Well ummm hi my name is Alondra Martinez i have three older brothers Nathaniel, Giovanny, and Juwany. I'm from San Antonio, Texas but moved here when i was eleven" I said and smiled as the waitress brought our drinks to the table.

"Okay are we ready to order?"

"I'll have the chicken and shrimp with fried rice please" I said handing her my menu.

"I'll have the same thing but extra chicken and shrimp" Jack closed his menu handing it to her. She wrote down our orders and walked off.

"So how come you moved here?" He asked taking a sip of his water.

"Well my mom met my stepdad while he was in San Antonio on a business trip. They say it was love at first sight and well he came back to Omaha a few months later he wanted to move us in with him." I smile at the memory. Jack gives me a light smile "Well i think that's a beautiful love story." he licks his lips and smiles once more.

The rest of the lunch consisted of us getting to know each other more and what we like to do for fun.

"No way are you serious?" he laughs at the story i told him of me knocking out my brother Juwany at boxing practice as we walk out of the restaurant. "Yes it was so funny we wouldn't let him forget it" I grab my stomach laughing. "So you're into boxing?" he questions as we stop at my truck and he leans up against it. "Yeah i am actually i've been boxing since i was twelve my step dad has a friend who trained my siblings and i. We used to fight for his gym and now my older brother Nathaniel owns his own gym along with my other two brothers. We still train and everything." i reply to him digging through my bag for my keys as he watches me nodding his head. "Well maybe you could take me to the gym sometime and show me what you got" he smirks at me and i nod my head. "I mean i wouldn't wanna hurt you." we both laugh and stare at each other. "Well this has been really fun maybe we can do it again sometime. I'll be in town till january." he informs me. "Sounds nice just hit me up whenever" i smile at him. We finally say our goodbyes and i hop into my truck starting it up and leaving the parking lot.

On my way home i start to think about Jack. I stop at a stop sign and make sure nobody is behind me before grabbing my phone and searching up Jack and Jack. The album "A good friend is nice" comes up and i click on the first song which is nobody compares to you. Man, these guys are good.

Hi lovelies💚