The day was going to be rough for sixteen-year-old Rosita Jiménez, who was also known as Rosie by Otto and the gang and Chola Girl by Twister and her family.
Today was the twelve year anniversary of her grandmother's death, who had died of brain cancer when Rosita was only three years old and her older brother Ramón José was five.
Ramón was most likely seventeen going on eighteen, dreaming of freedom a driver's license and of course girls, even though there was only one woman who was currently on his radar, and that was Regina Rocket, also seventeen and also known as Reggie and Rocket Girl by her family and everybody else. But for Ramón,
he never really knew the old woman who took care of him and Rosita when their parents were away, except when he is constantly told about her love for her grandson and that was all he needed to get on with life.
Every year on January 23rd, Rosita would lock herself into her master bedroom and hide from the world and listen to Callaíta by Bad Bunny on full volume.
As everybody knew it, Maurice Francisco Esteban Rodriguez, otherwise known as 'Twister' by the gang, was the only one closest to helping her grieve for the old woman who died all those years ago, seeing as he also had a relative who passed away as well.
And he was determined not to let her lock herself up from the world alone, even though he barely knew the Jiménez grandmother but he had a lot of respect for the granddaughter her daughter-in-law bore into this world.
"Rosita." yelled Ramón José Jiménez Sr., her forty-two year old father from the master kitchen.
"Ven a comer. Breakfast is ready, mija."
Rosita sighed, looking at the photo of her grandmother. "Coming padre!" she yelled back and headed down the stairs into the master kitchen, while putting the song on pause and turning her phone off and putting it in her shorts pocket, while wearing a sports bra top and matching short- shorts.
"I made your favorite." Ramón Sr. said. "Carnitas, Chorizo con Huevo and Frijoles Con Jamon.
With a Platano licuado on the side, compliments of my dear wife and your madre, Valentina."
It was the breakfast the family had only had once a year and on this day in particular.
Rosita smiled at his attempts to cheer her up, knowing that it was extremely hard on the whole family.
"Gracias padre."
Ramón came down the stairs and sat on the bar stool, digging into the Carnitas, Chorizo Con Huevo and Frijoles Con Jamon. He also grabbed a flour tortilla and a Plátano licuado filled up to the line.
"Cool! Carnitas, Chorizo Con Huevo and Frijoles Con Jamon." he said, but went too far.
"You should make this more often." Rosita dropped her fork and stared at her plate.
The noise the fork made was almost deafening.
"Ay Ro, lo siento." Ramón said in Spanish, "No me di cuenta de que hoy era..."
"Está bien Ramón José." interrupted Rosita in an almost whisper.
"Me imagino que lo olvidarías, has estado ocupado y con todo lo que sucede."
She took another bite by scooping it up with a freshly prepared homemade flour tortilla and went back to staring into space.
"Ro, lo siento mucho, no debería haber dicho eso." He said sincerely.
"Está bien Ramón José." She sighed, looking at her phone.
"Deberíamos irnos si nos vamos a encontrar con Otto, Regina, Sam y Maurice."
"Okay." Ramón said, standing up. then his face was filled with worry.
"Oh maldición, no imprimí mi informe de historia."
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Simply Beautiful - A Rocket Power Fanfic!
RomanceRosita is going through a rough time and Twister is there to help her. and Ramón, Otto, Reggie and Sam all try to play matchmaker for them.
