𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞 - 𝐏𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞

𝐈'𝐦 𝐏𝐨𝐩

Monday , Feb. 4. 2019
La Sobrosura - Bronx, NY 📍
9pm

"Mami, por que estás aqui?!" My abuela asks as I walk into her restaurant, "Es tarde," She comes up to me and kisses my cheek and hugs me before I sit down at the counter.

"Sí pero tengo hombre," I say making her laugh.

"Siempre!" She laughs, "¿Qué quieres?" She asks pointing to the menu.

"Arroz con pollo y frijoles por favor wella."

"Cualquier cosa por ti mi amor," She smiles caressing my face making me laugh.

"Hey mami, how you doing?" One worker, Sheila, asks coming out from the back.

"Good good, you?" I ask.

"Fine," She sighs putting on her coat.

"How's the baby?" I ask making conversation.

"He's doing alright you know, i'm gonna see you later okay? I gotta catch my train," She kisses my cheek and runs out the door.

In walks a guy. Tatted. Wearing a white hoodie and a blue vest. Blue jeans and all white g fazos. He had a chain with a picture on it. His mom.

I immediately recognized him. My brother Cameron basically idolizes him. Listens to his two songs every morning and everytime he's in the shower.

"Bashaaarrrr!" My abuela shouts coming out from the back the biggest smile on her face.

Bashar huh?

"Hello Mrs. Fuentes," He smiles while hugging her then sitting a seat away from me.

His voice was deep as expected from his music. More of a like grown tone so I figured he was older.

"Hi papi.. have you met my granddaughter?" She shouts before he looks over at me.

"No I haven't.." He trails off, "I'm Pop how you doing?" He asks holding out his hand.

Polite..

"Ciela, nice to meet you," I grab and shake his hand.

"Ciela? That's different," He says while still shaking my hand slowly.

"Yeah my dad named me that because I have this weird thing about me that when the sun touches my eyes they turn blue like the sky.." I trail off.

"And sky in español is Cielo so.." He trails off, "I'm panamanian so.." He trails off

Panamanian huh?

"Yeahhhhh.." We both smile before laughing.

"Can I get my hand back though?" I giggle making him laugh before we stop shaking hands.

"My fault. So you from around here? I've never seen you before.." He trails off turning his whole body towards me.

"I'm from Highbridge but I live in Riverdale now staying until I graduate and then I don't know.." I laugh a little making him smile.

"Graduate..." He furrows his eyebrows.

"High school. I'm a senior."

"Congratulations, you know people don't usually make it that far coming from the trenches. They either drop out or get killed before they walk the stage."

"I got to. I made it my complete mission to walk across the stage for my family..," I say looking over at my wella as she cooked our food while on the phone.

"Respect that. Do ya thing. I just graduated last year too, swear high school is the longest experience ever," He laughs making me laugh.

So that makes him 19 going on 20. Okay not a pervert. Not a grown ass man. Still a baby.