My Loco Love/ A romance novel By:Hoplessromantic_sara

Chapter 3

•Madeline's pov•

After school Marco took me to his house. No, me and him don't like eachother we're just friends. We already confirmed that.

We made promises that we wouldn't fall for each other. We are sitting on Marco's porch. It was chilly out here since it was the beginning of October.

He lived in a neighborhood with gang members and stuff. It's not safe for me to be here right now but I believe Marco will protect me because that's what friends do. They protect eachother.

"I'm sorry about what happened in first period with all of us laughing at Alej's stupid remarks about you." He apologizes.

"You don't have to apologize. He just scares me. He looks at me like he wants to kill me and I don't even know him." I say.

"You shouldn't be scared of him. He wouldn't lay a hand on a girl." Marco says." Alejandro is nice. Trust me. He's really going through a tough time right now so give it time."

I nod and smile at him. A group of boys with grey bandanas around their heads walk up to us. Some had them around their wrists and ankles. "Hola Marco. ¿Quién es ella?" He says to Marco. {Translation: hello, who is she?}

I had no idea what was being said. "Esta es mi amiga, Madeline." Marco says.

{Translation:This is my friend, Madeline.}

"Madeline, this is hector and the rest of the Los santos vagos gang."  Marco says and I smile at them. They don't smile back.

Marco and the hector dude go inside and I am left outside sitting with the rest of the gang and uncomfortable. My phone rings and I answer it. "Hello." I say.

"Where are you?" My brother Kaleb asks.

"Hanging out with-" I pause and look at the gang around me. "Friends." 

"Oh okay. Mother said be home by 7:20. She has something she needs to tell us." He says.

"Okay. Bye love you." I say.

"Love you too." My brother says and hangs up the phone. Marco comes back outside and the gang and hector leave. 

"What time do you have to be home?" Marco asks me.

"By 7:20. Why?" I say to him. He smiles and grabs my arm and pulls me towards my car. He grabs my keys out his back pocket because he drove us over here and he starts the car and drives down the road. 

About ten minutes later we pull up in front of a house. Not as big as mine. Smaller. Marco's and this house are the same size. He gets out the car and goes and knocks on the door.

Alejandro opens the door. Oh god. No. Why are we here? He looks at me and rolls his eyes. Him and Marco walk inside and then a couple seconds later Marco comes out to the car.

"Come on." He says opening my door and he pulls me inside by my arm. Oh god. Why am I here? Can't I just go home and go to sleep?

We walk down the short hall and turn right into a room with boxes packed and a bed and a tv on top of the boxes. "Who's room?" I ask.

"Alejandro's." Marco says. "Sit here and I'll be back."

I sit on the bed. The bed had a red comforter on it. I watch the tv. Some football game was playing it was in Spanish so I really didn't under stand it.

"They just scored a touchdown." Says a deep voice from behind me that made me jump. I turn around and see Alejandro leaning against the door frame but Marco was nowhere in sight. 

"Cool. I wasn't really interested in the game." I say. He smirks.

"So, what are you interested in, chica?" He asks coming and sitting by me putting his hand on my thigh. I scrunch up my nose and move his hand.

"Not you. Gross." I say.

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I ended up leaving Alejandro's house because of his mother. Not that I wanted to stay. She kicked me out claiming I was one of his whores. Gross. Good thing Marco left my keys before he left.

At home I sit on the couch starting on my homework. My father and mother and brother walk in the living room sitting down. "Mads." My mom says and I look up at her.

"Yes mother." I say.

"Okay. So, we will be having a boy about your age move in with us. You two probably go to the same school. He has been going through a lot so we decided to take him in. He's Hispanic and really good looking." She says.

"When will he be moving in?" I ask her.

"Next week." She says.

"Do you know his name?" I ask her.

"That is a surprise for you." She says and gets up and walks out the living room. I roll my eyes.

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This week went by pretty slow and it was finally Saturday. I lay in bed planning on not getting up at all.

Alejandro ignored me the rest of the week not that I cared. He could go eat a cow. I don't cuss so there you go.

Marco has been absent. He came to school Wensday and then didn't come back. I wonder what happened. I mean me and him are friends. Maybe I should text him. 

Yeah, i'm gonna do that. I get out my phone and go to my messages and text Marco.

Me: Hey Marco. It's your friend Madeline. Why haven't you been at school?

Marco: I'm sick. I have a cold.

Me:Oh get well soon.😢😀😜

Marco: You shouldn't worry about me.

Me: yeah. I should your my fwiend.

Marco: And you're goofy.

 The door bell starts ringing. I remember that my parents and brother went out for a family picnic. I hate family picnics. They keep ringing the doorbell.

Me: I gotta go. Somebody keeps ringing the doorbell like a manic.

Marco: Don't die.

Me: i'll try not to my dude.

I set down my phone and I run downstairs and open the door. I smile as I sling the door open. My smile drops when I see who was standing there with suitcases and boxes.

No, it can't be. Why? Why universe? Am I that horrible of a person.