May 1, 2020 -Miami, Florida
Cara POV
Three weeks have passed since anything big has happened. Ace and Lucy are finally dating, but that only happened a couple days ago. She really gave him a hard time and I'm proud of him for sticking through it for so long. We've decided that at least one day out of the week we do virtual truth or dare in the groupchat, and today was that day.
Me
So I told my mom I was lesbian and she said she accepts me but started talking about how sad she was that she won't get her own grandchildren. After a while I had to tell her it was for a prank because I felt bad and she had been going on for a while.
Ace 😎
Oh, you're back! We thought you got abducted by aliens!
KC 💤😜
Yeah babygirl, your mom was talking to you for like an hour
Bestie Boo🥳
Mrs.Greene's talks take forever when she hears something she's not particularly fond of. I'm surprised you're even back.
Ace 😎
Yeah, well we ended the game a little while ago, see you all next week!
KC 💤😜
Dumbass we text here everyday.
Ace 😎
Yeah, yeah goodnight
Bestie Boo🥳
Bye guys!
Me
Adios Amigos!
Bestie Boo🥳
Shouldn't I be the one saying that?
Me
Well you didn't take the opportunity, so I did
KC 💤😜
Haha, bye everyone
And then I went to bed... but not really though.
Call from KC 🤪😳
It's 1 AM. Why does he always call me so late? Every damn time! You know one of these times I'm gonna go off on him for interrupting my beauty sle-
"Hi, sorry. I know it's late and all but... I don't know I just love hearing your voice. It helps me sleep."
Oh screw you for being so wholesome.
"That's really sweet Keanu. You're lucky I like you or else I wouldn't have answered your call. No one gets to talk to me past 10."
"Well I am honored to be the only one allowed to talk to you past 10 babygirl. Do you have a topic for tonight?"
"Well..." This is it Cara. Just tell him about Caralily. You trust him and he has more than proven himself to be worthy of that trust. He wants to know and this is a perfect time to tell him. You can be strong for him and for her. Be strong Cara. "I think I'm ready to tell you about Caralily."
I heard some rustling like he was sitting up in his bed and then, "Really? Are you sure?"
"Yes Kean, I'm sure."
I let out a deep breath before continuing.
"Caralily was my cousin's name, before she died."
"Oh, Cara I-"
"Her and I were born on the same day. She was my cousin on my dad's side. Her parents really liked the name that my parents chose and so we had the same name. She went by Lily and I went by Cara, though when anyone wanted us both they would just call 'Caralillies' and we'd both answer. We grew up together, we did everything together. Then, one day when we were both 8 me, her, and her dad went to the grocery store and there were a couple pervs there. They took the both of us and..." My voice broke, but I forced myself to continue.
"One of them took me and the other one took Lily. They threw us in the back of their truck, but my uncle ran after them. The one that was holding me jumped in the drivers seat after throwing me in while the one holding Lily jumped into the back of the van with us. My uncle was able to grab me since no one was holding me, but when he went to get Lily the man had already driven away." This is the worst part to think about, but if I'm going to tell the story, I'm going to tell it in full.
"He- her body was found a week later. When they did a rape kit on her it came up positive. And that could've been me. I lost one of my favorite people, and for what? For some pedophiles to get off."
"Did they ever find them? The guys who did it?"
"Yeah. They didn't do a very good job of hiding it."
"What, uhm, what happened after?"
"We moved. It was the end of the school year, so it was a perfect time. We couldn't live near there anymore. Too many memories. We also don't visit my aunt and uncle very often. They see too much of her in me and I see to much of her in them. We don't blame each other we just can't see each other."
"Cara, I- I don't know what to say. I'm so sorry."
I wiped away the few tears that escaped my eyes. "It's for the best though, right? If not I wouldn't have met Lucía and I don't even know what I'd do without her."
"Yeah, I guess it is."
There was a pause. I had something else to say, but it would be a subject change. I wanted to think about and honor Lily's memory for a while.
"Hey, Cara?"
"Yes, Kean."
"Is it alright if I call you by your full name sometimes? Or other renditions of it? Maybe you'll hate the name less. I don't think you should hate it. I think you should love and embrace it."
I thought this over for a little. He's right, using her name would be honoring her memory and that's all I want to do. "Sure, Kean."
"Cool, that's cool."
I laughed, "Hey, so remember when you said whenever I tell you about Caralily I should give you something good after to make up for all the sadness?"
"Yes, I do recall."
"Well, it's your lucky day because I have a surprise for you!"
"Ohhh, what is it?"
"You'll find out tomorrow."
"Well then today isn't my lucky day, is it?"
Well someone's sassy today. "I guess not. Oh well."
I heard Keanu sigh a big heaving sigh. "I can't convince you to tell me what it is today, can I?" He asked in an annoyed voice."
"Nope!" I said in a cheery voice completely opposite from his.
"Goodnight Lily."
"Li-"
He hung up the phone. How rude!
Whatever, it's fine he's gonna be so happy tomorrow.
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Today's the day! Keanu is gonna be so excited when he finds out what I'm doing for him. To be honest, I'm kinda nervous. This is something I've been avoiding since the first time we talked, but I think now's the time.
New message from KC 🤪😳
Can you please at least give me a hint? -K
Aww poor Keanu, he's excited and wants to know what's happening... well too bad!
No, I don't think I will. -C
Okay Mr Steve Rodgers, but why? I'm going to get it anyway, so you should just let me know in advance what it is! -K
That makes no sense KC. None at all. -C
Whatever -K
I thought that was the end of that, but unfortunately it wasn't. He wouldn't top texting me. It got to the point where I had to mute his messages because, wow he was annoying.
Okay, okay! It's 8 PM and that's when we usually get on call so you can tell me now. -K
No! I'm pushing our call time back to 9 because you've been so annoying all day! -C
Please, Cara, babygirl, Lily, don't do this! -K
Calling me by all my nicknames at once won't solve your problem sir. And trust me, flattery will get you nowhere so don't try it. Stop. Texting. Me! -C
Okay, I will. For real this time. I'm sorry. -K
You better be, cause if you keep texting me, I'll keep moving the call time another hour back. -C
Okay, okay I'll stop texting you. -K
Good. -C
He surprisingly actually left me alone. I wasn't expecting that from that stubborn man. To test if he was being genuine I waited until 9:01 to see if he would text me and he didn't. Aww he really wanted to know what I was going to do.
Welp, I guess I shouldn't keep him waiting. I pressed the video call button, moved out of the way of the camera, and waited for him to answer.
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A/N
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