"That' a great slide." Sergio says while looking at the scenery from below.Sergio takes my hand again and drags me on the sand beach. The water is quite calm compared to the waves crashing on the shore. We walked farther along the sand while admiring the beautiful scenery. I let go of his hand and lie down on the sand watching the clouds pass over. My back touched Sergio's chest and I rested my head on his shoulder. After a few minutes, Sergio puts his arm around me and pulls me closer to him. His breathing is soft and slow, and I can hear his heartbeat beating fast.A few hours later, we got up from the beach and head home.A couple days later we're having our date. I tried to choose the restaurant, but Sergio insists that we should go somewhere special. I love him so much for picking a great restaurant. When we arrived, Sergio ordered our food while sitting on the couch. Sergio handed me a bottle of wine with different colored glasses."Here drink this Irish. You'll need it." Serg
Before I finish my sentence I heard a knock on the door and the door creaks open."Hi honey! Are you ready to go already?!" I hear my mom call from the hallway."Yes mom!" I reply.After saying bye to Sergio, I went downstairs and saw her standing by the door waiting for us to leave. I put my hand on top of Sergio's and give him a small smile."Bye babe!" Sergio calls out to me."Bye," I replied with a sigh.The drive back home seemed to take twice as long as the trip there. I'm starting to get nervous. What if my mother finds out? I knew she noticed something between us, but what if she figures it out? Or worse, what if she confronts me about it? What would happen then? What am I supposed to do? Should I keep ignoring it? Or should I face her and apologize?Sergio drove very carefully through the neighborhood. Every few minutes I looked at the mirror to check if my mom was following us. I couldn't believe that we made it home without her seeing us. I kept asking myself "why did we go
I can't wait to be alone with him again, tonight. I never thought that I'd feel this way for my ex boyfriend. But after today it seems like I'm not going to be able to stop myself from falling in love with Sergio. I don't want him to get hurt and I know it's stupid because he told me he wants to stay. So why am I still worrying? I know that I can trust him. But then again, I shouldn't. If only he didn't break up with me and if only I didn't find out about this whole thing with my brother. But then I wouldn't have met Sergio. I'm lucky that I have him now. I'm actually thankful for all the things I had to go through to get to this point. I slowly move closer to him and wrap my leg around his waist. He wraps his left arm around my neck and holds me tighter while moving his body against mine. This is really what I want right now. All these feelings of uncertainty, fear and doubts are slowly being pushed away. I don't know what exactly happened to me but somehow the only thing I can f
"Which way?" I asked him."Take a left on this road." he replied.I turned the key in the ignition and stepped on the gas pedal. The engine roared to life immediately causing me to jump slightly."Sorry." Sergio chuckled."Don't worry, I'm used to it."We drove for a bit before arriving at the park. There we stopped in front of the swing sets. I wanted to ask him how old he was when he started swinging, but I didn't. Instead I decided to just keep quiet. Maybe he'll explain it to me if I ask him."So, why don't you go play somewhere else? Or do you prefer to sit here and watch me swing for a while?" I asked him."No, it's fine." he responded quickly."Good." I smiled at him.I didn't say anything. After a couple of minutes I heard him sigh again. I glanced at him in surprise and saw that he was staring intently at the ground and biting his lip."What? Is something wrong?" I asked him.He looked up at me and I could see a trace of sadness in his blue eyes. He sighed again and ran his h
"What is it, mom? Please don't leave me guessing here. Please." I begged.She looked at me for a second. She looked like she was trying to decide whether to answer or not. Eventually she nodded slowly and sighed again. "Okay.""Tell me.""Sergio...he wants to leave us." she whispered the last sentence as if speaking any louder would bring shame upon him.My head snapped towards my father. A tear fell from his eyes and landed on his shirt. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I couldn't believe that he wants to leave us. I don't think I would be able to handle that."Why?" I asked her after a couple of seconds."I...don't know."My heart sunk even further."You don't know why?" I repeated."Well...it's just that...your dad is afraid that something might happen to me and your sisters, and he doesn't want that to happen because he loves us and he wants to be here for us."I swallowed hard. How come Sergio wanted to run away from home? Why does he want to leave us?"Why does he want to
After spending most of the afternoon with Sergio, I returned to my apartment and went straight to bed. I fell asleep almost instantly. When I opened my eyes the following morning, I was surprised to see that I slept in later than usual, which was unusual. Normally I was usually the first one up. As I climbed out of bed and started stretching, my cell phone buzzed next to me. It was Sergio. I picked it up and looked at the notification. I rolled my eyes. I should have known that he wouldn't miss class today.I looked around the room and decided to text him while I got ready for school.I replied, throwing myself onto my bed and burying my face in the pillows. I heard a knock on my door, and I ignored it. Then again, a few moments later, there was a knock again. And then again. And then another, louder knock. I groaned and covered my face with my hands. I slowly got out of bed and went to open the door. When I opened it, Sergio was standing there with a small smile on his face. "Mor
"I know. It was horrible. Thank god you were there to save me." I kissed him lightly on the cheek.He kissed me back and rested his forehead against mine.I smiled. "Come on, let's go eat lunch."We sat side by side in silence for several moments. Then he spoke up again."How does it feel to be free now?""Huh? What do you mean?""Being a celebrity," he clarified."Ahh. Yes." I answered hesitantly. "It's nice. Better than I expected. The money's good, too. And I'm doing things that I enjoy doing.""What do you do these days?""Not much. I'm working part-time at the office. Nothing special.""How long did it take you to get used to being famous?"I chuckled. "A couple of weeks. Not much. I already knew it was coming. At first I hated it, but now, I kinda like it. Especially since I can act like an idiot without anybody judging me."Sergio smiled at me."And...what about you? Do you have any plans for the future?"He chuckled and nodded. "Yes. I plan to become a model."I grinned. "Good
Sometimes it feels like a burden to carry the guilt that is attached to me everyday. I try to ignore it, but sometimes the guilt gets to me. I think it gets to everyone too. Even those who pretend they aren't bothered. Like people who have a lot of responsibilities. And even more, people who are burdened by the burden they carry. Like me. And Sergio. He carries a huge weight on his shoulders, and that makes it even harder for him to smile sometimes. Maybe that's why it hurts me to see him struggling.I can tell that he loves me. In fact, he adores me. And he's trying hard to show me that. But it's just not enough. The pain is still there. The guilt. The guilt that comes with being a human being. I know it's wrong of me to blame myself, but it's easier for me to live with that than to admit that I'm the reason behind all of this. And that's why I've been trying my hardest not to acknowledge my feelings towards Sergio. I know it's not right, but if I can just hide them for a little w