Chapter 5

After I came out of my trance I went to my room, took off my clothes and went to bathe, put on my pajamas and lay down on my bed, took my cell phone and called Clara as usual.

-Hello Friend how are you? I said when I heard his voice.

-Hello friend, very good, and you? How was today?

-I'm glad you're well friend, I'm fine, today was a crazy day, you remember the unpleasant boy I told you about, because we're at a job together and tomorrow I have to go to his house to do it.

-Oh yeah? And how did you get into it? Didn't you hate it?

-Not that I hate it, if it is somewhat unpleasant but it also has its tender side, today it defended me from a drug addict.

-¿A junkie? What happened? Are you okay? Why didn't you tell me that from the beginning?

-Calm friend, I'm fine, as I told you before, Cristián arrived and defended me.

-And how did he know where you were? Did you go out with him?

-No, of course not, he was following me.

-¿Was I following you? Huy friend that means that he is interested in you.

-Do not say that, of course he is not interested in me, also do not start putting crazy ideas in my head, I do not want to get confused and end up in love with him without being interested in me.

-Well you're right, I don't want the same thing to happen to you, it's the worst, but don't close the doors to possibilities either, you're a beautiful girl, don't doubt yourself.

-Yes, of course, but all in good time, well I'll let you go to sleep, it's too late.

-Ok friend, tomorrow I have to get up early, Mom wants to have a picnic and where we are going is far and we have to get up very early, do you think it is fair that I have to get up early on a Saturday?

-ha ha ha, you never liked getting up early, well have a good night.

I hung up the call and immediately fell asleep, the next morning I went shopping since, I almost had no food at home, as I got up early I went to the supermarket walking, on the way there was a beautiful park, people were going to jog and walking their dogs, in the distance you could see the children playing, this place was beautiful, thinking about it, it is the same place that I had seen the first day of school, I immersed myself in my thoughts, remembering that moment when I saw Cristian for the first time, I was walking and enjoying the fresh air, until someone took me out of my thoughts.

-Hello Beautiful how are you? Cristián asks me, hugging me from behind.

"Hi Cristián," I say, turning away from him.

"Why are you so hateful to me?" He asks me as if I get along with everyone.

"Hated me?" Not at all, it is just that you take on attributions that do not correspond to you, and we hardly know each other, or do you think that I am hugging myself with everyone?

"No, of course not, plus I wouldn't tolerate it."

"What would you not tolerate?"

"The one that you hug someone other than me," he says approaching me, my heart began to beat fast, I really didn't know why I got like that every time I was near Cristián, I immediately walked away and continued walking.

"And are you following me again?" I ask him so he wouldn't notice how I was getting.

"Ah, well, not really, I go out to this park every weekend for a jog, don't you see how I'm dressed?" She says raising and lowering her hands showing her body.

"I hadn't really noticed, and since you were following me yesterday, it doesn't surprise me that you were following me today."

"I really didn't think you'd leave so early, by the way, where are you going?"

I was going to answer him when I see Marcos running towards us, apparently people really like to come to this park and rightly so because it is very beautiful, even I would come here every day.

"Hi, Amy," Marcos greets me with a big hug and a kiss on the cheek, Cristián wanted to glare at him.

"Hi Marcos," I reply with a smile, ignoring the fact that Cristián had the face of very few friends.

-What are you doing here? It's the first time I've seen you in this park.

-It's logical no, how are you going to see her if she's not from here? -Responses Cristián as if the question were asked of him.

-Excuse me, but I think I didn't ask you the question. Marcos says looking at him seriously.

-You guys don't start arguing here please -I tell them trying to reassure them- for both of them is the answer since they both asked me the same thing, I'm going to the supermarket to do some shopping.

- Shall I accompany you? -The two asked at the same time to which they were looking very serious, I did not know whether to say yes or no, because it seemed that they did not like each other.

"Well, if they can," I told them, also because they have to bother each other if I don't have anything with any of them, I thought.

The three of us walked to the market, I was in the middle of the two to prevent them from arguing, we were talking about common things, the two of them began to ask me what my life was like, what I liked and what I did not like to do, it seemed rather that the police had caught me and they were questioning me, but I did not pay much attention, I was answering their questions to both of them, since I did not have a dark past which I had to hide, the truth is I am also like that, when not I know a person I ask a lot to be able to know her.

We got to the supermarket, I took a cart and went to the first aisle, Cristián and Marcos went through other aisles to look for I don't know what, I was walking very calm looking at the products when someone suddenly stood next to me, it was Marcos, I drink a box of cereal and put it in the cart.

"This cereal is very delicious," she says with a smile.

"This is not better," says Cristián, taking another one, I jumped a little in fright.

"Cristián," I gave him a little blow on the arm, "you scared me, don't come near like that."

-Auug why are you hitting me? -He says rubbing his arm as if it were hit hard.

"Careful, how dramatic to see if I broke your bone," I say laughing.

I kept walking down the corridor taking what I needed, while Marcos and Cristián discussed which brand of product was better, they took things out and put things in the cart, I left them still, they looked like children, I was almost finished when I got to the personal hygiene corridor, already I was almost in my days and the truth was that I did not know how I was going to buy my personal things with that pair, I approached the sanitary pads and stared at them.

-And you are not going to tell him which one you use? Marcos says to Cristián, mocking.

Cristian takes a package from the shelf and hands it to me.

"These are good," he says with a smile, Marcos just stared and made fun of Cristian.

"Thank you," I say with a smile and a bit sorry, the cheeks were sure to be like a tomato.

I finished taking things and went quickly to the cashier to pay, I wanted to get out of there quickly, these two had me nervous and sorry, how is it that Cristián advises me on my intimate things, also that way I knew that I was almost in my days, What a shame I wanted the earth to swallow me up, the two boys came out and waited for me outside, I was hoping they were going to leave but it didn't.

I went out with my shopping bags and the two of them offered to carry them, I agreed to that since they weighed a lot, we were walking quietly, I didn't want to see Cristián's face, well neither of us felt too ashamed.

"Let's eat ice cream," Cristián says, breaking the silence.

"Good idea, it's very hot," Marcos says, "around here is the ice cream parlor."

We walked a few blocks and there was the ice cream parlor, how I was going to refuse to eat a delicious ice cream if I loved them, also I was still far from my apartment, and I did not want to carry those heavy bags, we entered the premises and sat at a table, Cristián He went to ask for the ice creams and Marcos went behind him and they imagined so that, I just sat there waiting, when I see the two of them come each with two ice creams.

-And who is the fourth person to eat with us? I ask them raising an eyebrow and laughing.

"No one," Marcos says with a smile, "I bought this one for you, you have the face that you like chocolate ice cream."

-And I bought this for you -said Cristian- I think you have more face than you like the strawberry one.

I was speechless, I didn't know what to say, until when were these two going to compete? They put the ice creams in front of me and they stood watching waiting for me to take one, I got up and went to a girl who worked there, I asked her for a bigger container and immediately she brought it to me, I took it and took it to my place and I poured the two ice creams in it.

-Problem solved -I tell them with a smile- I love both flavors, thank you -I start to eat my ice cream and they just stared at me as if another head had popped out- Are they not going to eat? Their ice cream is melting.

We ate our ice creams and went to my apartment, we arrived and the two of them stood at the door, I took the bags and put them on the table, I turned around and they were still standing there, I invited them to come in, they had helped me a lot It was not fair that I left them there, they sat on the sofa and I went to the kitchen to put away the food, I was trying to put the cereals in the top drawer but it did not arrive, my height prevented me, someone approached and I stood up Around the waist, I put the box in the drawer and when I was back on the floor I saw that Cristián helped me.

"Thank you," I say, blushing.

"You're welcome at all," he tells me with a smile that later faded. "And what about frames?"

-What of what? -I ask surprised.

-Why are you here?

"For the same reason as you," I say, "I ran into both of them on the way to the supermarket and they both accompanied me."

-Only that?

-What else could it be? I ask naively.

-Well-at that moment his cell phone rang and he answered a call, he went to the door and left, after a while he entered - I have to go, see you at 3.

-At 3? I ask him.

-Yes, work, remember?

-Oh yes of course we will see each other.

Cristián left and I was left alone with Marcos. I went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, because it was already going to be lunchtime, I was calmly cooking when Marcos approaches the kitchen.

"Hey little one," I take a little jump of fright, "what are you doing?"

- Is it that everyone today has the way to scare me?

-Sorry it was not my intention -says Marcos laughing- you are very scary.

-I'm used to being alone and suddenly someone comes from behind and it is obvious that I am going to be scared.

-Hahaha you're right, mom sometimes scares me like that too.

-Yes, Mom scared me too, but she did it on purpose told me to be alert because I am very relaxed.

-Hahaha what a way to get alert.

Marcos began to help me cook, the truth is that he cooks very well, he is very organized in the kitchen and keeps everything very clean, we finished cooking and began to eat, we talked while we ate, it was my turn to ask questions. I asked a lot of things, that's how I got to know him a little more.

I learned that his parents were in the process of separating and that they were both discussing which company Marcos would take over when he finished his studies, because each of them had his own business, we finished eating and Marcos received a call and I started to pick up the money. dishes and took them to the kitchen to wash them.

-I have to go, little girl, sorry that I can't help you wash the dishes.

"Take it easy, Marcos, it's nothing, besides, you already helped me a lot today," I say with a smile.

I walked him to the door, he gave me a hug and a very warm kiss on the cheek, I stood there until I came down the stairs, I turned around and finished organizing the kitchen, I went to my room and went to bed in my bed, I was so tired from the morning walk that I didn't even know when I fell asleep, when I woke up I felt something warm next to me.