Chapter 3

Saturday arrived, my friend's birthday, I went out very early to buy her a gift, I went to the mall and went into a store where they sell makeup and as I know that Ale loves to put on makeup I bought her a palette of everyone's eyeshadow the colors, a base, a mascara for eyelashes and a powder, I went out and bought a gift bag, when night came I managed to go to the club that my friend had rented for her party, I put on a blue dress with some sandals not very tall, I straightened my hair and put on just a little makeup, I took one last look in the mirror before leaving, I was satisfied with how I looked, when I left the building, I saw Matt dressed in a long white shirt with sleeves rolled up to the elbows and black pants, I had Luisa in my arms dressed in a dress casually the same color as mine,I was surprised to see him standing there, he looked at me, smiled at me and approached me, gave me a kiss on the forehead, handed me the baby and opened the door on the passenger side and took out some roses.

—Hi Abby, you look beautiful —he handed me the roses, I took them and I was speechless, nobody had done something like that to me before— are you ready?

"Hi Matt," I greeted him when I came out of my trance, "thanks for the roses, they're very beautiful, it's very nice of you."

"It's not beautiful at all, shall we go?"

"Yes, of course, and your Luisa is also beautiful," I told the baby in my arms who was smiling.

 We got in the car and drove to the club.

"Hey Matt?" I ask him as he drives, Matthew turns around for a second and looks back at the road. "Why haven't you gone to the restaurant anymore? I thought you were mad at me."

"Angry with you?" It's not okay, what happens is that I was traveling for work, I was actually worried about not arriving today in time for Alejandra's party, I asked her for the number, and she had me crazy telling me that I couldn't get lost your party, ”he says with a smile.

"Yes, Ale is that insistent."

"And tell me, how is it that you are friends if you are so different?"

—Ale and I met at the university, she was the only one who accepted me, you know how sociable she is, she was the only one who approached me to greet me, as I came from the country and I am a simple girl, at Other girls were not interested in that, theirs was more about looking very pretty and going to parties with boys, Alejandra is also like that but she does not like to exclude others to feel more than the others, that's why we made ourselves Very friends, we help each other, she goes out to party and I only dedicate myself to listen the next day what happened and the crazy things that she commits, I have advised her a lot, you know, because she is too crazy and I worry that one day she will something bad is going to happen.

 We arrived at the club and entered, I saw my friend sitting at the bar drinking some liquor, I approached her and congratulated her, the gift was not given to her because I forgot it at home because I was in a hurry, because I was late, the music The volume was too high so Matthew and I went up to the second floor and Alejandra followed us, we went into a booth where the music was not too loud, because Luisa was asleep.

"Oh, and that beauty is asleep," says Ale sitting next to me, "and did you agree with Matthew to dress like Luisa?" 

"No, of course not, it was just a coincidence," I answer my friend. "And Carlos?"

—The very damned one has not arrived, I hope he does not leave me standing up —my friend tells me with a pout and crossed her arms— and I hate when they arrive late —he was watching and saw that Carlos had arrived— there I come I'm going to go dancing with the.

My friend went to where Carlos was and they began to dance. I was watching them, I had already forgotten that Matthew was there with me until he spoke to me.

- you know? It was no coincidence that you and Luisa are dressed almost the same, I had contacted Ale and she told me that you were going to wear a blue dress, that's why I bought Luisa one of the same color - she tells me with a smile - I like it that my girls are dressed the same.

My girls? What is Matthew referring to? I wonder in my head if we are nothing.

"Ale is a serious case indeed, she always gets me into her crazy things."

- And don't you want something to drink? —Matthew asks me, getting up from his place— "I'm going to get something, what are you going to want?"

—Ummm a soda, or water, I don't drink liquor.

—Ok as I say beautiful lady, I'll be back 

Matthew came out and went down the stairs to get our drinks, that's why I also go out to see where my friend is, but I can't see her anywhere, but where is she if she was there with Carlos a moment ago? "I ask myself" I wait for a while for Matt to arrive "and Matthew why did it take so long?" —I am beginning to get impatient— until I see him and he approaches me with nothing in his hands.

"Until you finally arrive, and where are our drinks?"

"There's nothing that isn't liquor, and why are you so nervous?"

—It's that I haven't seen Alejandra for a long time, not long ago she was there dancing with Carlos but now they're not there, you came from down there, didn't you see her?

"No, I didn't see her, she must be there, leave her alone to enjoy her party."

—No, I can't be calm, Ale is very crazy who knows where she's stuck, take Luisa, I'm going to go find her, wait for me here, yes.

I went out and looked for all the booths, then I went down and looked for her all over the dance floors, around the bar and nothing was missing, I was only missing one place and that was the bathrooms, I hurried and entered the men's room, asking first if there was no one And there she was not, then I entered the ladies room and there was my friend lying on the floor, it seemed she was drunk I called her and helped her up, we left the bathroom and I took her to the exit door and I sat her in a chair while I was looking for Matthew to leave.

"Hey Matt," I ran over to where he was, "I already found her and she's pretty drunk, I left her sitting near the exit door, let's just go and take her home."

—Yes, of course, take Luisa while I take Ale to the car.

We went out and got in the car, we went to my apartment. I was not going to leave Alejandra alone at home, the best thing was for her to spend the night with me, we got to the building and Matthew helped me get Ale up to my apartment.

"Well, it was a pretty crazy night," Matt told me, laying Alejandra on my bed, "and especially for Ale."

—Yes, that's why I don't like to drink liquor, people usually make mistakes while intoxicated, and tomorrow I'll ask Ale how he got to the bathroom and what happened to Carlos.

The next day I got up and my friend was still asleep, I went to the kitchen to make breakfast for me and me and her and when I was finishing she left the room with a pout.

- Good morning, how do you wake up?

"Good morning Abby, don't speak so loud that my head hurts a lot," he says, bringing one of his hands to his head and closing his eyes in pain, "and how did I get here?"

"Matt brought us, may I know what you did to yourself last night?" —I ask my friend crossed her arms— I was looking for you like crazy, you had me very worried, I got you asleep in the bathroom, and Carlos, what did he do?

"Oh my friend, if I told you," Alejandra tells me with a smile, "it was the best night of my life, Carlos and I had sex in a room, it was wonderful, I left him there and went to the bathroom and suddenly I felt dizzy." , and from there I don't remember anything else.

"How crazy you are, how could you do that? And also with a boy you haven't known for more than two weeks."

—Oh ya Abby, I'm not up for scolding, besides I'm already too old for the sermons.

—Ok, yes, yes, but to these crazy things I do not accompany you anymore.

"Oh my friend, let's forget about that, rather tell me how did you and Matthew have a good time?"

"We didn't really do anything, not even talk, because I've been looking all over the place for you like crazy."

"Forgive me friend, I didn't mean to ruin your night with Matt."

"Don't worry, my friend, and we are nothing and we hadn't planned anything either." By the way, look what I have for you! —I ran to my room to look in the closet for Alejandra's gift, I returned quickly and gave it to her— I forgot it last night.

"Oh my friend, thank you very much," Ale told me when he opened it and gave me a big hug. "I love it."

—You're welcome friend, I really didn't know what to buy from you, then I remembered that you had already told me that you were running out of makeup and I decided to buy you this.

"How nice of you, you are a sun, I love you" He hugs me again and kisses me on the cheek.

-I love you too, my friend.

We spent the day in my apartment, talking and watching movies. In the afternoon they knocked on the door, it was strange to me, because I was not expecting anyone, when I opened it I saw that it was Matthew with Luisa and in his hands he was carrying some sweets, I was very surprised to see him there, he had not told me he was going to to come to my house.

"Good afternoon Abby, Alejandra, how are you today?" Matthew asked us, smiling, "I came to visit them, I had nothing to do in my house and I decided to come here, I supposed they were going to be here alone.

"Hi Matt," I greet him, "what a surprise, I wasn't expecting you, come in."

"Oh hi Matt," Ale approached him, "can I carry her?" He asked, referring to Luisa.

—Yes, yes, of course, be careful, it weighs a lot!

"Oh, what a beauty, how is she beautiful?" He spoke to Luisa in a shrill voice. "Did you come to visit us?"

- And what did they do? Matt asks me.

—Ah ... we were watching a movie, and Alejandra told me what had happened last night, it was crazy what she did.

"Well, your friend will have her reasons why she does things, she's already very old, right?" You know what is good and what is bad.

"Yes, I know, she told me so herself, but everything she does doesn't stop worrying me, she's my friend and the friends are there to advise, right?"

—Yes, of course, you're right.

So we spent the rest of the afternoon and part of the night, talking, getting to know each other and watching movies, that day I got to know Matthew more, I learned that he was twenty-five years old and owned a well-known publishing house that his parents inherited, who retired. of the trade to travel to different parts of the world, because it was their dream and they decided to fulfill it leaving Matt in charge of the publishing house, when his girlfriend died they could not attend the funeral because they were too far away and could not arrive on time, they arrived in the country a month later, on those days his mother was in charge of Luisa for 3 months, then they decided to continue their travels, as Matt insisted and told his mother that he would take care of their daughter. It was already very late, my friend did not want to go home, but she had no choice, because tomorrow we had to work, Matthew offered to take her.