Author's POV
After the discussion between Ruby and Kehna, there was a bit of tension, in as much as Ruby tried to break that tension Kehna always refused.
"Please take as much as you want," Mrs. William said before sitting down like everyone else. The food looked delicious and it also was, but Kehna couldn't bring herself to eat much she knew she would regret it because that was probably the only meal she would have for that day. And she couldn't bring herself to believe that she would never taste her mom's breathtaking food ever again.
She stopped eating and stared at the food in front of her unknowingly till... "Hey, you okay?" She tilted her in the direction of Ruby and nodded "Do you want to go out after we finish?" Ruby asked again and Kehna said nothing but nodded. It was starting to piss Ruby off, but she had to put herself in Kehna's shoes. A couple of minutes passed by and both teens didn't spare a glance at eac
Author's POV "Oh my Gosh, Dad! I've been looking for you all over. Where were you?" He looked at her with disbelief "What? Can't I just go out for a second? Are you now my bodyguard?" "I was worried" she whispered but her father ignored it and went to the living room. She was left in the kitchen with her thoughts but what she realized next was that she had to make breakfast for her and her father. So she decided to make fried egg so they could eat it with toast. "Dad I made breakfast," she said proudly as she walked into the living room. "I already ate," he said emotionless and at that moment Kehna lost her appetite and went back to the kitchen with the food she had prepared. She started asking herself where her father must have been that early in the morning and he also already had breakfast. This made Kehna think so much even if she shouldn't. After a long time of eating, Kehna finally finished her meal a
Author's POVAfter Kehna and her father left, Ruby quickly went to look for the 'so-called shadow' Kehna saw."Seriously?" She shouted furiously as she waited for an answer."You really have to learn how to knock," the 'so-called shadow' said in a surprisingly calm tone "Look, I'm not here to joke around with you, just tell if you went out today""Yeah, I did. And so what?" Ruby groaned slightly knowing how stubborn the 'so-called shadow' was "You're not-" she proceeded on saying but was interrupted halfway "Yes, I know I have nothing to do out there, most especially not when 'you' have guests" he said as he let Ruby figure out her next argument "But you do know that dad doesn't really care about that man right? I don't know what he's planning this time, but it can't be anything good" he added. "I don't care and except for that should be an irrelevant matter for you" the 'so-called shadow' chuckled looking at Ruby
Kehna’s POV "Kehna wake up!" my mom shouted. I was the only child in the family, we lived in a small village called Tacoma. We weren't rich, we can’t even afford a good apartment to live in. We moved from Mexico to Tacoma, and today is my first day at school. "Kehna wake up you'll be late on your first day" my mom shouted again. Groaning I got out of the bed and went to shower. My dad already had a job he would wake up at midnight because he works in a bakery and would come back home by 10 am. We only see each other at noon. Even if we don’t have a good relationship, we always try to be a united family. After dressing up I went straight to the kitchen where my mom is. "Good morning mom". "Good morning darling, how was your night?" "Um... my back and shoulders hurt so much" I replied. "Don't worry when you come back from sch
Author's POV Her parents were sitting in the dining room when she came home. They had been waiting, for her to come back from school so they could all eat together. "Good afternoon mom and dad". "Good afternoon " her mother looked up at her father waiting for him to say something, while she placed her bag on the ground and took her shoes off. "So how was your day?" Dad asked. She was a bit taken back because that sentence didn't come from her mom first, he looked at her waiting for an answer "Um... it's a good start, I guess". "Well that's great, have you made any friends yet?" Her mother asked. "Yes, I think so". "I'll take that as a yes. I made your favorite dish, take as much as you want" she smiled and sat down to eat. After eating she went to her room and packed her bag pack, for the next day, and brought out her clothes too. She took a nap after th
Author's POV It was the last break for that day. They all went out, Kehna was the last person to get out of the classroom. When she finally got out everyone was already in their cliques and she was all alone, till a lady approached her. She looked very pretty and young. "Hey! Aren't you the new student?" "Yes, I am". "Kehna right?" She nodded "Hi Kehna, I'm Alexandria". She smiled in response, not knowing what to do or say. "You don't talk too much, do you?" She thought for a moment, was she supposed to tell her, the main reason why? "Well, I do, it's just that, I don't know what to say. I've said a lot, that I'm starting to regret". "Look you don't have to be shy around me, I know you probably won't immediately feel comfortable with me but that's why I'm here, so you can feel free to talk about anything you want''. "Okay,
Stella's POV Still at the Garcia's, "Stella I'll be off to the restaurant now'' my dad shouted from downstairs, while I was in my room, I quickly ran downstairs "Dad but you promised, we would have our game night today'' I whined, "Yes, nenita I almost forgot, I'll make sure to be back before 9 PM okay?" "Yeah Papi," I said disappointed. "Don't fall asleep before I come back" I hummed in response. When my dad was gone I suddenly remembered that Kehna hadn't called yet. So I started looking for something to eat, even if I knew what I was looking for wasn't available. Kehna's POV At the Arellalo's, I did, as I said I was going to. The phone had been ringing for the past five minutes I was going to end the call but she picked up. "Hello?" "Hi it's Kehna, we met today on the bus" "Yeah, I already thought you weren't going to ca
After the lesson was over, Kehna's POV " -And that's how you hit a high note. Well, that's all for today, you can start packing your stuff " I could for some kind of reason understand why Ruby was drooling over a teacher, because the bell hadn't rung yet but he's already asking us to pack. And not just that, he looks like he actually knows what he's doing. Everyone already went out, as usual. I also finally came out of the classroom, I was walking peacefully to my locker, when someone tapped my shoulder I turned around and to my surprise, it was Stella. "Already forgot about me?" we hugged each other "So?", "What do you mean by, so?" "Are we picking you up today?" "Oh, yeah about, that my mom is also coming" "Okay, great" "Want to go outside?" she asked. "Umm...what about the cafeteria, I mean I'm also okay, with going out but-" "Let's g
Kehna's POV "Mr. Garcia, I've been coming here to help out a lot, since my mother started working here. I thought maybe, it would be better if I asked for a job here" "You're right, you've been helping a lot, but does your mother know about this?" "Of course, I'm going to tell her once you accept to give me a job". "I'm not sure Kehna" "Sir, I can do anything, washing dishes, sweeping, or even serving" "I know, but what I mean is that your mother won't like that, and except for that you're close to my daughter" he had too many good reasons for him not to give me a job. So I had to think quickly about how to persuade him. "Sir, you have a point, I and your daughter are close but come to think of it, my mom won't have a choice because the money both my mother and father earn won't be enough for us as a family". I was thankful he was kind of convinced with my speech. When