Chapter 7
Santino Auburn's Point of View
Smooth, just like the silk
Soft and cuddly hug me up like a quilt
I'm a lyrical lover
No, take me for no filth
"Turn off the music and hand me the bouquet" I smiled with my whitest teeth, looking fresh and cool in my shades.
And once I got this bouquet, I bent down my knees and raise the bouquet and say,
"Zoe, If I made you hate me for the first time we've met, I couldn't stop thinking that you would hate me that much, and I regret what happened earlier. But I'm Santino Auburn, would do everything to make this one lady, to forgive me."
I saw her she rolled her eyes and it seems like this won't work but I'm trying my best to make my plans work.
"A bouquet with 5 french fries from Mcdonald's, 6 Toblerones and 6 Sneakers chocolates, and Red roses around, with extra bottled water!" Shit, I'm sweating! But I'm still trying to smile.
But look before we decided to do this, we make it sure that she would accept my sweetest apology. Hoping that she won't fall for it. I'm only doing this to make her forgive me, so my plan will work continuously.
[Flashback]
"You sure this will work? Do we have to do this? Maybe we can create a shortcut without her."
"Yeah, yeah that's the only way to make her forgive you and the plans you've made? Don't worry. Cause once she accepts your apology, you can now use Zoe to make your Ex-girlfriend jealous, and you two will get back each other! Boom!" Kenneth said as he pushes me to go inside the car
"Man, why I'm so brainless when it comes to love!" I said so to myself as I was touching my head
"Let's wear our shades!" Niño said before he wears his shades and so Kenneth.
"Bring it on!" Kenneth
[End of Flashback]
"Look, Mr. Santino, I already forgave you from the bottom of my heart"
she has that pretty smile huh
"But shit happens when you were trying to piss me off, by looking stupid to you because I hate guys who smoke?! But Does that sounds stupid to you, right? Because when you use the word hate, to you, it's 100% but for me, it's 5%-10%
But I already forgave you in that scenario! But then, you guys showed up and waving at me and I knew that you would talk to me and making me piss again! If you should have been nice to me, I wouldn't be humiliated by the whole school! But then, when I walked around!
Zoe! Zoe is in a relationship with Santino! And blah blah whatsoever and that is so disgusting!"
Man, when will she stop talking there? I'm still bending down my knees, it hurts though since my knees are touched in these small rocks.
"Yes I forgive you but not because of that bouquet! But because I forgive people easily! But then, the next time please, be nice to me and don't make shit! But its much better if you don't talk to me"
Finally!
I stood up quickly to get near to her and her face was like -don't touch me- and I was there raising my both hands.
"So now that you forgive me, wanna go out with me?"
Kenneth and Niño, I saw they were facepalming.
"Are you sick?"
"No"
"You can't date me, I already liked someone else"
Come on, I don't like you either
"My bestfriend, Nico. You probably know him right?" She added as she crossed her arms.
And that made me realized, that my plans will become better.
"Well, I guess I gotta go, and thanks for the bouquet, I never thought you would take it seriously-."
"No wait, Zoe."
"Yes, yes I'm still standing here?"
"Umm, I-- Keisha Tisdale is your cousin right?"
"Yes, why?"
"She's my ex-girlfriend"
"Really?"
"Yes, and I need your help"
"Oh wow, so is this why all the unique bouquet? Never thought I could be useful like this" she's faking her chuckled
"And I will help you, to make Nico like you"
"So you think he doesn't like me?"
"I did not say that"
"But you gave me a sign"
"Okay, okay lets stop right here. Zoe, please. I'm begging you, I need your help."
"Sorry, but I can't."
"Why not? You like him right? Or you love him don't you?"
She sighed and as she says these words in a sad tone.
"I already chose his happiness, Santino."
She chose Nico's happiness
but why can't I?
"I gotta go now" she said as she leaves and here I am being left, with no chance to get Keisha back to me.
Kenneth patted my back and says,
"We can find another way bro."
"He'll be okay" Niño
[End of Santino Auburn's Point of View]
[Zoe Gomez's Point of View]
As soon as I arrived home, I saw my mom cooking my favorite seafood. Crunchy shrimp!
"How's my darling?"
"I'm doing great again mom," I said while walking lazily through the stairs, but after 5 steps.
I was
shocked
how did it get here?!
The bouquet!
"Ah- mom! How did the bouquet walkthrough here?"
"No honey, someone named Santino came to give that to you" My mom smiled.
ugh I love it when she smiled like that,
but please! Not this kind of reason!
"Then how did he know I live here?"
"Maybe because we live nearby to Keisha, and also, our mailbox has written our surname there."
Yup, she knows Keisha's ex-boyfriend
"So, Is he trying to make you his rebound?" My mom asked as she was still cooking.
"No way, he's still in love with Keisha," I said as I was watching the bouquet.
The fries are already a waste.
The chocolates, need to be refrigerated.
And the flowers will just die.
But I'm still gonna eat that fries though.
Before my mom puts a plate in the table with that fresh crunchy shrimp, she stopped for a second as I was eating the fries and she puts the food on the table as she slowly sat and say,
"That fries is already a waste"
"Oh yes, It's still a fries mom, I won't die"
I said as I was eating fries together with the shrimp now.
"So, what is Santino's up to?"
"Well, he needs my help, to get them back together, he's dying to make me their bridge" I said and rolled my eyes.
"Maybe because you're the only one who could save him"
"Mom, if he truly loves her, he will stand up by himself and correct the mistakes he made"
"Honey, not all man are brave, we're all equal honey. Some man is trying their best to be brave, just to get that woman back. We don't know how did that man survive just to get the woman's heart."
"And some man is called weak, because he just gives up on their relationship. But maybe he knows there's no happy ending like when the reason for their break up is someone is always cheating, I call that man as Brave and not weak. Some man is brave enough to ask someone for help for his relationship and would do anything to help him for getting that woman back to him."
She's right, I realize it now
"Why aren't you trying to help him?"
"He doesn't deserve Keisha though, and it's not just that I mean, I'm just not willing to help him"
"Oh yeah right Keisha, I know how she loves to play boys"
"Yeah, I don't like her"
"How can you help him by that if you don't wanna try to talk to Keisha? You used to be so friends back then."
"I don't know why mom, but after months of my senior high school, I called her name but she didn't hear me, I even texted her and called her until it's cleared, that she was avoiding me."
"Maybe you did something wrong? Or something that could make her jealous?"
I started to think as I looked up,
Jealous?
it's impossible that she would like Nico. She would have hang out with us if she likes someone.
"Nope"
"Honey, it will be alright okay? You and Keisha will build a friendship again, Someday" my mom said and hugs me.
Now that I'm in my bed laying, I knew that it's gonna be Nico again to think about this night, I couldn't just get over him.
But then suddenly,
[Flashback]
"And I will help you, to make Nico like you"
"So you think he doesn't like me?"
"I did not say that"
"But you gave me a sign"
"Okay, okay lets stop right here. Zoe, please. I'm begging you, I need your help."
"Sorry, but I can't."
"Why not? You like him right? Or you love him don't you?"
[End of Flashback]
I rolled down looking crazy,
"Ughh why is it that it's just make me wanna try to help him because he will help me for Nico to like me too!"
I stopped rolling, cause I'm looking crazy here now.
But Nico, is just sooooooo.
"ARGHHHHHHH!!!! I HATE YOU SANTINO! YOU'RE NOT GONNA CHANGE MY MIND SUCKER!"