Chapter 5

"Wow. Yo-" I said. I was having trouble how to process all this. I felt bad for judging him before I even got to know him and his story. "No se que decir." I said holding back tears. "Esta bien. No tienes que decir nada." He said not making eye contact. I went to put my hand on his shoulder,hesitantly at first,but I did.

"Como eran tus hermanos?" I asked. He smiled. "Mi hermana es divertida y gustaba molestarme." He laughed.  "Mi hermano es mi mejor amigo,hicimos todo juntos. Nos gustaba hacer deportes.  Nuestro favorito es futbol." He said. "De veras." I said. "Y tu mama?"  I asked.

"Ella es la mujer mas tierna del mundo. Ella me cuidaba. Hacia todo pa' protejerme de mi papá. Ella me hacia sentir seguro." He said. I could see that he was fighting to hold back his tears but it was useless,they started falling down his face.

I hated to see people hurting. I love to try and help people. So I did what my good nature told me to do and I pulled him in for a hug.

He hugged back after a few seconds and I could hear him quietly sniffling. His pain made me want to start to cry as well but I held it in. "Lo siento." He said drying his tears. "No,no te preocupes güey." I said. We let go of each other and just sat there awkwardly for a second. I felt as if he had been waiting for this moment. Like he was just dying to tell someone what he had bottled up inside.

"Como se llaman tus hermanos?" I asked. "Mi hermana se llama Francesca y mi hermano se llama Luca. Francesca tiene 14 años y Luca tiene 25." He said. He pulled out his phone and showed me a picture of him and his siblings.

"Wow. Que bonitos." I said with a smile. "Gracias." He said. "Y tú? Tienes hermanos?" He asked. "Si. Una hermana menor. Ella tiene 23 años. Mi medio hermano tiene 29 y mi media  hermana tiene 26." I said.  "Como son?" He asked. "Mi hermanita es la hija del diablo pero la quiero mucho." I laughed. "Mi hermano es como mi segundo papá. Y mi hermana mayor,pues ella es muy...complicada." I said trying not to go into detail about the many reasons why I resent her.

"Bueno,queires bañar? Cambiar de ropa?" He asked. "De veras?" I asked. "Si." He said. "Muchas gracias." I said. "Pero vas a tener que usar mi ropa." He said. "Esta bien." I said. "Y despues vamos al mall para comprar lo que tú quieras." He smiled. "Esta bien. Gracias." I said.

We walked  down the hall to his room. He opened the door and I looked inside. The room was huge and  he had a queen sized bed and a huge flat screen TV. "Wow. Estoy celosa." I laughed. He looked at me and smiled as he continued to dig in his closet. He pulled out a white hoodie with the Rolling Stones logo and a black Nike logo on it. He walked over to his dresser and pulled out a pair of grey sweatpants.

I laughed. "Me va quedar super grande!" I exclaimed. "Si yo se pero es solo por hoy." He said smiling. "Gracias." I said. "De nada. Las toallas estan en el closet cerca del baño." He replied. "Ok." I smiled. I left the room and made my way to the bathroom.