Chapter 4

GABRIELA

It was clear to me something was wrong with Marcos, and I imagined it had something to do with Clara. We talked for a while and he made me promise not to help him, but he couldn't go on like this, so I'm going to do something, I don't know what, but I would do something. We go where everyone is and I sat next to Alex, who soon put his arm around my shoulders and kissed me on the forehead.

During the break I was thinking about what I could do to get Marcos to tell Clara he loves her, and it occurred to me the six of us could go out and leave them alone. Marcos would kill me? Probably, but as he once told me, he would thank me later. Another option is for them to go out as friends for a walk. I'm sure Clara would end up realizing what Marcos feels and if she feels the same.

The break was over, and I already had several ideas in mind to carry out and they had already left for their class. Alex was accompanying me to mine, he always did, even before we started dating. It didn't take long for us to get to my class, and it looked like our teachers would be a little late.

"Are you sure that nothing is wrong with you, my queen?" she asked for the thousandth time. "Of course, I am, why do you say that?" I asked, "It's just since you talked to Marcos you look thoughtful, that's why." he assured and I nodded, because it's true "I am."

"And can you tell what it is that keeps you thinking?" he asked with a small smile on his face "Yes, but I'll tell you later, I don't want you to be late for your class because you're here." I said, "I don't care to be honest." he replied, and I know he was serious. "But I care so go to class, we'll talk later."

"As you wish, see you later beautiful." he said goodbye "See you later, love." We kissed, he left for his class, and I went into mine. Luckily for everyone, today there's no technical drawing and the classes went by quite quickly, I don't know if it was because I'm putting together a plan in my head while I was listening to the lesson, or I don't know.

When the classes were over, I left class last as usual, and Alex was already waiting for me outside with the others and the first thing Alex does is give me a kiss I gladly accept.

"How was your day, beautiful?" My boyfriend asked with that big smile that tended to be more present on his face. "Well, what about yours?" I asked "Good, but better now I'm next to you." he assured and rolled my eyes, but still, with a smile on my face "You're a drama queen." I affirmed "Yes, but your favourite drama queen."

"Of course, there's no doubt about that." And with that we kissed again, but soon I could hear how the rest started to get tired of us kissing and I'm sure in case I was in the place of some of them it would be the same, so I separated from Alex a little since he had the habit of putting his arm over my shoulders, And of course I didn't refuse, I liked being close to him.

"Guys, I know I know you love each other and all that but could cut yourselves off a little bit?" I was going to answer them, but Alex beat me to it, because I was amused, they told me. They didn't understand what it is like to be with the person you love, if they were they would understand.

"Don't be envious, there is Gabriela for everyone, I wouldn't have the luxury of having her for myself," Alex said and to which I rolled my eyes "Do you see what I mean he's a drama queen?" I asked, "But we've known that for a long time." Sara said, "It's more exaggerated now." I said, "You say it because you didn't see them when they were together before, you get to see them and you'd understand what I mean, Sara."

"It makes sense, sometimes I forget that little detail," Sara replied in an annoyed tone, but I decided to ignore it, because she didn't need to know my whole life before I knew it precisely. "Hey, my queen, can I ask you a question?" he asked "Sure"

"Do you want to stay for a walk?" he asked, and I smiled "I'd love to, but I have to go home." I said "Okay, another day." he replied "We can make a deal if you want." I negotiated with a smile on my face "Sure I do."

"I'm going home, I'm doing everything I have to do and then we're going for a walk." With those words the big smile on his face reappeared, and it was funny. In my house right now, there was some uneasiness because my grandmother had gotten worse than she already was. To clarify, it's not the same one that knows about Alex, my mother's mother, but this was my father's mother.

She had a degenerative disease and now she couldn't walk or eat on her own, so I helped my mother with her in everything she needed, that's why I had to go home, to see how she was doing and help my mother, I wasn't going to let her swallow everything, she did it in the mornings or when I had to study, the least I could do was make things a little easier for her, and that was helping her and feeding my grandmother.

"Okay," he confirmed. We were already out of college and soon we would arrive at the place where my siblings and Marcos would be waiting for us. Now they didn't know anything about Alex, or that he is in the same college we are in, much less I'm with him, the only one who knew is my grandmother, she didn't hold a grudge against him at all and she's happy we're together.

The rest of us left us alone so we could say goodbye, they always did, which I didn't care about, I guess it was so as not to see how we kissed, in the case of Marcos to distract my siblings who were beginning to see that I don't go with him for a month.

"Well beautiful, then let me know when you finish doing what you have to do." he said "I'll let you know, don't worry." I assured "I won't worry, you know I love you." he replied practically glued to my face "And I love you too." I confirmed "Will you tell me about Marcos this afternoon?" he asked, and I nodded "I'll tell you; you have to help me choose a plan."

"What are you talking about?" he asked, frowning, "I'll tell you later." We hugged and stayed like that for a couple of minutes until Alex pulled me away from him a little bit, enough to be able to see my face. "I love you my queen, I mean it." he said "I love you too."

We kissed and left, well, I left, he stared and it's not because I turned to see him, I could feel his gaze fixed on my back, I always noticed it, even before we were a couple. I have no idea why it happened, but it didn't bother me to be honest.

The thing is it didn't take long for me to get to them, and my siblings were looking at me with a look of wonder what the hell I was always doing to avoid arriving together with Marcos, but I would answer that question when I felt like it, basically, so I wasn't too worried about that. What worried me was they would start investigating to find out what I was always doing, that was what you could say scared me in a certain way.