Make Me A Promise
Chapter Two.
I gave a sigh as I hung up the phone after calling my best friend, Mandi. Something was off with her. Her voice had been shaking but I couldn’t figure out if she had been crying or laughing at something so, being the shitty friend I was, I didn’t ask. We hadn’t talked for a week or so and I wanted to hang out with her, since she lived in San Diego, about five minutes away from me.
“Novia!” I heard my mother shout. I sighed. Yes, I was a twenty-one year-old living with my parents.
“Si, madre?” I called down the stairs.
“Dinner time!” She shouted up the stairs. “There’s also a surprise waiting here for you!” I jumped out of my seat, rushing down the stairs. I squealed as I saw my two brothers standing there, smiling widely. I ran forward and wrapped my arms around my oldest brother, Vic. He laughed and hugged me back. I pulled back and patted his head.
“I think you might have grown a few since last I saw you!” He pouted playfully at me and then I turned to Mike. My head hit his chest and I smiled at him. “I missed you guys so much!”
“What about us?” I heard from behind my brothers. I grinned as I peeked around Mike’s shoulder, seeing Jaime Preciado and Tony Perry standing there. I went forward and hugged both of them, first Tony, then Jaime. “How are you, mi querida?” He asked.
“Muy bien, gracias.” I replied. “How are you guys?” I asked and I saw the biggest smiles appear on their faces.
“Tired but the long tours are worth it.” Vic said and I playfully punched his shoulder.
“You’ll have tons of time to tell us, right?” I asked and Mike nodded.
“We’re here for a week and a half.” I jumped around, smiling. My brothers were never home for this long, not since high-school.
“I missed you guys so much!” I said and I threw my arms around Tony’s and Jaime’s necks as we walked to the kitchen. My father grinned as he hugged both his sons and kissed their cheeks. He then moved on to Jaime and Tony. We sat around the kitchen table, it being somewhat cramped but none of us complained. The guys were going to be home for almost a week and a half.
Jaime sat down beside me while Vic was on my other side. Tony was across from me and Mike across from Jaime. My father sat on the end by Mike and Jaime while my mother sat on the end by Vic and Tony.
“What about you two?” My mother asked as we dug into the delicious meal she prepared for us. “Are you going to see your families on your break? I’m sure they miss you dearly.”
“We saw them on our way out here. We had two weeks off so we spent two days with mine and then two weeks with Tony’s.” Jaime said and Tony nodded.
“Well, I’m glad you decided to stay with us for a week and a half. I missed all you boys so much.” Mom said.
“We’re glad to be spending it here.” Tony smiled. I felt Jaime’s knee knock mine and I brushed it off, not thinking anything of it. Then it happened again and I gave him a sideways glance. He once again knocked his knee with mine and I looked over at him. He smiled at me and I rolled my eyes but smiled slightly.
“It’s just going to be so lonely when you take Alona with you on your tour, but we know you guys will be doing what you love.” I groaned at my father’s words.
“Papa, you know I hate my full name.”
Dad chuckled. “Sorry, carina.”
“I think it’s a lovely name.” Jaime said and I heard something under the table and Jaime winced.
“No flirting with my sister, dude.” Mike said and finished up eating. I rolled my eyes. Vic nudged me.
“Just trying to keep you dateless.” He teased and I stood up, walking into the living room. I heard Vic excuse himself before standing up and following me. “Alli-”
“I’m twenty-one, not twelve, Vic.” I grumbled and he sighed, walking over to me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. “Look, Al, I know but it’s what brothers have to do-”
“You think I’d really make a move on Jaime? Or Tony? Or they’d even think about making a move on me?” I rolled my eyes at him and crossed my arms.
“We’re just making sure it doesn’t happen.” Vic squeezed my shoulders and I sighed. “Hey, cheer up! At least you’re going on Warped with us this year!” I smiled, forgetting about the little incident before. “Have you talked to Mandi recently?” He asked and I gave another sigh.
“I tried talking to her today but she said she had a lot of work to do.” I shrugged, still wondering if she was okay.
“Come on, let’s play some FIFA.” Vic said, hopping onto the couch while I got the controls and turned on the Play Station.
“You’re going down, bro.” Vic laughed.
“Who’s the one who taught you all the moves?”
“Mike.” I laughed and my older brother rolled his eyes, pushing into me.
“Novia!” I heard my mother shout. I sighed. Yes, I was a twenty-one year-old living with my parents.
“Si, madre?” I called down the stairs.
“Dinner time!” She shouted up the stairs. “There’s also a surprise waiting here for you!” I jumped out of my seat, rushing down the stairs. I squealed as I saw my two brothers standing there, smiling widely. I ran forward and wrapped my arms around my oldest brother, Vic. He laughed and hugged me back. I pulled back and patted his head.
“I think you might have grown a few since last I saw you!” He pouted playfully at me and then I turned to Mike. My head hit his chest and I smiled at him. “I missed you guys so much!”
“What about us?” I heard from behind my brothers. I grinned as I peeked around Mike’s shoulder, seeing Jaime Preciado and Tony Perry standing there. I went forward and hugged both of them, first Tony, then Jaime. “How are you, mi querida?” He asked.
“Muy bien, gracias.” I replied. “How are you guys?” I asked and I saw the biggest smiles appear on their faces.
“Tired but the long tours are worth it.” Vic said and I playfully punched his shoulder.
“You’ll have tons of time to tell us, right?” I asked and Mike nodded.
“We’re here for a week and a half.” I jumped around, smiling. My brothers were never home for this long, not since high-school.
“I missed you guys so much!” I said and I threw my arms around Tony’s and Jaime’s necks as we walked to the kitchen. My father grinned as he hugged both his sons and kissed their cheeks. He then moved on to Jaime and Tony. We sat around the kitchen table, it being somewhat cramped but none of us complained. The guys were going to be home for almost a week and a half.
Jaime sat down beside me while Vic was on my other side. Tony was across from me and Mike across from Jaime. My father sat on the end by Mike and Jaime while my mother sat on the end by Vic and Tony.
“What about you two?” My mother asked as we dug into the delicious meal she prepared for us. “Are you going to see your families on your break? I’m sure they miss you dearly.”
“We saw them on our way out here. We had two weeks off so we spent two days with mine and then two weeks with Tony’s.” Jaime said and Tony nodded.
“Well, I’m glad you decided to stay with us for a week and a half. I missed all you boys so much.” Mom said.
“We’re glad to be spending it here.” Tony smiled. I felt Jaime’s knee knock mine and I brushed it off, not thinking anything of it. Then it happened again and I gave him a sideways glance. He once again knocked his knee with mine and I looked over at him. He smiled at me and I rolled my eyes but smiled slightly.
“It’s just going to be so lonely when you take Alona with you on your tour, but we know you guys will be doing what you love.” I groaned at my father’s words.
“Papa, you know I hate my full name.”
Dad chuckled. “Sorry, carina.”
“I think it’s a lovely name.” Jaime said and I heard something under the table and Jaime winced.
“No flirting with my sister, dude.” Mike said and finished up eating. I rolled my eyes. Vic nudged me.
“Just trying to keep you dateless.” He teased and I stood up, walking into the living room. I heard Vic excuse himself before standing up and following me. “Alli-”
“I’m twenty-one, not twelve, Vic.” I grumbled and he sighed, walking over to me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. “Look, Al, I know but it’s what brothers have to do-”
“You think I’d really make a move on Jaime? Or Tony? Or they’d even think about making a move on me?” I rolled my eyes at him and crossed my arms.
“We’re just making sure it doesn’t happen.” Vic squeezed my shoulders and I sighed. “Hey, cheer up! At least you’re going on Warped with us this year!” I smiled, forgetting about the little incident before. “Have you talked to Mandi recently?” He asked and I gave another sigh.
“I tried talking to her today but she said she had a lot of work to do.” I shrugged, still wondering if she was okay.
“Come on, let’s play some FIFA.” Vic said, hopping onto the couch while I got the controls and turned on the Play Station.
“You’re going down, bro.” Vic laughed.
“Who’s the one who taught you all the moves?”
“Mike.” I laughed and my older brother rolled his eyes, pushing into me.
Notes
Novia - SweetheartSi, madre - Yes, mother
Mi querida - My Dear
Muy bien, gracias - Very well, thank you
Carina - Darling
6/7/13