Both Darren and Olivia raved about Aurora’s enchiladas.
“I’ve been making them for nearly veinte años, sorry, twenty years, for these muchachos, boys. It’s easy now.”
Olivia continued the praise, “Well, they’re the best I’ve ever had. Thank you very much for inviting me back for dinner.”
“You’re welcome.”
Esteban suggested Luca help Darren put his things away.
“Already done, papá”
“Okay, well go ahead and play a video game or something while mamá and I finish up wi
I can’t decide whether day 2 was any better for Joel than day 1.
Is traitor better than outcast? Those seem to be Joel’s two choices. Neither one pleasant.
Joel won’t break Jaxton’s arm. But I wouldn’t be surprised if he bloodies his nose.
Thanks. I hope I can do it justice in my current frame of mind.
As am I.
Thanks. I can't promise a lack of those types of characters. I only have a couple ideas on where to take this so far.
“Mamá, papá, ¿qué pasa?” (Mom, dad, what’s happening?)
“Darren viene a vivir con nosotros.” (Darren is coming to live with us.)
“No way!”
“Sí.”
Darren made a request, “Can, um, we come in?”
Luca stepped away from the door to allow Darren and Olivia to enter, “Dang. Sorry!”
Luca was still stunned, “How… Why? I mean I’m glad and all that, but, how did this happen?”
Esteban took the lead, “Let’s all go sit down and we’ll fill you in, Luca.”
Esteban described
Seven months ago.
“¿Mudanza? ¿Por qué? ¿Qué le pasa a Silver City?”
The conversation was entirely in Spanish, as Luca’s father’s English wasn’t very good.
"Moving? Why? What's wrong with Silver City?"
"Nothing. But this is a big opportunity for me. A promotion, a raise. We'll be able to buy you more of the things you want."
"I don't want things. You're doing this to take me away from Darren, aren't you? You can't stand the fact that I'm in love with a boy."
"Luca, l