un beso | j. pimentel

10 || ATENTAMENTE

MIAMI FLORIDA

THE BOYS LEFT FOR DUBAI ABOUT 1 DAY AGO. AALIYAH IS FINE. SHE IS WORKING ON HER OWN MUSIC AND YES SHE DOES THINK ABOUT JOEL BUT SHE KNOW HE NEEDS SPACE. SHES THINKING ABOUT GOING TO HER RECORD LABEL AND REALLY GETTING IN THE BOOTH. SHES JUST WRITING RIGHT NOW. SHE PRODUCES THOUGH.

SHE FIRST WENT FOR A STARBUCKS RUN. THATS ONE OF HER FAVORITE PLACES TO GO. SHE WAS DEBATING ON GOING INSIDE BECAUSE THE DRIVE THRU LINES WERE ALWAYS SO LONG FOR NO REASON.

thoughts
'EH ILL GO INSIDE TODAY'

SHE GRABBED HER SHADES AND WENT IN. IT WASNT VERY CROWED TODAY SO SHE WAS HAPPY TO JUST BE IN AND OUT QUICKLY. SHE WALKED UP TO THE FRONT

BARISTA
hi welcome to starbucks. what can i get you today?

AALIYAH
can i have a venti pink drink with 4 pumps of vanilla, light ice, and cold foam?

BARISTA
mhm anything else i can get you?

AALIYAH
nope that will be it today.

BARISTA
so a venti pink drink with 4 pumps of vanilla, light ice, with cold foam? is that correct.

AALIYAH
yep.

BARISTA
great your total will be $6.27

AALIYAH PULLED OUT HER PHONE AND APPLE PAID FOR HER DRINK. SHE ALSO SAW A TEXT MESSAGE FROM ZABDIEL.

BARISTA
great! can i have a name?

AALIYAH
aaliyah

BARISTA
WAIT.

AALIYAH LOOKED UP

AALIYAH
what happened?

THE BARISTA WAS SHOOK WITH EXCITEMENT. SHE COULDNT EVEN COMPREHEND WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

BARISTA
you're AALIYAH?

EVERYONE THAT WAS IN STARBUCKS LOOKED AT HER

AALIYAH LOOKED AROUND TOO

AALIYAH
yes? it's nice to meet you.

AALIYAH WENT TO GO FIST BUMP HER AND THE GIRL WAS PARALYZED.

BARISTA
NO WAYYYYYY THE AALIYAH WANTS TO FIST BUMP ME???? IM LOSING IT. I LOVE YOUR MUSIC ITS SO GOOD.

AALIYAH
thank you, relax though. i'm just a person. no need to freak out.

BARISTA
YES THERE IS. ITS YOU?! AND TO TOP IT OFF YOURE DATING JOEL!!!!!!!!!!!

AALIYAH SMILED

AALIYAH
well, thank you for that....

BARISTA
Mackenzie

AALIYAH
mackenzie, it was nice meeting you.

BARISTA
BYE AALIYAH

BY THIS TIME A DIFFERENT BARISTA HAD BROUGHT OUT AALIYAH'S DRINK AND AALIYAH WAVED TO THE BOTH OF THEM AND WALKED OUT.

thoughts
'AS MUCH AS I LOVE MY SUPPORTERS IM NOT DOING THAT AGAIN. NEXT TIME... CURBSIDE.'

SHE GOT TO HER CAR AND SIPPED SOME OF HER DRINK. SHE READ THE TEXT FROM ZABDIEL.

ZABDIEL >>> hola amigaa !!!

SHE ROLLED HER EYES. SHE DIDNT WANT TO BE MEAN TO HIM BECAUSE HES FRIENDS WITH THE BOTH OF THEM SO SHE WAS TRYING TO BE POLITELY DRY AS POSSIBLE.

DUBAI

JOEL
so we've been here for a day and haven't done anything? we're in DUBAI? DUBAI... ANYONE?

JOEM YELLED WHILE POINTING TO THE HOTEL WINDOW.

RICHARD, ZABDIEL, AND CHRIS WERE FALLING IN AND OUT OF SLEEP.

RICHARD
bro we are tired. JET LAG? JET LAG? ANYONE?

RICHARD BURIED HIS HEAD UNDER THE PILLOWS.
ZABDIEL WAS AWAKE NOW. HE WAS TYPING AND SCROLLING ON HIS PHONE.

JOEL
zab come on let's go out to the desert or something.

ERICK
Y YO?

JOEL
you can come too?!

CHRIS
CALLATE.

JOEL
NO LEVANATE. TODOS

JOEL RIPPED ALL THE BLANKETS OFF OF EVERYONE. ZABDIEL WAS TOO FOCUSED ON HIS PHONE TO NOTICE

JOEL
zabdiel.

NO RESPONSE

JOEL
Zabdiel

NO RESPONSE

JOEL
ZABDIELLLLLLLL

ZABDIEL
QUEEEEEEEEEEEE

JOEL
que estas haciendo?
(what are you doing?)

JOEL SLID NEXT TO HIM

ZABDIEL
uh copia de seguridad, este no es tu telefono verdad?
(ugh back up. this isn't your phone is it?)

JOEL ROLLED HIS EYES BUT THEN A LIGHTBULB APPEARED ABOVE HIS HEAD

JOEL
you're texting a girl no?

ZABDIELS FACE BEGAN TO TURN RED

JOEL
QUIENNNNNN

RICHARD
escuche eso bien?
(did i hear that right?)

RICHARD YELLED FROM INSIDE THE BATHROOM
HE RAN OUT, WET HAIR AND ALL, AND SLID NEXT TO THE PAIR

ZABDIEL
no

HE GOT UP BUT MADE THE MISTAKE OF HAVING BUTTER FINGERS

ERICK CAME BEHIND HIM AND SNATCHED HIS PHONE OUT HIS HAND.

ERICK
lo tengooooooooo

THE REST OF THE GUYS COVERED ERICK SO HE COULD READ THE MESSAGES AND SO ZABDIEL COULDNT REACH HIM.