CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE. ✧ ೃ༄
❝ FAMILY REUNION & NEWS. ❞
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It's been a week, maybe two that passed by.
Angelica and Dream haven't spoken since the kiss.
Dream has been avoiding her as best as he could and if it wasn't for the fact that Angelica lived with him, she would've thought he disappeared off the face of the Earth if she hadn't.
Now, Angelica hasn't tried to let it affect her. During that span of time, she has been, surprisingly, doing the stuff she used to like. She has been painting—her pain—and has gone back to reading a new series Rose had recommended. Yes, maybe Angelica was doing all those to take her mind out of things because, she had to admit, it still deeply hurt.
As she read her book under her blankets while music softly played beside her, she had heard the music dying down a bit as she received a message. She looked at her phone, wondering if she should even get it, but groaned as she told herself that it might, might, be something important. While grabbing it, she placed her book down and yawned, smiling a bit when she saw that Drista had texted her. But, her smile disappeared as she read the messages.
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He wanted her to find her own home? Really? But at the same time she understood. After all, she had only been staying with him because she didn't have a home and did say she wasn't going to stay long.
Quickly texting back Drista a huge thank you and telling her she'll take her to get some ice cream, Angelica called her older sister.
"Dude!" Angelica immediately heard Genesis exclaim. "I was just about to call you!"
"That's funny," Angelica chuckled. "For what?"
"Mom's going to therapy!" Genesis exclaimed.
"What?" Angelica furrowed her eyebrows.
"Yeah," the oldest continued, "so, when she went for her checkup at the doctors, mom told the doctor everything about how she was feeling and how it was normal, blah-blah-blah. The doctors later on told her that she had a lot of anger from trauma in the past and was now passing the anger and taking it out on us."
"When did this happen?"
"Just today!" Angelica could hear the clear shock in her sister's voice. "She literally just told us a couple of minutes ago and wanted you to come here, too, so she could tell you."
"Fine," Angelica breathed out. "I'll head over to your house?" A hum confirmed her question. "Alright, I'll head."
"Okay. Oh! What were you calling me for?"
"I was just going to ask if I could stay with you," Angelica got right to the point. "Um, I'll explain it to you in person. It's better if I do."
"Yeah, okay, then. I'll see you."
"See you."
Angelica got up and got ready. As she finished, she grabbed Gumbo and the two later went to the car to drive towards her sister's house.
As she got to the house, she could hear exclaims from outside. Her family was always so loud, and if her mom mentioned therapy, well... That would for sure cause a ruckus.
"I'm here," Angelica announced, unlocking the front door with the key Genesis had lend her. She walked towards where all the noise came from and headed towards the kitchen. "Why's everyone being so loud? I can hear you guys from down the street."
"Ay, finalmente llegaste," her mom breathed out before opening her arms for Gumbo. "Se que tu hermana ya te dijo." [translation: You finally arrived. I know that your sister already told you.]
"That you're going to therapy?" Angelica gave her a look, knowing that her mom understood her. "Me sorprende que nunca se dieron cuenta de que lo necesitabas antes." [translation: I'm just surprised they didn't notice you needed it before.]
"Victoria," her mom gave her a look and Angelica raised her hands in defense.
"I keep forgetting that's your name," Jose, her younger brother, snorted. "You have such a white name."
"Shut up," Angelica slapped the back of his head before he slapped the back of hers. "Don't hit me, you brat."
"Ya!" Her mom exclaimed, pointing at the two. "Se calman o los calmo." [translation: Stop! Calm down or I'll calm you down.]
"Te estamos escuchando," Jose sighed. [translation: We're listening to you.]
"Why are we making a big deal out of it though?" Angelica turned around at hearing the new voice and saw her older brother, Tony, standing behind her. "La mitad de nosotros ya vamos o fuimos a terapia gracias a usted." [translation: Half of us already go or went to therapy thanks to you.]
"Hi, father," Angelica mumbled, sitting next to her dad who was eating spaghetti, devouring his plate. He looked at her and gave her a thumbs up. "Dame! Yo también tengo hambre." [translation: Give me! I'm hungry, too.]
"Ay, agarra to propio plato. Es mi comida, mensa." [translation: Ay, get your own plate. This is my food, idiot.]
"Tampoco seas así, apá," Angelica shook her head, softly glaring at him before hearing her father sigh. He passed her his plate and Angelica smiled before eating, too. [translation: Don't be like that either, Dad.]
"Y tu novio guerro?" Her dad teased, nudging her. [translation: And your white boyfriend?]
"En su casa," Angelica answered. [translation: In his house.] She turned to eye her older brother. "I'm surprised you're here, Chum Bucket. You never come to these type of things."
"I wanted to make fun of mom," Tony snickered, "since, you know, she's always made fun of us, too. How tables have turned."
He amused my drank his drink, shoulder shaking up and down from his laughter. Their mom looked at him and he raised his hands in defense just like his sister.
"Hey, so, why'd you ask if you can stay with me?" Genesis whispered to her younger sister, who was eating, sitting down in the chair next to her. The others continued talking with each other.
"So, me and Clay," Angelica emphasized his name with the same whispered tone, "we were never dating. We were just friends. I developed some feelings for him, I told him, he rejected me, we were still friends, cut to a couple of weeks later, he kissed me, I kissed back, he took a step back, he left, we haven't spoke to each other for almost two weeks, and I got a message from his sister saying that he had told his mom he wanted me out."
"What the hell?" Genesis stared at her in shock and Angelica sighed, nodding. Genesis wrapped an arm around her and Angelica could feel her nodding. "Of course you can stay with me. We have a guest room with a bathroom, too."
"Can you and Chris help me move?" Angelica looked at her. "Please?"
"If I have to."
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
YOOO what's going on?
I gained like 600 followers
over night holy shit!
Anyway, here have Nick,
I wasn't going to post him
since I got scared from some
of you: