𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗.
they'd gotten into the 6th argument of the day, while walking home.
everyone inside the living room froze, when they entered.
"why is everyone staring at me? is there a bug on me?" alex questioned. "is there a bug on me?
"i wish." cherry mumbled.
alex glared.
"no, papito, you are bug-free and perfect as always." lydia reassured.
"yeah, stand there, so i can always remember you this way." penelope begged.
"finn sent me a video to check out. have you seen my laptop?" alex questioned.
everyone stuck their hands out. "no!"
"jesus." cherry said. "what's on it? por-"
"what's wrong? does it have a virus?" alex asked.
"it is sick, yes!" lydia held him.
"is anybody gonna tell me what's going on?"
"yeah, i'm out." schneider walked out.
"me too. thank you for a lovely evening!" dr. berkowitz followed him out.
"okay, sit down." penelope motioned to the couch. "we need to talk about something."
"i'm going to leave, because this, like many things in life, can best be done only between two peoples." lydia shut the curtain.
"what the fuck is happening?" cherry questioned.
"you're gonna wanna leave." penelope warned.
"no way it's that bad?"
"it's just about sex."
"oh god!" alex covered himself in a blanket, to not be able to have anyone see him.
cherry shrugged, and walked away.
alex continued to hide under the blanket, complaining and waiting for the talk to be over.
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lydia sat between alex and cherry.
they refused to sit next to eachother, and lydia was attempting to be a mediator.
sure, cherry hated alex before.
but now alex hated her, too.
and it was really fucking annoying.
penelope entered the apartment, looking distracted. lydia glanced up.
"where's elena? i really need to talk to her." penelope asked.
"you should. she is a porno!" lydia said, covering alex's ears.
"i hear what you're saying, and it's not fair. when you thought it was alex, you said it was healthy."
"well, boys are supposed to want the sex! girls are supposed to pretend then they don't want the sex. read your bible, for gods sake."
lydia pulled her hands off of alex's ears when the conversation was finished.
"watch the hair, abuelita." alex said.
cherry ruffled his hair as hard as she could, before he pulled away.
"what's your problem!" alex shrieked, trying to adjust his hair.
"is elena in her room?" penelope ignored her over dramatic son.
"no, she's at josh's. the family is having a movie night, remember?" lysis said, combing back alex's hair.
"that's tonight?"
"yeah."
"jeez. she's been at josh's, like, everyday with week."
"i keep coming back waiting for her to be here, but it's always just alex." cherry frowned.
"you should be grateful i'm even here." alex rolled his eyes.
"really? grateful for what? you're annoying as fuck." cherry argued.
penelope left elena's voicemail.
the room went silent, as the pair finally stopped arguing.
"it's fine. i shouldn't worry cause she's with his family, right?" penelope reasoned.
"yeah." lydia trailed off, looking over at cherry.
they gave each-other a look.
"it's just that some kids at school said josh is having a party because his parents are out of town." alex explained.
"i wish i was there, but i thought elena would be here." cherry complained, sinking down into the couch.
"no parents? that's terrible!" penelope said.
"i know! who's gonna order the pizza? who's gonna clean up the mess?" alex questioned.
"have you ever been to a fucking party?" cherry questioned, with a blank expression. "or just chucky cheese?"
penelope took a seat beside alex, and covered his ears.
lydia did the same to cherry, who gave her a look.
she pulled her hands off the girls ear; if someone knew about a party, it'd be her.
"mami, parties are not good. there's alcohol." penelope reminded. "then people pair off, and next thing you know, carlos piñeros trying to unhook your bra on your bestfriends parents bed. but not me mami, i never did that."
cherry resisted a laugh.
"i'm happy to just leave. i don't want to spend a second longer with her, anyways." alex glanced at cherry, and stood up.
lydia pulled him down.
"we're gonna talk about that later." penelope reminded.
"elena would never give away her purity at some party." lydia shrugged.
"maybe in, like, harry potter world." cherry shrugged.
"she's a good catholic girl." lydia reassured penelope.
"oh my god!" penelope yelled, and ran out the front door.
"what is even going on?" cherry asked.
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penelope entered the apartment.
"you were wrong! you gotta up your gossip game, son." penelope complained.
"yeah, it turns out josh b's having a party, not josh f."alex said.
cherry had found that out, when she was texted an invite.
"you couldn't have texted me that?" penelope questioned. "you know i always have my phone on me!"
elena walked through the apartment door.
"hey. you're back early." penelope spoke awkwardly.
"yeah, i left because i was embarrassed. everyone was talking about my mom who ran over the mailbox to bring me a jacket." elena glared, yanking the jacket off herself.
"i'm sorry, but we do need to talk."
"about what?"
"here, you're gonna want this." alex said, and tossed the blanket onto his sister.
"why does everyone think i'm cold?" elena tossed off the blanket.
she stormed away.
penelope followed after her.
alex and cherry looked at each-other, and instantly looked away.
lydia glanced over at the two.
"what's wrong with you guys?" she questioned.
"nothing, i'm all good. alex is just being a little fucking-" cherry started.
"cherry is so-" alex began.
"one at a time. papito, go." lydia motioned.
"cherry is so rude! i've tried to be nice to her and it doesn't work." alex frowned.
"because you're annoying! you're some little boy with a creepy crush on me!" cherry interrupted.
"i can't control that i like you!"
"maybe you can, like, i don't know.. shut the fuck up?"
"right, because it's so evil of me to like you? i'm so wrong for it?"
"yes! because it annoys me!"
"why does it annoy you?"
"because i can't fucking go anywhere without you being right fucking next to me! i can't do anything without you using some stupid pick up line!"
"because i liked you!"
"yeah, no fucking shit!"
"was it really that bad?"
"yes! you ruined my date because you were jealous. the one boy i liked, and you fucking ruined it. i'm never gonna be in love with you, so just leave me alone."
"i have been leaving you alone!"
"yeah, but you were obsessed with me up until yesterday! when i mean leave me alone, i mean don't even look at me."
"then i'll never look at you ever again!"
"good! i hate that you like me!"
"oh, well good thing i hate you!"
"finally! i've been waiting forever for that."
"what, i'm supposed to just control my feelings? like a robot?"
"yes, please! nothing would make me happier!"
"really? that would make you so happy? for me to leave you alone?"
"yes! you've left me alone all of today. it's the best day i've had in months."
"fine, then i'll leave you alone!"
"good! thank fucking god!"
"whatever!"
"whatever!"
alex stood up, storming off to his room.
cherry stormed out the door.
lydia sat on the couch, trying to process everything that had just happened in the last minute.
"okay." she nodded to herself.