Emma: don't try actually do it
Santiago: i will
Emma: promise me
He sat there quiet
Emma: promise me!
He nodded
Santiago: I dont know if i can promise you that i aint perfect i fuck up..
emma: your not a fuck up you can atleats try right
santiago: for you anything emma
they hugged .. they got up her mom knocked
emma: sorry mom it was a long night
she nodded
jasmin: i could hear umm we leave at one ok?
emma: ok sounds good mom
she nodded and walked away emma closed the door
santiago: she must hate me fuck
emma: she said this would be the only time you would ever sleep over
he laughed
emma: shhh haha
he got up and walked up to her and kissed her deeply
santiago: im sorry for last night and im sorry for ruining your weekend babe i love you
emma: i love you too and its ok but you owe me next weekend
she smiled he kissed her..
she got ready to go
emma: you ok to walk it home we can give you a ride?
santiago: naw im good babe dont worry
They hugged he kissed her one last time
Santiago: call me when you get there so I know you made it safe ok?
She nodded they kissed one last time he watched them drive away
Jasmin: are we gonna talk about last night?
Emma: he fell asleep nothing happened I swear
Jasmin: I'm not talking about that I heard you guys arguing you crying Emma?
Emma: things happened he's going threw stuff he doesn't know how to talk but when he gets drunk it comes out it's been hard for him well he's making it harder it than should be but .. he said he would change
Jasmin: I remember when your father said he would change
Emma: he's nothing like dad Santi loves he cares for me
Jasmin: your 15 Emma your so young with such a bright future mi vida
Emma: I love him and I'm not going to give up on him I can't
Jasmin: I'm not saying you should but you need to give yourself time to enjoy being young and not stress over the drama of boys mostly one with so many issues
Emma: if you could reverse time would you marry dad again?
Jasmin: yea I would because he gave me 3 of the best blessings I could ever wish for but I wish I would've left him earlier ended it differently ... Emma please you know what alcohol does to relationships I don't wanna see you cry over a boy and I don't wanna hear you cry in your room and argue with him again
Emma: it won't happen again I promise
She nodded.. her mom dropped her off at school she texted Santiago
Emma- I made it I hope you made it home safe?
He had gone home and picked up Alex
Santiago- glad you made it safe babe yea I did I picked up Alex and brought her out to the park
She smiled at the picture he sent of him holding Alex in his arms sitting on a bench
Emma- you both look so cute I miss you
Santiago- I miss you too babe I love you
Emma- I love you too..
Deep down she hoped he would change open his eyes.. she knew her mother was right she didn't deserve to stress or cry over a boy so young but she loved him so much she couldn't just give up on him..
She walked into her building
Zoey: hey! Thought you would never get here
Emma: haha miss me?
They hugged
Zoey: well duh your my only friend so? How was it?
Emma rolled her eyes
Emma: my usual life started fun and exciting ended up fighting crying me buzzed him drunk throwing up Dragging him to my house and forcing him to take a cold shower to sober up then we fell asleep woke up talked and now
Zoey: let me guess y'all good?
Emma laughed
Emma: yea .. look what he sent me
She showed Zoey Santiago's picture
Zoey: Oo wow she looks just like him
Emma: yea she has his eyes... he's just going threw things and being the way he was raised you just shut it down and when alcohol gets in the mix
Zoey: it all comes out ... wow
They walked into Emma's dorm
Zoey: you freaked me out when you sent that last text
Emma: sorry I ended it like that I was huh ready to punch him and tell him to leave
Zoey: then why didn't you?
Emma sat back on her bed
Emma: cuz
Zoey: cuz why?
Emma: cuz I love him and I don't just wanna end it like that with a dum fight
Zoey: what happened?
She explained
Zoey: how's that a dum fight when he clearly left you just there
Emma: he was drunk
Zoey: but drunks speak the truth remember that Emma