chapter three

Luz was happy that her father was only in hospital for three days. Thanks to this, her sister would have control of her father's cell phone for a short time. Luz considered Flavia's misfortune to be one of the few satisfactions that existed in her life.

There were no more complaints during breakfast. Everyone at the table had already resigned themselves to the fact that Flavia was not going to wash her plate; so, as always, Luz would.

The mother came out of the kitchen to clean the dining room table; so Luz would take the opportunity to talk with her brother about the drawing.

-And... - she began to say next to her brother in the laundry room- the drawing...

- Ah, the drawing- Esteban answers, pursing his lips- Eh, yes, i finished it...

- Oh, how good!- Luz celebrates giving little jumps of joy- and...

"Alexis took it from me", Esteban said so quickly that Luz barely managed to assimilate the meaning of his words.

She couldn't ask him any more because the mother entered the kitchen. It is known that with a mother present you cannot whisper anything without her hearing you breathe.

Today she would not go with her best friend to school because; when she cofronts Alexis, surely he will go against Luz's best friend like the madman that he is.

"Better not take risks"

And will i take the risk?

The mother took her three adolescent children to school every day and nothing and no one can prevent it. However, today she feels especially tired or that is what Luz perceives.

The head of the poor woman was made a mess; What is normal, except that today there is a reason other than the stubborn attitude of her children and Luz knew what was the new torment of her mother ... the eviction.

Luz, seeing the thoughtful look of his mother; She thought that she could take her brothers, after all, they also go to the same secondary.

-What? - The mother told her with an expression of horror that does not notice and get up from the chair with authority to look at her daughter-tell them that I wait at the door in 5 minutes.

The neighborhood was made up of wooden houses with their respective fenced garden. All the houses had the same characteristics or at least light did not find the difference aside from the color of the walls. This generated that she, as she walked next to her mother and her brothers about 5 steps forward, felt she was in circles and that gave him more sleep than that of a lazy bear.

-... Do you think he does it well? - The mother asks to a sleepy Luz that had not heard her no half word because she knew she was talking about same of last night.

-Ma' it's obvious that Pa' is a good actor- she puts her hand on her shoulder to give her consolation-believe me, he will convince them - she smiled to inspire confidence even if I just wanted to snore- as they say out there: "The student surpasses the master" - passes her left arm by her mother's shoulders to embrace her stronger- he will convince his parents to put the house in his name. Neither way they are going to leave the house to the drunken brothers of my poor father who has no vice - her face fingia total indignation to perfection (years imitating her father) - my good grandparents will not bear to be excommunicated from heaven- she attached her head next to her mother's. The woman watched with tenderness to Luz; She as she saw how she had grown up over the years. She repaired that within that teenage there was a woman in budding and that, sometimes, scared her but she also comforted feeling the support of her daughter- We are not going to sleep under a bridge, I assure you.

Luz managed to reassure her mother; But when they pretended to reach Flavia and Esteban they were surprised that they had disappeared.

Both entered panic and began to walk fast. They scributed everything around her and perhaps the mother had stopped her heart if her "shoots" had not returned to her arms. At two almost surprised them from behind, all laughed and there was the proof of crime.

- What have you eaten? - The mother points something between the teeth of Flavia and both brothers look at each other as if they communicated telepathically.

- He had the money- Flavia finally spoke placing itself next to Luz with her arms crossed and her forehead high as if she were a judge- Where will he have taken?

- Well, you also ate from him, right? - says Luz rolling her eyes.

- Just say who gave you that money- demands the mother.

Is that i - Esteban lowers his face and looks at his shoes- I wanted the magnifying glasses to make a homemade projector and see my games sports.

The mother was going to answer Esteban but he came forward.

- I already know Ma'- The tone in Esteban's voice denoted annoyance without a doubt - that there is neither for a chewing gum but I can recuse me if you leave me.

- -Who gave you the money? - The mother insists with a harder tone; so, as Esteban did not want anything to happen to what had already advanced from the projector, he decided to speak.

- Alexis- to Luz, her eyes were opened as dishes- I gave him my drawing by Michael Jackson- she almost out of the eyes of the basins so that Esteban came back again - That mango juice does my mom do not your; so, technically, you have not given me anything and he paid me so well that he reached me for candy- To Luz her head boiled, she felt so "sick and contagious" that she wanted to hit something or someone and was not to None of her brothers - The magnifiers are not so expensive, there is also something left for the house ...

Luz no longer paid attention to discussion; She only she could continue wondering what reason a boy can have like Alexis, "a primitive", she may want the drawing of someone as beautiful as Michael; Also, he has enough money to buy a poster.

At that moment passes through the track the school bus that was already close to the whereabouts. If I did not take the bus it would come late; But most importantly, she wanted to clarify her doubts and, if possible, get the drawing ... it was her.

Her mother would punish her; But she would have to disobey her and go to school without her taking the school bus.

Run to the whereabouts and, even with the claims of her mother and the mockery of her brothers to almost throw a garbage tacho, climb to the school bus stumbling by accident with his long skirt.

Being on her knees, for the first time, she does not listen to anyone's laughter on the bus. What she did see was an extended hand ... did anyone want to help her?

Surely was the good teacher of literature and music who was extending his hand. However, when she lifted her eyes she looks blue eyes like a storm night.

He is the worst nightmare of a dreamy girl ... He is Alexis.