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"Mia! I've been calling you for like a thousand times." I said while pouting. I've been calling my cousin to tell her that we can leave, but she is too busy with her phone.
"Sorry. I was texting Beni." Mia said. She stood up and picks up the bag on the floor, then we walk out of the store.
"Speaking of your man, did you guys break up or something? It's been a month since you last spent time with him." I asked.
"We didn't break up because we are not in that kind of relationship. We're just friends, and he went home to Puerto Rico 'cause of his work." Mia explained.
"So, you guys are like in a long distance relationship. How sweet." I said to tease her.
"Aaaaaah~!" I screamed as Mia suddenly poked me in the side. I'm extremely ticklish, and she knows that. I got embarrassed when I saw people looking at me, so I immediately dragged her away. I rolled my eyes at her when I noticed her secretly laughing at me.
"That's what you get for making fun of me. We're just friends." she said. I stopped making fun of her because I didn't want her to tickle me again.
Even though I am aware that Mia and Beni are only friends, it's amusing to tease my cousin. I've never met her new acquaintance, and I'm not sure why, but Mia doesn't have any images of him. It's also no use looking at her social media accounts because she's rarely active, and I've already checked. Mia did upload something, but there's nothing about her new friend.
I'm starting to wonder if the guy really has some bad intentions towards my cousin. I can't help but think that way because Mia is attractive. Mia has more meat on her body than me, and she looks great in her figure. Everything is balanced. What needs to be big is big, and what needs to be flat is flat. I actually envy her body. I tried to gain some weight, but I just can't.
Mia is that girl who knows she is pretty but doesn't know how appealing she is. If she could just open her eyes and become more aware of the people around her, she would notice how people looked at her. Just like earlier, as usual, Mia is not wearing any makeup. She's wearing what she usually wears, an oversized t-shirt and jeans. She was just sitting silently in a corner, but some guys kept giving her side glances. Do you even realize how f*ckin' attractive you are to be noticed by guys without doing anything?
But of course, my idiotic cousin doesn't notice any of that. She was too caught up in texting her friend. "When is he coming back?" I asked her.
Mia shrugs her shoulder, "I don't know. He's pretty busy right now." She answered.
"We should visit Puerto Rico." I suggested.
"Should we?" Mia asked as she looks at me.
I nodded, "Yeah. Why not? I'll apply for leave so we can travel there together. I haven't gone to Puerto Rico."
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=MIA=
I knocked on the door and shortly after, the door opened and I saw my friend smiling widely at me. "Hola! Como esta?" I greeted.
"Estoy bien now that you're here." he said before hugging me. I just noticed that he's not wearing his shirt.
"Come in." He said after letting go of me and I finally got to see his body. He sure has a fit body.
He called me yesterday, saying he's back here in L.A., and told me to go to his house tomorrow. Today is tomorrow, so here I am.
"Are you learning Spanish now?" He asked and I nodded.
"Si. I'm watching some episodes of Dora, so I've learned a little." I proudly said. It's true, I watched some episodes of Dora and also watched some Spanish tutorial lessons on YouTube.
"Dora? Bebé, ya no eres un bebé para ver a Dora. Can you understand what I just said by watching Dora?" he asked.
"Not really, but I do understand some words, so I can roughly guess what you just said. You're probably saying, that I'm not a baby anymore to watch Dora." I said, and based on the expression on his face, I'm probably right.
"You're good. Are you really learning Spanish?" He asked, but I ignored him. I went straight to the kitchen to drink water. Since we haven't seen each other for weeks, we have a lot of catching up to do. He picked up his shirt and wore it, a shame. We sat on his living room couch and just chatted.
"Do you like reggaetón?" he suddenly asked.
"Reggaetón? Is Cardi B's I Like It song a reggaetón?" I asked 'cause I really don't know if it is.
"Ahhh..yes." He answered. Why doesn't he sound sure?
"Then I like it. Do you know that song? She collaborated with J Balvin and another dude." I tried to remember the other guys name but I can't.
"Bad Bunny." he said.
"Is that the other guy's name? You know the song?" I asked and he nodded.
"Let me play it. Can I turn on your TV, let's watch the music video. It's been a long time since I last saw it." I stood up and I was about to take the remote but he got it first.
"The TV broke. I have to buy a new one. Let me play it for you." He said. He connected his phone to his Bluetooth speaker and played the song.
While listening, I stood up. "My favorite verse is coming up. I tried memorizing the lyrics, but they're not perfect, so excuse my Spanish." I told him, then I held the remote and pretended that it was a microphone. I started dancing, and I copied the moves that those rappers do whenever they are performing on stage. It's what I like to call the swag moves. I'm pretty sure I look cool right now, but I saw my only audience laughing at me.
"Don't laugh." I told him. He did stop laughing and started to cheer as I started rapping the next verse.
"Chambean, chambean, pero no jalan
Tú compras to'a las Jordan, bo', a mí me las regalan
I spend in the club (wouh), what you have in the bank
This is the new religion, bang, en Latino gang, gang, yeah"
Then I started mumbling the next line because I hadn't memorized it yet. In my mind, I know the lyrics, but I can't say them out loud. To my surprise, Beni stood up and started rapping. He also did those hand moves that rappers do, and he even added some ad-libs. He took it seriously, and it looked like he was performing at some award show or something. He sounds so good. I literally got goosebumps all over my body.
"Wow. I didn't know you could rap like that. I felt like a clown compared to what you just did." I told him when he was done. I was not expecting that.
"Thank you. You also did great." he said.
"You sounded exactly like the guy who did that part. Actually, you sounded way much better." I told him.
"Ehhh, I try." he humbly said, "What other reggaetón do you know?"
"Mi gente by J Balvin 'cause I can't help but bust some moves when I listen to it." I said.
"Pft. Really?" he asked and I nodded.
"Yeah, but do you know other songs of, what's his name again?" I asked.
"Bad Bunny. I can recommend you some of his songs." He said. I gave him my phone and we started listening to Bad Bunny's song and he even created a playlist.
"Moscow mule is good. Does it have a music video?" I asked him.
"No." he said.
"Aww. It would've been nice if it has one. Oh well, all the songs you recommended are good." I am liking this artist more and more.
After listening to the songs, I got hungry, so I looked at the time on my phone. It's past one in the afternoon. "Beni, I'm hungry." I told him.
"Let me order." He said and dialed a number to order our food. It took around thirty minutes before our food arrived. We sat on the dining area and started eating our meal.
"Esta bien?"he asked.
"Hmmm, delicioso. Can you say delicioso?" I said and I even copied the way Dora says those words.
"Estás loca!" He said while laughing then I saw a handsome guy going down the stairs.
"Who is that good-looking guy by the stairs?" I asked him.
"Quién?" He asked, and I pointed to the guy who had just come down the stairs. He turned around to see who I was pointing to.
"José! Ven a comer!" He said to the guy. Who is he? A friend, brother, or a lover? I internally feigned a gasp. The guy started walking toward us and sat next to Beni before looking at me.
"Es tu amiga o tu novia?" The guy asked. Novia? Is he asking if I am a friend or a girlfriend? Why am I so amazing? I'm pretty sure that's what he is asking Beni.
"Amiga." Beni said.
"Hola, mi nombre es Mia." I said, introducing my name in Spanish, and I held out my hand to shake his hand.
"Soy José." He said. He smiled as he shakes my hand.
"Habla Español?" José asked. Now that he's closer, he kinda looks familiar.
"A little. Just some basic words or phrases." I told him. Looking at his face, he kinda looks familiar. "That's weird, you kinda look familiar." I said. I even leaned forward so I could take a closer look at his face.
"No sabe quiénes somos? (Does she know who we are?)" José said.
"No, pero ella conoce nuestras canciones.(No, but she knows our songs)" Beni said.
Now, I don't have any idea what they are talking about. I stood up to get a plate, spoon, and fork for José. I place the plate, spoon, and fork on the table in front of him. After that, I returned to my chair.
"Gracias." José said and I smiled.
"Estás seguro de que no está fingiendo? (Are you sure she is not faking it?)" José said.
"Si. Ella se rió cuando le dije mi nombre. (She laughed when I told her my name. )" Beni responded.
"Por que?" José asked him again. I wonder that they are talking about?
"Ella apellido es Benito. (Her last name is Benito)" Are they talking about me? Cause my apellido is Benito.
"Mia, tomorrow is Benito's birthday, and we are celebrating it here in his house. You should come." José said after the two were done talking about whatever they were talking about.
"What? Tomorrow is your birthday, and you didn't tell me? I didn't even buy you a gift." I said, looking at him in shock. He should've told me earlier, so I could've at least prepared a gift for him.
"Está bien. El regalo no es importante." Beni said.
"Of course, it's important. I better bring something tomorrow. I need to go." I said, and I stood up to get my bag on the living room couch.
"Ahora mismo?" I heard Beni say.
"Yes. Right now, I need a ride. Can you drive me back?" I asked him.
"No problem." He said. He stood up and grabbed his keys. I said my good bye to José before we went out and Beni drove me back home.
"Could we stop at the supermarket? I want to buy something for tomorrow." I told him.
"It's fine. I don't need a gift." he said.
"I still want to make you something." I said.
"What is it?" he asked.
"You'll know tomorrow. By the way, your friend sure is handsome. Does he have a girlfriend, or is he married?" I curiously asked him.
"Por que? Are you interested in him? He's old, he is almost 40." he said.
I chuckled. "Pft. You're mean. I'm just curious and no, I'm not interested. You don't have to protect your friend." I told him.
"I don't care about him. He looks behaved, but he plays a lot." Beni said. Aren't they friends? Isn't he supposed to say good things about his friend? Why is he trying to sabotage him or something?
"He doesn't really look like one. You actually look more of a player than him." I told him, 'cause he does.
"Me? Bonita, I'm a good boy, and I behave well." He said, and he winked at me, making me chuckle.
"If you say so." Honestly, Beni just has the vibe of someone who plays with women a lot, though I never really saw him with women other than me. Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe I'm not. I don't know. That's just the feeling or vibe that I get from him.
"So, do you have anyone you like right now?" He suddenly asked. Not that I mind, because there's nothing wrong with not having a boyfriend or not having someone I like romantically at my age.
"Nope." I answered.
"You should go out more." he said.
"I guess. Who knows, I might meet my future husband at your party tomorrow. If you have single friends, you have to invite them tomorrow." I'm just joking. I'm not really looking for someone.
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