- "I'm back" -I said it out loud while I waited for my brother to make an appearance, I could hear hurried steps from the second floor and when I least expected it, arms imprisoned me in a warm hug, which I gladly accepted
- "Oh, Elizabeth I'm sorry I didn't come looking for you" - he apologized while giving me a tender kiss on the forehead, someone else's throat stopped him and made him look to the side meeting Leonardo's gaze, Joaquín frowning and hugging me possessively, I speak- "oh, excuse my lack of manners, I'm Joaquín D'Angelo, and if you are so kind, could you tell me who you are and what were you doing with MY little sister?" - my cheeks were stained a strong red for the shame that my brother was behaving like this
- "Wait a minute, did you say Joaquín D'Angelo?" - I ask and my brother nodded raising an eyebrow - "don't you remember me?" - I ask him and my brother put an expression that denoted that he was trying to remember- "It's me!, Leonardo De Luca son of Fausto and Antonella De Luca" - said staring at him
- ... - Joaquín was silent for a few seconds before speaking again somewhat surprised - "Right! How long Leo, look how much you've grown" - my brother spoke with surprise as he let go of me and gave my partner a hug. course
- "Yes haha a long time has passed my friend, although I did not know you had a sister" - I speak with joy, although with the last thing he said with doubt, which made me shudder with nervousness, but my brother looked at him calmly next to a soft smile
- "Eli honey, can you bring something to drink and eat?" - I wonder, I just nodded as I went to the kitchen, when I arrived I prepared some cups of jasmine tea along with some raspberry-filled biscuits, it took approximately about 20 minutes doing everything and when I finally finished it I went to the living room where my brother and partner were, I left the tray on the tea table that we have watching how they stopped talking when I just entered the door, I raised an eyebrow in mode of confusion when I saw how Leonardo gave me a look of sorrow and sadness
- "Did something happen while I was gone?" - I asked curiously, I saw how my brother shook his head slightly while he gave me a calm smile, I could only sigh knowing that he would not say anything to me for now
- "How was your first day? - I wonder with joy and calm, instead I did not know what to say
- "Go..good" - I whispered stuttering as I sat next to him, my brother frowned at my poor answer
- "Elizabeth" - He looked at me seriously and I shuddered as I felt my eyes get wet -
- "Joaquín" - I call him Leonardo - "please don't be angry with Elizabeth, my cousin Deborah" - I mention Luca, spitting hatefully the words of my 'cousin Deborah' - "I threaten him today at the first recess and not happy with that burned her picture book, Elizabeth is only nervous because she thinks you are going to get mad at her for not having protected her notebook from the clutches of my cousin "
- *deep sigh* - contrary to what I thought my brother more than bother to know the truth he just sighed and looked at me - "Elizabeth, if you thought I would get mad at you for that, you are very wrong" - I just lowered my head - "But make no mistake, am I angry? Yes, I am, but I am angry with that lady for what she did to you, not because you have not been able to protect that notebook" - Joaquín raised my head and gave me a sympathetic look - " don't worry Eli, you know I can buy you another notebook much better than the one you had before "- I just nodded but still tears flooded my eyes
- "Eli, honey, why are you crying?" - My brother asked me in a worried tone as he wiped away the tears that slipped from my rosy cheeks
- "Jo..joaquín I don't want another notebook, I just wanted that one" - she sobs between stutters, since I, even though I knew that my brother could buy me a better sketchbook than the one I had before, that did not take away my sadness when to know that the first gift he gave me only ashes remained of him
My brother, on the other hand, just hugged me, letting me vent on his chest, it took about 10 minutes for me to stop crying, and when I stopped crying I realized that Leonardo had seen everything, I felt very ashamed of having cried in front of to one of my classmates, but even though I expected to see mockery on his features I was only met with a soft and kind smile.
Half an hour more I spend between laughs and talks, making me forget the topic of my notebook, but since everything has an end, Leonardo had to leave when he received a message from his mother, he said goodbye with a handshake from my brother, but with me he he did with a kiss on each cheek, I felt my face burn at that gesture and from the corner of my eye I could see my brother's jealous expression, but I could also hear him muttering a "I'll kill you for kissing my innocent little sister", his words gave me funny But even though I was calmer and happier now, I couldn't stop thinking about my notebook.
It had already been a month since my first day of school, and I was already more adapted to my school, of course Deborah and her friends kept bothering me, hiding my things, pulling my hair, insulting me, throwing water at me, and others, I the truth was I tried to ignore them and ignore them, but it seemed that my few reactions to their provocations only increased their desire to make my life miserable. My friend Verónica Gonzales, a Mexican girl of 1.55 in height, long wavy brown hair, black eyes, brown skin with freckles, always told me that I had to defend myself from those "morras arrastradas" (spoiled little girls), like She told them, or, that I didn't have to let them make my life out of squares, Leonardo still told me the same thing, but I always tell them that if I did that, it would only be a round trip of you attack me and I attack you Besides, I don't think they are bad, maybe they want to be my friends, but they are very shy to do it and they seek to get my attention through attacks, oh that's what I thought until a few hours ago.