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Chapter 3 - acquaintances

As soon as we closed the owner's son stopped us at all.

F. owner: sorry girls but what about if tonight we all go out together as friends so we know each other better.

Andrea: for me and yes, what are you doing Isabel?

Isabel: Okay. Andrea: what? Are you really coming too?

And looks at me amazed.

Isabel: Yes, I am coming too.

Andrea: where are we going?

F.p: at the MAX disco

Isabel: ok first I have to go and tell my uncle, a shower and I have to change.

Andrea: Isabel, it's not that you want to be dressed in a sporty outfit, right?

Isabel: and if I come in all that is wrong? Won't they let me in?

F.p: it doesn't matter how important it is that we have fun tonight.

Andrea: then see you later. We arrived home I told my uncle that I am going out and he was very happy.

I went to the room to get the towel and the change then I went to the bathroom, the thing a little bad and that the bathroom that the showers are shared between women and men but that's okay.

Before us someone came in to take a shower, then we too went back into our shower cubicles, I locked the door, Andrea if he started singing.

Isabel: Andrea stop singing you're waking everyone up.

She fell silent.

Andrea: Isabel after all these days I still haven't understood you I'm amazed at you. Isabel: in what sense do you explain better. Andrea: you are the kind of girl who does not go out often and from what I have seen you are not a good company, sorry for telling you. Isabel: You don't have to apologize.

Andrea: I wanted to tell you today but I didn't have the courage because I saw what you can do, so I didn't know how you could react. Isabel: Andrea you don't have to be afraid of me I like people who tell me the truth to my face, and what happened with criss I really didn't want to hurt them I'm so sorry, I have a flaw with my anger I don't know how to manage it and when I vent I can't stop, but that doesn't mean that because you tell me something I should hurt you you can rest assured I'm not that bad.

Andrea: So how do you dress? Isabel: I don't know yet

Andrea: come on Isabel

Isabel: You can call me isa.

Andrea: ok isa can I ask you why you dress like this? This is not that you are bad but .... you see you always dress with all sports and hair tied you know to beautiful hair and then other times with large shirts and even hair, as if you wanted to hide your eyes or face. Isabel: I like to be comfortable then the factor of the hair is hiding My eyes because I'm tired of attracting guys, I have people because of my eyes.

Andrea: why do you say that? I mean about guys you don't like them?

Isabel: no quiet i've been engaged twice i'm not as you think i like men not women i just have been teased too much by them so at the moment i don't want to have anything to do with them i just got out of a relationship and it's not nice to lose someone who made you feel good.

Andrea: ooooo understood betrayed ??? Isabel: it was better but no, can't we change the subject from him?

Andrea: ok, ok Andrea comes out of the bathroom I stay for a moment to look at myself in the mirror and then I turn around suddenly and go to someone and I fell on him I was with my head on his bare chest I felt his skin still wet I try to get up but I feel that my towel is trapped so if i get up i stay naked. Isabel: I'm sorry I didn't see you.

Andrea returns and looks at us and then laughs.

Andrea: guys if you wanted to do those things it was better to close the door I know that he is cool but isa ... At that moment I lift my head towards him and saw him was criss. Isabel: you ?????

Criss: and already me, Andrea please can you help Isabel to get up because she can't because of her towel, be careful otherwise she'll be naked.

Andrea: okay I see what I can do but then in the end what could you see? Nothing you haven't seen before.

Criss: Right I look at them amazed and I see them smile Andrea helped me and then I saw him too that he was a bit agitated and he was touching his shovel I saw the pain through his eyes.

Isabel: Are you okay? Hope you didn't hurt yourself?

Criss: I have nothing I'm fine thanks for asking.

With my head bent, Andrea went out and I behind her, we arrive in front of the room and I realize that I have forgotten the key in the bathroom, so I went to get it, when I entered I saw him with his back to the mirror it was full of blood, I approached him and he as soon as he noticed me if he turned immediately to hide his shoulders.

Isabel: criss sorry but I have to see that wound on your shoulder, and if you hide I can't see so turn around.

Criss: I have nothing and then I don't hide from you.

Isabel: Come with me please. I took him by the hand by force and pulled him behind me. Isabel: Shut up and follow me if I don't hurt you even more.

He looked at me amazed how I walked fast and how I held him tightly by the hand, we arrive in front of my room and Andrea looks at us with his mouth open.

Andrea: what's up guys? What is he doing here isa and why am I with a towel around my waist?

I stop for a moment and look at her with a killer look.

Isabel: How the fuck can you see even in the dark? Anyway, let it be hurt and now the doctor don't make you movies ok?

I turn on the light in the room and motion them to get on the bed.

Isabel: Belly down let's see what we have here.

He lies down and Andrea changes in time he is not ashamed, this girl. I clean the wound slowly and see that it is a nice cut. Isabel: Hey how's it going?

Andrea: I'm done, what are you doing?

Isabel: go, I'll come later too.

Andrea: are you sure? You don't even know where the disco is !!!!

Isabel: How many max are there in here? Andrea: you're right then see you later.

Isabel: See you later.

She goes out and we are alone.

Criss; because of me you will be late. Isabel: I don't think like you and then you got hurt because of me, so shut up and don't move. Criss: not taking blame it was not your fault it was mine because I was stunned there behind you without warning it could have been worse right?

Isabel: So it's our fault, yours and mine too, you got a nice cut so it would take some stitches but the fact is that I don't have needle and thread.

Criss: points ???

Isabel: Yeah, but I can put some paper clips on you, it'll hurt a little.

Criss: I'm used to pain.

Isabel: ok listen you have to sit down to stretch your skin.

He gets up slowly and sits up and I stand behind him.

Isabel: Now I have to keep you well or I'll hurt you more.

I approach his back I sit behind him and I surround his waist with my feet, at first he stiffens but then I see him relax.

Isabel: Squeeze my legs.

Criss: But I'll hurt you and I don't want to. Isabel: Just do it, I'm used to pain too, maybe not as much as you or even more than you. He squeezes my legs with his hands every staple that I put he squeezed my thighs more and more, after the staples I put a large plaster to cover the wound, once finished I caress him on the back.

Isabel: You did great.

Criss: Thank you so much for your help too. I move close to him and stand in front of him and look him in the eye.

Isabel: Did you really think that I laugh at you? Why didn't you tell me you hurt yourself? Do you find me so heartless?

Criss: no it's not for that.

Isabel: So what for?

Criss: Because I knew you would feel guilty later.

Isabel: What do you know?

Criss: You know your uncle said so many things about you I knew you before I saw you in front of me.

Isabel: hmmmm, and why did my uncle tell you about me?

Criss: because you are the only nephew who respects him and then you care about him and his family, you know he said to me even when you were a child you came to them and to keep them from doing anything to your aunt you took care of your younger cousin. Isabel: yes it's true it's okay now I'll have to change you can .....

Criss: Of course I'll wait outside I'll take you. She walks out of the room and I change into a tight white t-shirt and ripped light blue jeans and my white all stars, some perfume and I'm ready. As soon as I come out I see him staring at me and already dressed he did before me and fast the boy.

Isabel: What is it?

Criss: You are crazy

And he starts laughing.

Isabel: why?

Criss: with jeans and all stars and hair tied in a ponytail?

Isabel: yes, why?

Criss: Go dancing so I thought .....

Isabel: to understand, look that I have already exposed myself enough I usually use all sports and even hair so ...

Criss: Really?

Isabel: yes I'm serious I'm not going to impress anyone, I'm going to have fun with friends and I have to be okay with them so otherwise I can't help it this is me, do I have to change or be myself?

Criss: You're right.

Isabel: Shall we go?

He nods, walking towards the disco there were many people slowly I got closer and closer to him, he noticed that I was bothered by the people who came to me, so I put a hand on my back and then tighten my waist with his arm, I was very close to him, I looked at him in amazement.

Criss: So people don't come to you, I know what I'm doing.

All of a sudden a boy pushes himself towards him and touches them on the back, he stopped for a moment and looked at him carefully, then continued walking next to me to the front of the MAX disco.

Isabel: this is it?

Criss: yes and this.

Isabel: ok.

He withdrew his hand and stood behind me for a while.

Isabel: Aren't you coming?

Criss: Yes just a moment.

I went in front of there were three guys, and I wanted to pass near them but one stopped me, he was in front of me.

Boy: Hey doll where are you going?

I do not answer him seeing that I do not look at him takes me by the arm and brings me closer to him.

Isabel: Leave my arm if you don't want me to break it. all three started laughing, without understanding anything, I took their arm and I turned it hard that I almost felt how my heart broke.

Isabel: What do you say now are you letting me pass?

Boy: yes, yes of course.

Then I hear criss's voice.

Criss: Leave him Isabel not worth it. I turn my head to criss and calm down.

F. Owner: Isabel leave him alone please. Isabel: Do you know him?

F. owner: yes unfortunately too much. I let go of the boy's arm.

Isabel: be careful next time don't ever try to get your hands on me again this time they stopped me won't you be so lucky next time i explained?

Boy: yes, sorry.

F. Owner: Meet Isabel, she works with me at Papa's shop, and these are Boby, Cristian and the one you just threatened and Robyn. Isabel: Pleasure my guys

Robyn: Pleasure and displeasure

Boby: Sorry first we didn't behave very well. Isabel: Don't worry but be careful for next time ok?

Cristian: we'll do it now you can go and sorry again.

I go inside but first I turn to see where criss has gone, then I see that he and a girl are laughing, so I went in with the owner's son, they were all at the table, we said goodbye and I sat down comfortably me too on the sofa, they started drinking but when my turn came I refused.