One Lie at a Time ✰

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Sat at the dinner table in the Alvarez apartment, Aria watched as Alex hunched over his homework, trying to remember the tricks she had just taught him to help with his homework

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Sat at the dinner table in the Alvarez apartment, Aria watched as Alex hunched over his homework, trying to remember the tricks she had just taught him to help with his homework.

The study session was interrupted by Lydia strutting her way out from behind her curtain, dressed in a truly beautiful gown.

"Okay, queridos, your abuelita is going to church!" She announced

"Vete con Dios, Abuelita." Alex replied

"Shh! I'm watching Buffy!" Elena hushed from her spot on the small couch 

"I love you, papito. Ay and you too little one. Bye Elena." Lydia bid, looking from her grandson, to Aria, then her granddaughter

Lydia walked out the door, leaving the tree all in silence for a moment. Alex decided he couldn't focus after Lydia's sudden outburst, and pulled Aria to watch Elena's show over her shoulder.

"What's so great about Buffy? It's just a vampire show." Aria asked, curious as to how she could find it better than Supernatural

"Well, it's an allegory for how strong women are in constant battle with an oppressive, bloodsucking, male-dominated society." Elena said

"Woah! Buffy's hot." Alex smirked, earning a light smack on the arm

"I know, right?" Elena agreed, before her cell phone rang out, "Oh, no."

"What?" Alex and Aria curiously questioned 

"It's a text from the guy I asked to be my quinces escort. He said yes. This is a disaster!" Elena cried out in desperation

"Yeah, for him." Alex joked

"No, for me. My whole plan to get Abuelita off my back was to ask a popular guy who would never do it. He rejects me, I full on fake cry, Abuelita feels guilty, and boom.. I escape the patriarchal tradition of having to be escorted to my quinces, and instead grow out my unibriw and read a poem about Frida Kahlo." Elena said

"Sounds a bit brutal." Aria commented with a small laugh

"Do I have to come to your quinces?" Alex asked  worried, causing her to glare at both of friends

"Who's the guy?" Aria asked, dragging everyone back to the original topic

"Josh Flores." Elena said

"Josh Flores? He's like the star of the baseball team. He should be dating a hot girl who got held back a grade, not you." Alex commented

"Considering you worship this boy, I'm a bit worried for your future." Aria joked 

"Oh, and now he says I'm cute? What?" She groaned, after she received a second text

"So are you gonna tell Josh that you're not into boys? You know, that way?" Alex asked

"Well, all I said is I might be into girls. But I probably like boys, too. I don't know." She shrugged

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