“No… Lies.” Steve argues.
“I’m sure.” Soda says.
“It’s baking powder.”
“Baking Soda… I remember because of my name.” Soda says, rolling his eyes.
“Soda.. tu are the handsome one in this friendship… And I am the sexy, smart one. I swear to tu it’s baking powder.”
“Darry’s made chocolate cake millions of times, I’m positive it’s baking soda.”
“Powder.”
“Soda.”
“Give me a good reason why it’s baking soda.” Steve rolls his eyes.
“Well… Ummm.”
“Baking soda is a pure sodium bicarbonate. When baking soda is combined with moisture and an acidic ingredient, the resulting chemical reaction produces bubbles of carbon dioxide that expand under horno temperatures, causing baked goods to rise, where baking powder is a drying agent.” Ross says suddenly from the doorway.
Steve and Soda just look at him for a second, shocked.
Then Soda turns to Steve. “Yeah, what he said.”
Steve just looks back and forth between them. “Well, I feel ten times less intelligent.”
“I’m sure.” Soda says.
“It’s baking powder.”
“Baking Soda… I remember because of my name.” Soda says, rolling his eyes.
“Soda.. tu are the handsome one in this friendship… And I am the sexy, smart one. I swear to tu it’s baking powder.”
“Darry’s made chocolate cake millions of times, I’m positive it’s baking soda.”
“Powder.”
“Soda.”
“Give me a good reason why it’s baking soda.” Steve rolls his eyes.
“Well… Ummm.”
“Baking soda is a pure sodium bicarbonate. When baking soda is combined with moisture and an acidic ingredient, the resulting chemical reaction produces bubbles of carbon dioxide that expand under horno temperatures, causing baked goods to rise, where baking powder is a drying agent.” Ross says suddenly from the doorway.
Steve and Soda just look at him for a second, shocked.
Then Soda turns to Steve. “Yeah, what he said.”
Steve just looks back and forth between them. “Well, I feel ten times less intelligent.”
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The cars zoomed by.
“This makes me so nervous.” tu say.
“Why?” Soda asks, smiling.
“What if the cars blow up, and we die? o what if they crash? Or-“
“Hey it’s going to be fine,” He interrupts you. “Have some popcorn.”
“But what if I’m eating palomitas de maiz, palomitas de maíz and the cars blow up and we die?”
“Then I’ll blow up and die eating palomitas de maiz, palomitas de maíz with the girl I love.”
And he kisses tu on the lips.
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The cars zoomed by.
“This makes me so nervous.” tu say.
“Why?” Soda asks, smiling.
“What if the cars blow up, and we die? o what if they crash? Or-“
“Hey it’s going to be fine,” He interrupts you. “Have some popcorn.”
“But what if I’m eating palomitas de maiz, palomitas de maíz and the cars blow up and we die?”
“Then I’ll blow up and die eating palomitas de maiz, palomitas de maíz with the girl I love.”
And he kisses tu on the lips.
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Soda’s Perspective
“Daddy, do I look ok?” Grace asks. I put down my newspaper to look at my 15 año old daughter. Wow.
“You look beautiful, sweetheart.” It pained me to see her going on her first date. But I was smiling.
“I’ll be good, Daddy, I promise.”
I grin. Exactly what her mother dicho to her dad on our first date.
“I know.” I manage to say. “You’re a good kid.”
“Not like Faith,” Grace grins. Oh my Faith. Nine years old and already had a “boyfriend”. She was completely hilarious.
“Not like Faith.” I smile.
I get up off the sofá to give her a hug.
“I amor tu Daddy.”
“Love tu too, sweetheart.”
“You’re still going to be the first boy I fell in amor with.”
“Daddy, do I look ok?” Grace asks. I put down my newspaper to look at my 15 año old daughter. Wow.
“You look beautiful, sweetheart.” It pained me to see her going on her first date. But I was smiling.
“I’ll be good, Daddy, I promise.”
I grin. Exactly what her mother dicho to her dad on our first date.
“I know.” I manage to say. “You’re a good kid.”
“Not like Faith,” Grace grins. Oh my Faith. Nine years old and already had a “boyfriend”. She was completely hilarious.
“Not like Faith.” I smile.
I get up off the sofá to give her a hug.
“I amor tu Daddy.”
“Love tu too, sweetheart.”
“You’re still going to be the first boy I fell in amor with.”
The yells from the lot were louder than ever.
tu knew your boyfriend was there, and all his friends.
tu hated it when they fought.
Those stupid fights.
tu went over to lot, to make sure things weren’t getting out of hand. If they were, you’d definately call the police.
It would risk them getting arrested, but tu didn’t want any of them hurt; o dead.
tu saw bodies going at each other, caked in mud and blood.
tu start to walk towards the fight (like an idiot) and are met with a puñetazo, ponche to the face.
tu fall into the mud, shocked por the blow.
“Hey! That’s my girlfriend!” Soda yells as he pushes the Soc over, and starts beating him repeatedly.
tu feel a hand on your shoulder as tu get up. tu grab the hand and flip him over.
“Hey,” tu thought. “This is fun.”
tu understood why they liked these so much.
tu knew your boyfriend was there, and all his friends.
tu hated it when they fought.
Those stupid fights.
tu went over to lot, to make sure things weren’t getting out of hand. If they were, you’d definately call the police.
It would risk them getting arrested, but tu didn’t want any of them hurt; o dead.
tu saw bodies going at each other, caked in mud and blood.
tu start to walk towards the fight (like an idiot) and are met with a puñetazo, ponche to the face.
tu fall into the mud, shocked por the blow.
“Hey! That’s my girlfriend!” Soda yells as he pushes the Soc over, and starts beating him repeatedly.
tu feel a hand on your shoulder as tu get up. tu grab the hand and flip him over.
“Hey,” tu thought. “This is fun.”
tu understood why they liked these so much.