One Lie at a Time ✰

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Aria's POV

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Aria's POV

Sat at the dinner table in the Alvarez apartment, I watched as Alex hunched over his homework, trying to remember the tricks I 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 said

"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 me, then her granddaughter

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

"What's so great about Buffy? It's just a vampire show." I 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 I 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." I commented with a small laugh

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

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

"Josh Flores." She 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." I joked

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

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