Even the Sweetest Rose Has a Thorn., chapter 3
Paprika saw Billie and Tre' and stopped singing. She turned a deep red and put the CD back in her chest (not literally but you know what I mean). Billie Joe and Tre' looked at her, "we're going now," Tre' said. Paprika nodded and sat down on the most comfortable chair that the hospital had and watched Dragon sleep.
"Boys, don't get too involved with that girl," Billie Joe warned Frankito and Jakob. Frankito looked at his dad for help but Tre' had the same look on his face. "Why not Dad?" Jakob asked.
"Because, she's one of those girls that will tear your heart out and not think anything about it," Tre' answered, Billie nodded in agreement.
*That past week, Paprika wasn't at school until Friday, which she was invited at the Armstrong's again, for a more serious matter.*
Paprika sat down at the edge of the table. Everyone looked at each other then at Paprika, they obviously had to talk.
"Paprika, I don't mean to be rude, but if you have any weapons, please take them out of your pockets," Adrienne said worriedly. She nodded and emptied her pockets. There was a dagger, 3 pocket knifes, a dyke (kind of like a dagger with a curve,) and for some strange reason, Mike went pale when he saw that. He turned to Paprika, this was so sudden. Billie Joe picked up the dyke and studied the covering for it. It was a beautiful sight, the covering was silver, with rubies planted about 1/4 of an inch from each other. The center was a star that was made of pearls.
"May I ask you something?" Billie Joe said, Paprika nodded. "Did you steal this?" he asked her. She shook her head and Billie Joe just replied with a "hmm."
Mike couldn't help it, "that was mine." He wish he had taken back what he just said. Everyone looked at him in pure shock. Paprika shook her head, "that's the only memory that I have of my father, he left my mother when I was only 1, I inherited that, my mother said my father was dead."
Mike burst out crying, "that's the point, I am your father, only I'm not dead, I left your mother because we were young, and stupid." Paprika's hot-headedness went away, know she was just about to explode with her blood as lava.
"I'm an accident?" she said, she was taken back. She took her dagger and covered it with her deer skin that she caught herself and her dyke, she left her pocket knives.
"I'm worried," Frankito said. He went out and looked for her, surprisingly enough, she didn't go anywhere, just on the patio, weeping. He sat next to her and hugged her. "I'm your protecter, your guardian," he whispered. "You're my never ending light Frankito, without you, I'm lost, I was lost, then I found you." She looked at him with big eyes, "I don't know where I would be without you Frankito, I seem to have known you forever."
"Do you want to come back in?" he asked, "it's getting chilly." She nodded and sneezed. "Here," Frankito said while he took off his hoodie and put it on her and held her tightly. They stayed like that, holding each other.
"Do you like Jakob?" Frankito asked Paprika. She shook her head, "why?" she asked. "Because you were singing to him too," he replied. She looked at him and said, "I wasn't, I was singing to you but since I kinda have A.D.H.D., something caught my attention on the wall."
Frankito chuckled and they both walked inside. "I'm sorry, but this has come as sort, of a shock," she said finally to Mike. "Do you mind if I call you Dad now?" she asked. Mike looked like he was going to cry and shook his head, "I don't mind, I don't mind at all."
"I have to go," Paprika said. Frankito looked at his Dad, his Dad nodded.
"If you don't have anywhere to go...." Frankito called out, she paused, "you can always stay with us?" he asked sheepishly. Paprika started crying, she nodded and hugged him.
You can do this Kito, you love this girl, just lean in and kiss. Frankito thought to himself. He didn't care if his entire family was there, he leaned in and kissed her. Paprika kissed back and gripped me tighter as I did to her.
"Whoo-hoo-hoo! Tre', he is your son!" Billie Joe called out.
Tre' put on a faux sad face, "my little boy is all grown up." Mike held Tre's head, "aww my little girl that I just got to meet is all groweded up too!" They looked at each other and said, "let's cry together!" and they pretended to cry. Frankito looked at Paprika and she returned it and hugged her dad, and he smiled. Paprika hugged everyone, even Joey and Ramona.
She got to Frankito and looked at him, decided whether to hug him or not. She didn't hug him, but she did kiss him. He pulled back and laughed. "Thank you Frankito, for everything," and they shared another passionate kiss.
"Boys, don't get too involved with that girl," Billie Joe warned Frankito and Jakob. Frankito looked at his dad for help but Tre' had the same look on his face. "Why not Dad?" Jakob asked.
"Because, she's one of those girls that will tear your heart out and not think anything about it," Tre' answered, Billie nodded in agreement.
*That past week, Paprika wasn't at school until Friday, which she was invited at the Armstrong's again, for a more serious matter.*
Paprika sat down at the edge of the table. Everyone looked at each other then at Paprika, they obviously had to talk.
"Paprika, I don't mean to be rude, but if you have any weapons, please take them out of your pockets," Adrienne said worriedly. She nodded and emptied her pockets. There was a dagger, 3 pocket knifes, a dyke (kind of like a dagger with a curve,) and for some strange reason, Mike went pale when he saw that. He turned to Paprika, this was so sudden. Billie Joe picked up the dyke and studied the covering for it. It was a beautiful sight, the covering was silver, with rubies planted about 1/4 of an inch from each other. The center was a star that was made of pearls.
"May I ask you something?" Billie Joe said, Paprika nodded. "Did you steal this?" he asked her. She shook her head and Billie Joe just replied with a "hmm."
Mike couldn't help it, "that was mine." He wish he had taken back what he just said. Everyone looked at him in pure shock. Paprika shook her head, "that's the only memory that I have of my father, he left my mother when I was only 1, I inherited that, my mother said my father was dead."
Mike burst out crying, "that's the point, I am your father, only I'm not dead, I left your mother because we were young, and stupid." Paprika's hot-headedness went away, know she was just about to explode with her blood as lava.
"I'm an accident?" she said, she was taken back. She took her dagger and covered it with her deer skin that she caught herself and her dyke, she left her pocket knives.
"I'm worried," Frankito said. He went out and looked for her, surprisingly enough, she didn't go anywhere, just on the patio, weeping. He sat next to her and hugged her. "I'm your protecter, your guardian," he whispered. "You're my never ending light Frankito, without you, I'm lost, I was lost, then I found you." She looked at him with big eyes, "I don't know where I would be without you Frankito, I seem to have known you forever."
"Do you want to come back in?" he asked, "it's getting chilly." She nodded and sneezed. "Here," Frankito said while he took off his hoodie and put it on her and held her tightly. They stayed like that, holding each other.
"Do you like Jakob?" Frankito asked Paprika. She shook her head, "why?" she asked. "Because you were singing to him too," he replied. She looked at him and said, "I wasn't, I was singing to you but since I kinda have A.D.H.D., something caught my attention on the wall."
Frankito chuckled and they both walked inside. "I'm sorry, but this has come as sort, of a shock," she said finally to Mike. "Do you mind if I call you Dad now?" she asked. Mike looked like he was going to cry and shook his head, "I don't mind, I don't mind at all."
"I have to go," Paprika said. Frankito looked at his Dad, his Dad nodded.
"If you don't have anywhere to go...." Frankito called out, she paused, "you can always stay with us?" he asked sheepishly. Paprika started crying, she nodded and hugged him.
You can do this Kito, you love this girl, just lean in and kiss. Frankito thought to himself. He didn't care if his entire family was there, he leaned in and kissed her. Paprika kissed back and gripped me tighter as I did to her.
"Whoo-hoo-hoo! Tre', he is your son!" Billie Joe called out.
Tre' put on a faux sad face, "my little boy is all grown up." Mike held Tre's head, "aww my little girl that I just got to meet is all groweded up too!" They looked at each other and said, "let's cry together!" and they pretended to cry. Frankito looked at Paprika and she returned it and hugged her dad, and he smiled. Paprika hugged everyone, even Joey and Ramona.
She got to Frankito and looked at him, decided whether to hug him or not. She didn't hug him, but she did kiss him. He pulled back and laughed. "Thank you Frankito, for everything," and they shared another passionate kiss.
