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“No. No way in hell,” she responds. “My life isn’t going to be determined by your success. I just want to live my life, and no one will let me.”
Then a woman’s voice cuts in, “No one is stopping you from living your life, Quincy Rivera.”
“You are,” Quincy spits back.
“Because I am not pleased that you have permanently marked your beautiful body with a—”
“I’m eighteen—let me live my shitty life, or—”
“Okay, let’s take a step back and—”
“We made a plan, and we’re sticking to that plan,” The woman, who I am ninety-nine percent sure is his mother, cuts him off.
His shoulders slump, and I pull a plan out of my ass.
Walking to the door, I knock on it. He looks up as I open it and looks confused.
“Is someone at your door, Theo?” the woman asks, and I nod.
“Yes?” he says, looking at me more confused now.
She calmly instructs, “Answer it.”
Again, I nod vigorously.
“I’ll—”
I cut off what I’m sure will be a “call you back” by knocking loudly again to get his attention and wave for him to hurry.
“Go,” they both say.
He walks over and fake-opens the door, and I say, “Go away to college, they say. It’ll be life changing, they lie.” I huff. “I can’t believe this is how we spend a Saturday night—finishing a class project.”
He smirks.
“Introduce us to your friend,” comes from the phone.
“I apologize in advance,” he mumbles.
“I heard that.” The woman laughs.
He motions for me to sit, and I do so, smiling at two women.
“Hey, I’m Riley. You must be Theo’s sisters.”
His mother smiles. “That’s very sweet, Riley. I’m Rosa and—”
“I’m Quincy.”
“Ooo, I’ve been told I look like June. We just need an Annie and Leo and—”
“A rocket.” Quincy smiles.
“Yes. And we actually do have a Leo.”
“You two wanna catch the rest of us up?” Theo asks.
“Little Einsteins,” we say at the same time and both start laughing.
