Savage Love

Chapter 1 Naya Santiago’s Point of view: “Naya!!! You are getting late for school!! Get ready fast and come to have your breakfast. It is already 7 AM!! You will miss your train if you don’t get ready fast!!” I heard my mom scream from the kitchen. Hearing what time it was, I started to hurry. Today is the first day of my senior year at school and I did not want to be late on the first day itself. The train will reach at 7.30 AM, and I have only half an hour left!! I quickly got ready and took my bag, which I had packed last night itself. I made sure I had packed the holiday task that Mr. Thomas had asked us to do. Well, I know nobody does the holiday homework, or tasks. It is considered too nerdy, but I can not help it!! Maths is my favourite subject!! After making sure that I had taken everything that I needed, I closed my room door and went towards the kitchen, where my mom had packed our lunch and was waiting to eat our breakfast. She was also ready for her work, wearing one of her office suits. She looked beautiful!! “Good morning mama!! Te ves hermosa,” I greeted mom and complimented her in Spanish as I sat at the table. She just chuckled at my compliment before responding. “Thank you, bebé. And you too look beautiful.” Mom said to me with a bright smile and placed my breakfast in front of me while she sat next to me with her plate. I grinned at her and began eating my breakfast, which was pancakes and a banana smoothie, my favourite. After breakfast, mom and I washed our dishes and went out of the house, locking all the doors and windows. Mom went to the garage to get her car, so she could go to work, while I started to walk toward the metro station, which was just 5 minutes’ walk away. “Naya, come, get in the car. I will drop you at the station.” Mom said to me and asked me to get inside the car. The thing is, mom drives to her workplace, which is in the opposite direction to my school. That is why I take the train. “No mama. You go to work. I still have 15 more minutes till the train arrives. I will not be late. You go to your work. I will text you when I reach school,” I said to mom and smiled. She sighed and then drove off after saying a goodbye and blowing a kiss to me, which I pretended to catch. After mom left, I walked towards the metro station, which was just 5 minutes away from my house. I was glad that I was on time for my train and did not miss it. I entered the train and sat on a vacant seat. After three stops, I will be getting down near my school. Oh!! I totally forgot to introduce myself to you guys!! How rude of me!! Let me introduce myself!! Hey, I am Naya Santiago, and my mom is Nina Santiago. My mom is basically from Argentina and shifted here when she was 15 years old. Also, she is a single mom. She got pregnant with me when she was 25 years old and now, she is just 43 years old. To be honest, she does not look like my mom. She looks more like my sister. If you ask about my father, I don’t have any answers for you guys. I have never met my father. All I know is he left my mom before she could tell him about the pregnancy. We have not heard a thing about him all these years. Anyways, that is not something important. Let me speak about my mom and myself. After mom gave birth to me, I think things would have been tough for her. She always says that she was thankful to her parents, my grandparents, for always staying by her side and supporting her. My grandparents are now dead, and I hope they are at peace. I don’t remember much about them, but I do remember playing and having fun with them. They died when I was around 2 or 3 years old. I don’t remember much about their death. I just remember that mom came to me crying that we had to go away from my grandparents, and as years went by, I just assumed they were dead. Anyways, after they died, mom and I moved here, to California. Mom had gotten a well paying job here, so she took the opportunity. After 2 years of staying in a rented apartment, my mom was able to purchase a great house in a good neighbourhood. Our house is not a big house. It is a one story house, with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room. It also has a small backyard where we grow some veggies and flowers. Even if the house is small, it is the best place and I love it the most. And now speaking about me. I am just a normal nerd you will find at every school. I love to keep to myself, without getting involved in any of the school drama. Our school does not have any of bullying problems, thankfully. But you will find students making fun of each other. At least that is how I feel. I have never seen anyone getting bullied or anyone bullying anyone for all the years I have been here. And as you guys have seen, my house is a little far from my school. So, the train is the fastest and the least expensive means of transport for me to go to my school. Mom insists that I should learn to drive and that she would buy me a car if I needed, but I declined the offer. I do know how to drive, but I don't think I have any use for a car right now. Like, I do not go anywhere out and prefer to stay at home. Also, I feel like having a car is expensive and I don’t want to waste my mom’s money on it right now. So, I am stuck with traveling by train or any other public vehicle. But sometimes, I take my mom’s car when she does not use it. So, that is all about me for now and I will tell you more about myself, my life and the people who are in my life, as we move on!!