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PRESENT TIME AGE 16:
They say that lyrics come from the heart , so I guess these are mine from start to finish.
*Ring,Ring,Ringggg,SMASH* Was the only noise that Carlo ''Rico'' Galindo Del'gado could hear throughout his bedroom as he let out a groan , his hand pushing the alarm clock of his dresser , as a small smash could be heard.
"CARLO DEL'GADO THAT BETTER NOT HAVE BEEN ANOTHER ALARM CLOCK!" Luisa Galindo , his mother yelled from her room down the hall. 'Oops.' the teen thought before yelling back , "SORRY MA!" he said back , he felt like he was forgetting something important.
"CRAP THE COURT!" He exclaimed , as he scurried out of bed , however he fell face first , stupid blanket . As he got dressed in a tank top and put on his mis-matched socks , it still felt like he was missing something , as he made his three slices of toast he was trying to remember.
"Riri your pants are gone!, did the pants monster get them!" , Sirena Mendoza , his now four year old half-sister , exclaimed from their mothers arms ,Carlo almost laughed at how sincere her fear was , until he processed what was said.
"MY PANTS!" Carlo exclaimed as he looked down , sure enough he was only in boxers , his tank top , and his socks , no pants or shoes insight. As he ran to get himself together , Luisa shook her head. "¿Qué voy a hacer con tu hermano?" Luisa said to Sirena as her son raced back down the stairs.
"BYE MA , BYE RENA!" Yelled Carlo as he raced out the door of their house that resided in the compound where Los Segadores De Calaveras members and their families resided , each day you could hear the shouts of good mornings and be careful Rico every time he stumbled , one thing about Carlo Rico Galindo Del'gado , god that's a mouthful, was that he was clumsy , very clumsy
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"Still feel like I forgot something." Carlo mumbled as he sat by Mouth and Jimmy. "And here he is , ladies and gentlemen , Lucas Scott." Mouth said into his recorder for the podcast. "That's what I forgot , I forgot Lucas!" he exclaimed , as he gave his bestfriend a sheepish smile , whoops.Carlo also happened to be very forgetful if you hadn't noticed.
"Next time I'm putting a damn reminder on your phone." Lucas Scott , his bestfriend stated as Carlo let out a sheepish laugh. "My bad amigo." he said raising hands up in defense.
"One thirty seven and three going into tonight's contest." Mouth stated.
"He sucks!" Junk said jokingly .
"And as a special bonus, we're joined in the booth by Junk Moreti and Carlo "Rico" Del'gado ." Mouth said into the microphone like recorder.
"You don't have a booth." said Junk as Carlo yawned.
"Actually mouth, he's 138 and 3 - Lucas." Jimmy corrected.
"Jeez, Edwards, but you can't remember to run a bar of soap under your pits?" Junk stated.
"What?" he said offended.
"You smell bad, man,You're ripe." Junk explained as Jimmy smelled himself.
"Least I don't smell like cinnamon rolls and coconut." Jimmy said as Carlo felt eyes on him , he was offended .
"¡No me mires así! , I just like the scent that's all , least I smell good." Carlo grumbled as he raised his brow. [Don't look at me like that!]
"Whatever you say dude." Mouth said with a chuckle.
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"Lucas Scott with the ball and you know Jimmy ,Carlo , he currently nurses a big winning streak." Mouth stated as Carlo nodded , sleep sound good right now.
"For those of you at home, Lucas wears his black shorts tonight with his traditional white high-tops." Mouth said as Carlo snapped out of his sleepy daze.
"Uh , He is currently playing without a shoe contract, Mouth." Jimmy stated as Carlo got up and stretched.
Carlo's stomach broke the silence as Mouth and Jimmy looked at him with deadpanned stares ,the sixteen year old magically pulled out everything you need to make sandwiches from his bag.
"What!" Carlo exclaimed , mouth full , as the other two boy's shook their heads , he was like a puppy.
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"Luke flashes in the paint, Fergie finds one on the wings." Mouth started to say loudly as Carlo launched up.
"Scott for the game!" Carlo exclaimed and cheered , then it happened , Lucas made the shot , they cheered for their friend, not knowing that at the school ,the same thing was happening with Nathan Scott , who also scored the winning shot.
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THE NEXT DAY:
Apparently Lucas almost got ran over by a girl , lucky him.
Carlo however , was trying to get out of Junk's headlock , not lucky.
"You guys remember Tom Dugan from grade school?" questioned Junk.
"Oh yeah , He used to live next door to you, right?" Lucas asked , Carlo finally managed to get out of the headlock , stepping besides Lucas.
"Some guy snapped him with a wet towel, and he lost one of his testicles." Junk said sincerely.
" Come on." skills said shaking his head as the group laughed.
"I call bullshit man." Carlo said smirking as Lucas agreed.
"Okay, Junk." Jimmy said as Carlo sat on the table.
"Just saying what I heard." Junk said shrugging.
"Anyway, man, what you reading these days?" Skills said to Lucas.
"Steinbeck -- "The Winter of Our Discontent."" he replied.
"Let me hear some." Skills said to him.
"Nah." Lucas said shaking his head as Carlo got up , making his way over to them and shaking his head.
"Come on dog , You know I be reading vicariously through you, like Rico when he cheats on you in math." Skills said before getting wacked by Carlo.
"Cabrón , He lyin' , I don't know what he's talking about." said Carlo shaking his head.
Suddenly Peyton Sawyer drove by , had the guys stop what they were doing , except Carlo , he can't stand cheerleaders , they were bitches , well not all of them , but in his experience , they were.
" Peyton Sawyer,You seen her webcam? In her bedroom -- I hear she's naked on it, like, all the time ... What? I hear things." Junk said as they laughed , Carlo shook his head , guys , wait he is a guy , whoops.
"You know, I saw her the other night, She almost ran me over, of course." Lucas said raising his brows with a small laugh.
"La maldita chica blanca tiene sus ganchos tan profundamente en ti, y ni siquiera lo sabes todavía." Carlo said laughing.[Damn white girl has her hooks so deep into you , and you don't even know it yet.]
"I have no idea what your saying bro." Lucas said , however he know it was something teasing by the sly smile and cheeky laugh.
"Cause I don't want you to know what im sayin' " Carlo said smirking.
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"Sup Mrs. K , hi Ma , nugget." Carlo said to Karen , Lucas's mom , his mom , and his sister.
Lucas turned the sign to closed saying his hello's.
"Hey hon, Carlo." said Karen with a hum , as Luisa cleaned up the tables with the help of Sirena.
"Alright Karen we'll be on our way." said Luisa as Carlo came back into the main area after speaking to Hayley , nodding his head towards Lucas , saying his goodbye's as Sirena jumped on his back, then they where on their way.
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"Luke is on fire tonight,How do you say "hot" in French?" mouth asked.
"Flambé." Jimmy said.
" Luke is flambé, Fergie finds Luke, who takes out Junk again." Mouth said into the recorder.
" They never learn." said Carlo, as he noticed two familiar figures watching them , he snuck away , sneaking over behind the two, by their ears.
"Boo!" Carlo said in a deep demon like voice , he swears Whitey and Keith clutched their pearls.
" Now what the hell is wrong with you boy!, are you trying to give me a heart attack." Whitey exclaimed as Keith laughed.
"Pretty sure you already had one in your pant's , pe yew , hediondo." Said Carlo holding his nose.
"Man Keith your over hear looking like a creeper , gotta get back." Carlo said running back , did he cause the two men to facepalm because he tripped , yes , yes he did.
"That's Marcelo's boy ain't it?" Whitey questioned.
"Yeah he is , but I know what your thinking , and I gotta tell you Whitey don't even bother, that boy won't play basket ball unless its for fun." Keith stated as Whitey nodded.
"Yeah Yeah , we'll see." Whitey said to him.
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"Scott." Whitey said as they were in their classroom the next day.
" What's up, coach?" Nathan asked.
" Not you, You, and Del'gado to as a matter of a fact." Whitey said, pointing to Lucas, oh drama , wait him too , crap .
" You, read a book or something." he continued as he pointed at Nathan as they made their way to the gym.
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"Nice, isn't it? A lot of people like their gyms loud, I like mine like this -- quiet, clean... Kind of like a church,A lot of praying done here, anyway, You two played ball in grade school,Why'd ya'll quit?" asked whitey.
"I didn't." said Lucas.
"My dad loved it , I hate him , so I'm going off his script and writing my own, can I go now cause I have a feeling that I know what your gonna ask and im not -." Carlo said cutting himself off by yawning.
"Get the hell out of my gym." Whitey said shaking his head.
"Absolutely." Carlo said rushing out the door , falling , with a yell of 'Im okay' sounding the area.
"How the hell do you deal with him?" Whitey Questioned.
"He's my bestfriend , that's how." Lucas said Shaking his head with a smirk.
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"RIRI YOU HAVE A PAMKAGE!" Sirena yelled as Carlo went into the living room.
"Package not pamkage Nugget." Carlo said shaking his head at his sisters mispronunciation.
"I'm not a nugget silly!" Sirena laughed as their mother, Old man Nero,Spook,Cookie, and matches walked in a sat down on the couches laughing.
"¿Qué es ese niño?"asked Nero , his step grandfather.[What's that kid]
"Sirena me lo acaba de dar, no había nadie en la puerta, ni idea de lo que había dentro." Carlo replied shrugging.[Sirena just gave it to me , no one was at the door, no idea what's inside.]
Carlo tore open the package making a terrified face when he opened it.
" Mom it's terrible , look ." Carlo said holding up a Ravens jersey.
"Whitey can't take no for an answer Ma ." he continued.
Although one thing he noticed was that instead of Del'gado it said Galindo , nice try, can't change his mind that easily.
The gang and his mother spent the rest of the day laughing and asking Carlo questions about the jersey , Carlo didn't really have any answers , just that he would never play on a basketball team for sport instead of fun ever again.
Him and Sirena than had their own little karaoke night before he went off to meet up with Lucas and Hayley.
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"So, Nathan challenged you,Are you gonna play him?, and you , heard a little birdie say you have a jersey with your name on it. " Hayley James said to them , elbowing Carlo.
"I don't know, It's not like I have anything to prove." Lucas said.
"Whitey can't take no for an answer." Carlo shrugged.
"But don't you just want to show him sometimes -- oh, damn! ,What is up?! I was attacked by a flock of crows last week! I'm totally serious!" Hayley replied before jumping as a flock of birds flew past them.
"By the way, it's a murder." Lucas said as the other two looked at him in confusion.
"What?" Hayley questioned.
"More than one crow is a murder" Lucas said with a raised brow.
"Okay you lost us, what the hell are you talking about?" Carlo questioned.
"A parliament of owls, an exultation of larks, a murder of crows." Lucas stated.
" I think that is why people think you're weird, right there." Hayley said as Carlo agreed until his phone rang.
"Sí mamá, no, no hay problema, iré a buscarla y la cuidaré hasta que llegues a casa, sí mamá, está bien, te amo." Carlo said on the phone before hanging up.
"Yo I gotta go pick up Sirena from daycare , threw up , has a fervor, you get it , call me if the game of happens!" Carlo said before sprinting off.
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"Can you sing me the lullaby song?" Sirena asked as she coughed , she was laying down with a wet rag across her for head as Carlo sat in the small rocking chair in her room , plushies and galaxy themed.
"Yeah I can." Carlo nodded , grabbing his guitar , knowing she was gonna ask regardless.
"Bajo el suave resplandor plateado de la luna, Cantaré una canción de cuna para ahuyentar tus miedos, cállate ahora hermanita, cierra los ojos, hasta que veas la luz de las estrellas bailando en los cielos, recuerda que siempre estoy a tu lado, mi amor no se desvanecerá en esta tierna canción de cuna,el mundo puede girar y pueden surgir problemas, pero dentro de estos muros, tu sano y salvo, como canto de castillos mágicos en los cielos, donde tu sueño vuela, oh calla ahora hermanita, cierra los ojos, hasta que veas la luz de las estrellas bailando en los cielos,recuerda que siempre estoy a tu lado, mi amor no se desvanecerá en esta tierna canción de cuna, así que descansa ahora hermanita, en el resplandor de la luna, protegido por más de lo que las palabras podrían evocar." Carlo sang until he heard Sirena's soft snores.
[Beneath the moon's soft silver glow , I'll sing a lullaby to chase away your fears , hush now little sister , close your eyes , until you see the starlight dancing in the skies , remember that I'm always by your side , my love won't fade in this tender lullaby ,the world may spin and troubles may arise , but within these walls , your safe and sound , as I sing of magic castles in the skies , where your dream take flight , oh hush now little sister , close your eyes , until you see the starlight dancing in the skies , remember that I'm always by your side , my love won't fade in this tender lullaby , so rest now little sister , in the moonlight's glow , protected by more than word's could ever evoke.]
"Beautiful , but if you don't wanna miss the battle of the Scott's." Luisa said with a raised brow and a smile .
"Bye ma , Te quiero." whispered Carlo.
"Te amo también, hijo." Luisa whispered back , her children are her world , and if anything were to happen to them , may god save them all.
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"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to an historic night of basketball. I'm Mouth McFadden, along with my gamey partner, Jimmy Edwards, and Carlo Del'gado , and boys , we're in for a treat tonight." said mouth.
"And who doesn't love a treat, Mouth? I know I do -- s'mores, ice cream, cake." Said Jimmy.
"Better yet , all three together ." Carlo said as the three laughed.
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"Just moments before the stroke of 12:00, and still no Nathan Scott." said mouth as Carlo looked around.
"The natives are getting restless, Mouth, judging by the crowd that envelops our booth." Said Jimmy.
"You don't have a booth." Junk said scaring Carlo , who gave him a glare , just came out of nowhere.
"Junk Moretti joins us now. Junk, you care to make a prediction?" asked mouth.
" I predict you guys will be the two biggest morons out here." he replied.
"And I predict that Junk is gonna have my fist in his mouth if he doesn't stop talking right in my ear , damn! " Carlo said as he pushed Junk's head away from his ear.
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Nathan finally arrived , let the games begin.
"okay, folks, here we go -- 15 by ones. Make it, take it, win by one, and you can feel the intensity in the air." stated mouth , as Carlo cheered for lucas.
[Lucas shoots a basket.]
" Oh-ho! A 25-footer rips the silk like Jimmy Edwards in a size 3 dress." Mouth said as Carlo tried to imagine that.
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[Nathan passes the ball to Lucas.]
[Lucas shoots again; cheers and applause was all that could be heard.]
[Nathan steals the ball.]
[Nathan scores.]
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The game goes on with both boys making great shots , then Nathan elbows Lucas in the face, making a shot, what an asshole.
" No foul. Basket counts. Besides... You won't score again." said Lucas .
"Get him Luke!" Exclaimed Carlo.
"Oh, the basket counts, and it's 14-12, game point for Nathan. He could win it all right here. Nathan for the win ,Holy crap!" Said mouth as they all watched in shock as Lucas makes an unbelievable block.
"Did you see that?! Someday men will write stories about that block,Children will be named after it, Argentinean women will weep for it." Mouth stated as Lucas scores .
"Ok mouth we get it , and that last line is so random." stated Carlo as he then got up to cheer.
"Luke gets a basket, and he's down one." Mouth said as Carlo watched intently.
[Lucas makes another basket.]
" Another dagger, and it's all tied up! I think I'm gonna puke. This is it, folks -- no going back now. The next basket wins it." mouth said as Carlo noticed that Nathan was taunting Lucas.
"He's never mentioned you, man-- Not once in all these years." Said Nathan in a taunting voice.
"This is for my mom." Lucas said as he took the shot , and won .
Carlo got up and cheered for his bestfriend as they surrounded him .
"Luke for the win! It's good! It's good! Lucas Scott takes it 15-14, and there is bedlam and delirium and felicity for all!" Screamed mouth.
"I'll be seeing ya." Carlo heard Lucas say as he jumped on his back.
"Naughty , Naughty lucas , goin' after someone else's girl." Carlo smirked , as Lucas laughed.
"Yeah whatever man , now let's get something to eat !" Lucas exclaimed , as the two boys laughed and cheered.
And that folks , is only the beginning of Carlo's small tale , I'll see you soon guys and gals , non-binary pals.
