I walked over to the refrigerator and helped myself to the orange juice. Sonia was in the laundry room adjacent to the kitchen. She was talking to me about something, but I don't think I was listening. I poured the orange juice and found my usual seat in front of the television. On weekend afternoons, when we were at Sonia's house, we watched MTV. We had just returned from the beach. Sonia recently bought a new couch and it was so comfortable. It made watching MTV like a glass of ice, cold water on a fiery, hot day.
             Sonia had a small, but roomy house and everything that happened in it is heard by everyone else in the house, perfectly. Mostly because she had wood floors, but also because the walls are pretty thin. Her living room, where I was, had a new couch, a new stereo, and a new entertainment system. Sonia's living room is surrounded by windows which really unnerves me. Not only do the walls have windows, but the front door is all windows too. When someone comes to the door, not only can you see who it is, they can see you. I was particularly fearful about this that afternoon because we were on our own for the weekend.
             Sonia lives with her step dad, Carlos, and her mom, Maria. She has a stepbrother Oscar, who lives on his own,but sometimes stays at Sonia's house. Oscar is a skater and graduated from Riverside High School about four years ago,and now goes to Utep. Whenever I see him at Sonia's, which is about 90% of the time, he's skating out in front. Sonia and I met through a volleyball game around 5 years ago. She's a year younger that me and also goes to a different school, so although we're almost always together, we do have some time apart. We have many mutual friends that we have introduced to each other over the years. Sonia is a very attractive girl; one would say she has a perfect body. But I don't see her in that perspective. Once you know s
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