“Well, we’ll make sure she always does, right Porter?!”

“Right!” She said. They high5′ed

“I really appreciate it guys. I mean, she might seem all confident and happy most of the time, but it is just a cover you know? She tries to be the ‘tough-heartless-emotionless-guy’ in hard times even when she suffers a lot on the inside, but she does it just to be strong for everyone else. When we first met-”

“Well, here you go” Said Isabel, carrying a tray placing the cups in front of everyone’s places

“Thanks kid, how much is it?”

“My treat, and that goes for you too, Marisol”She said, pointing at Marisol, who was still getting some money our of her pocket

“Bu-”

“No buts”

“Fine, fine” She said, keeping her money -”But next time is my turn, entendido?” She said firmly

“S, seora”She said, before turning into english again “Fine” She cleared, defeated

“Hey, thanks Isabel, It is really nice of you”Said Bette, seeing that there was no point in arguing about paying her coffee

“It’s no big deal” she said “Now what were you talking about?”

“Well, I was about to tell her when we first met”

“Nooooo! It is so embarrassing!” She blushed

“Come on, just say it. Then, we will say how did Bette and I met” offered Alice

“Fine, fine, tell them… or should I?”

“Why don’t you tell them, I’ll just listen and make jokes about it” Marisol replied, getting a look from Isabel

“Ok, here it goes… Once upon a time..”Everyone chuckled “No, seriously guys. I had been recommended to start practicing relaxing activities, like sports, dancing, yoga and all that crap, or joining a reading cl-”

“You had been recommended?” Asked Alice with an arched eyebrow

Isabel was taken back by the question and didn’t say anything for some seconds. There was silence in the table and Marisol looked at Alice eyes wide opened as if saying ‘why did you just say that?!’ and the tension built with every second as Alice regretted being so inquirer about someone else’s life, but…

“It’s fine” Said Isabel, trying to reassure Marisol before continuing “Yes, my psychiatrist advised me to get involved in some … Hey, it’s fine, you don’t have to look so jaw dropped girls”she laughed softly watching Alice and Bette’s surprised faces hearing the P word coming from a 20 years old girl “A while ago I was diagnosed with a maniac depressive disorder, I was taking pills and the whole thing, but the good ol’ doc still recommended to practice sports or something like that, so I ended up signing in for dance lessons where Marisol was the…” She trailed off, seeing the still surprised faces in front of her “OK, fine just say it”