Post by "Cholo" Giovanni Santana on Oct 19, 2023 22:10:43 GMT -5
Abigail: So, are we going to talk about the dream?
Cholo: What dream?
Abigail: Oh, you playing tonto now? You know exactly what dream I’m talking about…
Cholo: I’m going to need you to be a little more specific…
The scene opens with Cholo and Abigail laying inside of a gondola, which has been made very comfortable thanks to all the large, colorfully patterned cushions. The gondola itself is of dark brown hue, with gold trim and smooth finish all around the edges. Pink and red rose pedals are scattered all over bow, cabin and even in the forcola where the gondolier (person stirring said gondola) is standing. There is champagne on ice, mostly gone by now, but their two glasses are half full still; plus, there is a tray of assorted strawberries covered in everything from chocolate, peanuts and whip cream. The night is young, but Cholo and Abigail are at the end of what has been a great date… Perhaps even, the perfect date… They lay there, looking into each other’s eyes, their noses an inch away from touching, their hands locked together… Cholo smiles waiting for Abigail’s response… He remembers the dream vividly, and while it was one of four he had that night… It would too be the perfect dream, if it wasn’t for the ending where her father shows up and well, shoots him... But he blocks that out and just focuses on everything before that point, and hopes Abi describes an even better version of it… Perhaps what she hopes happens sometime in the not-so-distant future. She makes him wait, staring deeply into his eyes… She grabs one of the chocolate-covered strawberries and takes a bite out of half, before giving the other half to Cholo. She then finally answers.
Abigail: Alright fine.. The one where… You… went all gay for Mason and married him!
She burst out laughing.
Cholo: Get out of here!
He playfully shoves her away, laughing as he sits up and then grabs both glasses of champagne, and hands one to her. She can’t even take the glass from laughing so hard.
Abigail: Come on, you married your so called rival! He’s the ultimate villain, a politician, and you had a dream about falling for him!
Cholo: Okay first of all, Cholo didn’t fall for him.
Abigail: You became his first… partner! This is like Batman marrying joker and becoming his henchman.
Cholo: It was a nightmare okay? Not a dream…
Abigail: Whatever you say Jill Biden..
Cholo: Stop it…
He shakes his head, but can’t help but smile as he sips on the champagne as she finally takes her glass and drinks some herself. They sit there in silence, looking at their surroundings… and you probably think, ah gondola, he took her to Venice… Go on Cholo! But no, they are still in Texas believe it or not. Irvin, just outside of Dallas, about nine hours away from Cholo’s hometown of El Paso. As much as Cholo would have loved to take her to Venice, his schedule simply wouldn’t allow it with the Cannabis Cup being right around the corner. Still, Lake Carolyn and its surrounding canals can make for a very lovely and romantic evening that almost makes you feel like you’re in Italy… Almost.
Abigail: Which dream did you think I was talking about?
Cholo: Who’s playing dumb now?
Abigail: Oh alright, well, let’s not spoil that dream… After all, Austin may not appreciate it.
Cholo: Alright, you know what woman? That’s it!
He tackles her back down to the cushions and they both share a laugh, causing the gondola to rock a little and the gondolier to give them a dirty look that they completely miss. Once they’re done rasslin’, they lock eyes and just when you think they’re about to share their first kiss, a loud popping sound is heard, and both sit up right away. They look for where the sound came from and the gondolier points behind them and there they see a group of teenagers on the shore by a huge bonfire, throwing stuff into it that make the popping sound. They ignore it and comeback to their moment, but clearly, it’s gone, however, Abigail is willing to get it back as she remembers a promise Cholo made her earlier.
Abigail: Looks like our ride is almost over, and someone had promised me a song.
Cholo: Oh, that’s right… If only I had a guitar, I would love to serenade you…
Abigail: I didn’t know you play…
Cholo: Oh my fingers make love to its strings…
Just then, the gondolier whistles at Cholo, and they both look up and he tosses him an acoustic guitar.
Abigail: Where did he pull that out from?
Cholo shrugs.
Abigail: Did he have it on him the whole time? I don’t remember-
Cholo begins to play the guitar as he sits across from Abigail, and she’s mesmerized right away, then as corny as it may sound, Cholo begins signing this song…
Cholo stops as Abigail plants a kiss on him… Just then the sound of children screaming is heard and they quickly part ways and look towards the street not too far from the canal they are on…There a school bus is going by, which is kind of weird, being that is night time, but it’s full of children screaming, having fun, likely coming back from some late field trip. They turn back towards each other.
Abigail: That was beautiful..
Cholo: I’m glad you liked it… Amigo, gracias!
Cholo tosses the guitar back to the gondolier who catches it one handed and in one swift move, straps it around his shoulder. Cholo grabs Abigail’s hands and kisses them.
Cholo: That kiss was everything I thought it would be, and then some.
Abigail: It was… I really don’t want this night to end Cholo, but…
Cholo: no buts, this is our day, I got plenty to keep you busy tonight.
Abigail: But you’ve already given me almost your whole day… I’m sure your publicist is not happy you’re not busy doing wrestling things for WGWF.
Cholo: Haha, I don’t have a publicist.
Abigail: Well a manager, or whoever you report to that would rather you be out there cutting promos, doing meet and greets or whatever it is you wrestlers do.
Cholo: I report only to one person, me…. And my Tio Paco every now and then, but for the most part it’s me… I’m my own jefe… All WGWF cares about is that I’m at the shows I’m scheduled to be at, defending my Intercontinental championship and if there is any event they want me to do, they’ll ask first… So, no need for you to worry about any promos or shoots, or anything like that…
Abigail: Oh, photo-shoots, can I come next time you do one?
Cholo: *he laughs*, no, not those kinds of shoots… But I like where you mind is at, you want to see me without my shirt on, I get it… Cholo looks great without his shirt on.
Abigail: you wish buddy… *she winks* What kind of shoots you talking about then?
Cholo: Just a word we use when talking about our opponents…
Abigail: Ah, like a monologue?
Cholo: Something like that… I usually do them at the end but have done them at the beginning too, it all depends...
Abigail: What about one in the middle of?
Cholo: No, I can’t say that I have…
Abigail: How would you even do it?
Cholo: Good question, like this…
Cholo turns his head slightly, so he’s looking right us and winks. She looks at him and then towards us and appears puzzled.
Abigail: Who are you winking to?
Cholo: Mi gente!
El Middle Shoot
We come back and we are at the parking lot, as the two love birds are about to get inside Cholo’s SUV. Once Abi gets in, Cholo comes around and as he takes a seat, he feels a sting on his shoulder.
Cholo: Hay!
Cholo slaps his shoulder.
Abigail: What happened?!
Cholo brings his hand back and looks at his hand at the spider he just squashed.
Cholo: A spider bit me, look.
Abigail: Ew, no! Throw it out!
Cholo laughs slightly, sliding the window the down after turning the engine on. He tosses the spider out and looks at it briefly.
Abigail: What is it?
Cholo: Nothing.. It’s just weird that a spider would bite me, inside the car, know what I mean?
Abigail: It’s not that weird, I mean, insects get inside cars all the time…
Cholo: I guess…
Abigail: Ready to go? Where are you taking me?
Cholo: It’s a surprise, but if you don’t mind, let me turn my phone on and check my messages.
Abigail: Wait, you had your phone off this whole time?
Cholo: Yeah, and I left it here in the car.
He turns it on.
Abigail: What, why?
Cholo: Because, I wanted you to have my full attention during our perfect date…
He puts his code in to unlock it.
Abigail: … and was it, perfect?
Cholo: I think so, despite these little weird things happening, but it’s not over yet anyway… So, we can make it perfect.
Abigail: I think it’s going perfectly.
She smiles at him warmly and leans in. Cholo leans in as well and is about to kiss her again when his phone begins blowing up. Alerts from emails, voice mails and texts from everyone and anyone. Friends, family, the phone doesn’t stop.
Abigail: What’s going on?
Cholo: I… I don’t know.
Cholo goes to his messages first, and sees he has close to a hundred, and most from Paula, Paco’s daughter and the manager of his shelters. He begins to skim the texts as quick as he can.
Cholo: Something’s happened, something bad, at one of my shelters right here in Irvin… We got to go, I’m sorry Abi, but we got to go!
Abigail: Yes, of course, let’s go!
Cholo hands her his phone as he pulls away from the parking lot, she begins to read the messages and covers her mouth in shock. The scene fades to black momentarily, and when it comes back, Cholo’s SUV is seen pulling up to a scene that is pure chaos. His shelter, the playground, everything around it is in flames. Cholo gets out and rushes towards where the fire trucks and cops cars are blocking anyone from getting too close. Some officers see Cholo coming and tell him to stay where he is… But Cholo tries to explain..
Cholo: No, officers, you don’t understand! I own this shelter! Those are mine-
But Cholo’s words get stuck on his throat. Someone calls out his name, he turns and he sees Paula rushing towards him.
Paula: Cholo! Where have you been?! Been trying to get a hold of you all night!
Cholo: I uh… Paula, what happened?!
Paula can’t seem to bring herself to say it, instead… She just hands him a paper and there are no words, just a spider logo and right away he knows. He looks at Paula tear eyed.
Cholo: Paula, where are the children? Are they all of them okay?
Paula hesitates.
Cholo: How many are hurt?
Paula looks away as tears fall down her cheeks.
Cholo: Are… are they… dead? Are they all dead?
Paula is crying hard now and all Cholo can do is collapse to the sidewalk…
Cholo: Oh God…. Oh God…
To be continued…
Cholo: What dream?
Abigail: Oh, you playing tonto now? You know exactly what dream I’m talking about…
Cholo: I’m going to need you to be a little more specific…
The scene opens with Cholo and Abigail laying inside of a gondola, which has been made very comfortable thanks to all the large, colorfully patterned cushions. The gondola itself is of dark brown hue, with gold trim and smooth finish all around the edges. Pink and red rose pedals are scattered all over bow, cabin and even in the forcola where the gondolier (person stirring said gondola) is standing. There is champagne on ice, mostly gone by now, but their two glasses are half full still; plus, there is a tray of assorted strawberries covered in everything from chocolate, peanuts and whip cream. The night is young, but Cholo and Abigail are at the end of what has been a great date… Perhaps even, the perfect date… They lay there, looking into each other’s eyes, their noses an inch away from touching, their hands locked together… Cholo smiles waiting for Abigail’s response… He remembers the dream vividly, and while it was one of four he had that night… It would too be the perfect dream, if it wasn’t for the ending where her father shows up and well, shoots him... But he blocks that out and just focuses on everything before that point, and hopes Abi describes an even better version of it… Perhaps what she hopes happens sometime in the not-so-distant future. She makes him wait, staring deeply into his eyes… She grabs one of the chocolate-covered strawberries and takes a bite out of half, before giving the other half to Cholo. She then finally answers.
Abigail: Alright fine.. The one where… You… went all gay for Mason and married him!
She burst out laughing.
Cholo: Get out of here!
He playfully shoves her away, laughing as he sits up and then grabs both glasses of champagne, and hands one to her. She can’t even take the glass from laughing so hard.
Abigail: Come on, you married your so called rival! He’s the ultimate villain, a politician, and you had a dream about falling for him!
Cholo: Okay first of all, Cholo didn’t fall for him.
Abigail: You became his first… partner! This is like Batman marrying joker and becoming his henchman.
Cholo: It was a nightmare okay? Not a dream…
Abigail: Whatever you say Jill Biden..
Cholo: Stop it…
He shakes his head, but can’t help but smile as he sips on the champagne as she finally takes her glass and drinks some herself. They sit there in silence, looking at their surroundings… and you probably think, ah gondola, he took her to Venice… Go on Cholo! But no, they are still in Texas believe it or not. Irvin, just outside of Dallas, about nine hours away from Cholo’s hometown of El Paso. As much as Cholo would have loved to take her to Venice, his schedule simply wouldn’t allow it with the Cannabis Cup being right around the corner. Still, Lake Carolyn and its surrounding canals can make for a very lovely and romantic evening that almost makes you feel like you’re in Italy… Almost.
Abigail: Which dream did you think I was talking about?
Cholo: Who’s playing dumb now?
Abigail: Oh alright, well, let’s not spoil that dream… After all, Austin may not appreciate it.
Cholo: Alright, you know what woman? That’s it!
He tackles her back down to the cushions and they both share a laugh, causing the gondola to rock a little and the gondolier to give them a dirty look that they completely miss. Once they’re done rasslin’, they lock eyes and just when you think they’re about to share their first kiss, a loud popping sound is heard, and both sit up right away. They look for where the sound came from and the gondolier points behind them and there they see a group of teenagers on the shore by a huge bonfire, throwing stuff into it that make the popping sound. They ignore it and comeback to their moment, but clearly, it’s gone, however, Abigail is willing to get it back as she remembers a promise Cholo made her earlier.
Abigail: Looks like our ride is almost over, and someone had promised me a song.
Cholo: Oh, that’s right… If only I had a guitar, I would love to serenade you…
Abigail: I didn’t know you play…
Cholo: Oh my fingers make love to its strings…
Just then, the gondolier whistles at Cholo, and they both look up and he tosses him an acoustic guitar.
Abigail: Where did he pull that out from?
Cholo shrugs.
Abigail: Did he have it on him the whole time? I don’t remember-
Cholo begins to play the guitar as he sits across from Abigail, and she’s mesmerized right away, then as corny as it may sound, Cholo begins signing this song…
Cholo stops as Abigail plants a kiss on him… Just then the sound of children screaming is heard and they quickly part ways and look towards the street not too far from the canal they are on…There a school bus is going by, which is kind of weird, being that is night time, but it’s full of children screaming, having fun, likely coming back from some late field trip. They turn back towards each other.
Abigail: That was beautiful..
Cholo: I’m glad you liked it… Amigo, gracias!
Cholo tosses the guitar back to the gondolier who catches it one handed and in one swift move, straps it around his shoulder. Cholo grabs Abigail’s hands and kisses them.
Cholo: That kiss was everything I thought it would be, and then some.
Abigail: It was… I really don’t want this night to end Cholo, but…
Cholo: no buts, this is our day, I got plenty to keep you busy tonight.
Abigail: But you’ve already given me almost your whole day… I’m sure your publicist is not happy you’re not busy doing wrestling things for WGWF.
Cholo: Haha, I don’t have a publicist.
Abigail: Well a manager, or whoever you report to that would rather you be out there cutting promos, doing meet and greets or whatever it is you wrestlers do.
Cholo: I report only to one person, me…. And my Tio Paco every now and then, but for the most part it’s me… I’m my own jefe… All WGWF cares about is that I’m at the shows I’m scheduled to be at, defending my Intercontinental championship and if there is any event they want me to do, they’ll ask first… So, no need for you to worry about any promos or shoots, or anything like that…
Abigail: Oh, photo-shoots, can I come next time you do one?
Cholo: *he laughs*, no, not those kinds of shoots… But I like where you mind is at, you want to see me without my shirt on, I get it… Cholo looks great without his shirt on.
Abigail: you wish buddy… *she winks* What kind of shoots you talking about then?
Cholo: Just a word we use when talking about our opponents…
Abigail: Ah, like a monologue?
Cholo: Something like that… I usually do them at the end but have done them at the beginning too, it all depends...
Abigail: What about one in the middle of?
Cholo: No, I can’t say that I have…
Abigail: How would you even do it?
Cholo: Good question, like this…
Cholo turns his head slightly, so he’s looking right us and winks. She looks at him and then towards us and appears puzzled.
Abigail: Who are you winking to?
Cholo: Mi gente!
El Middle Shoot
Mac Bane, we meet at last amigo.
In that ring that is, first time as opponents…
We have battled side by side though, as part of Team Vaughn at this year’s War Games back in June. Unfortunately, our team came up a little short, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying or because you or Cholo had anything to do with the loss… At the end of the day, Jim Caedus played a dirty hand and what happened, happened. While you and Cholo may not know each other that well, when you travel with a man to hell, you can’t help but build a connection... We established a bond that may never be broken, plus we had a lot of fun getting our drink on didn’t we? Yes sir! That night though, we brought back a man from hell, and now we will be looking to beat that same hell out of each other to try to do something neither of us were able to do in 2022: Advance to the third round of the Cannabis Cup.
Yes, Cholo knows that you beat Austin Ramsey last year on night one of the cup, much like Cholo put down Thunder Knuckles… But in night 2, we both failed… You losing to Paul Montuori, a man Cholo knows all too well… After all, back in February, in another tournament to crown the first ever Intercontinental Champion, Cholo faced Paul, and beat him… Clean, on his way to winning the Intercontinental championship… Now is there something to say about you losing to a guy last year that Cholo was able to beat? Maybe, but Cholo won’t be one to say it… Anyone can be beaten at any given moment, Cholo’s only loss in singles competition in WGWF has come at the hands of Sonya Benson of all people, in a fatal four way ladder match for the TV title… Now was it one on one? No, but it doesn’t matter… Everyone before the match thought Cholo would win, and then she stole it… Cholo’s sure that last year everyone thought you would get past the lesser talented Montuori brother, but as fate would have it you didn’t… Nine out of ten times you probably beat that dude, but it just wasn’t your night… Just like it wasn’t Cholo’s night as he lost to Flynn, but if there is any consolation in this, and there isn’t, but Cholo will say it anyway, is that at least Mark Flynn went on to win the whole damn thing… Paul got bounced in the next round. But anyway...
Doesn’t it feel like last year’s cup was forever ago? Both you and Cholo were so different then it seems… Still, that cup will forever hold a special place in Cholo’s heart… They say there is always a silver lining into every bad thing that happens and while Cholo was pretty bummed after losing to Flynn, what happened after that was magical… Chris Page came out, and took a chance on a 30 year-old-rookie and gave him an opportunity to be great… Cholo was one of the very first wrestlers signed to the returning WGWF right there and then… As I look at the Intercontinental Championship sitting on my mantle, Cholo knows he’s become great.
But now, it’s time to take it to the next level… Cholo’s goal for this tournament was simple: do better than last year… Advance to the third round and then see what happens… But then our great boss went ahead and sweeten the deal by giving the winner a shot at the World Title. Now don’t get Cholo wrong, he is extremely happy as the Intercontinental Champion made for Television… But he has said it before, if the opportunity presents itself for Cholo to go after the World Title, he will take it…. He had the opportunity at the West Coast Rumble, but unfortunately, he came up short… Now the opportunity it’s knocking at Cholo’s door again and he is answering, opening it wide and welcoming it with open arms… But opportunity did not hug Cholo back, opportunity said ‘hold your horses senor, first, you need to get past The Gentleman Wolf! And Cholo went…
HIJO DE PUTA!!
Now mind you, he ins’t calling Mac a son of a bitch, it’s just an expression, and no disrespect to everyone in this tournament, because they are all great wrestlers in their own way… But in Cholo’s eyes, Mac Bane is pound for pound, the toughest hombre in this tournament… Johnathan Cable? He’s a beast, but he can be gentle... We have all seen it… Dubois, Knight are mental cases with personality issues. Adams, Chapman, they talk a good game but when it comes to an all-out brawl, they can’t touch Mac… As for Ragnarok, been there and done that and he is tough, but he is not built like Mac Bane. Mac has the experience, he has the know-how, he has a wrestling IQ that is unmatched… and when it all fails, in a flat-out fight, he is one of the best of them.
So yeah, Cholo got the toughest draw in this tournament, but like Cholo said at the beginning, he wants to build on what he started last year and what better way to do that, then by taking out the best.
So how do you beat a cowboy from hell? Well, you become a cowboy yourself… After all, Mac and Cholo are both two tough hombres from Texas… and yes, Mac is born and bred, while Cholo has only adopted the lone star state as his home, but he has lived there for over 20 years now and knows what it means to be Texas tough and rugged… Cholo knows exactly the kind of fight he’s going to have to bring to beat Mac, and Cholo can tell you right now he knows he’s not going to make Bane submit with El Matador… A man as stubborn as Mac will rather die than tap out to another man… Cholo hasn’t seen all of Mac’s matches, but he’s seen plenty and not once has he seen him tap. No, if Cholo wants to advance, he’s going to have to knock him out for the pin… Easier said than done, but Cholo is going to try, he’ll start by walking up to Mac and punching him right on his mouth, and go from there until The One Man Wrecking Crew, can’t wreck no more.
Respeto Mac.
In that ring that is, first time as opponents…
We have battled side by side though, as part of Team Vaughn at this year’s War Games back in June. Unfortunately, our team came up a little short, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying or because you or Cholo had anything to do with the loss… At the end of the day, Jim Caedus played a dirty hand and what happened, happened. While you and Cholo may not know each other that well, when you travel with a man to hell, you can’t help but build a connection... We established a bond that may never be broken, plus we had a lot of fun getting our drink on didn’t we? Yes sir! That night though, we brought back a man from hell, and now we will be looking to beat that same hell out of each other to try to do something neither of us were able to do in 2022: Advance to the third round of the Cannabis Cup.
Yes, Cholo knows that you beat Austin Ramsey last year on night one of the cup, much like Cholo put down Thunder Knuckles… But in night 2, we both failed… You losing to Paul Montuori, a man Cholo knows all too well… After all, back in February, in another tournament to crown the first ever Intercontinental Champion, Cholo faced Paul, and beat him… Clean, on his way to winning the Intercontinental championship… Now is there something to say about you losing to a guy last year that Cholo was able to beat? Maybe, but Cholo won’t be one to say it… Anyone can be beaten at any given moment, Cholo’s only loss in singles competition in WGWF has come at the hands of Sonya Benson of all people, in a fatal four way ladder match for the TV title… Now was it one on one? No, but it doesn’t matter… Everyone before the match thought Cholo would win, and then she stole it… Cholo’s sure that last year everyone thought you would get past the lesser talented Montuori brother, but as fate would have it you didn’t… Nine out of ten times you probably beat that dude, but it just wasn’t your night… Just like it wasn’t Cholo’s night as he lost to Flynn, but if there is any consolation in this, and there isn’t, but Cholo will say it anyway, is that at least Mark Flynn went on to win the whole damn thing… Paul got bounced in the next round. But anyway...
Doesn’t it feel like last year’s cup was forever ago? Both you and Cholo were so different then it seems… Still, that cup will forever hold a special place in Cholo’s heart… They say there is always a silver lining into every bad thing that happens and while Cholo was pretty bummed after losing to Flynn, what happened after that was magical… Chris Page came out, and took a chance on a 30 year-old-rookie and gave him an opportunity to be great… Cholo was one of the very first wrestlers signed to the returning WGWF right there and then… As I look at the Intercontinental Championship sitting on my mantle, Cholo knows he’s become great.
But now, it’s time to take it to the next level… Cholo’s goal for this tournament was simple: do better than last year… Advance to the third round and then see what happens… But then our great boss went ahead and sweeten the deal by giving the winner a shot at the World Title. Now don’t get Cholo wrong, he is extremely happy as the Intercontinental Champion made for Television… But he has said it before, if the opportunity presents itself for Cholo to go after the World Title, he will take it…. He had the opportunity at the West Coast Rumble, but unfortunately, he came up short… Now the opportunity it’s knocking at Cholo’s door again and he is answering, opening it wide and welcoming it with open arms… But opportunity did not hug Cholo back, opportunity said ‘hold your horses senor, first, you need to get past The Gentleman Wolf! And Cholo went…
HIJO DE PUTA!!
Now mind you, he ins’t calling Mac a son of a bitch, it’s just an expression, and no disrespect to everyone in this tournament, because they are all great wrestlers in their own way… But in Cholo’s eyes, Mac Bane is pound for pound, the toughest hombre in this tournament… Johnathan Cable? He’s a beast, but he can be gentle... We have all seen it… Dubois, Knight are mental cases with personality issues. Adams, Chapman, they talk a good game but when it comes to an all-out brawl, they can’t touch Mac… As for Ragnarok, been there and done that and he is tough, but he is not built like Mac Bane. Mac has the experience, he has the know-how, he has a wrestling IQ that is unmatched… and when it all fails, in a flat-out fight, he is one of the best of them.
So yeah, Cholo got the toughest draw in this tournament, but like Cholo said at the beginning, he wants to build on what he started last year and what better way to do that, then by taking out the best.
So how do you beat a cowboy from hell? Well, you become a cowboy yourself… After all, Mac and Cholo are both two tough hombres from Texas… and yes, Mac is born and bred, while Cholo has only adopted the lone star state as his home, but he has lived there for over 20 years now and knows what it means to be Texas tough and rugged… Cholo knows exactly the kind of fight he’s going to have to bring to beat Mac, and Cholo can tell you right now he knows he’s not going to make Bane submit with El Matador… A man as stubborn as Mac will rather die than tap out to another man… Cholo hasn’t seen all of Mac’s matches, but he’s seen plenty and not once has he seen him tap. No, if Cholo wants to advance, he’s going to have to knock him out for the pin… Easier said than done, but Cholo is going to try, he’ll start by walking up to Mac and punching him right on his mouth, and go from there until The One Man Wrecking Crew, can’t wreck no more.
Respeto Mac.
We come back and we are at the parking lot, as the two love birds are about to get inside Cholo’s SUV. Once Abi gets in, Cholo comes around and as he takes a seat, he feels a sting on his shoulder.
Cholo: Hay!
Cholo slaps his shoulder.
Abigail: What happened?!
Cholo brings his hand back and looks at his hand at the spider he just squashed.
Cholo: A spider bit me, look.
Abigail: Ew, no! Throw it out!
Cholo laughs slightly, sliding the window the down after turning the engine on. He tosses the spider out and looks at it briefly.
Abigail: What is it?
Cholo: Nothing.. It’s just weird that a spider would bite me, inside the car, know what I mean?
Abigail: It’s not that weird, I mean, insects get inside cars all the time…
Cholo: I guess…
Abigail: Ready to go? Where are you taking me?
Cholo: It’s a surprise, but if you don’t mind, let me turn my phone on and check my messages.
Abigail: Wait, you had your phone off this whole time?
Cholo: Yeah, and I left it here in the car.
He turns it on.
Abigail: What, why?
Cholo: Because, I wanted you to have my full attention during our perfect date…
He puts his code in to unlock it.
Abigail: … and was it, perfect?
Cholo: I think so, despite these little weird things happening, but it’s not over yet anyway… So, we can make it perfect.
Abigail: I think it’s going perfectly.
She smiles at him warmly and leans in. Cholo leans in as well and is about to kiss her again when his phone begins blowing up. Alerts from emails, voice mails and texts from everyone and anyone. Friends, family, the phone doesn’t stop.
Abigail: What’s going on?
Cholo: I… I don’t know.
Cholo goes to his messages first, and sees he has close to a hundred, and most from Paula, Paco’s daughter and the manager of his shelters. He begins to skim the texts as quick as he can.
Cholo: Something’s happened, something bad, at one of my shelters right here in Irvin… We got to go, I’m sorry Abi, but we got to go!
Abigail: Yes, of course, let’s go!
Cholo hands her his phone as he pulls away from the parking lot, she begins to read the messages and covers her mouth in shock. The scene fades to black momentarily, and when it comes back, Cholo’s SUV is seen pulling up to a scene that is pure chaos. His shelter, the playground, everything around it is in flames. Cholo gets out and rushes towards where the fire trucks and cops cars are blocking anyone from getting too close. Some officers see Cholo coming and tell him to stay where he is… But Cholo tries to explain..
Cholo: No, officers, you don’t understand! I own this shelter! Those are mine-
But Cholo’s words get stuck on his throat. Someone calls out his name, he turns and he sees Paula rushing towards him.
Paula: Cholo! Where have you been?! Been trying to get a hold of you all night!
Cholo: I uh… Paula, what happened?!
Paula can’t seem to bring herself to say it, instead… She just hands him a paper and there are no words, just a spider logo and right away he knows. He looks at Paula tear eyed.
Cholo: Paula, where are the children? Are they all of them okay?
Paula hesitates.
Cholo: How many are hurt?
Paula looks away as tears fall down her cheeks.
Cholo: Are… are they… dead? Are they all dead?
Paula is crying hard now and all Cholo can do is collapse to the sidewalk…
Cholo: Oh God…. Oh God…
To be continued…