"Excuse me," I rushed up to a woman putting up signs and posters. She turned.
"Yea, what?" She then gasped, "Oh my-- It's you." She looked as if she was about to faint.
"Yep, it's me. I'm glad we've got that covered. Could you tell me the name of the woman who was just standing here?"
Still in awe the woman answered, "the dark-haired girl?" the woman asked with a thick spanish accent.
I nodded hopefully.
"That's my daughter, Maria."
"Maria," I repeated letting the name linger in the air.
"Yes?" Came a questioning voice from behind me.I turned around quickly to face the beauty I'd seen moments before, Maria.
"Uh, hi," I stammered. She smiled kindly at me then walked past.
"Wait!" I called to her. She continued walking as if she couldn't hear me. "Maria!"
"What?!?" She turned back as if angry with me.
"I didn't mean to upset you," I told her genuinely. "I just thought you were a beautiful woman and I wanted to--" She cut me off.
"Get in my pants. I know your type. Big stars come into town and hope to get laid, sorry asshole, but I'm not your groupie," She turned leaving me speechless, but added, "or your whore, find some other teeny-bopper." She stormed off into the auditorium.
"Maria!" Her mother scolded after her. "I apologixe Mr. Dorough. She's not usually like that." She paused. "She's just lost her father, I met him so long ago," Tears filled her eyes. "First American I ever thought to give the time of day to.
"That explains her green eyes," I whispered.
She nodded, "Her father had beautiful eyes. Anyway, after his death this past summer, she's been awful bitter." She closed her mouth and walked away slowly leaving me completely confused.
~Later~
I couldn't get my mind off of Maria.
"What's up D?" AJ asked.
"Nothin'" I closed my eyes.
"You sure?" He pressed.
"Nah, I'm fine." AJ left and I decided what I was going to do. I'd never felt so strongly about someone I'd met for the first time. Something about Maria told me that I was into more than I can handle. But now I was in and meeting her had turned my life upside down.
~The Concert~
"This next song," I shouted, the sweat pouring off my face, "is dedicated to someone very special to me," I scanned the arena searching for Maria and finally saw her. She looked away when I caught her eye.
After a few stanzas came the chorus when I looked directly into her eyes, "When I looked into your Spanish eyes, I know the reason why I am alive, and the world is so beautiful tonight,"
Brian let me sing his part since I let him in on my plan,"It's a place I've never been and it comes from deep within and it's telling me that I'm about to win 1st prize, knowing all I have to do is reach out my hand to you, whenever I want to look into your Spanish eyes," Nick began singing and I looked up to see that Maria was gone.
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