𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 , 𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐝í𝐚𝐳

1.

"what do you mean i dont have my own room? abuelita moved out." ruben asked his mother. "she did but your primas need it now."

ruben looked confused, "cousins? what cousins?" his mother stopped folding and sighed, "my friend rosa? her daughters. their parents were deported."

"so they arent even blood? why cant they sleep on the couch? or bunk with the twins? this is reverse sexism." ruben ranted to his mother, not hearing the girls come up behind him.

"i can sleep on the couch." olivia said xiomara adding on, "and i can bunk with the twins." ruben slowly turned around, his eyes widening during the process.

"mijas, ignore ruby." geny said and xiomara smiled, fidgeting with the diamonds hanging on her top.

"ruben. i go by ruben." geny looked at him weird, "since when?" ruby called her into the kitchen and xiomara and olivia began helping abuelita with folding while geny and ruben were talking.

"how are you holding up mija?" abuelita asked xiomara who sighed. "so, so. i really miss them, you know?" abuelita nodded and looked up as ruben rushed to the door at the sound of the doorbell.

geny walked back and took over folding, "oh, you girls go meet rubens friends. look, come here," she brought the girl to the door, "ruby, are you forgetting something?"

ruben turned around and motioned to the girls, "this is xiomara and her sister olivia. they'll be staying with us for awhile."

the boys stared and monse rolled her eyes. "is it me, or did it just get weird?" xiomara said, olivia nodding in agreement. "it's just you guys, i'm monse. ignore the stares, they haven't been neutered."

xiomara slightly laughed, showing off her white teeth that sparkled just as bright as her diamonds. "jamal, why don't you tell them about what you definitely did not do to your neck? ruby, can we discuss our chem assignment?"

"so, whats there to do around here?" xiomara asked looking at the guys in front of her. "well, i'm usually with the crew or my older brother." cesar asked lifting his shirt to wipe his sweat.

xiomara and olivia continued getting to know cesar and jamal often laughing at a joke or jamals 'sicknesses'.

"you're so funny." olivia laughed out at cesar. he smiled at her, but it quickly disappeared when he heard ruben shout, "i'm saving cesar."

xiomara and olivia were getting ready for bed making small conversation, "hey, i'll be back. i gotta tinkle."

xiomara left the room and headed to the bathroom, stopping at the door when she hears ruben and who she thinks is jamal.

"i have an appointment with oscar tomorrow morning, should i cancel?" she laughed as she heard jamal scream through the phone. xiomara continued to the bathroom doing her business before knocking on rubens door.

"if you're that scared to meet with this oscar guy, i'll tag along." ruben looked at her wide-eyed. "you do realize he's a ferocious gang leader who's got two strikes."

"you're not strike worthy, g'night ruben." xiomara walked out and ruben realized she wasn't taking no for an answer.

he sighed and began to relax, listening to the soft footsteps heading across the hall.

the next morning, olivia woke up her sister, "dress good for our first day."

xiomara groaned, "when do i not look good?" olivia laughed at her and pulled her off the bed.

"i'm up, i'm up." xiomara walked over to the closet and pulled out a grey spaghetti strap dress and paired it with white boots that went right above her knee.

"tía geny, do you have a hair straightener?" xiomara walked out of her and olivias room. geny and ruben turned to the girl, "are you sure you want to wear that around freeridge?" she nodded at the lady and went to grab the straightener.

"olivia, the gangs here for you." ruben led olivia to the door before helping his mom with the twins. xiomara walked out from the bathroom and grabbed her bookbag and phone.

"we ready rub?" she asked looking at the boy who, even in heels, was slightly taller than her. he nodded and led her out the house.

the duo walked down the street ruben slightly panicking and xiomara making sure her boots didn't get scuffed.

"i can't do it. he could make me into ground beef mar. i'm small enough to fit in a go bag." ruben began breathing heavy. xiomara put a hand on his shoulder, stopping him from walking.

"okay first; you're fine. like i said, you arent strike worthy. and second; im smaller than you." she made a face at the end. he smiled slightly and turned toward the small concrete house.

loll i had to cut this one in half 😝