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It's been a week since me and Marcus got together, people keep mentioning me smiling a lot more how I look different now because of it, the dance was in two days, and my brother just asked me to meet him in Lin's office, alone. When I got there, my brother,Lin, Rosa, Holy Ghost and my dad were there. I ran into my dads arms "papá!" I said as we hugged, he kissed my cheek then let me go "cómo estás?" (How are you?) He asked with a smile while cupping my face in his hands and giving my forehead another peck "muy bien" (Very good)
I went over to Holy Ghost and said hello to him "Por qué estamos aquí?"(why are we here?) I whispered to him as we hugged. Holy Ghost was an enforcer in the cartel and was always by my dads side. He watched me grow up and he helped train me before Kings domain "no tengo ni idea"(I have no clue) he said which made me laugh "please, everyone sit" Lin said. We all sat, I noticed my brother and Rosa sat really close, he was holding her hand, both not in uniform even though it was the middle of the day and they both looked nervous. I had noticed the two had been sneaking off together every once in a while for long periods of times but, never complained because it gave me hope Chico was going to leave Maria.
"Why is it we are here Lin?" My dad said as he reached over and grabbed my hand "well, Chico and Rosa have some news they'd like to share with you and Ona" I turned to them confused. Rosa looked at my brother to which he nodded and she began to go through her purse. After a second she pulled out a small slim box and an envelope. With shaky hands, she handed it to my father then grabbed onto my brothers hand once again. My father opened the box first, inside was a pregnancy test that said positive. I looked to my brother with wide eyes "no me digas!"(don't tell me!)I said excitedly "Qué es ésto?"(what is this?) my dad asked still confused. I grabbed the envelope and opened it, inside was an ultrasound, I had to look closely, but there it was. Very small and what looked like a bean, a baby. "Qué es ésto?" My dad repeated.
"Señor Diablo...I'm...pregnant" Rosa said hesitantly. It finally clicked on my father what was going on and he took the picture from my hand. He looked up, everything clearly settling in on him and a smile appeared which drew a sigh of relief from my brother and Rosa. I jumped out of my seat and into my brothers arms "vas a ser padre" (you're going to be a dad) I said as we hugged "vas a ser tia"(you're gonna be a aunt) he said back. I let go of him and turned to Rosa "Bienvenida a la familia"(welcome to the family) I said as I hugged her, she smiled and my father finally got up.
He went over to Rosa first "felicitaciones y bienvenidos a la familia" (congratulations and welcome to the family) he said as they hugged "gracias señor diablo"(thank you mr devil) she said with a smile. My happiness was cut short when I remembered the snake "what about Maria?" I asked sitting back down along with everyone else "I'll be breaking up with her, after the dance" I smiled greatly but again it was washed away and I turned to Lin "they're not being kicked out right?" Lin shook his head "no, they are both almost nineteen and the rules say no sexual activities in school...they've assured me it wasn't done in school" I sighed in relief, glad I wasn't going to be left alone here.
We talked for a bit longer, my father making sure Rosa was cared for extra and the baby was never to be harmed which Lin agreed to. I talked to Rosa alone while my father talked to Chico and found out they'd been seeing each other for over three months. I knew I couldn't feel anything yet but I put my hand on her stomach a few times, feeling my eyes get watery as I smiled. When we all came back together, my father was talking about getting my brother and Rosa a house and I was looking at the ultra sound again out of excitement when I noticed another bean looking thing next to the baby "qué es eso?"(what's that?) I asked Rosa pointing to the blob, everyone looked over my shoulder confused "is that...another one?" Holy Ghost said "but, the doctor only saw one" Chico said "well then hermano...your doctor didn't see right, that's definitely a second baby" I said with a small laugh as I patted his shoulder.
"Two...there's two" Rosa said clearly a lot more shocked then before "hey, you're gonna be ok, we're all here to help, ok?" I said taking her hand in mine with a smile and giving it a squeeze. She nodded with a smile and my father stood after he got a buzz from his pager "I would love to stay longer but, I have business" he said shaking hands with Lin then kissing my head then hugging and congratulating my brother and Rosa once more.
After a minute or two, me my brother and Rosa went back to my dorm and talked for a while. "Have you thought of names?" I asked "for a boy, Chico jr or Alma" Chico said while Rosa nodded "for a girl, Irene" my heart melted at the sound of my mother's name "can one of the babies have my name" they laughed "at least as their middle name" they nodded with laughs "ok, one will have Ona as their middle name" my brother said which made me cheer.
Rosa ended up leaving to go do the work she missed from the day leaving me and Chico alone. He was a lot quieter then usual so I laid my head in his lap and looked up to him "qué ocurre?"(what's wrong) I asked with a smile. He said nothing for a second, just played with my diamond earring until "I don't know if I'm ready for two babies Ona" my smile dropped a little "I was ready for one, but, two that's a lot harder" I sat up and made him look at me "but you're not alone Chico, it's you AND Rosa, plus me, I'll do whatever you need me to ok?" He nodded "and papí is here too, already working on the house, and when you tell them, the gang will one hundred percent be behind you guys" he smiled again "you're gonna be a dad Chico, and I know you're going to be a great one" he pulled me into a hug "thank you hermanita" I kissed his cheek and pulled away
"of course, now cheer up, you're helping bring new life to the world, to our family and not one, two" he chuckled a bit "you really knocked her up good" he pushed me back on the bed and I laughed "viva las Salazars!"(long live the Salazars!) I shouted which made him laugh. "They're gonna have one crazy ass Tia" he said which made me laugh even harder "yes, but I'll be fun, not like Tia Juana" he rolled his eyes with a chuckle. (Our aunt Juana was extra boring, she never let us do anything and made us eat the nastiest food when we were younger.)We talked for a while longer and it was just before dinner time "ok, go make sure baby momma is doing ok" I said pushing him off the bed and towards the door as he laughed. When he left I sat in bed with a smile, happy for my brother and Rosa, happy it wasn't Maria that was pregnant, happy he'd be breaking up with her, it was a day of happy.
After a while I decided to go see Marcus since I hadn't seen him almost all day. I opened the door to his dorm and he was sitting on his bed writing or drawing, while shabnam was on his computer "what the hell are you doing in here?" Shabnam asked "I'm here to tell you your mother is here, something about her fucking Master Zane for your grade and you're getting kicked out" he shot out of his seat "what?" I could see Marcus trying not to laugh "yea, Lin just told me to call you down to his office, all the teachers are there" he turned his computer off and ran out the room while me and Marcus laughed.
When he was gone I closed the door then went and laid next to Marcus "that wasn't true, was it?" He asked looking down at me "nope, but it sure as hell was funny" I said with a laugh "what are you doing?" I added "nothing important, where have you been?" I nodded as a smile crept its way onto my lips "I heard the best news early" he looked intrigued "what is it" he asked "can't say yet, hopefully by after the dance you'll know" I sat up and in his lap the same smile on my lips "it must've been very good news" he said with a laugh to which I nodded to.
He went back to drawing or writing in his notebook with me still on his lap. He rubbed his thumb on my thigh as I watched him almost dreamily. I sat wondering if we'd make it to the point of kids or even out of this school. He eventually caught me staring and chuckled "you ok?" He asked "yea, I'm great" I said before giving him a quick kiss then sliding off of him.
