My Bestfriend's Father (Spooky)

Chapter 32

Cortez

After school Hector picked Hermione and I up from school. As soon as we got home I called Tito. "Hey can you take me to the store?" He huffed in irritation. "Ay Dios Mio! What is up with you Díaz's and the store today! Yes I'll be there in a minute." He hung up before I could ask what he meant by that. As soon as Oscar pulled into the driveway he got out and came into the house. "Don't let Hermonie near my car. Do you understand?" He asked. "I'm leaving and she can't come with me. You take care of that." I huffed as Tito pulled up and I ran out the door before he could say anything. "Man this is the second time I'm going to the damn mall today." Tito huffed as we made it to the mall. "Whatchu mean fool?" I asked walking towards the door. "Oscar." He rolled his eyes as I nodded.

I went into Kay Jewelers and found a gold necklace with a cross on it. "How much ma'am?" I asked pointing to it. I had just enough money for the friend anniversary gift. After I bough it I went into an engraving store handing them the necklace. "What would you like on it?" They asked looking at the cross. "Díaz in cursive." The man looked at me and nodded going to ring it up. "It will be ready in an hour." The man said taking my money and handing me a receipt. Tito and I walked to the food court and sat down. "What should I get her?" Tito asked looking around. "She's been looking at a pair of black gauges for months. They should have them in Killstar." I told him. Tito sighed. "That store freaks me out." I laughed and held my hand out. "I'll get the gauges, you get the necklace." He nodded handing the money to me and I was on my way.

Once I was done I made my way back to Tito. He had a little box in his hand and we went to the car. By the time we made it home Oscar was sitting on the porch with Mione and they looked high as kites. "Hungry?" I asked making them both nod and walk in the house. I grabbed the bags out of the car and threw them in Oscar's trunk along with a bunch over others. Tito and I then ran into the house laughing. Oscar was making something and Hermonie was watching Devil's Rejects. "What's up Mione!" Tito dapped her up sitting down beside her getting into the movie as I went to my room to study.

Oscar

Tito and Mione were both so into the movie I had enough time to call some people. As soon as the call was over I heard gagging. "That dude just cut his face off and put it on that putas face as a mask. That was her vato! What the fuck are we watching!" He gagged again. "You know for a Santo you have a weak stomach." Hermione laughed watching Tito gag again. "I think I'm gonna be sick!" Tito yelled running to the bathroom. I laughed sitting a plate in front of a high Hermione. She shoved the taco in her mouth as a dude with long hair started to kill another dude ranting about doing devil's work. "What are you watching?" I asked sitting with her. "Devil's Rejects." She replied with a mouth full.

By the time the movie ended Tito had threw up three times. "Can I watch the next one?" She asked me with a smile and I nodded. "Next one!" Tito yelled in disgust. "Yeah it's called 3 From Hell." She smiled throwing in the disc and pressing play. The movie gave me good ideas for some Santos shit. They aren't to bad actually. "You like it?" Hermione smiled at me. "They seem cool as fuck. I think you got me hooked." I smiled at her. Tito had turned a pale shade watching along with us. "Does your Abuelita know you watch shit like this?" Tito asked her. She nodded smiling at the tv. "Yeah, my dad was the one whole got me into shit like this. He used to wat..." She stopped mid sentence going ridged. "Never mind." She got really quiet and pulled her knees up to her stomach.

"I'll see you later Vato." Tito dapped me up and left after the movie was over. "Mione can we talk?" She nodded as she turned to me. "Why don't you talk about your dad?" She tensed up. "What's there to talk about? He left me." She shrugged as tears ran down her cheeks. "What happened?" She sighed closing her eyes and breathing slowly. "Do you remember in 2011 that big ass drug bust and they arrested a bunch of vatos?" She asked looking at me sadly. I nodded waiting for her to continue. "That was my dad. He was cooking and selling meth out of my moms house. When he got locked up he wanted nothing to do with me." She cried harder. "He hates me for no reason!" I felt bad for her. She had no idea what having a dad was like.

"Did you ever have a male parent?" She nodded looking at me. "Who?" She smiled softly at me. "My papá. The one you met. After my dad got locked up he took care of me. My ma was gunned down by prophets over a fucking purse. After she died I moved into my papá and Abuelita's house. They took care of me for a long time. Then papá died. I haven't had a dad or father figure since then. If I'm honest in envy Tez. I'm not trying to sound like a puta or anything but why does he get a dad and I don't." She cried. "Why does he want nothing to do with me and you love Tez more than anything in the world? I mean you two were in the same situation right?" She asked as the tears fell harder. "Maybe he's ashamed of what he done. He doesn't think that he's good enough to be a father." I tried to reason.

"When I was locked up. I had those thoughts running through my head for four years. I felt like the shittiest person on the planet for leaving Tez alone. Maybe he's feeling the same way." She nodded thinking for a second. "I guess I can see what you mean now. Do you think I should write him?" She asked. "I can't make that decision for you baby. You got to make that one on your own. I didn't let Tez write to me. But now I wish I had let him." She thought for a second. "Don't let him know I told you. But he did. He just never sent them. He gave them to me to hide so he wouldn't. I still have them." She whispered shocking me. "Can I have them?" She nodded and smiled at me whipping her tears away.

Edited October 6th, 2021