La Santa Muerte

At ease

she was able to sleep after the medicine kicked in .. as the next morning came she got up and gave viviana her breakfast

giovani: im gonna take her to school hes been out cold ill bring the bassinet in here you good?

maricela: yea im ok i love you babygirl be good

viviana: i will mommy but will tata be there to pick me up?

she sighed

maricela: no daddy will be though have a good day

she kissed her head gio kissed her and left ..

maricela- im sorry to bother you like this

marta- mija you never bother me i miss you i miss you all? how are you?

maricela told her everything

marta- mija im so happy for you! your babygirl something you dreamnt of for so long and you had your lil one his jr huh i knew you to where meant for each other i told javier i did he even said that was his plan all along haha how is he?

she got serious

maricela- my dreams came true but i still miss my Esperanza i like to think she sent her to me in a way .. but um javier he .. he was killed Tuesday in an ambush at my last doctors appointment i went into labor that night

marta- maricela im so sorry hows gio? oo my god?

maricela- we're heart broken and im lost marta? i feel broken gone like i don't belong here i hugged him as he stopped breathing its all horrible

marta-aww my love

maricela- yea but ill be ok i have to for the kids now mostly viviana she keeps asking for her tata he would take her and pick her up everyday from school now i don't knowhow tell her ..

marta- it'll hurt to tell her but i know you will tell her in the loving way he went to heaven hun hes resting ya know?

maricela-yea a painful conversations i have to have but im calling you also to ask you for a favor and you know

marta- oo mija you don't even have to ask yes i will help you for javier he loved being a grandfather to esperanza i know he was a good one to vivi too what do you need me to do?

maricela- ill fly you out in the jet have you set up with security and i have your room here ready and car and illpay you to don't worry i just need someone i can trust with my baby

marta- ofcourse send me everything see you in a couple hours

maricela- thank you ..

she said as she hung up

giovani: so shes coming?

maricela: yea i can feel some ease knowing she'll be with them while we do what we do

giovani: yea i got the plot set and having his body sent out

maricela: if you read his will?

giovani: yea i did i like how he has you on there too i swear haha

maricela: he had it all planed out i have him on mine

giovani: wait you have a will? what?

she put her mug down

maricela: i put everything to you and to our future kids money is safe they have college funds and everything but they have to graduate and oo yea you cant remarry

giovani: i cant what?

maricela: you die on me do you want me to remarry?

giovani: well no

maricela; then there you go also get him a gold plated casket he wants the Cadillac hurse with banda playing his music as he goes down in our family plot next to esperanza ..

giovani: mari

maricela: yea i want him near her so i know shes safe ya know? where ever they are?

he saw her tears forming .. he hugged her tight

maricela: it isn't fair

giovani: i know but we have to stay strong i know hes with her watching over us

maricela: if heaven exists i know that man is in hell haha

giovani: no he prayed he went to church and did his sin whatever so hes in heaven

maricela: i knew he did that for a reason haha fuck

giovani: i love you

she looked up at him and side smiled

maricela: i love you to..

Some days went by she had fully healed and almost back to herself..

Marta: she has the same attitude as you I swear haha

Maricela: I know that's scary but thank you Marta we'll be back in a bit this is your home to ok?

She nodded as Viviana ran down the stairs

Giovani: ready? We have to drop her off

She nodded and they left

Viviana: when's tata coming back?

Giovani looked at maricela as he drove she sighed and looked back at her

Maricela: when you get home from school we'll talk about it ok? But he would want you to be good and do extra good in school ok?

She nodded sadly

Maricela: he loves you Vivi don't ever forget that

Viviana: I love him too mommy..I miss him

Maricela: me too baby

They got her to school and saw her run off..

Giovani: we can both talk to her?

Maricela: I want to be the one to break it  to her you can comfort her if she's anything like me she'll be mad and i rather have her mad at me

he nodded as they got to the office

maricela: i thought he was at a clinic?

giovani: he was released and i been keeping him in here alonsos been arguing with me about him just dealing with it please just

maricela: ill deal with that just stand back i have anger to release

he nodded as they got down..

alonso: this could've been token care of if you

maricela: if i nothing so shut the fuck up he fucking killed someone really close to me someone i fucking cared for someone that i will kill whole generation for so bring me his wife his kids give me all his fucking family members whereabouts im about to have him fucking watch each one

alonso: mari look

maricela; shut the fuck up and listen to me because of javier im here because of him you got as rich as you are after i came here  hes the one that pushed me that created it all so fucking respect my fucking wishes before i destroy it all im fucking done talking

he nodded and stepped back

alonso: this mans name is William hes from the states but he stayed with your dad i guess .. hes your uncle

maricela: mm family where is he?

alonso: next room

maricela: alright lets go

she turned and gave giovani her gun

maricela: keep it i might just shoot him I wanna cut his fingers off first

she smiled evily as she pulled her knife out and walked to the room alonso was pointing at..