On my block | Little Diaz

-6-

Oscar POV:
I was driving home and I see Caesar, Jamal and Maya. Interesting. I slowly drove by them "You lost your way?"

"NO we decided to go for a walk. I was going to call you but I didn't have any signal for some reason" Caesar lied.

"Jamal, why are you walking, where you guys walking to?" I asked Jamal. Jamal can't lie for a million.

"Me, I just like to walk, you know. I walk in parks, sidewalks, in school, I walk everywhere. So I decided what's one more walk." He laughed nervously.

I looked at Maya, she looked tired and most likely very high " So Maya, got nothing to say? I thought I told you to go to bed and not leave the house, yet you left with Caesar without either of you texting me"

"Oscar you would have said no to the party anyways, so I thought why not since I'm already technically under house arrest what more could seriously happen right" she said whilst crouching down to sleep in the ground. This psycho!

"The PARTY! You went to a party!" I screamed
"Nooooo she didn't, she means the walk was a total partyyyy! We sang songs, and danced on our walk and that's what she's taking about. We did a lot of walking so she's talking YAP YAP YAP rubbish. Spooky Sir." Jamal defended.

"But Caesar didn't let me stay at the party, so he's just like you, boring and mean" Maya said. At this point she was ready to call it a night sleeping on the road. I can't believe she went to a party and didn't even ask. Does nobody care about who I am.

"All of you get in the car" I said coldly. They hurried in and Jamal wouldn't stop talking about their party of a walk as if I was a fool. I dropped Jamal off thank God! The car ride back home was silent. If I opened my mouth now, I wouldn't stop.

<Arrived home>

"You two. Out of the car, stand over there. Hand me your phones." I ordered.

"Oscar I didn't do shit. Why is my phone getting taken away." Caesar argued.

" Stop talking. Trust me You don't want to have your phone right now" I said.

I grabbed the water hose and sprayed it at them with cold water. " You guys want to act big. You guys go to parties where you got a target on your head. Everyone wants to shot right through your heads, but I dont know what they are shoting at because there is nothing there!" I yelled.

"Oscar stop!!" Caesar shouted. " WTF Oscar" Maya screamed. " Oh glad you are awake now princess" I raised the water pressure for a minute and turned it off. They were basically soaking. Free shower, maybe they will spend less time in the morning.

"What's wrong with you guys? Do I gotta babysit you because you can't follow a simple instruction Maya. I said stay at home. Why do u find you outside like a stray dog? huh?....What? Suddenly you dont want to talk back. Lost your voice?" I asked.

" I just wanted to have fun. I came back and I wanted to see my friend too, but you wouldn't let me. I didn't mean to upset you" Maya said.

" And you! I told you, you are a target right now. I TOLD YOU TO STAY LOW. Is this staying low?" I looked at Caesar. Maya I kinda get, but Caesar seriously.

" I got nothing."

I closed my eyes and sighed. " I'm done with you guys for the night. Ya'll sleeping outside in a tent since you like being outside so much".

" What" They both shouted.

" Oscar I don't do camping. We are sorry. We will never do it again. We swear." Maya cried

I laughed. "Id be rich if I believed you"and threw them a tent.

"You say we are a target yet you want us to sleep outside" Maya screamed.

Caesar began setting up the tent. He knew better than to anger me further.

" Well little Miss New York, you clearly don't care so have it your way. I do everything to protect you guys, you don't even know and you idiots just don't care. Well fend for yourselves then. And don't you even think about coming inside" I walked to the house and shut the door.

Caesar POV:
"Can you stop crying and help me!" I said.

" Help you set up a tent! Are you crazy! I'm not sleeping out here, let's go to Ruby's!" Maya huffed.

" Maya, if you go sleep at Ruby's Oscar will get angrier! So let's just sleep in a tent and hope he forgives us in the morning, okay?" I said

"Fine. But he didn't give us a pillow or a duvet." Maya said.

I stared at her in confusion. "You really are New York edition. Jesus. The grass is your duvet and the rock over there can be your pillow" I laughed.

This was going to be a long night.