~Young Oscar pov~

"papi is lia coming over?"

Ray: for?

"i don't know her dad is here so i was just asking"

Ray: y'all got somethin goin on?

"no! she's 9, i'm 12 it's weird! she's a kid! i'm almost in 8th grade. she's in 4th!"

Ray: oh suuure. it's so weird!

"papi is she coming or not?"

Ray: i don't know go ask her dad.

"no! he'll just act like you do!"

Ray: cause you're obsessed with the girl.

"i'm not!"

Ray: whatever. go ask him.

"fine.....tiooo! is rosalia coming over today?"

Pablo: yea her mamas gonna drop her off in a bit. why?

"cesar was whining for her."

Pablo: she'll be here soon. tell him chill out.

"okay."

i go back in the house sitting next to cesar on the couch and he lays on his side looking at me and eating his gummies

cesar: hi brother.

"hi cesar."

cesar: where's lia. i have candy.

"i see your candy. lia is coming in a bit."

cesar: but i have candy right now.

"she doesn't just spawn when you have candy cesar."

cesar: what's spawn.

"appear like magic."

cesar: what's appear.

"showing up."

cesar: can lia do that.

"she will."

cesar: want candy?

he leans over with a gummy worm and i take it eating it slowly.

cesar: are you angry pants now?

"no."

cesar: you look angry pants.

"well i'm not."

cesar: are you sure?

"mhm."

cesar: smile.

"cheeeeeese. there. i smiled."

cesar: you have white teeth.

"cause i brush them."

cesar: papi does mine. i threw up when i do it.

"because you put the tooth brush in your throat dude."

cesar: i didn't know to not do that.

"mhm."

cesar: more candy?

"i'm good bro bro."

cesar: but i wanna share.

"share with lia when she's here."

cesar: but she's taking long. it will be allll gone.

"then save her some."

cesar: okay. you hold them.

"okay?"

cesar: LIAS OUTSIDE!

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