On 𝗠𝘆 Block || Malu Trevejo

Chapter 28 ➵ "You Can't Run From The Past"

Cesar ♥︎

"The news of Cuchillo's death will hit the streets soon, and we need to—"

"When was she killed?" Joker interrupted, "We need to find 'em and take 'em out."

"Who, Joker? We don't know anything. We were completely blindsided. Right now isn't the time."

Joker tighten his lips

"We need to focus on watching each other's backs and making sure that the streets know that we're solid as ever 'cause with or without Cuchillos, we're still Los Santos." I look over at Joker

Malu ♥︎

We are all in my room, Jamal and I are dressed as Elfs while Jasmine is wearing a Santa Costume. We are dressing dolls up in Pine Cones. Jasmine pulls down a shirt on a doll

"No,no,no,no,no. Put some respect on Mary's name." Jamal places the shirt up on the doll

"Where'd the sheep go?" Jasmine questions

"Was it made out of popcorn?"

"Yeah."

"I ate it."

"Jamal." I laughed

"There was some serious glue in that sheep ball," Jasmine spoke

"Oh." Jamal looks down at his stomach

"Which will only make for a better poop, white-eared Jamal," Jasmine says and we all laugh

"You know, I'm kind of starting to get why Ruby likes you," Jamal says

"Aw, and I get why Monse was talking shit about you." Jasmine response

"Woah there." I chime in

"Hey! I was being nice."

"Yeah. And an insult in a dress is still an insult."

"Sorry. I have backhanded- compliment blindness. It's not a thing, but it's real, like my affliction for Monse."

"Wait. I thought you were ready to forgive her."

"You should just forgive Jamal. If she says she wasn't talking about you then she wasn't talking about you." I smiled

"Yeah, I reconsidered."

Jasmine frowns

"I'm not, I mean, that butt-dial changed my entire life."

"And that's a bad thing?" I look over at Jamal

"No, it's a good thing. I'm living my best life." Jamal says

"Hmm. Because of Monse." I continue to work on a doll

"No!" Jamal shouts and I look at him, "Yes, she did put me on the trajectory, but...I'm the one who did the work. I've had the same friends forever. They weren't holding me back, but...because they were always around, I— I was always in my comfort zone. I never got to branch out on my own before. When I did, I discovered new interests...different parts of my personality. If I hadn't canceled Monse, I wouldn't have...I wouldn't have evolved."

"Yeah, and you can't evolve without conflict," Jasmine says

Jamal leans back in his chair gazing up

"I can't get back together with Ruby."

"You can't." He shakes his head. "Plus, maybe some alone time will be good for him."

"Yeah."

Jamal grabs a Wintry Pine in my window. Jasmine pulls a magazine cutout of a baby from a Santa sleeve, she kisses it in the dollhouse, "That's it. It's done." She picks up a pair of power cords