Ximena Gonzales gets arrested for two and half years for protecting her friends from getting brutally beaten up by prophets. What happens when she gets out? More importantly, what will Oscar think of her when he sees that she's out early?
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It was the next day and that meant the first day of school. My first day of high school and I'm a junior. I throw on an oversized pair of wide leg pants and a matching skinny crop top. Next I put on lip gloss, a little bit of mascara, let my long brown curls down from my messy bun, and then I put on my cross necklace. Then I grab my backpack and walk out the door and go to Caesar's.
Without even knocking I walk inside like I always do to find that Oscar's not home. I go straight down the hallway and to Caesars room, and open it to find him grabbing his backpack with a messy bed head.
"You ready?" I asked.
"Yeah, just give me a minute." He walked past me and into the bathroom and sprayed some hair gel on his hair then combed it to the side making it look like a helmet on his head.
"I don't understand what your hair did to deserve that." I scolded him and he laughed as he followed me down the hallway. "I think I may need to start a petition to free your hair from being held captive by the evil hair gel."
I walked outside with Caesar behind me to find Monse, Jamal, and Ruby waiting on us. We walk up to them and start walking down the sidewalk together. I walked in between Ruby and Jamal, while Monse and Caesar walked behind us.
"There's something I need to tell you guys." Monse started but was cut off by the sound of a gunshot being fired.
".44!" We all yelled as a red impala squeals to a stop beside us.
"Caesar." Oscar called. He was wearing his black sunglasses and his white wife beater. At the sight of him, the memories of last night started to flood my mind. I watched as Oscar climb out of his car and push his driver seat forward to allow Caesar to get in the back. Once Caesar got in the back, Oscar pushed his seat back into place and looked at me. "Ximena, come 'mere." I did as he asked and walk up to him. He looks good with sunglasses. When I was in front of him he looked down at me giving me his full attention. "You want a ride mami?"
I thought about it for a moment before deciding. "Sure" I smiled up at him. I watched as he climbed back in the car and looked at, Sleepy, in the passenger seat.
"Get in the back." Oscar told him. As sleepy climbed in the bed I went around the car and got in the passenger seat beside Oscar.
As I buckled in Oscar threw his arm behind my head on the bench seat and let his thumb rub my head, before driving off.
In the side view mirror I could see Monse, Jamal, and Ruby standing in the middle of the road watching as we drive further away. I felt guilt pang in my chest because I didn't choose to walk with them.
