her truth

sisters confusion

Taking a bit of time between school and her new boyfriend, sandra was about to meet up with her sister to go on there walk on Sunday after sleeping with her new boyfriend at his mother's house, going through the forest on her trail, Sandra talked to Brita about everything.
Brita made a face at what she was hearing.
"So.... He's married, his ex is pregnant with anothers baby. You sure it's not his?"
"He said this happened when he was in jail."
"He went to jail?"
"It was because his ex's sister. He was drinking when he was 17, his ex's sister was in the passenger side to have him drive to another liquor store."
"Why was he drinking so young?"
Sandra shrugged.
"We do stupid things when we're young." Sandra said to defend him.
"Still..... So he's married, been to jail and you slept over at his mother's place after first meeting her and his family?"
Sandra made a face, she felt weird about that too.
"We were both tired. He works 12 hour days at a metal company so I understand."
"Uh huh."
Sandra darted her eyes to follow quickly.
"He is also very sweet, nice, charming and lots of fun. We have so much in common, he also doesn't care I'm a virgin."
"Mm maybe he wants to be the first one?"
Sandra rolled her eyes.
"Anyway. I met his mother, step father, step sister and step brother. They both share a room."
Brita stopped to look to Sandra.
"How old are his step brother and sister?"
"Shes 8 hes 10 why?"
"That's a bit old for a boy and a girl to live in the same room."
Sandra shrugged.
"Well Diego lives in the garage on a mattress with a room filled with dogs. This place was small but there trying to make everything work."
Brita eyed over sandra to then go forth, sandra watched her go to follow.
"What?"
"I don't know. Just seems odd."
"Well, they are of a different culture."
"Mm I guess."
"I do have to say, one thing I don't like is, he told me in prison after he knew his ex cheated, he wrote into his skin a heart over his own to his chest and I like the way you lie to his left forearm. How are you suppose to forget and move on from someone with that to your skin. Can't come off."
Brita made a very hard face has she went on.
"He seems....a bit unstable if you ask me. Why would he do that to himself?"
Sandra shrugged, to ignore a red flag, it would be the first of many.
"I don't really know. He said he really loved her."
"Mm and he's dating you."
"There over so...."
"Uh huh."
Sandra signed to look down, feeling her sister didn't get it she started to defend Diego more.
"Well, I don't really like his ex. Didn't even help him get his green card."
Brita turned her head to look over Sandra.
"Green card?"
"Yes, Diego came into this country illegally. He told me his mother left him in Mexico from 6 to 15, his biological father tried to help him with a lawyer to get him in here legally but something fell through."
"If his mom was up here who was..."
"His grand mother and cousins and uncles."
"Why didn't his mother help him get up here?"
"Well.... Um... She's illegal too so is his step father. They have fake social security cards."
"Sandra....."
"Listen to me. Not there fault, it's this system."
"Well, how long has his mother been here?"
"Since he was 6."
"Well, why doesn't she go and get a green card?"
"I don't know. Maybe money. But I don't really want to talk about this. I don't see people has being illegals. It really is this system."
Brita signed.
"This is a lot sandra."
"I know but......Im in love."
Brita took in a deep breathe.
"You barely know him and he has a lot of baggage with him."
"I know but..... He is the only guy who doesn't care that I'm a virgin and he treats me nice so...."
"I think you should keep looking. Don't think this is the man for you "
Sandra placed her head down to continue to walk with Brita.
What do you really know about it and my life? You have your man and your child. I want someone in my life too. This guy has all the same likes has he is really nice and seems down to earth.
The rest of the walk was in silence for them to then go back to Britas car, getting in Brita looked to her younger sister.
"You know Sandra, I'm just looking out for you. I worry about this. It's a bit to much but.... It's your life."
Sandra turned her head to dart her eyes over Brita to nod for them to go back to her house to listen to music and not talk about Diego.
Eventually that night, Sandra sat to her car in the garage to think about what her sister said with a face.
Shaking her head, eye got out to then go to her student dorm to then go to bed to sit down.
Sitting criss cross Diego texted her with nothing but Niceness telling Sandra how much he loved her and couldn't wait to see her again.
Sandra's heart swelled to then push aside what her sister said to text Diego to not listen.
Texting Diego for a bit, Sandra then got dressed for bed to be laying to her side.
My sister doesn't know the in and outs of my relationship with Diego. I trust this boy and he is so much different then the other guys I've tried to go out with. Yes he comes with a lot of baggage and yes things are being rushed a bit but has I see it, life hasn't given him a fair hand. He needs someone like me.
Sandra couldn't help but to smile.
Other then her sisters and her dad, no one made Sandra feel this way before. She loved to be needed, adored and wanted.
Sandra took in a deep breathe to then fall asleep not knowing she should have listened to her sister.