Did he say size one or two? I grabbed both and tossed them in the basket. I made my way to the formula and searched for the brand he asked for..
This stuff is crazy expensive.. since when is a tiny can of baby formula $50. 🤯 i never really used this stuff so I don't know. Has it always cost this much? I went through self checkout and sped off to Thousand Oaks to find my nephews apartment..
I really didnt wanna call him cus we haven't spoken since the fight I had with his mom. I wanna avoid it if possible. Johnnys a smart kid but idk what he was thinking allowing these children to stay in his place while he was out of town.
Unless he doesn't know.. Victor probably didn't tell him he was taking his siblings with him. He's been in Mexico for weeks.. there's no way he could know about that.
His apartment building wasn't hard to find. I even found parking right in front. I was feeling anxious over this. I didn't know what to think.
I hadn't seen Victor in years until he showed up that day at the house to pick up Jr. He was a little boy the last time I saw him.. now he's a teenager.. that ran away from home.
And then called me to ask for help.
I didn't have a good feeling about this..
It was pretty active outside. Lots of college kids hanging around the pool area.
My nephews been living his best life.. bottles of liquor lined his counters. I know he had weed somewhere cus I could smell it.
But I am no snitch.
Im not gonna rat him out to his mom. Instead I took a picture to blackmail him with later 😌 but not really.. its more of a don't be offering underage kids a place to stay sorta call cus this shit was not cool.
I turned the stove on and poured some water inside a pot to boil.
Victor was sitting on the couch cradling his baby brother while the other was on the search for a bottle.
"Idk what happened to it. It was here. I think it's in the other room."
"What were you feeding him with before?"
"The bottled formula.. the one that comes already prepared." Well they were all out of those at the store so I grabbed the powder.
Julian left down the hall in a hurry to search the bedroom for their only bottle.
The baby was alittle fussy. I hope they can find it.
He bounced him on his knee trying to calm him. The pacifier slipped out of his mouth and he quickly placed it back before he started crying again.
"You're good with him."
We were finally alone, I needed Victor to start talking before his brother returned.
I checked the temperature of the water and turned down the flame before I stepped away.
"So.. now that we're alone.. you wanna fill me in on what happened?"
He looked down at his baby brother.. he knew he messed up but i wasnt gonna lecture him. I could tell he was stressed and more likely sleep deprived. The boy looked exhausted..
"Victor, you can trust me.. what happened.. why are you guys staying here?"
"My dad was arrested a few days ago for beating his wife. It was really bad.. police were called."
Wait a minute.. days ago?
"How long have you guys been here?"
"A couple of days."
