eyes without a face

parte 8

Catalina's POV:

I was walking on my way back to my house, I was furious. I didn't know what to think. I was just glad I didn't lose my brother, again.

I open the door as I entered I saw Kali sleeping on the couch. Richard no where to be found again. He wasn't in my room or the other two or the bathroom. I sat down next to Kali as I tried waking her up.

"Ai what- Cata.. uh Qué pasó?" She yawns as she wakes up. "They didn't take him, it wasn't because of the drugs." She sighs. "Phew. Tengo suerte." She laughs. "Wait what was it about?" I look at her. "Where's Richard?" She scratches her head. "He left." I groaned. "Que? He said he had to go do something? I didn't hear him I was sleeping." She looked at me confused. "They came looking for Beto cuz they thought he was part of a killing in Whittier. I kept yelling at him telling him shit and he mentioned that Richard knows about it." I looked at Kali and her face was more confused. "Que? No what the fuck." I stood up walking to my room, I closed the door. "Cata?" Kali yelled.

"I'm calling Andrea to come over." I yelled back at her.
I reached for my telephone sitting on my bed. I called Andrea hoping she answered but she doesn't. "Shit."

I walk out the room, "I'm going to Andrea's." Kali stands up. "Voy contigo." She says as she grabs her pager. "Alright." We go walking, going to the liquor store before going to Andrea's place.

We arrived at her house. Andrea opens the door, she looks sleepy and tired. "Cata! Kali! What you guys doing here?" She says. "Mujer.. you look like you slept for hours." Kali tells her as we both go inside the house. We brought beer, candy and some snacks. "Shh. I got some vato sleeping on my bed." Me and Kali look at each other. "Damnn.." We both laugh. "Where's yo man, Cata?" I look at her, grabbing a beer as I sat down on a chair. "I don't know." She hugs me as she gives me a kiss on my forehead. "He came over earlier." She says as she grabbed a beer. I stood up. "What he say?" She walked away as she went to the kitchen. "Said he's not coming back till next week? he didn't want you to know.." I opened my beer but stayed silent. "Beto said he was coming over too." Andrea says. I groaned. "Shit. I'm stressing like a mf. I'm getting totally wasted tonight" I laughed. Andrea looks at me but doesn't say anything. "Imma go check on Lalo real quick." She says as she left to her room.

March 17, 1981

It was 12:31 am.

I was laying down on the grass, feeling how the grass felt wet. I was fucked up but I didn't give a fuck! I sat up, looking at Andrea coming over to me. "Catalina!" Was all I heard from her. "Fuckkkkkk." I tried standing up but stumbled down. "Owww.." i heard yelling. "Shes using! Who the fuck gave it to her?" I looked at Andrea but she was talking to someone. "Andrea..." I said, trying to get her attention. Suddenly I fell back and I felt my eyes closed.

- Few days pass -

March 20, 1981

I woke up, my head hurting really bad. Fuck. I guess i slept at my house? I stood up as I went to the bathroom. I hear a knock on the door, I finish, opening the door. I saw Kali. "Dude.. answer the phone. It won't stop ringing." I look at her confused. "Huh? What.." I walk back to my room as I heard my telephone ring. I pick it up as I answered it. "Bueno?" I said.

"Catalina? It's me, Richard." I hang up the phone quickly.

I put on some pants as I quickly got out my room. Kali looks at me, "where you going?" I grabbed a cigarette out of my bag. "Huh?" I look at her, putting the cigarette on my lips as I turn away from her. "Richard called me." I light up the cigarette.

I kept thinking about Richard. I missed him. It's been two days. I couldn't stop thinking about that day. Would he be involved in that murder shit? No. He isn't like that. Then I remembered his kiss. Our kisses. Fuck. I did miss him.