𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖆𝖉𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝕮𝖍𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖓𝖆 𝕴𝖓 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔

All talk

"Valentina, Angelica's here !" my mother yelled. I got up and started changing into my outfit.

I fixed up my hair then proceeded to walk downstairs.

"ahh angie!!!" "woww vale look at you girl you look good" me and angie say to eachother while we greet eachother with a hug.

"ay mija why are your shirts always cut in half and bottoms so small" my mom says as i walk outside with angelica not caring to hear the rest.

"cmon girl we got to hurry and go to alex's so he doesn't get mad we're late"
"man just date already we all know you want to"

"vale what are you talking about we don't even like eachother like that.."

"mm sure you don't" i say as we arrive at his house. Both patiently waiting after angelica rang the door bell.

"did you really have to wear that" is the last thing said before the door swung open to reveal a young lady no older than  40 on the other side.

"oh you two must be alex's friends, he'll be down in a minute "

after waiting more than a minute alex finally comes down.

"ay sorry to keep y'all waiting les go now" he says while grabbing onto angelica's waist starting to walk away.

"where exactly are we going?" i ask trailing behind the two love birds.

" i mean right now we can just chill but later tonight we're gonna go to a party"
alex replies

"what kind of party" i ask

"it's just another barrio party, but get this los vatos locos are gonna be there" alex says excitedly

"man tres puntos and vatos locos ain't shit, there nothing but talk"

"vale shut up people will hear you !" angelica whisper yells to me shoving into my arm.

"i don't care.. let them hear" i yell loud enough for people to turn their heads.

"valentina these guys are no joke, especially El Gallo Negro, he's the toughest in the gang" alex whispers to me

"who's that?"

"paco aguilar" i give alex a confused look before sitting down at a table in the park we ended up at.

"you really don't know who that is?"

"no"

"El Gallo Negro the baddest chicano in the barrio"

"you talk about him like he's all that, if he really is a Vato Loco then he ain't shit, none of them in those stupid gangs are, well whatever i'm not going to that stupid party"

"why you scared El gallo Negro is gonna confront you about what you said about him today" alex teases

"i'm not a little bitch i'll go that black rooster or wtv his name is ain't scare me"

while angelica and alex talk i can't help but stare into the sunset and think about my father and the reason i hate gangs.

My father A kind man who could carry no hate or resentment for anyone in his heart. We were walking back home from a day at the park when a couple of guys stopped us. they started pushing and shoving him, while i screamed for them to stop. One of the guys pushed me away while he went back to beating my father. i could see the tears in his eyes as he screamed in pain, they didn't stop they just kept going and going for what felt like hours hearing his cries and screams for them to stop. after they beat him on of the members took out a gun and shot him right there in the chest infront of me. i couldn't move, to me the everything was spinning i was stuck there sitting on the ground trying to process what had just happened. tears running down my face watching as the guys took one last look at him and walked away. after i ran to his almost lifeless body. the last things he ever told me were.
"valentina, i love you so much don't ever forget that, this should have never happened and i'm sorry that is did. be brave for me and continue to be the sweet girl you've always been, and tell your mother i lover her too, goodbye valentina i love you" and after his eyes slowly shut. a lady soon walked out and saw me crying there holding onto my fathers lifeless body. there's not much to say after that

since that day i've held a strong hate and resentment for gangs. the people in them are just cowards. they took away the one thing i truly loved in this cruel world. 

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the sun had went down by now and we're starting to head to the party. As we continue walking for what feels like forever we finally  hear music and get a strong whiff of weed knowing we're getting closer.

Walking into a house of someone i don't know i hear men whistling at me and eyeing me down like prey. The music is loud and alex and angelica are dancing. I smile watching them and head inside to grab a drink.  Inside isn't crowded so i walk and grab myself a refresca. suddenly i feel a hand wrap around my waist pulling me into them. i pull away turing around to reveal a man with a nice hat a crisp white button up with black pants and suspenders.

"can i help you" i ask looking up at the unknown man

"so i heard you were talking about me and my crew saying we ain't shit? if anything tres puntos ain't shit"

"you all equally ain't shit" i say proceeding to walk away

as i walk away i can feel his eyes burning into the back of my head.

"it's time to dip" i say walking towards alex and angelica

"yea i'm tired"

"yeah from kissing" i saw laughing at the soon to be couple

"shut up vale !!!"

we leave the party and walk dropping of alex first, then angie. Walking the streets of East L.A alone i hear yelling in the direction of my home.

"VIVA VATOS LOCOS FOREVER !"
a guy with blonde hair and a red cardigan yells throwing his fists in the air running away with 2 more guys into my direction, stopping once they reached me.

Recognizing one of them, Paco giving him a dirty look i brush past them laughing to myself continuing my walk home. These gangs really are all talk and watching them run away proved it.