𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐮𝐩?, Oscar Diaz

-4-

Ruby

Me, Jamal and Cesar are walking to Cesar's to ask Spooky to give us a ride, to the mall. Not to buy anything cause we obviously cant afford all that but so i can win this bet with Jamal. He's convinced that the mall pretzel stand sell those like loaded hot dog thingy's, you know with the onions and pickles and stuff. But his delusional self is WRONG its so obviously "Leo's delicious dog den" cause THE WHOLE PLACE IS DEDICATED TO HOT DOGS, DUH. Of course, Cesar's on the fence and refuses to take a side.

We've been walking in silence until I hear Jamal's grating voice speak up. "Leo is a basic bitch his name is all show," I see Jamal roll his eyes so far I'm convinced he saw back to his brain, I almost got flashbacks to the amount of times my cousins done the exact thing. I cant lie her and Jamal should hang out more they're too similar. uh actually never mind that would not end up good for me.

We end up at Cesars place and suddenly i remember the reason i was pissed, I didn't wanna be here. I look up and see all the cholos in the yard drinking, smoking and overall looking terrifying. Spooky got out prison earlier this week and everything's been tense, there's gang members everywhere in Cesar's house and everyone knows what it means for him. I'm worried for him. His brothers gonna force him to do shit he doesn't want to, he's this overwhelming force in Cesar's life and his presence is also overwhelming for the block. The leader of the Santos is back there's no doubt gonna be tension especially from the Prophets.

"Do I look like Uber?" im snapped out my thoughts by Spookys voice. I guess i zoned out during the whole interaction. "what you staring at fool," I hear some booming voice yell at me, huh, down from where I was looking my gaze moves up to meet a cholo staring daggers at me. He was tall, alot taller than me with a massive virgin mary neck tattoo and slicked back hair, he was skinny though. Not that id ever say that too his face. It turns out i was staring at his shoes when i zoned out. Sweating through my shirt and I turn to look at Cesar and Jamal, I need help. These motherfuckers better help me. Both of them shrug in unison BOTH OF THEM.

I am going to kill them, If I don't die right now.

Okay I can do this, I didn't do shit , he'll understand that right. I puff up my chest and deepen my voice. "uhm nothing... homie," I hold eye contact with him. The guy narrows his eyes and crouches down to my eye level. As if I didn't feel small enough compared to this giant, he leans in and moves in like real close to my face. I can literally taste his cheap body spray mixed with the heavy remnants of beer from his breath.  Beads of sweat are actually probably dripping from me as I keep eye contact with the gang member trying my best to seem dominant.

All of a sudden he lets out a deep belly chuckle as if the funniest thing had just happened, then I notice all of them where laughing. Even Cesar was holding back a laugh, what the actual fuck is so funny. The guy goes and sits down like nothing just happened all the while everyone's still laughing there ass off. "You gotta teach your little friend to chill the fuck out," he chokes out between laughs.

A few seconds go by and there laughing dies down. Jamal and Cesar both regroup back to me, "Soo we haven't got a ride then"

"Actually we've always got her" Cesar smirks at me.

"oo that's true"

"who?"

"Ruby's cousin from that day remember"

And with that I suppose were on our way to hers, I don't know how I didn't think of this before with her in town iv basically got my own private chauffeur.

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"I'm telling you guys her being in town is a total game changer, if we can make it seem like our car the hyenas are gonna be ALLLL over us"