Till Death Do Us Part

Chapter 111

Caine: whats wrong mom do you not want to talk about it its ok?

emily:its not that i don't its just a lot

caine: was he different before he died?

emily: he was different we all where different

caine: what changed?

emily: everything did after that night macro was running from the cops because somebody had snitched him out he had your tia letty with him

caine: why was she with him?

emily: because marco was her first love they where dating and she helped him a lot to do things ya know but they where on the run and he didn't want to crash the car with her in it so they went back to his moms house trying to make a run from the cops but as they got down the cops saw a gun on marco and they shot at him 10 times me and antonio saw it all I still remember the screams I was in shock watching him go down antonio tried to run after letty but the cops got to her as she hugged marcos body I pulled antonio back and we hugged as we cried I pulled him back before he could do anything stupid

caine sat back ..

emily: letty was arrested for gun and drug possession and covering things someone had snitched on them a close friend of ours did

caine: did she do time?

emily: yea she did a whole year she missed his funeral and celebration of life its like it killed her to she didn't come home the same she was actually gay for a bit after she came home big ol player until your nino played his way into her heart but I see the pain her eyes still I do

caine: all this and I want to be a lawyer I want to study criminal justice and look at this they murdered him 10 times 10 bullets for what? a sack of weed huh

emily: it was more than just a sack of weed look ok the lifestyle is all we had growing up we didn't have the opportunities you guys have now the schools the access to this kind of education you weren't raised in the homes we where raised in we did better for you guys that's why we push educational push you to work your hardest so you never have to look that way

caine nodded

caine: I understand mom I do but what about dad where was he in all this?

emily: he was around he was close to them both he didn't see what happened that night thankfully

caine: was did in that mix to?

emily: that you can speak to him about it I'm no one to tell his story I can only tell you what I know from my life ..

caine: yea .. antonio also said when I go to California he wants us to visit him he wants to meet me and he wants to see you again

emily: haha yea that's not going to happen for me at least If you want to go see him you can I wont stop you its a lot though its overwhelming

caine: I dont wanna go see him alone though I don't mom I wanna see him face to face and I guess see who he is am I like him more? what do I get from him?

emily: he wasn't always a bad person you remind me of his innocent side your a gentle version of him

caine: because I was raised with love and care

emily: hhm you where

they talked for a while and planned things out .. the week went by

Miguel: hey why did you get a letter from the prison?

emily: from the prison what are you talking about?

she said as she took the letter away from Miguel it had her name on it it had there address she got nervous and opened it it was a letter for her and for caine she went upstairs to caines room

caine: mom whats wrong? i was going to bed?

emily: your dad just got the mail why was this sent here? did you give him our address caine? are yous serious?

caine: What are you talking about?

she showed him the envelope

emily: why would he write me? caine I told you

caine: mom I swear I swear on everything I didn't tell him I didn't tell anyone about this I don't know how mom I don't know I swear!

emily paced back and fourth

Miguel: emily stopped your going to have a panic attack calm down your going to wake up the kids babe breath

emily sat down and opened her letter

emily.. my first and only love

how do I even start this well I know your wondering how I found your address and its easy I knew by his number it was a texas address I knew it was a P.O box I was writing him to but I had someone trace down that number of his yea you didn't think that one threw and this address came up I knew it was yours I like how you changed your last name to his when you married him but when you married me you didn't does caine know we where married? i think we still are because I never signed any papers I never even agreed to a divorce I just know you did some shit with my lawyers but look I want to be in caines life the shit that happened between us is between us and I think we should be civil for him I'm attaching some forms for visitation I sent three so Miguel can come along to I wanna see the old homie to and you cant be mad at me for being mad I was done dirty you cheated on me and I hope you told caine that you cheated on me with my best homie shit if you don't tell him Ill tell him

she crumbled up the letter before she could finish she didn't want to see read anymore

caine: mom?

emily turned to him

emily: its fine don't worry whatever issues me and him had is between me and him it has nothing to do with you caine it doesn't