La Santa Muerte

Sorry

viviana: dad i have a question

giovani: and whats that?

viviana:my plan after high school was to join police force to start my work to become a detective

he nodded

viviana: and I know ok I do but I don't want our last name to just come out cartel related I want some good

giovani: so I'm a bad person now?

viviana: no I'm not saying that but

giovani: I'm kidding haha but look I wont stop you from doing something you want to do this is your life and if that's your plan then go with it babygirl

viviana: really?

giovani: yea but know we're not going to change the name is going to follow you and I can only protect you from all as much as I can

viviana:I get it but why live like this why live hiding and doing shady things the law is always right it always comes back

giovani: I don't live in hiding I don't do shady shit I make my money and do me so does your mother we're secretive yea because we're private like that and also we been in this more than 20 years your grandpa was in it for even longer its all we know why change now and lose the life style we lost ya know

viviana: yea I understand

they ate and went home ..

viviana: I don't know if I can face her

giovani: shes your mother and no matter what you do or say shes going to love you she doesn't hate you or see you differently shes just the way she is that's all talk to her babygirl go hug her I know you miss your mama and she misses you to I know that javi misses you to

viviana: Im worried about him

giovani: why you worried?

viviana: he was so comfortable with this and the way things where and I don't want him to get lost or be stupid

giovani put the car in parked and looked at her

giovani: I promise you that nothing will ever happen to him ill sacrifice it all for you kids its his choice if he wants to follow the footsteps though no one forced it on him he's a natural though

viviana: a natural?

giovani: he's been out with emiliano learning things and he's getting a hang of things

viviana: that scrazy

she said as they got down and went inside ..

maricela was sitting at the kitchen table looking at her computer

maricela: moneys not looking right Im gonna need you to run something for me

giovani: can it wait?

maricela: can it wait someones not paying up and its a good chunk of money missing and I'm trying to figure it out

vivana: mom

she stopped and turned to her standing there she got up quick

maricela: vivi

giovani: we went out talked and she came home lets keep the truce ok please?

maricela: I was never mad vivi please I'm sorry ok its just how I am and I promise ill work on it Im sorry ok I'm so sorry I should've done things better for you but I was just trying to protect you

viviana put her bags down and walked up to her and hugged maricela..

viviana: I missed you mom..

maricela: I missed you to babygirl I love you princess.. please just know everything i do and done was for you and your brother to have a life i never got i know I'm hard to understand but i was raised differently but I'm trying to work on it ok?

viviana; i know you are mom i understand its ok ..

the night went by maricela went up to vivianas room before she went tobed

viviana: wheres javi?

maricela: he's been out with emi trying to learn everything and be crazy but he's learning that its not how they say it is

viviana; you think he'll answer my texts if i text him i want to hang out to?

maricela: ofcourse he will babygirl your his angel baby he'll drop it all and come get you so plan it for tomorrow its already late

viviana nodded and looked at her hands

maricela: i know whats on your mind and i want you to know its ok you can do whatever you want with your life we're going to be here to support you and protect you no matter what viviana be who you want baby

viviana: arent the police your biggest enemy

maricela: no i have no enemies but that's one thing you have to learn now money talks and a lot of it goes for the cops to turn away to leave us alone we have friends on the force we know a lot and I'm not going to ask you to do a thing for me or any of us... i want you to use a different last name to

viviana: no i want to use my last name i want to bring to tatas last name mom?

maricela side smiled

maricela: you already do you where his world i know he's proud no matter what but i know how hard it'll be for you if people see the last name and do there research they'll wonder and the last thing i want is for them to connect you to me

viviana: and if they do whocares?

she sat up getting mad

maricela: calm down i don't want you to deal with it .. I'm not saying I'm not proud of myself but to you I'm your mother yea i do what i do but to a lot of people I'm known for different things

her phone went off she sighed

maricela: i have to go deal with some stuff look i wanted to give you something before i left

viviana: can they wait we need to talk now?

maricela: i wish they could wait but they depend on me we'll talk we'll go to breakfast if you want? but here babygirl

she pulled out a picture from her sweater jacket and gave it to her

vivana: is that you?

maricela; yea that's me and adan when we first got together .. i want you to have this so you know we where once happy together things happen and you know yea

viviana hugged her

viviana: thank you mom I love you and I love dad I know he's done it all for me but this brings comfort I guess

maricela: sorry I couldn't do more