'Milli Vanilli - girl I'm gonna miss you'
"Are you f#cking kidding me?"
"15,00 bucks for 24 pieces of candy," she says in disbelief before Lyle grabs the box putting it in the cart. "We can afford it."
"It's not even my money why am I worried?" she says before lazily grabbing more candy.
"It's Halloween what do you expect? Plus I'm getting the good shit." he smiles excitedly.
As they arrive at the house, she gets out of the car grabbing the candy from the trunk.
"I f#cking love Halloween" Lyle exclaims before grabbing the bags and walking backwards to face her. She follows
Erik walks out of the house at the same time she walks up the stairs.
"ah!" Erik jumps, "did you just see that y/n? He just jumped like a school girl. F#cking classic" he laughs
She rolls her eyes and he walks past her with a sense of urgency
Her eyebrows furrow "Where are you going?" She asks
"I have to run errands," Erik says.
She turns to him "On Halloween-" Lyle cuts her off "Well run your errands faster, I got sh#t loads of candy. You know how much I freaking love Halloween" he smiles excitedly before walking inside
ERIK:
Erik arrives at Dr. Oziel's office and hesitates for a moment before knocking gently. "Hi, I wasn't sure whether to buzz or knock," he says, his voice a bit hesitant.
"That's alright, come in and have a seat," Dr. Oziel replies with a warm smile, though he feels a wave of nerves knowing this is Erik's first visit since his parents' passing.
Erik walks in and shuts the door behind him fidgeting with his hands "So- like this is not being recorded? Or anything right?"
"No no of course not. That would be illegal" Dr. Oziel says trying to lighten to mood.
Erik hesitates. "Can we maybe go for a walk instead?"
Dr Ozil nods, "yes of course we can," he says while reaching for his jacket.
They walk through a park kids surrounding them walking back and forth. Erik looks at their costumes
"That kid is dressed as thriller. Michael Jackson" he says
"So how are you feeling?" Dr oziel asks
"Suicidal I guess, I've been having dress you know. It's like of my parents" "There getting shot in them?" Dr oziel says trying to understand the situation.
Erik nods
"my dad was a great man you know? A lot of people didn't know that. My dad was every bit influential. So I thought maybe I should write a book about him"
Dr oziel nods as he listens to Erik.
"I don't know. He wanted to be a senator did you know that? He wanted to be the first Cuban American senator in Florida." he rambles "he was gonna move us to Florida. We were gonna be like the Kennedys"
"He thought me and Lyle could be president someday.."
"I think that's why he was so hard on us"
He nods to himself slowly, a mix of guilt and overwhelming emotions stirring within him as he contemplates before tears well up in his eyes.
"We did it, me and Lyle" he finally says after a moment of silence and he sighs deeply feeling slightly relieved.
"You shot them?" Dr oziel states in a form of shock.
At the Menendez house, you and Lyle take turns handing out candy.
"I love your costume; it's so pretty!" she says with a warm smile.
The little girl beams and replies, "Thank you, pretty lady!" as she runs off.
She stands up with a gentle smile, watching the little girl wave goodbye from her mother's arms.
"You enjoy being around kids, don't you?" Lyle observes, handing out more candy.
"Come on, just keep handing out the candy, Tom Cruise," she playfully teases him about his costume.
"Hey, why do I only get one chocolate bar" Her eyebrows furrow at the boy's question.
"Those are king-sized Snickers," Lyle says with a smile as he hands the kids candy
"Ch#ap asses," the kid says before walking away.
Lyle looks at the kid his eyebrows knitting together "f#ck you"
"Lyle" she looked up and scowled "Shut it he's a kid" she hissed
The kid turns around and raises his middle finger as he walks backwards.
"Yeah. Nice cheap ass costume you p#ssy!"
"Okay, I think you should go inside." She says before taking the bowl and Lyle inside.
The echo of the phone rings catching both of your attention. Lyle walks over to it and picks it up "Hello?"
"It's Dr. Oziel... I have your brother 'Erik' here in my office" Dr. Oziel says while looking at Erik who's balling his eyes out of the couch.
"What?- What?" Lyle shakes his head "Put him on the phone"
"I'm sorry I can't" Dr. Oziel finally says before Lyle cuts him off "Put my f#cking brother on the phone! Right now!"
"I can't"
"FUCK!" Lyle yells before slamming the phone back onto the receiver harshly.
"What's wrong?" she asks, refilling the bowl with candy.
"My brother's in trouble," Lyle mutters as he heads to the coat hanger to put on his jacket.
"Is he okay?" she blurts out, knowing Lyle would be irritated.
"Let's just go," he replies, already walking toward the car.
She follows him, shutting the door and placing the bowl of candy on the porch for the trick-or-treaters.
Lyle slams the car door behind him and takes a deep breath before she gets in, fastening her seatbelt.
As the engine roars to life, he backs out of the driveway sharply and speeds toward the road.
She glances at him, feeling a bit uneasy, just before he thumps the steering wheel. "F*ck! Just go already!"
After a tense car ride filled with shouting, they arrive at their destination.
"Stay here," Lyle instructs, turning off the engine with slightly trembling hands.
"Okay," she replies, watching him walk into the building. She sighs and rests her head against the window, staring down the road.
She notices people passing by in elegant and downright ridiculous outfits. Glancing at the radio, she tunes into 'Kiss FM.'
As music fills the car, Lyle and Erik emerge from the building.
With a confused look, she asks, "You okay?" Erik nods and slides into the back seat.
Lyle gets into the driver's seat, shutting the door and staring intently at the steering wheel.
He glances in the rearview mirror before reaching back to gently rub Erik's shoulder in a comforting gesture.
After a moment, Lyle starts the car and cranks up the music.
"Girl, I'm gonna miss you..." plays through the speakers.
The drive back is silent, as she sits in the passenger seat with her thoughts.
YOU ARE READING
MISCHIEF NIGHT - Lyle menendez.
Misterio / SuspensoYour friends Erik and Lyle, discussing what happened with their parents, was devastating. You were with them that night, weren't you? the police asked. What do you say? all rights go monsters (Netflix)
