Changes| on my block

Chapter 11

2021
TW: curse words

I love you-Billie Eilish

Leslie had been working on an essay, she was supposed to have five paragraphs by the end of the week. The problem was that she couldn't focus her mom and stepdad were arguing just outside her door, and Lillian always chose the abusive ones.

Her headphones weren't that soundproof so she could hear someone's voice being muffled, Leslie slowly took off her headphones and listened carefully. It sounded like someone was getting pushed against a wall and kicking around.

Leslie was alarmed and quickly got out of her bed and ran to the living room, her expression was terrified as she watched Lillian struggle to push her step away. "Dude, get off her!" She yelled as she tried to push him off, but it wasn't worth trying because he was like ten times bigger than her and stronger.

Her stepdad, Joel, had pushed her down hard. He let go of Lillian and she struggled to catch her breath because she panicked a lot so that made her stop breathing. He headed towards Leslie and grabbed an empty beer bottle, she saw it in time to cover her head and protect herself before he threw it.

The glass shards had cut her arm, side of her head, and somehow her cheek. Joel grabbed her and lifted her, Leslie struggled to fight back since her bones were fragile and she was barely 4'6. The twins had come back just in time from soccer practice, "what the fuck are you doing?!" Owen threw his soccer ball at him.

Joel grunted as the ball slammed against his face, he dropped Leslie and her legs gave out. Levi had managed to catch her before she fell, she zoned out for a second cause the shock of being choked was bad. "I got you, your brothers got you." His tone was a mixture of confronted and panicked at the same time, Owen had run to get something from Lillian's room.

Joel was even more pissed, "you're fucked now!" He shouted, Levi pulled Leslie closer to him. "Touch my sister again and I'll fucking kill you," he threatened. Joel laughed as he walked slowly towards them, "You think your hoe ass scares me? You have nothing to defend yourself."

"But I do." Owen came out with Lillian's gun, he raised his hands slowly and was surprised now. "Woah kid, put it down for a sec. Let's just talk for a minute, yeah?" Joel reasoned, Owen shook his head. "No, the only thing we're gonna talk about is getting out of my mom's house."

He nodded quickly as he tried to get his stuff from Lillian's room, "Nah. We'll give it to you tomorrow, we're gonna throw all your shit outside, and if you try to do anything. I'm pulling this goddamn trigger." Owen intimidated Joel a bit, I mean he knew that he was Oscar's kid so he'd do it.

Joel quickly rushed towards the door and fled, Lillian chuckled a bit. "You are your father's son," Owen laughed a bit. He threw down the gun to check on her, but Leslie was still shocked. Levi had hugged her tightly, it was confronting for your brother to confront you cause all you do is hit each other.

Their dogs and cat had somehow got out of Leslie's room, scar was the first one to go to Leslie then Billie and Smokey. "Hi," she smiled. They lay down next to her and took a nap, Levi smiled a bit and stared at Scar, who was his dog. They just liked Leslie better.

The next day...

After school, Leslie was walking home but she was gonna be home alone since Lillian had a night shift as a nail tech. She did other things but that's not the point. Anyway, Leslie was gonna go to the store to get something because she had some money in her backpack.

That's when a familiar car pulled up next to her, and it was Oscar. "Get in," he demanded. Leslie turned to look at him and gave him a judged look, "And why should I?" She asked. Oscar pinched the bridge of his nose and groaned, "Get in!" He yelled.

Leslie darted towards the car, she got in and he sped off. "We're getting ice cream, then we'll eat it and I'll take you home." He explained what they were doing, Leslie was surprised for a second and was hella confused. "Don't you have a pregnant wife at home?"

"The Santos are with Isabell, and if I find a scratch on her. They're dead." Oscar responded.

"Have you thought about a name?" Leslie wondered, he thought about it for a second before replying. "No, we haven't." She looked down at her shoes, her eyebrows furrowed. Leslie thought about some names she should recommend, then she settled on one.

"You should name her Lydia, after the girl from Beetlejuice." Oscar glanced at her, he shrugged and turned back to driving. "Have you ever thought of names for a girl?" She asked, Oscar's expression softened slightly. He couldn't decide if he wanted to tell her, because the old one was Leslie and only Leslie but Lillian named Leslie for Oscar so he couldn't do that anymore.

"I loved Leslie when I was younger, I don't know why but I did. I just knew it would fit my daughter, but you already have it so I can't now." He told Leslie.

Leslie smiled a bit, "damn, you liked my name that much?" He nodded as he looked at her, she smiled more now. Her dimples showing off now, she looked so much like Oscar. He wished he could tell her, but this is for the better.

They got to the ice cream shop and Oscar got off, Leslie waited as she looked around his car. The cross hanging on the car mirror that looks into the back, she noticed a picture of him and Cesar. Before he joined the Santos, she missed those old days.

Then Oscar came back, he brought chocolate for the both of them. "We're gonna go somewhere else, I don't want people looking at us." He pulled out of the parking lot and went to a park, Oscar handed her ice cream and ate some of his.

Sometime later, they were done and just sat in the car. "Do you hate your dad?" Oscar suddenly asked, Leslie was confused for a second but she thought about it.

"No, I realize that he didn't leave me. He left my brothers cause he didn't know that my mom was pregnant with me, I'm also mad at my mom because she didn't tell him. I feel like everyone deserves to know they're having another kid, also she talks bad about him all the time. But I don't wanna believe it because... I feel like it wasn't my dad's fault or he wasn't like that." She replied.

Oscar sighed relieved and turned to look at her, "I think your dad would love to hear that." Leslie was really confused now but she didn't show it, "Well I'm taking you home." He started the engine and drove out of the park, the whole car ride was silent as Leslie was stuck with her thoughts that she didn't notice that she was home.

"Leslie, we're here." She got out of the car.

"Thanks for the ice cream, that's probably the nicest thing you've done for me."

"Well bye."

"Bye." Leslie watched as he drove off, she walked towards her apartment and rethought what he said about her dad. She then connected the dots, Lillian said her dad wanted to name their daughter if they ever had one, Leslie. Then Oscar said he wanted to name their daughter Leslie when he was younger, he asked if she was mad at her dad. He was relieved when she said no, Cesar mentioned how Oscar had two sons. Lillian didn't tell her dad that she was pregnant again, Lillian also said that she named her brothers and her after their initials of Leslie's dad and Lillian. Oscar has the same last name as Leslie, no...

Was Oscar her dad?