The Mute Girl In The Food Truck (ON HOLD)

•Chapter 6•

Art by neryleon214 who inspired the character Nery.

Sitting on my front door-steps I sigh. Feeling like an idiot, I forgot my keys before I left. I knock again and there still isn't a answer. I go around the house and grab a old shirt that I found on the ground and headed to the window in the basement, I start to wrap my hand around the shirt, then take a breath and punch the window.

When I get all the broken glass out of my way I fit my way to the window once I'm inside. I head to the kitchen and theirs a note.

Left to Zumba meet you there. Take your bike :) -mom
Well crap, I grab my keys and headed to the garage where my bike is. Zumba is a type of exercise that you just dance to, to get more fit than all the weights and running. Its pretty simple but I'd rather hit things than moving my hips.

When I get to the Zumba club I already hear music from outside, well it already looks like it already started then. I walk to the back of the place and I already see three of my cousins Tito, Dominic, and Richard doing their usual workout with weights and everything. When they see me they all say there 'hello' and I smile and go to the boxing bag to do my regular boxing.

After a while, Dominic comes up to me with a pen and a notepad, he didn't bother to know sign language so I gotta write when I talk to him. "Did you hear about Mario coming back?" He said I nod and wrote down "yeah called me a freak and he got what he deserved" and I give it to Dominic, grinning and he smiles after he reads the paper.

"Wow really?, dang and we use to know him too, he was like family, now he's back but sell-" I cut him off with holding my hand up and I write down "what do you mean he sells? What does he sell?" I give it to him and he shakes his head "didn't you hear the rumor that he got expelled from his last school because he had drugs?" I shake my head and he continued.

"Well he sells drugs, he doesn't make it, his boss has him on a leash and trust me that leash is tight" he says "how do you know this?" I write he scratched the back of his head "well I kinda talked to him when we bumped into each other at the store the other day" he said. I write on the note that I don't want him talking to Mario if he has a dangerous reputation, he can't lose all the college applications he's gotten because of one person he can avoid. He agrees and I write him another note, "if I see him again with you, were sparring in the ring got it? I really don't want Domonic risking all the things he has for himself from a person from all our past.

"Hey, I'm not gonna bring him over I swear it. I'll only talk to him to get out of school and away from you, if you see him with me anywhere else with the family you can take 20 hits at me, promise" he says and my eyes widen, he knows I hit hard, so he really means it huh? Just as I was about to nod I remember that I forgot something that I needed to get and I write "I got to go I forgot something to get at the store tell my mom I'll be home later okay" I give it to him and leave and wave goodbye to my cousins and leave the Zumba club.

Later. . . 

While I was walking from the store I get a text from Bre one of the people thats a insider for me on what's going on with the rich group and popular people so I know is someone is gonna try something.

Bre: Mario is talking about making you pay for the incident at lunch any day now, so watch out.

E: got it thanks for the info.

After I hit send I put my phone in my pocket. Two older guys then come at me from behind and cover my mouth and take me to a alley, I don't try to struggle because it can make the situation worse I need them to think I'm weak. When were hidden he lets go and I punch the first guy in the neck so he can't breathe, coughing for air. I hit the other guy in the stomach so they can let me go. Once they do I run, before I could do anything two more guys come and hold my arm tight. I struggle to get out the hold until one of them speaks.

"Stop fighting it and let the bosses dog talk" he says and I stop and look until I realize there is a guy in the shadow. Then out comes out Mario trying to pull the 'scary' look but I know for a fact mine is better. Mario's gives a look to one of the guys holding me "I'm not the bosses dog! I just listen to him!" He says and I roll my eyes, pshh as if. "As if" one of the guy says and I look at him and nod my head as of saying 'so true'

He smiles at me and I smirk. "Will you shut up!" Mario screams. You know for being a drug dealer he doesnt keep it on the low. We both shake our head and Mario just sighs and moves his finger to me, "let her go she can't talk and I need to say some things to her" like he said they let me go, and I book it to get somewhere far, maybe a really tall tree, but someone tackles me I turn around and its Mario with a smirk in his face. "Now, now we need to have a chat don't run" he says and he gets off me and holds his hand out and I take it cause I know he wont let me go if i dont do what he wants. When he pulls me up, he does it fast so he holds my waist making us have hip to hip contact.

I totally want to barf with what's happening but I keep a poker face, he looks at me with sad eyes to make me feel something but it doesn't work with me. " You've changed a lot, your really pretty E, I really do miss you, do you? . . . miss me?" He ask and I shake my head no, he looks down and let's me go, I back up at a distance but I don't leave I know he'll keep this game going for as long as he needs to. He hands me a paper and a pen "then tell me why you don't, I need a reason" he said and I write down I was in a car crash when I was seven and my mom said you left before the crash so they didn't tell me about you and I went on with my life, I moved on. I write down the last part quicky when it comes to mind. I need him to leave me alone, If I get anymore flashback to before things will be complicated. I give it to him and he reads it. "So that's why you didn't know me at all" he said and I nod.

"Okay back to the point, my boss is really pissed that I got beat up by a girl and he wants me to teach her a lesson" he said and I sigh and take out my pocket-knife that I take with me in case "whoa whoa calm down I didn't say it was gonna involved a knife!" He said and I put my hand up to tell him to calm down and he does.

I then take my knife and cut the outside of my arm, not deep to cause stiches though, but enough to leave blood. While I whipe my knife that was in blood, Mario looks at me like I'm crazy

When I put my pocket knife away I rip a part of my shirt at the bottom and rap the cut around it to stop the blood and I grab the paper and pen and write; now it looks like someone jumped me and ended up cutting me your welcome, theirs your lesson that you taught me. Also you owe me mechanical pencils now. and I shove the notebook to him and head home leaving him behind.