Chyna Doll

Chapter Four: Make A Choose

P.O.V Maddox "Max" La'Rosa

I just came back from my trip to Spain, I've been gone two years now and this place still looks the same. I hear music all the way from the airport to my "house". I pull up in the driveway pass my parents house and continue back to I reached my place.

My parents bought this house as a " sorry you were raised into this life, but don't run away again cause you're the only son that listens to us, gift" the only catch about having your parents buy you a house at 17 was that the house was build on their land just behind their own house. I'm 20 now and I needed to find my OWN place.

I get out the car and enter my place, throwing all my stuff on the floor, before walking into the kitchen. I am so hungry.I was heading towards the refrigerator when I heard someone behind me. Then a smack on my neck.

" Hijo, ¿qué es esto. Regrese de su viaje y ni siquiera llamar a su madre para decir que estás en casa." (Son, what is this. You get back from your trip and don't even call your mom to say you're home). Said my mom

I brush my hand over my neck before giving my mom a hug. She always spoke in Spanish when she's mad.

"Mama, I was going to call you"

"More like call the refrigerator, to make sure its still running, gordito (chubby)

I got to admit I did gain a few pounds but that's just because abuela been fatting me up. " Okay mom I'm sorry , but how's dad."

"Oh he wants to see you, after you get settled down. Oh Mateo is here by the way." My mom said before giving me another hug. "I'm going to get dinner ready, be ready at the house by 6:30." Then she walks out the door.

I go back to my earlier mission of looking for food, but quit when I realize that I've been gone for two years and almost everything has expired. I walk upstairs and get ready to take a shower. I lay out something to wear then go into the bathroom. I take off my clothes and look in the mirror. I still look good, I just need to get toned a little. I don't want these people to think I've gotten soft, literally. 
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I was about to knock on the door to my parents house, when the door flew open and my best friend Mateo ran and attacked me. He gave me a few punches on the arm and smacked my neck. " You leave for two years, and forget about me. The friend that tried his best to get you out of trouble in high school. The friend that bailed you out of jail. Shaking my damn head , what is life Max?" Said Mateo

I started laughing, my little Mateo missed me. I wasn't trying to ignore anyone on my trip I just needed space, I needed to get away from Louisiana for a while. " Ah did my pal Teo miss me? You know I didn't forget about you, my son."

"Yeah, whatever Max." He said with a smirk on his face.

"Come on kids, the food is ready." My mom yelled from the kitchen.

I walk in to see my sister Teresa and her husband Carlos, and across from them my mom and my little brother Mickey. At the head of the table sits my father. He looks at my and tries to smile but just turns out as a grin. My niece Joyce runs up to me and give me a kiss on the check. "Hola Tito Maddie, I missed you." She says rubbing her eyes.

"It was great, but it would of been better with you. How's my favorite niece?" I said

"I'm your only niece silly." She walks back and sits with  her mom and dad. I walk over and talk the empty sit next to my dad, and Mateo sits across from." I can feel the tension in the air as everyone but my dad looks at me.

"So, I guess since no one else is going to ask him I will." Said Teresa.

" Teresa tranquilo y comer su comida." Said my mom .( Teresa quite and eat your food.)

"Ask me what?" Before my sister can her mouth my mom gave her the look and said her name making sure to pronounced every syllable. She looks over at my and smiles, then she looks at my dad and gives him a go ahead and tell him look.

My dad clears his voice and puts down his fork." Maddox, what your sister is asking is now that you had your time to "goof off" what do you plan on doing?"

"Goof off? What are you talking about, and I my plan is to get as far away from Louisiana as possible."

"Now son I don't think your being reasonable"

"Dad I'm young, reasonable is not a word in my dictionary!"

" You're not young a, and you know you cannot just decide to leave Louisiana." How is he so calm telling me, how to live my life.

I'm tired of all this and I was about to give my dad what for and leave when he sat back straight in the chair and opened his mouth. " Now listen Maddox, I let you "do you" as you kids say, even when that meant you going out and being the local bad boy, I let you throw your wild parties and even cleared your name for you on several occasions. God! I even allowed you to go to Spain for two years after graduating high school. When your loco behind should have been either going to college or taking up the business right away.  Ahora se escucha, y escuchen atentamente.( now listen and listen close) . You are going to either go to college and when you graduate take up this business or take this business right now. Make a choice and make it quick." He get up and walk to another room. I look at the table to see that everyone is looking at me, I get up and they turn and start eating like nothing happened. I walk out the door and hear someone call my name.

I get outside and I take a deep breath letting the cool air engulf my lungs. I hear the door open and Mateo stands next to me with his hands in his pockets. We walk to my house in silence . Mateo looks at me for a minute and I shrug my shoulders. Even though it didn't look like it we just had a conversation.

" So what's it going to be Maddox?"

" I don't know Teo, I'm just going to have make a choice." I shrug my shoulders.

So I just noticed that I didn't upload the whole chapter so it was left at a  "UN-purpose" cliffhanger. I hoped you liked the NEWER update of this chapter. The last sentence in this chapter is the conversation in Maddox and Mateo's mind. Xoxo lovebugforlyfe