Roses {Finished}

Prologue

FLASHBACK 20 YEARS AGO

"You're doing it wrong Giselle!"
"I'm trying daddy!" I said.
"I told you to hold the gun like this when you're shooting to injure someone. I don't want you girls killing anyone just yet."
"But daddy we've been doing this for hours. Can we please take a break?" Solange asked.
He stood there contemplating for a few moments. "No."
We sucked our teeth. "Hey! Cut that shit out! You know how we feel about y'all doing that!"
"Now start over, and get it right this time or you'll both be running laps until I say stop."
"Yes sir." we said.

Solange and I redid one of our daily "situations" this time perfectly with no mistakes and in record time.
"Good job girls! Now it's ti-"
"Dinner's ready!" mama yelled. We rushed towards the door.
"Did I say y'all could leave?" he sternly said stopping us dead in our tracks.
"No sir." we said as we walked back towards him. "As I was saying. Now it's ti-"
"Didn't I say dinner was ready? I know y'all heard me yelling." my mother walked in with my baby brother on her hip.
"Tina we are in the middle of their training. Can't it wait?"
"And let all that food I just cooked get cold?" she scoffed, "Hell no! Besides they'll pass out if they don't have anything to eat and we don't need that happening in a real situation. And I know you ain't let my babies have a real break since y'all started this morning."
"Fine. We'll stop here for the day but tomorrow we will start at the same time. And remember,"
"If you're early, you're on time. If you're on time, you're late." my sister and I repeated for what felt like the millionth time. We left out of the gym/training room and went to clean up and have dinner as a family.

We all gathered around the table, my mother and father both at the ends while Solange sat across from me with our baby brother next to her near my mom. After my father blessed the food we began to eat and have what we consider normal conversation.
"What time is the shipment coming in and who do we have making deliveries tonight?" my father asked.
"It should have been delivered by now and Carl said he would send the names when he had everything situated." my mother answered.
Nodding his head "Okay I don't need any mistakes, this round of product is going to send us on our annual all summer vacation."
"I was thinking we go to London this time, what do you girls think of spending the summer in London?" my mom asked.
"That'd be cool." I said.
"Oooo mama can we go see the Eiffel Tower?" Solange beamed with excitement.
"Baby that's in Paris, and we saw that a few years ago. You know we don't visit the same place more than once." my mother stated.
It was true. We had never vacationed to the same place more than once, and I always wondered why. Paris was truly one of my favorite places. Solange and I had so much fun that year. It was actually the last time we had real fun on a vacation.
"But I want to see it again!" she said sucking her teeth. Here she go.
"Piaget. You know we don't tolerate that in this house. Do it again and see if I don't punch yo lil ass in the throat! ¡¿Lo entiendes?!"
"Sí mamá"
My mom rarely speaks in Spanish. But when she does she's either being shady or is really pissed.