Mi Sureña

New Encounters- Alejandro's journery

Starting my life here in El Paso, Texas has been a pretty good decision, got an actual job working in the construction business here, quit the streets and stopped doing drugs about a year ago. Life has been really peaceful here I haven't gotten in any trouble and I'm living in a little apartment on hillside avenue.

*Phone ringing* (Jace)

"Hello?"

"Hey wassup man haven't talked in a while, was hopin' we could chill sometime?"

"Yea-" he cut me off.

"Great! Tonight at my place with the home boys at 8:30"

"Yea sounds good I'm on lunch break right now get out at 6"

"Ok well see ya tonight lil homes"

"Aight see ya"

Celebrating my birthday in a couple days, finally 19 on June 23. I like takin a walk once in a while with ma homeboy Carlos he had moved here about a month ago with his fiancé Itzel. We both got our GED's and moving forward to see what life has to offer.

"Hey Alejandro they need you over at the second floor!" yelled one of my co-workers Paulo.

"Yea"

*clashing poles*

"Hey careful man watch where you swingin' that" I said.

"Careful where you walkin' then" he said mocking me.

"Hey! Alejandro control your temper this ain't the streets no more!" yelled Paulo.

"I didn't even hit the f***er!!" I yelled furious.

Like seriously I don't touch that skinny ass b**** and I get yelled at. That wussy lucky I ain't doin' my ways no more.

"Ok ok men, settle down and get back to work" he pushed us to opposite directions.

6:10 p.m.

Finally home,

gonna relax for a bit till I go over to ma homeboy Jace place. Gonna dig in the fridge.

"Yeaaa found me a leftover slice o pizza"

*Man yelling outside"

"What the hell goin' on?!"

I drop my pizza and head out to see what's up.

"Ok puto te vamos a decir bien claro lo que nos debes y que no se te olvide porque te chingamos a tu y a tu familia! 50,000 pesos en una semana"

I saw 5 men with black masks in an alley with AK-47's and red rags wrapped on their arms.

"Probably the bloods here in El Paso, weird they dressed different got their bandanas on their arms tho" I whispered to myself peeking in the alley.

"No se me va olvidar se los juro no lastimen a mi familia por favor les ruego!!" The man cried.

"Pues ya sabes pendejo 50,000 pesos o se-"

*My phone ringing* (Jace)

"Quien esta ai?!" yelled one of the delincuents.

I start running as fast as I could but it was useless in the back of my head I thought I was gonna die for sure they had AK's what the hell do I do on foot.

"Deténgase!" I surrendered with my hands in the air.

Two of the men patted me down for weapons while one pointed the AK at my head.

"Como se llama?!" one of them screamed in my face.

"A..Alejandro" I stuttered.

"Cuantos ańos tienes y si es parte de un cartel diga cual..y no mentiras e, se la saco con un balazo a la cabeza"