La Vida Loca

Ch.5 Rough Night

GIA'S POV.

I'm going out to eat with Manny today. He's been pretty busy working at a car shop he opened with his homie so we haven't had much "bonding time" he calls it.

Today is his day off so he took it as an opportunity.

I already have my hair and makeup done I just need to go home and change because I just got my nails done.

I ALWAYS have them done.

I park across the street since there's no parking anywhere else and my moms car is blocking the end of the drive way preventing me from going in.

I HATE when people from across the street or our neighbors park in front of our house.

When I get off the car I notice that someone's moving into the apartments I'm parked in front of.

I see a bunch of cholo's moving stuff in and I see one particularly that looks cute from behind but doesn't turn around.

I walk across the street to my house and of course I hear a whistle. It's obviously those guys. But I keep walking.

I go inside and change into an off the shoulder, loose/baggy is Black long sleeve, blue skinny jeans, and chest but brown colored moccasins.

Right when I'm done changing I hear a honking outside. I know it Manny so I grab my purse and go outside.

"Alright gee I'll hit you up later!" Manny says to one of the guys that's carrying boxes into the apartment as I get in the car.

"You know those guys?" I ask him. "Yeah the homie Anthony Corona's cousin is moving into there, Anthony is actually one of the leaders he's the one that I told you didn't go to the meeting cause he don't get along with his dad" he tells me. I just nod.

We drive to a restaurant and talk.

Me and Manny never had much of a good relationship. But I feel like the more I talk to him and have conversations with him, the closer I feel I'm growing to him.

It's like, starting to actually feel like he's my big brother.

After eating Manny drops me back off home and I go inside.

I see my mom sitting on the couch with her arms crossed and Jose sitting with her drinking a beer.

They both look, mad. Fuck.

"Gia Enriquez sit down" she says. I scrunch my eyebrows and walk to the couch across from them.

"I just got a call, from your Tia Rosie" she tells me. I roll my eyes.

My Tia Rosie is my moms half sister. No one in my moms side of the family likes her. They isolate her every single time at family parties and shit.

Why? She's a HUGE drama lover and shit talker.

My mom always told me my dad's side of the family are nothing BUT shit talkers. But I wouldn't know. I never knew any of them.

"And?" I ask. "She said that her goddaughter Tatiana, told her that she's been hearing around the hood that, you are pregnant" she says.

"What?? I'm not pregnant" I say angry. "Yeah right" Jose says rolling his eyes as he takes a drink of his beer.

I hate Tatiana too. She's a hoe ass shit talker.

"I'm not!" I say instantly angry. "Mija tell me the truth, you made that mistake once you-" she starts but I cut her off.

"Don't bring up my daughter like that! Don't EVER bring up Jaylah as a mistake! Look in the fucking mirror before you do that shit!" I yell at her.

"Watch your mouth do not talk to me like that!" My mom yells at me.

"No! I'm tired of this shit! You'll believe anything anyone says before me! You'll choose ANYTHING over me! You don't give two fucks about me!" I yell at her.

I've been holding that in for years.

"Excuse me! I've been fucking taking care of you since the day you were born I-" she says but Jose cuts her off.

"Babe she's a selfish ass little brat I told you along time ago to kick her ass out of here" he slurs.

"That's no problem I'm leaving" I say as I quickly walk to my room. I lock my door and pack a bag of clothes and other necessities.

I turn off my bedroom lights and leave my door locked. I go out my window and quickly run to my car and get in.

When I do I call Manny.

"Hello?" He answers. "Hey um, can I sleep over at your place?" I ask him. "Why what's wrong?" He asks. "I'll tell you when I get there can, can I just stay please?" I ask him.

"Yeah okay I'll text you the address and apartment number" he tells me. "Okay thank you" I say then hang up.

I'm really trying to hold back years right now.

I'm angry and hurt.

I love my mom. So much. She's such a strong woman. So how could she treat her only daughter like shit?

I hate how she's being towards me. She really doesn't care about me anymore. She probably doesn't even love me anymore.

Just THINKING about that makes me wanna cry. I love her but she doesn't love me.

And then when she said my daughter was a mistake, I was done.

I will never consider her a mistake. She's my daughter, my angel, my princess.

No one fuck with that.

Manny texts me the address and number so I go.

When I get there I walk up the apartment stairs and knock on the door and Manny opens it.

"Hey come in" he says letting me walk past him. "The homie" he says pointing to a guy sitting on the couch rolling a a joint.

"Hi" I say to him. "Sup" he says looking me up and down. "So what happen?" Manny asks as I sit at the kitchen table and Manny grabs a beer from the fridge.

I spend the next 10 minutes telling him what happened. But I skip the part about Jaylah.

"Damn, that fucking bitch Tatiana stays talking shit, I got a text from Carlos too saying she was talking shit about me and you, saying we're fake and ALL this bullshit and her man Victor too he said you're a hood rat and I'm a wannabe gangster like what the fuck foo I run ALL this shit " he tells me.

"Whaaaat, damn, I'm gonna deck both of them i swear fuck that" I say shaking my head. "Good I'll help you" he says taking the last drink of his beer.

I'm too tired to get more angry.

"Alright well, I'll sleep on the couch and you can sleep in my room" he tells me standing up.

We walk to his room and I sit on his bed.

"Bathrooms across the hall, let me know if you need anything" he tells me as he turns on the ceiling fan then walks out.

I sigh and fall back. I'm exhausted. Exhausted with life.