On My Block

Halloween

~Teresa's POV~
We all met at Ruby's house except for Cesar. Of course he is gonna he like this. I didn't mean what I said.

Me: "Where's Cesar sitting?"

Ruby: "In Oscar's impala."

Me: "He's not coming? Why? It's tradition."

Ruby: "Who cares? I have the perfect P/V ratio. Olivia and Me and Jamal and you."

Me: "Don't ever put my V to Jamal's P."

Ruby: "Duly noted."

Cesar: "Shut in!"

Ruby: "But I thought you were with Oscar."

Cesar: "Good to see you too."

Ruby: "No, it's fine. Just take a seat. Any seat. Not the love seat. And don't block my scented candles."

Olivia: "What do you think?"

Ruby: "That looks nice."

Olivia: "So, when are we going out?"

Ruby: "Never. Trick-or-treating in Freeridge is a no-go."

Olivia: "Why?"

Ruby: "(sighs) You might wanna don't down. I'll be brief.  In 2012, prophets ripped up on us. Glocks to our heads and snatched our bags. 2013 we were kissing pavement all night. Caught in a drive-by. That night, we lost our candy and perhaps our innocence."

Me: "Can we talk?"

Ruby: "Here the trick-or-trick threat warning."

Cesar: I'm good."

Me: "Why haven't you returned any calls or texts?"

Cesar: "I've been easy. You know, jacking, tagging, banging. Even ran a yellow light."

Me: "You're still mad over my "safe" comment?"

Cesar: "Not safe."

Me: "Seriously? I had to say what I said because if I didn't I'd have to say more and saying more is not what I should've said. You're being overly sensitive. Want me to apologize."

Cesar: "I want you to want to apologize but you have to have feelings for that."

We decided to go to Brentwood and me and Jamal met a lady and she told me what it's like to date a santos.

Me: "You dates a santos? What was it like?"

Jamal: "Isn't that a little personal?"

Me: "Said the stalker."

Rose: "I don't mind. Come on over baby. Have a seat. Get the lady a drink Jamal."

Me: "Yeah, Jamal. The lady's thirsty. Do you mind if I ask you a question?"

Rose: "Oh, honey you can ask me anything."

Me: "Did you ever feel unsafe dating someone in the life?"

Rose: "No baby. Frankie kept me out of that stuff. Cause that's what a real man does. He was the love of my life. But he couldn't escape who he was. He was a Santos. And if you're gonna be with a Santos, then you gotta take the good with the bad. And appreciate what you go, cause I can be gone (snaps fingers) like that."

Me: "You toe were the cutest couple."

Rose: "Mm-hmm. You got that right."

Me and Jamal walked out the house and she called me to her.

Rose: "Come here."

Me: "Mmm."

Rose: "Listen, give your guy a chance."

Me: "what guy?"

Rose: "The one you're in love with. You'll regret it if you don't. Okay?"

Me: "Okay."

I call Cesar and leave a message.

Me: "Hey.  You don't need to apologize. Let's just, you know, hit reset. Forget either one of us said anything. And when you get a sec, call me I think I saw my mom."

I hung up the phone and plugged it in and laid down and drifted off to sleep.