How Far? (Book l)

Part 22: "I know what you did hope."

"No one is touching hersh period!" I screamed. "Hope now is not the time to act concrete! no one is touching him.I know how much you care about him. You lose him I lose you." "Chris how could you explain something like that and expect me to be calm." "He needs to know and you need to be the one to tell him.".." I set dianna on fire to disguise her deaf as an huego death. I recognized her she's definitely the boss ex. I went ahead with it, your fingerprints were all over her I couldn't risk them coming after you." "They can't hurt me. You marked me they cant touch and huego girl it's law!" "Hope that's not what marking mean. I marked you because dickhead found out your dad was a cop. He thought me being around you was going to get us all booked.Truth is while I was around you my sales were dropping. I even wanted out because of you of course they went snooping for leverage. They was planning to kill your dad, they said he was an intruder, Dickhead threatened to tell  so I marked you. It means I vouched for you to provide for the huegos and that you have resources that can be of great value to us. Your mom is an undefeated lawyer your dad is inside help. To me you're no threat to the gang  you partake in helping the gang at all cost and in due time take part in the initiation process." I couldn't believe the words that were coming out of Chris mouth. "My parents are not doing anything to please a bunch of murderers. I will never be apart  of that shit. "Do you know what you just did?"  "It was either that or your dad being killed. I'm trying to protect your ignorant ass." "By doing what putting my whole family in it. You just exposed us to even greater risk! I'm not joining anything, my family not providing anything for you. I know what they do to women as an initiation chris! You really signed me up for that?" I threw on my robe and headed to the bathroom. "I'm not letting anyone rape you or beat you. I made that move to handle what was going on. I still have  a plan, You know I never do anything without a plan." ..He grabbed my chin and and looked me in my eyes. "Trust me."  Then his phone rung. "Put it on speaker." I demanded. he did it just to please me. "Yea whats good bro." Chris answered. "'where you at? You suppose to been here d-mark heard about dianna. someone on the inside did this shit. he want everybody here or he cooking up fams. and tell dickhead I  been hitting em up all day bro. Shit getting real chris." Chris  hung up the phone without even responding. "What is he talking about?" I asked. "They know someone on the inside did it they want someone to come forward or they're going to start killing families one by one. I can't let that happen." said chris "I've already lost someone." "Don't tell me you're thinking about telling him!" I blurted. "Just let me handle this.

"I know what you did hope!" said hersh. I looked to to the floor ashamed. "I have something to tell you. Chris demanded that I tell you." I let out a breath and started. My mom and your mom was in college together. Dianna use to mess around with d-mark the boss of huegos, he's your father!" I added. Her and my mom ran from d-mark along time go after doing something untrustworthy.She never told him she was pregnant with you. Dianna never wanted to reconnect with you she wanted to take you to d-mark and sacrifice you. A Procedure they do to first born males of any huego member that wants the authority to test your loyalty to them. She gave you up for adoption. My mom knew this. My mom knew of you and had been following up with your adoption parents this whole time. Dianna had my mom to keep up with you for her! That's why my mom was constantly asking about you. Dianna wanted back in with d-mark. What better way then to reconnect with you and reveal to d-mark that he actually had son and sacrifice you to prove her loyalty once again. so if you want an apology I'm not giving you one. I'm glad she's dead!" hersh put his head in his hands and balled his eyes out. I haven't seen him cry since the day he was put out for being gay. My phone vibrated and I took a glance. it was chris. His text read: I'm going to let them know who originally killed dianna.you hate tash anyways. he was right I hated her but I didn't want her dead! I only said that out of anger!