I can't leave 'em alone... The dope boy's turnin' me on.
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I got a chill down my spine as I heard the name.
Jane.
My mother.
"I thought she didn't live here..." I say, still in shock trying to process.
"She arrived here today, why? I'm not sure... but she was about to enter her hotel and..." He says, his voice cracking.
Although my parents were never officially together, my Dad hasn't been with a single woman since I was born, when Jane, my mom, fled the country.
"Who did this? Why?" I say, as my Dad brushes himself off.
"There's only one person that would have done this, Bella" Mikey says as we make eye contact.
Of course...
Miguel.
Mariano's father...
Revenge.
Miguel
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"Can I see her?" I say to my Dad who shakes his head no.
"It's not a good sight, I don't need you seeing it."
"Okay..." I say frowning.
A man comes out and calls for my Dad.
"Mr. Castillo?"
"Go home, get some sleep." My Dad says hugging me and kissing my forehead.
He then whispers to us so the guy doesn't hear. "I won't be home until late in the afternoon or even night. Don't answer unknown phone calls, don't invite anybody over, don't go anywhere, I mean it. I'm going to handle this shit."
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"Look, I understand why you don't want me to be near Mariano... but he's my friend now, and you're going to have to accept that."
Mikey scoffs and laughs. "Yeah try convincing Dad to accept that when he finds out you're friends with a Castaño, Miguel's son at that. For fuck sakes Bell you barely know the guy, he could be sitting around a table with his piece of shit father plotting ways to kill you right now."
He drives through the entrance and parks the car.
I shake my head. "I can make my own decisions"
"Stop with that." He says snapping at me. "Yeah I may not control you but my job is to protect you, as a brother should, especially in a family like ours. You're 17 and you need to stop acting like you're some adult because you're not."
He opens the door and hops out.
I open mine and get out as well, walking behind him to the front door.
"I'm smart enough to know what I should and should not do, Mikey."
"Are you sure? Because hanging around them Castaño's isn't very smart. You're fucking begging to get merked. Go to your room and get some sleep." He says stopping in his tracks, turning around and going back to his car.
"Where are you going it's nearly 3 am?"
"Rio's. Listen to Dad, don't do anything you shouldn't." He says as he gets into his car.
I sigh, going up to my room.
I get undressed leaving me in my bra and panties. I put on a oversized black t-shirt that stopped mid-thigh.
I put my hair in a messy bun and washed off my makeup and brushed my teeth.
I lay down in my bed, but I was struggling to fall asleep. I threw the blankets off me and sat up, grabbing my phone.
It's 3:35am.
I text Emma to see if she's still awake.
No reply.
I text some of the others, again no reply.
I wave my finger over Mar's contact name, hesitant.
Me: hey, are u awake?
I nervously bite at my nails.
I see that he reads my message.
Mariano: yeah ma, you good?
Me: sorta, i don't know. ://
Me: could u come over? 😅 it's cool if u can't
Mariano: yeah, but are you sure? 😳
Me: nobody's home, don't worry
I told him how to get in, and that he'd have to sneak.
