Claudia Lilith Rodriguez is my government name. My friends call me Laydee its a nick name. I'm 17years of age 5ft 4in is my height 125lbs green eyes thick full lips light complected, coke bottle body proportioned really well. Long dark brown hair a little passed my belly button. I'm Mexican American. I live in East LA. Some would consider it dangerous, all the killing, stabbing and muggers would be scary to most but for me? It was just a way to survive here. Life for me never came easy unlike most kids. Kids would beg and cry just because their little toy broke I cried and begged for my father to get off my mother. Kids slept cozy in bed while I walked around with my little brother trying to find a safe spot to sleep. I live with my foster mom Elizabeth who doesn't give a rats ass about me much less my little brother. But I thank her because she got me into private school 3 hours away. I'm in a gang VHL Vernon Hood Locos a South Siders Click (Surenos) I joined when I was 13 years old my little brother is going to be apart of the 3rd generation. I juggle two lives one is much better then my reality and I can fit in just right to it and then I deal with my reality witch is here where there are cholos and cholas roaming the streets causing havoc everywhere we go. But I keep them two separate. At least I try.
Monday Morning
"Last wake up call, it is 4:30!" Elizabeth yells banging on the door. I turn over and stretch , "shit." I say to myself. I wash my face and straighten my hair apply a little dark red lip stick and winged liner, I cover the three dots that were permanently on my bottom left eye and on my right hand with foundation. I stuff my school clothes and pair of flats in my back pack slide on my jeans and black shirt swing my back pack over my shoulder and head out and catch my 5:00 bus.
After 4 busses Im finally there I hurry my way to the gas station and gets in the bathroom and changes in to my navy skirt and white blouse and tie and knee high socks and black flats. I look in the mirror and I'm a whole different person. Smile pleased with myself and heads to school. "Lily!!!" Samantha yells to me from a couple of feet away as she parks her new convertible. She's my best friend here kind of my only friend as well, she is the only one who knows where I'm from. I wait for her to get out and make her way to me. She's a good friend a Lil bit snoby but compared to the other girls here she was the humblest one of all and rich very rich. She catches up to me
"Hey!" She says out of breath tucking in her shirt. "Hey new car?" I say as we walk into the 4 story elegant looking school "yeah my dad bought it for me Sunday." " surprised he bought you a new one since you wrecked your last one" she giggles "hey I'm a daddies girl" I smile as we grab our books from our locker. It was always the same thing every day nothing was ever different all these girls yapped about was getting their nails done, who said what and about how their boyfriends were being jerks and how sad their lives were.I rolled my eyes as I herd the same things its kind of like listening to one song over and over just different lyrics. I herd the doors open and things sort of got silent I turned to what caused the silence and it was a new student. Great another snobby person. "Oh my gosh" Samantha nudged me "he is gorgeous" I rolled my eyes and smiled she was always boy crazy. The bell rang and everybody went into their class rooms. I sat my usual desk and herd the teacher go on and on about some thing when the phone rings after a few quick exchanges he looks over at me
"Miss Rodriguez you're needed in the office" he smiles I get up and grab my stuff and walks out with every eye ball stuck to me.
"Hi ms.Joe I was called up" smiling peeking over her desk she looks up in a cheerful face
"Oh yes sweety here you go," handing me papers "you are to show this gentleman to his classes "
"Ohkayy thank you" grab the papers and I scan over his schedule his classes are right near mine cool. I wave him over without making eye contact or looking at him, I walk around showing him his classes and stopped at his class door
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Living In Two Worlds
Teen FictionA story about the emotional struggles a female living in the gang life and in a rich life has to go through. Claudia goes through a series of events that may or may not change her life but what happens when the consequences come back to hurt her? wh...
