My Precious Euphoria

44.

Emilio

"What are we gonna do man. This shits not okay." Justice says while pacing around. We were sitting in Teddys basement after I took Kia home. All morning I've been thinking about this and I felt like I might know what to do.

"I know." I say.

"Emilio I know you don't like police officers for whatever reason but my dads different okay, just let him helps us trace this number and.."

"I think it's someone at school." I blurt out.

"I also felt that way but it could be anyone." Justice says.

"No, it's someone around us." I say.

"How can you be sure." Teddy ask me.

I dig in my pockets and lay out all the notes I've been receiving since I got here. They take and analyze them. "How long has this been going on." Teddy ask.

"Since football started."

"And you didn't tell us!" Justice blurts sounding offended.

"Was it really necessary." I say gritting my teeth.

"Yes! It actually was." He says making me roll my eyes.

"Whats the point of these." Teddy says shaking one of the notes.

"Your remember the day our locker room was vandalized?" I say.

"Yea."

"I took a picture of the writing, it's the same exact hand writing as these notes." I say showing them the picture I took on my phone.

"Oh shit that looks exactly the same." Justice says looking at the picture and the notes.

"They really do." Teddy agrees.

"Long Beach was suppose to be the one who vandalized our locker room, but I don't know anyone over their for them to just up and hate me. What if it's someone at our school who's doing this?" I say.

"Why would someone at our school vandalize their own locker room." Justice ask.

"Maybe cause they needed a distraction of some sorts." Teddy suggest.

"But what, and why. If anything I'm completely clueless on who it could be?" I say.

"Luke." Justice says.

"Do you think it's him." Teddy ask.

"Yes dude I mean look he had us go and vandalize their locker room then ran away and even disappeared right after because he knew we was gonna beat his ass." Justice says waving his hands around.

"I thought of him too." I say. My whole body felt as if it was Luke, I needed to find him.

"Teddy." I say. He looks up, "I know I don't like cops but can your dad find out where Luke moved to?" I ask.

"Yea, I'll ask him."

"What's your plan?" Justice asks me.

"Talk to Luke. He has to know something."

•••••

"Your leaving again?" Emmanuel ask as our dad had his suitcase and bags. My mom was already in the car not even caring to say goodbye to any of us.

"Yes." My dad say as if it's obvious.

"You know we haven't got to celebrate La Festa del Ringraziamento in a year right?" Mathias speaks up.

"Sorry son, I have a lot of business to take care of. Don't worry I'm sure Patrick will make y'all something great. Plus your uncle is here so your not alone this year." He says casually making me ball my fist up.