On Our Block (ON MY BLOCK, OSCAR DIAZ)

Chapter 7

Amira's P. O. V

The five of us were in Ruby's room, because Monse called a meeting. Me and Cesar were on the bed while Jamal, Ruby, and Monse all sat in chairs talking over top of each other and giving me a headache.

"I have the binders done." Ruby said.

"This is the idea that we figured out."

"Nobody cares about this binders."

"That's what you did."

"You're right you got the binders that's all you need to focus on."

"So I think that we-"

This had been happening for the past five minutes and I was tired of it. After about thirty seconds I laid my head on Cesar's lap and played Subway Surf.

"Yo one at a time I'm not following" Cesar interrupted.

"Yeah me neither," I agreed not even bothering to sit up.

Ruby raised his hand and Cesar motioned for him to continue.

He looked tempted to do a little dance in his chair, "Sorry its excitement we've been chewing on this for the last two weeks. Its finally time to move forward with the plan"

"A plan for what?" Cesar asked confused.

"Cesar I c'mon you can't be that slow." I said.

"About what?"

"The plan for getting you out of the gang." Monse answered.

"You knew about this?" Cesar asked me with a hint of betrayal in his tone.

"Nope but its sure as hell obvious." I cut my phone off.

Cesar starts laughing, "You guys cant be serious." I oughta hit this boy in the head, "Wait you are serious?"

They all start nodding.

"Oh my gosh no, no, no, no. There is no out. You guys are being naive once you get jumped in you can't back out." He exclaimed.

"Unless you get jumped out but that's not an option." I suggested.

"Why not" Jamal was confused.

"Cause they beat you till you die." I answered.

"Oh I see your dilemma."

"Yeah"

"Death isnt the only option, Ruby." Monse gave a signal for Ruby to present the idea to us.

"So after copious amounts of research I formulated a theory that all great things come in threes: Holy Trinity, Primary Colors, Destiny Child"

"DC started with four members." I reminded him.

"But they weren't big until they were three. Which is why there are three common denominators to end any and all hostile situations."

"Why all the big words you know Cesar cant understand them."

"Maannnnn, shut up." He hit me on the forehead and I sucked my teeth at him.

"Anyway, I call them the three M's, Money, Murder, and Manuiplation."

They all started grabbing binders, "No not that one they're water marked." Monse and Cesar switched to Ruby's request. While everyone else said what was written inside I didn't even bother to open mine.

"Clearly murders off the table."

"Yeah the irony would be too much." I said throwing a ball from Ruby's dresser up in the air and catching it again.