Finding Luciana

4: Plug

'.'Pablo'.'

My homie was getting in the car and he was watching some video this guy sent around. I heard crying and screaming from the video.

"Bro, what the hell are you watching." I said, turning away from watching Luciana pull out of her drive way and down the street. 

"Dude, this shit is nasty. Who the hell would send shit like this out?" He said, disgust in his voice. 

"Nasty like, nasty nasty, or what?" I asked, getting in the car too. Jason had put away his phone and was now playing with the radio.

"That gringo Noah, y la niña Luci I think her name is. I didn't see her face, but I can tell by the hair. He secretly video taped her. The fucked, and by the looks of it, she didn't want to." He explained cautiously. In that instant my blood boiled, I gripped the steering wheel and drove like a bat out of hell after Luciana, and figured she was going to the mall. (gringo = white boy.)

"Who else did he send it to?" I asked, keeping my eyes on the road. 

After a few minutes of him tapping on his phone he finally answered. "Like 50 other people. Oye, Jenny es la chika that Luci hangs around with, no?" (hey, jenny is the girl that Luci hangs around with)

"Yeah, why?" I half turned and glanced at Jason as he looked down at his phone. 

"She ain't no friend for Luci then." He replied grimly. He tapped a few things then read out a comment.

"'That bitch squeals like a pig, glad I dont squeal when u fuck me, baby' is what Jenny commented. Sounds like her and this Noah gringo are a thing and Luci don't even know." He spoke, his tone a little sad.

"She looks like a nice girl, she don't deserve shit like this." Jason said after a minute of silence. We got to the mall and saw Luci walking in, glancing down at her phone as she walked. She is beautiful. 

"Mama wants me to get Lupe some shoes and clothes. I'll meet you back at the car, ok?" Jason said, getting out of the car.

"Yeah, man. That's cool. Text me when you're done." I said, getting out too. We walked to the doors then went out separate ways. Luciana looked way out of it. She moved slowly and walked in a dazed fashion. She was pale and I could see she had bags under her eyes. Noah just had to ruin her. I growled to myself and slowly followed behind her as people rushed by. 

Eventually she waltzed into a Hot Topic. She browsed for a few minutes then went to the register. I stood in line behind her, as she stared at the wall of skateboards and wheels. Her gaze was interested as she looked at the brightly colored wheels and intricately designed boards.

"They're dope, aren't they." I said suddenly. She jumped and spun around to look at me.

"Oh, um yeah. I don't know how to ride one though.." She mumbled, then her eyes seemed to become unfocused and distant, almost panicked. For only a moment she seemed to come out of her reverie and was about to grab her things and run.

I spoke before I lost my nerve, "What did he do to you?" It came out as a whisper, but she stopped near the door. I approached her slowly, cautious of her reaction. Her eyes watered almost instantly.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She tried to say confidently, though it came out more as a waver and just as she said it a tear dripped from her dark brown eyes. My heart ached, she was in so much pain and no one to see it.

"Let's take a walk, Luci." I offered her my hand kindly as she gulped.

"Hey, it's okay." I whispered, taking her hesitant hand in my own. Once we were out in the busy mall walkways I tried to think of how to bring up what I was thinking about. I decided to just be outright with it.

"Luciana, my friend Jason saw the video. He didn't show me, but he told me what Noah did to you." I said, cautious of what her reaction would be. I looked away and began pulling my hand away, but just before my hand slipped from hers Luciana suddenly gripped my hand.

"Promise me you won't h-... hurt me." She said, her voice cracking slightly at the end, her eyes became distant and teary.

"Oh, no no no, Luci. It's okay. I would never wish that kind of pain, much less the on top of the trauma you're dealing with, on anyone." I assured her, squeezing her hand comfortably. 

"Hey, let's go do something. I bet you want to take your mind off of.. of what happened." I offered, pulling her hand towards a certain shop. She looked up and her eyes lit up. She nodded and smiled, just as I offered her a crooked smile of my own. I was filled with a wave of joy and did a girly little kick jump which made Luci giggle slightly. Progress, I thought to myself.

"Build-A-Bear? Why one of these?" She wondered, walking in and looking around at the bright shop. Because I want to see you smile girl, I mumbled in my head.

SKIPPING AHEAD BECAUSE Y'ALL ALREADY KNOW WHAT HAPPENS

When Luci was in her car and I was back at mine Jason jogged over to the car with a couple of bags in his hand. 

"Oye, I saw that Noah guy. He looks pissed. Was walking out here, I don't see him now tho." Jason said, looking out over the parking lot. I grit my teeth and got in the car, Jason following just barely able to get in before I put the car in gear and tore out of the parking lot. Luci was already gone, and I didn't see any familiar cars ahead of me or in the parking lot as I left. 

"Fuck where is he." I muttered angrily under my breath. Jason looked nervous. I was seething. Noah wanna start fights,  I'll finish them for him. That bitch aint got the balls or skills to go toe to toe with me and actually win. 

"Pablo, is that him?" Jason asked, pointing to the black car riding my ass. I growled lowly and sped up, seeing Luciana's car way ahead on the highway. Noah was riding my bumper, and at one point I swear I felt him actually touch my bumper. I switched lanes and hit my brakes hard, which threw him off and made him drive past me at like 60 mph. Then I realized with horror that he now had the advantage to get to Luci first. Fuck.

--Flash forward a few minutes-- 

I was getting close to Luci's house. I pulled onto our street and noticed Noah's car parked haphazardly on the curb. 

"Call someone, I bet you he's doing shit to Luci." Just as I finished my sentence I heard a blood curdling scream come from Luciana's house.

"Fuck this!" I yelled and ran into her house, seeing as the door was slightly ajar. I ran up the stairs and followed the sounds of struggling and crying. When I found Luci's room I heard him taking.

"Shut up, bitch. You deserve this. I took meds to be normal, I waited 2 years for you to let me fuck, and you never did. You denied me too many times, so I'll deny you many times more." I hear Noah yell out. I stood back and slammed my shoulder against the door, breaking the handle and denting the door. 

"Get the fuck off her you disgusting pig." I yelled. He was above her, one hand was on her throat squeezing, and the other was over her mouth, while she didn't have pants on and his dick was inside her. 

"I said get off her!!!" I yelled again, this time throwing my body against his. Luciana was crying, and once Noah was off of her she scrambled back against the headboard. I grabbed Noah by the hair and arms and dragged him out of Luciana's room. 

"Get off me you fucking drug dealer." Noah thrashed, and if he moved in the wrong way he was going to dislocate his shoulder real easy.

Not even 2 seconds later he tried to drop and get a better angle to release himself there was a loud, sickening pop as his shoulder dislocated. He screamed and held his shoulder. While he was kneeling on the floor I grabbed his head and brought my knee up, breaking his nose. I heard the crack as it broke, and blood dripped from his nose. 

"You're going to wish you were dead when I'm done with you." I threatened, taking off my outer shirt. 

"I would never. She's my bitch and I do whatever I want with the things I own." He chuckled, blood on his lips and teeth. I sneered and punched him right in the cheekbone. His head snapped to the left, and blood spattered on his shirt. 

"I may be the plug, but I'm also a fucking thug you rat." I spat, kicking him in the stomach.

Every plug got electricity, and this one's on fire.