"Cesar, Carlos, what's going on?" I asked as my sister Monse and I approached their house. "Get out of here." One of the older Hispanic guys yelled. "No! Not without my friends." I snapped. They all stood up. "Please Kaiden, get out of here." Carlos said. "No. We aren't leaving without you and Cesar." Monse said. "Get the hell out of here! I won't tell you again." Cesar yelled. I saw passed his mask. It shattered his very core to yell at me and Monse. After all, we were the best of best friends.
I guess not anymore.
It's the end of my freshman year when things start to spiral. Join Monse, Ruby, Jamal, Cesar, Carlos and I on our journey On Our Block.
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.