La Santa Muerte

Lesson learned

giovani: we're here to sign up our daughter for school personal business is personal business she is a month late but she wont get to behind she has us to push her and help her

principal: yes ofcourse ill fill it all out set up some testing for her so we can have her scheduled in by Monday

maricela looked at giovani and sighed

maricela: i dont want you to think hes controlling me in anyway or anything so um

principal: i know about your story a lot of teachers came out after your disappearance talking about the bruises you usually had on you but

maricela: yea a lot of teachers knew and never spoke on it no i didnt die well technically i did because there was blood found at the house fire so i just ran with it changed my name and runaway from it all

principal: did you ever get your degree in journalism? i know you had a passion for all of that?

maricela: haha no i picked up a business degree being good at math helps

principal: aw well im glad your alive and doing well and out of that hell im sorry we couldnt help you

maricela shrugged her shoulders as they signed paperwork and she took maya to another room to have her tested

giovani: you good?

maricela: i really wanted to say you didnt help for shit because i used to walk into class with black eyes like literally but its whatever its about maya but its weird i thought i didnt look like i did back then i need more tattoos wanna know what im gonna go blonde

giovani: you look perfect i love your long black hair on you babygirl? whocares if they recognize i would want them to recognize me shit

she shook her head as her phone went off

maricela; this fucking asshole here wait for me ok ill be right back

giovani: we're at a school babe whocares

maricela: im not about to deal with some dumb shit give me a second tell her im checking on vivi

he nodded as she went outside

maricela- the fuck you want? why are you blowing me the fuck up haw? you dont think i have a fucking life? are you dying or something?

smokey- i loved you i cared for you and you just

maricela- you sound like a fucking female get your shit together and go make me my fucking money before i run your shit you fucking hear me? do you!

smokey- watch watch

maricela- you do know who your talking to? you should watch your  fucking back i already have your location

she ended the call and sent a text to emiliano

emiliano- on it ill pass it on

she went back inside and sat down

giovani: the front desk lady turned so hard i even heard you

she nodded

maricela: dumb fuck is drunk texting and calling saying huh nevermind emilianos on his way im not going to deal with shit

maya walked back out side smiling

maya: im not to smart i dont think i passed not even half those questions .. fuck huh

giovani: ay you dont need to be smart or pull straight As we'll get you the help you need dont worry

maricela: smile come on? emis already waiting for you?

the principal walked back in

principal: ok not in honors but we'll get her the classes she needs and maybe some online classes to catch up with everything but Mondays your first day ok?

maricela: thank you so much but also i wanted to say thank you for believing in my writing and everything sorry i disappeared the way i did you where the nicest teacher

principal:  no thank you for being a good student dont worry about your daughter shes in safe hands

giovani: that i know thank you

they got up

principal: maricela before you go um and adan? what happened to him?

she got serious

maricela: we went our ways i dont know where he is

principal: that sucks hope to see you at back to school night

maricela: you will

they left maricela walked behind them taking phone calls

maya: whos adan?

giovani: her ex .. she killed him 

maya: did he cheat?

giovani stopped and looked at her

maya: what? did he? she kept you alive haha im sorry

giovani: oo we got jokes? haha no he um i shouldn't speak on it but he was dick that turned on her and was very jealous that she was doing good so she popped his ass and his brother

maya: i would've done the same .. it be the closest to you i swear would you get mad if i got a boyfriend

he stopped walking as she laughed

giovani: muerte!

she turned and looked at them

maricela: what? and why yall walking so slow?

maya laughed even harder as they walked up and got in the truck

giovani: she dead ass asked if i would be mad if she got a boyfriend?

maricela looked at her

maya: im kidding but there was this cute cholito in that room and well

giovani: ooo fuck that shit wanna know what get the number for the all girls catholic school

maricela: ay ay strict parents create sneaky kids?

giovani: im not strict ill just fuck up a motherfucker thats what no boys i got one rule thats all

maya: he gave me his number

maricela busted out laughing as giovani turned and looked at her

maya: im kidding I am i swear hahaha

giovani: i need to see what gangs go here im gonna look into shit

maricela: as long as your smart and dont keep secrets because it all comes out

maya: i know it does ill tell you dont worry

she smiled at her as they went home ..

emiliano: he was at a bar having a moment

maricela: you beat his ass?

emiliano: i drugged him and he passed out i left him with nothing on him out on the west side of town hes gonna find out on his own to not fuck around if you want him dead you have to tell me because ill do it easily hes a cousin but i dont care thats fucking with money

maricela: dont kill him hes a dad hes just an idiot

emiliano: alright i wont but this should be your lesson not to fuck around with idiots

maricela: well look where im at now i got my angel baby haha

she felt a sharp cramp

emiliano: you good?

maricela; yea woke up with bad cramps let me tell marta we're leaving

emiliano: alright ill drive

she nodded