La Santa Muerte

His twin

she stood back serious

maricela: maya please ok

maya: i understand where your coming from but soon shes going to get out int he world and shes going to grow up and shes going to find out you know it all comes to light you know this mom .. and i dont want her to hate you or dad i dont want her to be confused or angry

maricela: why would she be?

maya: because you with held the truth from her think about this?

maricela sighed

maricela: im fucked either way ill think about it right now shes doing something special for you lets get back to the house celebrate this good news ill talk to gio see what he has to say

maya: ok also she um has a college fair coming up and i asked her about her plans for the future and she said she wanted to go into the force

maricela looked at her confused

maya: yea police force then eventually become a detective i said wow thats cool what gave you the inspiration ya know and she said her friend chris wants to do the same and showed her alot and it looks cool to her

maricela: i need to meet chris the fuck lets go come on

they went back home .. maricela stood back for most of the night watching them celebrate mayas pregnancy and watch her kids spend time with eachother

javi: why are you so quiet tonight?

maricela: just watching you all thats all how was school?

javi: boring same old

maricela: mm boring how are your grades i haven't gotten any calls?

javi: yea because i switched the number to dads and you know he doesnt answer unknown numbers haha

she smacked him and looked at him serious

javi: mom im kidding i swear haha im doing good i got it together finally im good i promise

maricela: better be im gonna double check now

javi: i know you are and you'll see im good mom im almost a freshman but i was thinking about something

maricela: whats up?

javi: i wanted to try and get a summer job going with dad to work

maricela got serious

maricela: no

javi: mom come on

maricela: not with us plus you dont have to work you know this

javi: yes i know that and im beyond thankful for everything always but i want to make a name for myself and i want to get out there just a bit ya know? its just construction

maricela: its dangerous and i dont want you getting hurt i already worry for your dad and tio Emiliano

javi:ok i get that but wouldn't you want me to be with you and learn the trick of the trade?

maricela stayed quiet

javi: i know that face and i get it .. but i want to work in the company to honor grandpa to honor his name i didn't get to know him but i wanna be like him ya know?

maricela sighed smiled

maricela: he would've been honored let me talk to your father about see what we can do

javi: thank you

he went up to his room .. the night went by she cleaned up everything

giovani-:i see he talked to you

maricela: he did and i saw vivi talking to you?

giovani: yea asking away about our early years

maricela looked at him

giovani: i told her i wasn't perfect but yea but she brings up when she was created and yea i had to lie a bit but

maricela: i dont get why she keeps bringing it up huh i thought just

giovani: i say you speak on it before she figures it out and gets angry babe?

maricela: one thing at a time javi wasn't to work with us for the summer? what did you tell him?

giovani: i told him i would talk to you he said he wants to honor grandpa hes acing school but he doesnt see himself in college he wants other things hes us babe hes just like you smart but has that in him i swear

maricela: hes not like me

giovani: i get it not like that but he has that determination to run shit ask about his clubs how he fails and brings back his As like nothing? he gets that from you i flunked out you know that

maricela: i know .. ill think about it i already have alot with viv then work its all over

giovani: i know your going to hate me for saying this but i rather it be in your head so you can think about it to

maricela: what?

giovani: shes like adan babe .. looking for answers answers that shes going to hate she has the determination to from you your smile and all but that mind set to find out why ya know? and i think its best you tell her what really went down before she finds out and gets mad i dont want her mad at you i dont wanna get stuck in the middle

maricela: shes not like him.. shes

giovani: she'll forever be my abbygirl my daughter but we have to admit his features are showing something i never though i would see again

maricela: huh fuck your not wrong i see it to i got it handled ill do it at my pace yeah

giovani: as long as you do it

maricela: yea ..

the night went by.. she slept in the next day and took viviana to school

maricela: im gonna sign you up for drivng classes then for your birthday we can get you the car you want your choice?

viviana: i wanna learn how to drive but i would still want you bring me to school and dad

maricela: really you wouldnt want to drive a mercededs a tesla? like your friends?

viviana: i want a honda first off haha but no its my own bonding time with you guys not with javi breathing like an ass in the back

maricela laughed

maricela: aw babygirl i get it whatever you want

she pulled up to the front of the school

viviana: mom look thats chris

maricela looked at who she was pointing at she froze a bit

viviana: mom?

maricela: sorry the guy in the back?

viviana: no i swear you need glasses him look let me go get him

the bell rang

maricela: i saw him haha its ok the bell rang go in you can bring him over later whats his name again? last name?

viviana: chris sanchez

maricela: sanchez ok see you after school be good have fun be safe and text me ok?

she nodded as maricela did the sign of the cross on her and watched her go in chris looked at maricela ..

maricela: adans twin