PROMISE ME (OSCAR DIAZ x OC)

Chapter Three (Alana)

CHAPTER THREE

Alana

August

I loved watching the sunset. I loved even more that I was never alone anymore. I'd been so sad since Mario left for college because it felt like half of me had been ripped away and I was left as a shell of who I was.

I didn't have my brother and just texting him was not enough. Especially because I didn't want to leave a paper trail of what I'd been up too. Sure, I've been telling a few lies to get around to do what I need to do but that's the only way I can do any of this.

Plus, Mario doesn't snitch.

Not like Ruby.

I've avoided going home all day so I wouldn't have to deal with Mami screaming at me for throwing a drink at Ruby. In that moment it seemed like the right thing to do. Actually it felt right for about 10 minutes until Oscar told me it was wrong.

"He's your brother, mi amor." He said as he moved my hair from my face. "You'd be mad if I did that to Cesar, wouldn't you?"

I didn't say anything.

"That's what I thought." He replied in a grunt. "You need to learn to keep your cool. Having a hot top like that is what'll get you killed."

I didn't talk to him for almost an hour after he said that. He made a good point but it wasn't what I wanted to hear. I wanted him to either just ignore it or keep laughing with me about it. But Oscar had a good head on his shoulders and even if he had been in jail or not he'd still be the logical one out of the two of us.

We sat on the front lawn, Sad Eyez on the back of the couch that weirdly always sat in the front yard. It was trashy but we really didn't care. I sat snuggled up to Oscar and Cesar was on the other side of me. People were everywhere. I didn't even know half their names but I knew they had my back and I remembered their faces and knew I'd have to have their backs too.

No matter what. Because a promise is a promise.

"Look who's walking up," Oscar chuckled as he sipped his beer.

Monse was coming running over at full speed. Rage in her eyes as she went right toward Cesar. He tried his best to hide it but I could see that he was absolutely petrified of her. I mean shit, I would be too if someone came charging at me like that.

"You stupid bitch!" She shouted at him before she grabbed him by the hair and threw him to the ground. "You're a fucking liar! How fucking dare you!"

Cesar was on the ground covering his face while Monse wailed on him. I couldn't take it anymore. I jumped up and felt Oscar grab the back of my jeans by the loop but I was too quick for him. I grabbed Monse with the same hold she grabbed Cesar with and threw her across the yard away from him.

"Get the fuck off him!" I shouted in her face. "You fucking touch him again you'll really fucking regret it!"

I held her hair in my hand when I went to swing and I felt arms wrap around me and yank me away. The smell that filled my nose was familiar and comforting. I knew the tattoos that were on those arms.

I was tossed back down onto the couch and held there by Oscar. He looked at me with eyes that screamed "sit the fuck down and obey me" that was kind of his thing when it came to me.

To obey him.

Monse and Cesar screamed back and forth at each other until Ruby and Jamal came running up. They pulled Monse away and Ruby didn't even pay attention to me. It was like I didn't exist. Until he turned back around and came running at me.