La Santa Muerte

chapter 13- mi santa

vero: go check on her

chuey: no you

vero: if i do i might beat her again im that annoyed now go!

he rooled his eyes and went he pinned locked the door and got in

chuey: vero!

vero: what? is she dead!

he walked into the kitchen

chuey: no the room is empty she ran away

vero pushed him and went to look herself

vero: haha that lil bitch

chuey: do you think she went to the cops?

vero: no they wouldve been here by now

chuey: should we go to the cops?

vero: no are you insane? she wont make it far she'll be back ill send her a text

he nodded

vero- runaway all you want ill find you eventually and drag you back i wont go to the cops i can careless .. ill find you

adan saw the text and broke the phone

adan: talk to the cartel boss its her only way out

pedro: thatll put her into deeper shit man

adan: but theyll protect her tell them her story

pedro: ill see let her heal ok

he nodded .. the night passed she woke up in the late afternoon dazed

maricela: how long have i been out?

adan: like 10 hours? she sent you a text but i broke the phone sorry

maricela: dont be its ok bt uh can i take a showe and do a prayer?

adan: yea sure

she went to the room grabbed some clothes he walked in as she pulled out the statue

adan: wait whats that?

maricela: shes my santa muerte statue i couldnt leave her behind its bad luck

adan: i was expecting a virgin marie

adan: the virgen marie wouldnt do that for you?

maricela: no look at my parents there servants to her and there miserable .. after my first prayer my dad got fired and she got in a hit and run accident and she had to pay for everything and it fucked up her back .. she doesnt bring evil to you if your loyal

she sat down on his bed he could see her pain

adan: im sorry babe

she broked down

maricela: i know ill be ok ill recover but im tired and i want them to suffer

he reached for her statue

adan: then ask for revenge karma will get them but for now i got you i love you

she hugged him

maricela: i love you too

he left her alone she showered and cleaned all her cuts her body ached in pain but she pushed herself to ignore the pain

she set her things up

maricela: you know iam not a evil person this is a problem only you can fix .. use your sickle to cut down my enemies as the had me pushed down to the ground and you gave me a hand to stand back up cut them to the ground santa muerte

amen

weeks went by lil by lil her parents lives started to fall apart .. they lost there house her dad became very ill

vero: what do we do? we leave she gets to be free? she has to come with us

chuey: we've looked everywhere she can be dead whocares anymore

vero:theres been sightings ill go threw with my plan

chuey: your delusional

vero: i found her lovers address ill report that there selling drugs if she pops out we claim her and leave

chuey: why do you need her so badly?

vero: if i have to suffer she has to suffer also i dont care!

chuey: your insane

by this time maricela had healed fully .. the cartel boss had came threw on helping her

maricela: if you teach me i can help you

javier: mija i dont want you in this

maricela: i wont live off adan and pedro i have to help them

adan: you know i dont care babe ill always take care of you

maricela: i know and im grateful but i was good at what i was doing i wanna do better and get bigger

avier: look let your parents move and you be clear and then we'll talk your safe but here take this mija

he got up and gave her a burner phone

maricela: whats this?

javier: its for emergencies im a call away ok stay low just a couple more weeks

maricela: ok then thank yo

javier: de nada adan back to usual alright

adan: si jefe

the boss left

adan: we got this babe dont worry

maricela: i know we do

they spent the last night together .. she never thought her mom would find her .. the next morning they where woke up by swat breaking down there door she watched as they dragged adan away

adan: call him!! i love you!! im sorry!!

she nooded in shock n tears as a officer took her to the side

maricela: i love you!!

they took him away and she was put in the back of a cop car..