A/N: Should I post another chapter today?

"Hey!"

I said as I picked up Monses call. Oh how much Ive missed her! Since its spring break, we'll get to hang out more.

"Val! Hey!" She sounded happy.

"Whats up?" I walked to my room. Putting on my shoes.

"Do you want to come over? Maybe sleep over? Its been so long and i want to see you! My mom said you can stay. Can you bring Ruby and Jamal?" I laughed.

"Yeah sure, i can tell them, ill send you a text."

"Oh please! Hopefully ill see you later."

"Hopefully." I hung up and got my stuff. "Ill be back!" I yelled out. I opened the door, and closed it behind me, i saw you know who. "You are even more than a lowlife than i thought." I crossed my arms as i made my way to Celia. "What do you want now?"

"Just to came a check up on you." I faked a laugh.

"Since when do you care about me?" She sighs. "Please dont come over." I saw Jamal and Ruby peaking through the window. These guys. I made my way around her but she grabbed my arm. "Let me go." I growled.

"If you dont get what I want, ill get it, no matter what. You know, it would be a shame if someone called the CPS on you guys." I frowned. "A young man taking care of his younger sister while his in a gang, those raises heads." I yanked my arm from her.

"Whats your problem? Hm? Go away. If you even dare calling CPS on us, i got some dirt on you. I swear, your kids back home wont see you." I caught her.

"That's the Santo in you." I chuckled.

"Leave." I stood my ground, standing taller than her. She looks at me as she walks to her car. She drives off. I ran back home. "Willy!" I said as I went to the garage.

"What?" He turns around from fixing his car.

"Celia. She was here." He became furious. "Shes gone now. But she said she'll call CPS on you." That tick him off.

"Are you going anywhere today?"

"Monses? Why? What are you going to do?" I asked him.

"Ill drop you off." He walks away. I texted the boys that we're heading to Monses.

"Willy, what are you going to do?" I said as I made him turn around.

"Im asking Spooky for help." He turns away. I stood there as he slammed the back door. This isn't gonna be good. I walked back to my room, packing up to go to Monses and texted the boys to do the same. "Lets go." Willy said, grabbing his keys. Jamal and Ruby were already "Jamal, Ruby."

"Hey Willy." They both said. We got in the car and went to Brentwood.

"So uh, Willy, or Lil Diablo." Jamal started to stutter. "Hows it been? I see your better now." Willy smirked. At least he's okay now. "Say, hows the kid? Luis, walking already?"

"Jamal, he's literally 3 months old." Ruby tells him. "He cant walk."

"Trying to make a friendly conversation." We finally made it.

"Thanks Willy." I kissed his cheek as we got out of the car. "Call you if anything happens."

"Si."

"Thanks again Willy." Ruby repeats.

"See yeah home slice." Jamal sticks out his fist. Willy just stared at him. "Ese?" Willy chuckles and fist bumps him and left. We knocked on the door and quickly, Monse answered.

"Monse!" I screech and hugged her.

"Hey!" She smiles and lets us in.

"So what going on?" Jamal asks. We walked into the lovely, expensive, bright kitchen. Wow, its so beautiful here.

"They ask me to stay. This whole month feels like a dream and I dont know if im ready to wake up." Shit, i would keep on sleeping. I would love to live here. "But I also don't want to leave my dad. Or you. What should I do?"

"There is no question." Jamal tells her.

"Stay!" All three of us told her. Why would you want to leave?! Monse's mouth fell.

"You serious? You're just gonna give me up that easily with no discussion or debate?"

"Whats there to debate?" Ruby went on. "You're living in a baller house with expensive fits, and its safe." I nodded to his response.

"Yeah. The moneys definitely better off here." I shook my head.

"Stop it with the money!" I told him. Monses eyes grew.

"What do you mean, the money is definitely better off here?" Jamal looks to the bag. "Did you bring the money?"

"See, I told you!" I pointed at him.

"No. No, i cant keep the money. What happened to abueltia?"

"The old bag scammed us." I looked at Ruby, slapping his arm. "What? I can say old bag. Shes my grandma."

"Monse, we just need a secure place to store it until we can work out a new plan, pronto."

"But I invited some friends over."

"Well, uninvite them!" The door bell rings. Too late J. We walked to the door. There two white girls, and a boy one carrying a bag, and one playing with her hair and another with a bright smile, which was the boy.

"We don't want to impose. This is just a drop off so the food doesn't go to waste." Ughhh her voice, its like sooo slowww and likeee soo annoyinggg. Jamal was already drooling.

"Aww you guys! Thank you! Sorry for the change of plans, but we-"

"But we insist you join us." Jamal cuts her off. The blonde girls was eyeing Ruby, oooh i swear if she makes a move! Just one!

"But I thought we needed to discuss that thing. Privately." Monse said as she looks at him. Jamal slaps her cheek gently.

"Dont be so possessive Monse." They kept staring! "We get to see you all the time. Lets eat." They came in and we set the table. That blonde girl is still staring at Ruby.

"Hi, im his girlfriend nice to meet you." I told her. She looks away and sat down.I sat with the boys, drinking my water. The girls pulled out sushi. One thing i hate the most, its sushi. I never took my eyes off it.

"This is a beautiful presentation and I appreciate the artistry, but im not sure about the protein involved." Ruby says as everyone, besides us, digging in.

"Is there chicken in this?" Jamal asks.

"Just tuna." One replied.

"Why is it so red?" Ruby started to second guess the food. Im definitely not eating this.

"Its raw." I just gagged at the word, raw. EWWW. The boy chuckled at me. I cant. Im sorry. I hate this more than satan himself.

"Try the salmon roe." Monse tells us. I shook my head.

"The huh?" I said.

"Fish eggs." The boy said, he just keep looking at me. Nope, im good. Definitely not hungry.

"I cant. I cant." Jamal gagged.

"California roll? Its basic. Just a little imitation crab."

"Youd think rich people would spring for the real thing." I just grabbed a cookie, started to snack on it.

"Ill try it." Ruby says. I slowly turned my head. Uhh why? "Something new, right?." What the actual hell. The blonde girl winks at him. IN FRONT OF ME! Ruby picks up the chop sticks, he tried to pick the roll up but failed. He kept trying, making Jamal help. They didnt make it to the plate. The boy puts on roll on his chip sticks. He sticks them out to me.

"Oh, I dont eat fish." I told him. I felt eyes staring back at me. Ruby.

"Its just got some rice and some guac." He smiles. "Try it." I gave in. Ruby reaches in with a plate.

"She doesn't like being feed to." He frowned. The boy placed the food on the pate and placed it back on the table. I grabbed the chop sticks and ate it. It was actually good. I hummed from the delicious taste. Ruby growls as he kept looking at the boy.

"Can we get pizza?" Jamal announced.

"Ooo! Theres this really sick truffle and cauliflower crust from that place down the street." What? Cauliflower crust? Whats wrong with the normal kind?

"Lets get the blanco with kale." Thats it! Kale?! On pizza!?

"Yas!" They all cheered.

"No! No blanco, no kale! Just cheese!" Jamal begs.

"Truffle sounds good." Ruby said.

"Fine! We'll make a half truffle concession for you. Only because you were shot." The girls gasp. I rolled my eyes. Jealousy came kicking in.

"You were shot?"

"Almost died."

"Shit!"

"Its no biggie. Happens all the time in Freeridge. Which is why Monse needs to accept the offer to move in." Ruby raised his voice towards Monse.

"Bitch, youre gonna stay? Why are you holding out on us?"

"They just asked. I still dont know if im gonna do it yet." Monse tells her. "Theres a lot to chew on."

"Shes gonna stay." I said. Monse widen her eyes. I just want her to be happy and safe. Thats all!

"Like what else do you have to get back to?" Monse just looks away, eating. We finished up eating. I helped putting the cups away.

"So, whats your name?" The boy asks.

"Valeria, but my friends call me Val." The boy helps me out by drying them. "Yours?"

"Benjamin. But my friends call me Ben." He smiled.

"Well, Benjamin, thanks for helping me out."

"You can call me Ben." As we finished, we head to the living room, i saw the two girls sitting with Ruby, vaping? Since when? I stood by Monse.

"I hate this." She tells me.

"Tell me about it." I agreed as I crossed my arms. Look at them, smiling, touching him. Ruby puts the girls hand on her lap.

"Dont touch me, thanks."

"Okay, i dont want to be lame but I also dont want to in trouble with Julia." Monse tells me and Jamal.

"So you do want to stay?" I questioned.

"I dont know! But i do not want to get kicked out before i figure it out, so we need to kill this party and fast." Then a lightbulb appeared above my head. "What you got Val, i know that look."

"Just wait." I texted Jasmine to come over and chill. "Done." I said as we all looked them. Minutes later, she came, with alcohol. How?

"Howd you get this alcohol?" I asked her.

"I have a fake ID." Jasmine pulls it out from her bra. Hmm should've see that coming. I sat down with Ben, going on my phone.

"Whats your insta?" He leans in. Hes really nice, and I know he's hitting on me, which is getting really weird.

"Oh its Valzap10." He started to type away. Then a notification came on.

"Ruby? who's Ruby?" He asked me as he saw my bio.

"My boyfriend." His face fell.

"Oh." Was all he said. "Thats nice." I saw the blonde chick and Ruby go outside. I trust him. I do. "Nice you play soccer."

"Yeah, foward, best of the best." I looked at his insta. "Lacrosse, nice."

"You know, first line. No big deal." He stretches his arms out.

"No, no i dont actually." He just coughs. Ben and I just sat there, awkwardly.

"Is that a impala? 67!?" He said as he continued to look through my profile.

"Yeah, its my brothers."

"You gotta let me see it."

"Haha, one day." I faked laughed. Ben and I started to chat more. Swapping snapchats, and facebooks. Hes actually pretty cool. "Say, youre not bad Brentwood."

"Same here Freeridge." Everyone left the living room, leaving us two alone. I heard Jamal scream for Jamal. Ben pulls out his vapepen. "Wanna try?"

"Sure." He gives the pen to me and I hit it. Hmm mango. "This mango?"

"You already know." I give it back to him. Me and Ben went to help Monse. Ben went to throw some trash out.

"Hey!" I said as I walked in Monse scrubbing the rug.

"Did you know this rug probably cost 10k!" I kneeled down.

"Hey, i got this." I took the tools from her. She gave me a look. "What? Im a stain expert. I clean Willys bloody clothes all the time. Now go, take a breather."