Oscar wanted to drive somewhere else after the beach, but I asked him if he could drop me off at home. I told him I was feeling nauseous.
'You sure nothing else going on?' He asked me as we pulled up to the house. 'I'm fine'
After a few hours I heard Oscar and Cesar got home. They didn't come inside. That's what I thought until my phone rang.
'Cesar?' I asked confused as I picked up the phone. 'He's gonna make me kill him, Dani' Cesar said, breathing heavily.
'What?' I asked confused, not knowing what's going on. 'Oscar. I have to kill Latrelle' Cesar said crying, making my heart drop.
'He said I have to kill him tomorrow, I don't have any choice' Cesar hiccuped while crying. 'Where are you?' I asked him worried. 'On my way to Monse's'
'Stay there, okay?' I told him. 'I'll talk to Oscar-' 'He's not gonna listen!' Cesar interrupted, crying.
'I don't want to kill him, Dani. I can't kill anyone' Cesar cried into the phone. Tears started falling from my eyes as I listened to his voice.
'It's gonna be okay, all right, hermanito? Go to Monse's, I'm gonna try to fix this, all right?' I told him, trying to calm him down.
'It's gonna be okay' I said softly, hearing his breaths slow down. 'I got this, hermanito, don't worry. I love you'
I hung up the phone and wiped my tears. He's too young.
I got out of my room and walked outside, standing in front of Oscar.
He's too young.
'I'll do it'
He's too young.
Oscar looked at me confused. 'Do what?'
'I'll kill Latrelle'
The whole front lawn was silent. Oscar was giving me no expression on his face as he just stared at me.
'He has to do it, Daniela' Oscar said, turning his head away and ignoring me.
'It'll take longer if he does it. I'll do it' I took his cigarette out of his hands and threw it away.
Oscar stood up and towered over me, trying to intimidate me. 'You have to be a Santo to be doing Santo business'
'Then make me a Santo'
'Don't say stupid shit, Dani' Oscar scoffed. 'I said, make me a Santo. What are you? Deaf? Getting old?' I told him, raising my eyebrows at him.
'I'm not gonna make you a Santo, Dani' Oscar said and began walking back.
'Why not? You made Cesar one and that desicion was easy to make' I reminded him. 'Now it's the sibling you hate, the decision gets even easier'
'Daniela-' 'You call yourself a gang leader? You don't even have the balls to make a girl a Santo' Oscar clenched his jaw at my remarks.
'This is stupid, Dani' he sighed. 'Then don't let Cesar kill Latrelle' I told him. 'Because that's even stupider'
'He has to do it. That's part of his life now' Oscar told me. 'Then it's gonna be part of my life too' I told him.
'I'm not backing down, Oscar. Make me a Santo'
'Te va a ruinar la vida, Dani' Oscar sighed, slightly pleading. 'Ya esta ruinado. I have no future anyways' I told him. 'Make me a Santo, Oscar. Please'
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