Opposite Sides (Completed)

13.

"Maria this is Melissa, Melissa, my little sister Maria." They smiled at each other as Melissa reached in for a hug. My sister was on a downward path and I wasn't about to watch her self destruct I wanted her around people who were doing things that she wanted to do and Melissa owned her own hair salon and that's something my sister wants to do when she gets older.

Melissa and I went to high school together, she was one of the people who pushed me to finish high school, she was the perfect role model for my sister in my eyes. I let them chat it up as I stepped outside seeing Isabel calling me.

I picked up probably right before it was about to go to voicemail. "Yo!"

"What are you doing?"

"At my mom's, what's up?"

"Nothing, quick question. Are you talking to anyone?"

I turned around looking back towards the house, "What? What are you talking about?"

"I just heard you might be talking to someone."

I shook my head, Melissa and I were seen together for two seconds in public and people were already talking? That shit ain't make no sense, people ran their mouth too quick. "No I'm not talking to anyone and if it's Melissa you're referring to she got a whole ass boyfriend. She's helping me with Maria."

"Helping you?"

"Yeah. Helping me." I don't know why she asked that question as if I would go deeper. My business was my business.

"Jose! She's going to let me help in the shop," my sister ran out screaming with a smile on her face. I smiled back as I ended the call, "imma holla at you later Izzy." With that I hung up turning around to look at my sister completely. She was ecstatic and that made me smile. Melissa stood at the door with a grin on her face. I mouthed thank you as my sister hugged me.

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Once I left my mom's Melissa and I went and got something to eat, catching up on life and all that good shit. My phone kept blowing up to the point I just had to silence it in the process. Seeing that it wasn't really anybody of importance and no one left a message it couldn't be that serious.

"You're Mr. Popular aren't you? I guess some things don't change." She smiled.

I chuckled, "not even. I don't know what the fuck going on today."

"Everybody wants to talk to you." She easily let out.

"I see."

"You don't have a lucky lady in your life?" She asked as she raised an eyebrow changing the subject.

I leaned back as I picked up my drink, taking a drink from it. I shook my head no. "I don't."

"Why not?" She looked surprised.

I shrugged my shoulders, "for starters with everything going on right now, I don't even need one. Don't want her being a target. Secondly, ain't met nobody really."

"Nobody?" She asked with an eyebrow raised, "Jose, it's plenty of girls out here who want you. Trust me you get brought up in the shop a lot."

"Is that right?" I asked with a smirk on my face.

She rolled her eyes as a smile started to appear on her face, "yes. You really telling me you haven't met anyone who sparked your interest?"