C A M I L E
Monday, 6:42

" you kissed him?!?" Angelica asks.

" more like he kissed me" I mumble. " it's not that serious, Elise's the one with the boyfriend." I say.

"ay, esto no se trata de mí cariño." Says Elise.

"no no no, no me meto en problemas por un beso cuando ella tiene un novio." I say, shoving food in my mouth.

" everybody calm down." Says Austin.

" I guess this is a great time to share my news" says Caleb.

" I joined a gang!" Caleb excitedly says.

My eyes go wide, I have the urge to get up and smack Caleb. I look over to Austin who gets furious. Gangs are something we don't do in this family.

" creo que es hora de ir arriba" Says Sebastian.

" wait I wanna hear this." Says Yara.

" oh dear, Austin don't get mad.." Says Giselle.

" this is more exciting than the fights at my school." Says Mateo.

" ey mateo no digas eso" I tell Mateo.

Austin just sits their quietly looking at Caleb.

" what gang did you join?" Asks Elise.

" Oye, qué coño chicos, relajarse."

" cam , watch your mouth." Says Max.

I roll my eyes and set my plate in the sink.

"hey I'm tryna help them out, Elise already has a boyfriend, next thing you know they're both going to look into gangs too, and hey who knows they might even join one and our family will just be filled with people in gangs."

" Camile Rosa Villanueva Gómez!"

" lo siento! lo siento!"

When I sit back down at the table, Austin starts yelling at Caleb.

"elise deberías ir ahora" I say, as she gets up and walks upstairs.

" ahora sabes que no vas a salir con cesar, o algo así va a pasar." Mateo says to me.

" Ni siquiera me gusta Mateo." I tell him.

"mhm" he says as he walks upstairs.

I zone out until Max asks me a question. " isn't cesar in a gang?" He asks.

"If Cesar was in a gang he would've told me, so I think we're good."

" well his brother's in a gang, so he's bound to be in one too. If anything happens to you, don't be saying ''I think we're good.'' Says Caleb.

" Oh Caleb, you cannot be talking, if anything happens to you don't be talking about joining a gang, and how it was good for you." I say.

" but it really is a good idea.." he says.

" querido dios ayuda a este chico" I tell him while walking upstairs.

I open my door and sit on my bed. A couple minutes pass and I hear a door open.

" hey camile " Says Cesar.

I get off of my bed and walk over to the window.

" are you in a gang?" I ask.

Cesar looks shocked. " wow, I don't even get a hello or hi back. But yes, I'm in a gang." He says.

I sit down.

" oh no. My brother's not only going to kill me, he's going to kill you." I tell him, getting back up.

" why?"

" because my brother joined a gang. and, im hanging with a boy that's in a gang." I say.

" wait." he says walking out of the room.

I lay on my bed and a minute later, Sebastian comes into the room.

"you're little boyfriend is downstairs." he says, walking out.

Oh no.

I walk slowly downstairs, not knowing if I'm going to be yelled at or not. Angelica pulls me into the kitchen, before I could see Austin's face.

" he does not look happy right now.." she says.

"then can I talk to cesar upstairs?" I ask her.

" estás loca, va a matarte a ti y a él." she says, hitting me in my arm.

" plus we don't know what he's going to do, or plans to do..." she tells me before walking out of the kitchen.

I walk out of the kitchen to find Cesar sitting on the couch.

" la mujer de la hora!" Says Max.

" oh max, controlarte a ti mismo, te estás divirtiendo demasiado con esto" I tell him, rolling my eyes.

" So, Cesar, what are your intentions with my dear, 15 year old, smart, christian, virgin sister?" asks Max.

" MAX! ¿Qué demonios te pasa?" I say, covering my face embarrassed.

" cam. watch your mouth." says Sebastian.

" anywho, Cesar why'd you come over here?" I ask.

" well to tell your family about my life. First off, I am in a gang. Los Santos, if you really wanted to know. I'm nothing like my brother Spooky, I swear." He says.

I give a slight smile at him.

Austin's furious expression, calmed down.

Angelica's head turned to Caleb.

"Caleb? What gang did you join?" asked Cesar.

" east side l-" before he could finish his sentence, Austin starts.

" please don't say longos." He says as he looks up to the ceiling and closes his eyes.

" they aren't even over here..." Says Max.

" listen, you're going to quit." Austin says standing up.

" it's not that easy" Caleb and Cesar both said at the same time.

I look at Cesar confused.

"debes abandonar si te gusta o no." Austin says walking upstairs.

" I should get going.." Cesar tells me, giving me a quick hug before walking out the door.

" well-" Max starts

" better hope mami and papi don't find out." Angelica says running upstairs.

" Max, I'm going to fucking kill you!" I say throwing a pillow at him.

" awe, hey what did we say about watching your mouth little one. plus, just making sure he doesn't have sex with you." Max tells me as he walks up the steps.

I walk into my room and sit on my chair. Yara comes in to talk.

" are you okay? almost everyone up here heard you guys conversation."

" well that's just great, and yes I'm fine thank you." I say.

Yara is the only sane one in this family. The only one who doesn't have drama, or starts drama. Just probably says like two things before doing her own stuff. She is caring, always asks if everyone's okay.

" Bien, hermanita, solo quería registrarte, avísame si necesitas algo." she says walking out of the room.

I plop onto my bed and text Cesar.

Me:
what did you mean by "it's not easy " leaving the gang

Cesar:
it's not easy to leave

Me:
por que??

Cesar:
Once you get jumped in, you can't
get jumped out

it's too much to explain

but don't join one, or get involved with someone in one.

Me:
but you're in a gang.
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[ SPANISH TRANSLATION ]

Oye, esto no se trata de mí cariño: Hey this is not about me sweetie/darling

no me meto en problemas por un beso cuando ella tiene un novio : no I do not get in trouble for a kiss when she has a boyfriend

creo que es hora de ir arriba : I think it's time to go up

ey mateo no digas eso: hey mateo do not say that.

ay, qué coño chicos, relajarse: hey what the fuck, guys, chill out

elise deberías ir ahora: elise you should go up now

ahora sabes que no vas a salir con cesar, o algo así va a pasar: now you know you're not going to leave with cesar, or something like that is going to happen

Ni siquiera me gusta Mateo : I don't even like him Mateo

querido dios ayuda a este chico: dear god help this boy

estás loca, va a matarte a ti y a él: your crazy he's going to kill you and him

la mujer de la hora: the woman of the hour

controlarte a ti mismo, te estás divirtiendo demasiado con esto: control yourself, you are having way too much fun with this

MAX! ¿Qué demonios te pasa?: Max what the hell is wrong with you

debes abandonar si te gusta o no: you are going to quit whether you like it or not

Bueno, hermana, solo quería contactarte, avísame si necesitas algo: well sister let me know if you need anything