Chapter 96: Chapter 96
“Oh, shit! It’s daddy”
I was having a nice last day with my sister Rosa, before my dad called me and asked where I am. Rosa and I accidentally meet Riley and Laurie at the ice cream shop not far from my block, they were buying some ice cream before they see us. I haven’t seen Riley and Laurie since I’m out of work a long time ago. It’s really good to see my old friends and talking about some memorial shit when all of us together.
“Oh, so where’s Lena?” Riley asks me, they were sitting opposite me and Rosa next to me. “Ah, mmm… we’re not together anymore” I answer in stutters, my mouth corner into a small smile but awkwardly, my fingers crashed into each other as signs that I’m uncomfortable with the question. “What a pity! I thought you guys will end up on a hell of a marriage life” Riley sighs as she shook her head. “Ugh… you guys were perfect!” She groans.
“Well, thanks, Riley! Shame on me then” I roll my eyes. “W-what happened, Maia? What actually happened between both of you?” Riley punches me with more questions which causes me to heavily whoosh my breath as my eyes keep looking at Riley before I remove my gaze from her. I point my gaze to Rosa and gulped before I answer the question. “Mmm… it’s complicated hehehe” I laugh softly.
“It’s doesn’t matter, w-we just does not fit anymore” I end. “I thought she was a perfect woman for you, Maia. And she’s nice, either” Laurie responds. “Hehehe… like what I said, it’s c-complicated” I grin. “I saw Lena at club last year, around Queens...” Riley sips her coffee. “R-really?” I respond with a highly raised brow and shocked. “Yeah, she was with someone” Riley ends. “Ugh, I know it… she must find someone to keep her bed warm” I scoff.
“Did you talked to her?” I ask curiously. “Yeah, I did…” Riley replies. “She really loves you, dude! I could see that in her eyes, I don’t even know you guys were already broke up when I met her that night. She talked like you guys still together when I asked her about you” Riley states. “Well, she lied to herself then” Riley shook her head. “Ugh… she really mad at you Maia and broke by you, I could feel that” Riley sighs. “I-I don’t know…” I reply in a low voice.
My phone suddenly rings and that’s my dad, he calls me. I reach over my phone and stare at the phone screen. “Oh, shit! It’s daddy” I heavily sigh as I remove my gaze from the phone screen and point my gaze at Rosa with a bulged eyes. “J-just answer the phone” Rosa says in whispers. “Ugh… fuck” I groan. “I-I gotta go” I up from my seat and make my way to the safest place to answer the phone.
“Hello?” I answer. “Where are you? I’m in front of your house! We have to drive to New Jersey tonight” He says through the phone. “W-what do you mean?” I ask in stutters. “You have to come home now!” He shouts and he ends the phone after. “Jeez Christ fuck!” I mumble. What the hell just happened, I’m going to prison tomorrow and my dad just asked me to go with him to New Jersey, did he just asked me to run with him?
I make my way full speed to our table in dismay as I keep biting my nails. “H-hey what happened?” Rosa asks. I run my face closer to Rosa’s ear and whispering into her ear. “Dad just asked me to go with him to New Jersey, I have no idea what’s happening to him. He might ask me to run out of the state” I whisper in dismay. “W-what?” Rosa highly raised her brow in confusion. “We have to go!” I say in whispers.
I quickly grab my bag and saying goodbye to my old friends before we leave. “We have to go now, it’s really good to see you” I smile as I run myself to Riley and hug her. “It’s always good to see you, Maia!” Riley says. “H-hey… See you later” I hug Laurie who stands next to Riley. “Thanks for today!” Laurie responds, she's caressing my back and smiles. Rosa and I leave the spot, we quickly get into the car and pull away after.
“I fucked up my life!” I sigh as I place my hand on my head in dismay. “Ugh… don’t say that” Rosa groans. We drive full speed to my house and reach the house in 15 minutes. Rosa and I quickly out of the car after we pull into my driveway. My dad’s car parked in front of my house, he’s already inside my house and he used my second key under the outdoor mat to get into the house. “Grandma?!” I hug my grandma in dismay, she was sat on the couch.
“What happened? Why everyone’s here?” Rosa asks my dad which stands next to her. “We've gotta take your sister to Prison tonight” He replies. “W-what do you mean? I thought we’ll take her tomorrow” Rosa responds. “Bad news, we’re gonna take your sister to New Jersey prison” My dad states. I off myself from my grandma and stand in dismay “I-I thought I’m gonna stay near our state” I say, tears are about to come out of my eyes.
“There’s no private prison in here, you wanna stay in federal prison, with poor criminals who can kill you at night?” My mom says. “Oh, God… it’s unbelievable” I groan. “Gosh, Maia! Just do what your dad said, for all your sake, okay?” My mom says. I tell nothing and standing in silence, my eyes burned as hell drowning in anger. “Now pack your clothes Mija and trust me, okay?” My dad says and he kisses my forehead after to calm me down.
“Okay…” I answer in a low voice and I make my way upstairs after. My life will completely change when I went to prison soon. I have no idea what will happen to me there and I don’t know how the system works. Do they will let me use my phone there and running around the internet considering the prison is a private prison? Life will be boring as fuck if I just lie down on my prison bunk and do nothing after my release.
I don’t even know how to make friends there, I don’t have any more friends since I broke up with Lena, and I don’t want to make any friends or enemies in prison, I just want to be alone and do my own business. Ugh, I wish I could see Lena before I went to Prison and tell her that I am really sorry about what happened between us, I wish I could say sorry sooner. It’s hard to admit if I felt guilty to her, but I can’t solve every kind of problem in my life.
Sometimes it just feels too much to bear myself, but when things are too tough I think of the face who I love and who love me. Shit truly happens and it might not change. But it’s okay to make mistakes in life, I hope I can see her and say sorry one day. “You okay?” Rosa asks, she suddenly gets into my room. “I’m about to done” I say. She suddenly hugs me with tears in her eyes and she caresses my back after. “I’m fine, it’s okay!” I laugh softly.
“How can you live in that place?” Rosa says, weld up. “Uhh, well… we’ll see” I chuckle. “That prison is not a federal prison, everything looks better in private” I state. “I googled it last night” I end. “Ugh… I hope so” Rosa groans. “Don’t make me sad on my last day. It’s okay, I’ll be fine!” I say and I grab my bag with me after. “You know what, I’ll work out every day and out with abs and muscles in here and here and right here!” I say as I point my belly and body.
“I would like to see you that way” Rosa chuckles, she gives me a sweet smile but desperate after. “Okay, we gotta go daddy is waiting!” I say. Rosa and I walk downstairs and all the family is waiting for us in the living room. Ben is not here, he was outstate since a week ago for some business and will be back in the next few weeks and visits me in prison. I haven’t talked to Ben in two days, we both were busy with our own things.
“I’m gonna miss you Mija” My dad says, he hugs me once again. “Uhh… come here” My grandma fully opens her hands and gives me a spot to hug her. I hug my grandma with tears in my eyes, the tears dripping down to my cheeks little by little and soaking my face. I off myself from my grandma and start to hug my mom. “Take care, okay? Don’t do more any of shit, okay? Do what your dad said!” My mom says as she hugs me and caressing my back.
“O-okay…” I reply with a slight of grief in my voice. “Everything is gonna be alright, don’t worry” My mom says, she wipes all tears in my eyes and cheeks. “O-okay” I respond in a low voice. “Uggh… I’ll visit you on Friday, okay?” Rosa groans as she hugs me and caressing my back. “Thanks…” I caress her back gently. All done, my things are already fits in my bag and ready to go with me. “Okay, we should go” My dad says.
My dad and Rosa will drive me to New Jersey and take me to Prison, we are done saying goodbye and ready to go. My mom and my grandma walk us outside, they look sad as we get into the car and start to pull away. I wave my hand inside the half-opened window and saying goodbye to them, they wave their hands with tears in their eyes. “Bye! See you soon” I highly raise my voice as we start to pull away. “We’ll be there on Friday!” My mom yells and she's waving her hands in grief.