Chapter 6

Adrian Lopéz •

"Honey we're home."

I look at the front door where I was sitting on the couch in the living room, waiting for my mom and niece to come back.

"Adrian? Where's Reyna?" As I see my mother entering with groceries and Jennifer with a big lollipop on her right hand.

"Who?" I ask, confused, and then realize what she meant.

Oh, so that's her name.

"The lady who was here earlier."

"A woman?" I ask again.

"Oh my god, you scared her off?!" Mom cries, rushing towards me with anger.

Jennifer started to scream and starts running around the house.

For a girl like her, she's really weird. Either way, she really likes this girl.

"She was in our home!" I cry in defense, standing up from the couch where I sat.

But I did not expect to get beating up by my own mom.

Smack!

"Ouch!" I whine, holding my head where she smacked on.

"She's like a daughter to me!" Mom cries, staring at me with anger.

"I didn't know who was! I thought she was an intruder!" I cry, answering. Groaning in small pain in my head.

"Eres un idiota!"

"Má! No sabía quién era ella!"

"We gotta find her!" Mom answers, as she puts the groceries away and Jennifer looking at me with a dead eye.

"Okay, okay. I'll get my car keys. She's probably still in town." I answer,

Smacks again!

"Ouch! Stop that mom!" I cry.

Okay, maybe I did deserve it.

***

Seriously tho? Why her?

"Mom, why do you even like her?" I ask, entering the town's library.

It was the last place we could at least find Reyna and her baby.

"As I said, she's like a daughter to me." She replies as Jennifer looks around the kid's section of the library.

"You already have a daughter," I said until a few seconds-

Smack!

"Ouch!" I cry.

That's when my mom spotted her at a table, where sat Reyna and her baby.

"Reyna! You're okay!" Mom sobs, running towards her.

I just stood, watching the scene of my mom tearing up.

"Yeah, I'm alright. Varien wanted to see pretty pictures." She answers, showing a children's book, but her baby looks at me with narrow eyes.

This kid is scaring me...

"Oh, thank goodness we found you. I was really worried." My mom said, but I couldn't help but why her?

"It's okay. I just got scared, and Varien started crying and-."

"Kill him, my granddaughter." Answers my mom.

Oh, shi-

"Of course grandmother. Yaaaaa!!" Jennifer running towards me with fits and punches.

"Hey! Don't hit me! Ouch! Oww!" I cry, feeling weak by a small child beating me up.

"Don't worry he won't be a problem anymore." Mom answers as I stare at her with alarm.

"What?!" I cry in shock, looking at her in surprise.

"Now come on, it's almost dinner. And I brought turkey." As everyone nodded, but I just stare at them dumbly.

"Yum!" Answers Jennifer, finally pulling away from me.

We all start heading home until.

"Gagguuu..." The baby cries, holding on to Reyna tight. Instead, he just glares at me.

He does seem innocent. But seriously though, this child hates me.

"Awww! Isn't he adorable?" Ask my mom to me, but I shrug.

"Yeaahh...no," I answer, not really caring about him-

Smack!

"Owww!!"