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"Sonia!" I yell out.
Chucky looks over at me, and realization dawns on his face.
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"Mom is Miguel, your boyfriend?"
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"Carlos, we are not talking about this right now," she says.
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"Well, I want to talk about this," I say. "Put my dad on, please. I have a question first how long have you been seeing my dad?" Praying her answer is a short time.
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"Two years, you should talk to your father, Marco. Let me grab him." The phone gets silenced, and I see my dad on the screen. My heart is broken.
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"You were seeing her when Mama was alive," I yell, and I feel arms around me. It's my girl trying to comfort me.
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"Yes, but it's not what you think. Mijo, please listen to me."
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"Looks like you cheated on your dying wife and got another woman pregnant."
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"BASTA! We will not talk about this here. We will discuss this when I get home. "
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"Fine." I push the off button and look at Chucky and Katrina. "This is fucked up. Chucky, you didn't know it was my dad?"
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"No, I had no idea that they were dating. This is so weird, but we get to share a sibling. I'm sorry, man, I know that this hurts more for you."
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"Baby, I'm sorry about this. I can't believe what I was hearing. Maybe Chucky and I should leave." Katrina says.
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"Yeah, I'm going to hit the road. Trina, you want me to walk you home?" Chucky says, walking to the door.
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"Katrina, I need you. Can you stay with me, baby?"
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"Yes, of course, but I need to be home by ten." She says, kissing my cheek.
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"I will get you home on time. I promise."
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We go back to my room, and I turn on the TV, and we watch True Blood. I'm not very good company, but she still snuggles against me. She knows I'm hurting, and I thank god I'm not alone tonight. My phone rings and I decline every single call from all of my siblings. I know that they won't stop until I answer, but I won't do that until I drop her home.
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"Penny, for your thoughts." She says quietly.
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"I can't believe he cheated on my Mama when she needed him the most."
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"Was he gone a lot?
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"He would go on business trips once a month, and a nurse would come and help us with Mama. I don't want to hate her because of Chucky, but I wonder if she knew about my mom?"
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"Wow, babe, I don't even know what to say."
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"Don't say anything, kiss me." I grab her to me. She is on top of me, kissing me crazy. We kiss until we are breathless. I look at the time, and I have ten minutes to get her home. "We should go now."
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"Okay, I'm ready when you are."
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We take the truck this time when I drive her home. I pull into the driveway. Her dad is putting out the trash. He comes over to the truck, and I roll down the window and put my hand out to shake his hand.
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"Hey Marco, do you think you can give Joey and Katrina a ride in the morning to school? I have a meeting early in the morning."
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"Sure thing. Would it be okay to take Joey for ice cream after school? I promised him this morning."
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"Of course, thank you for the offering. Katrina, time to say goodbye, okay." He says, walking back into the house.
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"What time do you want me to pick you up, baby?"
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"Seven forty-five is good. Is it okay if Chucky comes with us?"
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"Sure, it is. We are practically family now." I try to joke, but it doesn't land.
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"Aww, babe, I'm sorry." She says, and the light on the front porch flash on and off. "He's not subtle at all." I laugh and reach over and kiss her. "See you in the morning."
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"I look forward to it," I say, kissing her one more time. She gets out and runs to the porch, and I wait until she is in the house to drive away.
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I get home and jump in the shower. My thoughts are a jumbled mess, and I cry out of frustration and sadness. Today was amazing until it wasn't, and I am trying to make sense of it. I climb into bed and push play and watch the rest of the episode we were watching. I look at my phone on my nightstand. I pick it up and listen to voice mail after voice mail telling me to give my dad the benefit of the doubt. I roll my eyes at them all, and I listen to the last one. It's from my dad.
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"Hijo, please, I love you so much. I never meant to hurt you. You're my whole world, son. I'd like to talk to you in person and tell you everything. Have a great first day at school. I love you, and I'll speak to you when I get home."
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I grab the extra pillow on my bed and hug it to me. It smells like Katrina, and I smile. It makes me feel calm. I've never had anyone except Mama and Sonia; they'd always make me feel so calm.
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I'm falling hard.
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