Three months later...

The Rodriguez family decided to take up counceling after what Lars went through. They went to a session every week for the last three months. The ordeal brought Twister closer to his brother. Infact, Twister was the best distraction for Lars (besides hanging out with his friends, who were supportive). It was just a matter of time before things would go back to normal.

One random morning, Twister woke up and walked to the bathroom. Opening the door, he felt cold water drop on him.

"Oh come on!" Twitter cried.

He heard Lars laughing and turned to glare at him.

"Come on, man!" Twister yelled.

"Got you again, bro!" Lars laugh. "Pranking you never gets old."

Twister gave his brother the look of death. Lars threw a towel at Twister and said, "Dry yourself up before mom gets pissed."

Twister took the towel and dried off. As Lars was walking off, Twister said, "Hey, Lars."

Lars turned around and Twister said, "I like this side to you. I'm glad you are doing better."

Taken aback, Lars smiled and walked off leaving his brother to dry himself.


Twister went out skating with his friends and he filled them in on what was going on at home.

"I'm sorry that happened to him." Reggie stated. "That's gotta be rough."

"Yeah. I had a feeling something was up but didn't want to say anything unless I was sure it was true." Sam said.

"Look, Twist, as much as I don't like Lars, he didn't deserve that." Otto added.

"No one does." Twister said.

"I guess I deserved that punch." Otto said.

"Well you didn't know, Otto." Sam said as Otto shrugged.

"Hey, let's get food. I'm starving." Reggie suggested.

The group skated to the shack where they were greeted by Raymundo and Tito.

"How is your brother, Twister?" Raymundo asked.

"He's doing better. We're all taking it day by day." Twister said.

"I'm happy he is doing better. Have you heard from your uncle?" Raymundo asked.

"He called up a few times and my dad threatened him. Since then, he hasn't called so God knows what he's up to." Twister chuckled.

"You guys," Sam cried, "look what I came across on Facebook news."

Reggie looked at Sam and said, "What's up?"

"Ramon is in the news." Sam said and showed everyone his phone.

"No way! What did that sick fuck do?" Otto asked.

What they read came as no surprise but the first thought that crept through Twister's mind was, 'Finally.'


Lars was out and about with his friends. He filled them in on how he was doing and the prank he pulled on his brother first thing in the morning.

"Dude, did you get busted?" Pi laughed.

"As usual, yes." Lars chuckled. "But it was funny."

"Dude, I have to find a new way to threaten him tonight." Animal added.

"Man, all this talk is making me hungry. Let's grab pizza." Pi suggested.

"Is food all you think about?" Lars joked.

"Shut up." Pi joked.

The boys went out for pizza and were chatting it up. Pi was especially happy to have his friend back. In the middle of eating, Animal looked up at the TV and said, "Yo, Lars, isn't that your uncle on the news?"

Lars looked up at the TV and saw what was playing on the news. He saw Ramon had been arrested for sexual assault to a minor. The anchor on the news read, "54-year-old Ramon Suarez was found raping his girlfriend's 7-year-old son. Apparently, the child's mother had left her son alone with Suarez in his care when she found something on the nanny cam that disturbed her. Immediately, she called the police. Police reports state that the small child, whose name will not be mentioned, mentioned Suarez told him not to tell and even threatened him. Reports also state that there were other victims, such as boys on the hockey team Suarez helped coach."

That report alone gave Lars chills. The fact there were other victims was sick, let alone minors who had no idea why an authority figure they were to trust could hurt them. Pi looked at Lars and said, "You okay, man?"

"Yep." Lars said. "He's getting what coming to him."

"Are you going to testify?" Animal asked.

"I want to," is all Lars said.