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K ppl, sry I haven't updated in a while…I got into a car accident, so lyk everyday except on weekends til lyke December I hafta go to lyk sum chiropractor prson cuz I sprained mah spinal cord N neck…well yah, buh I'll try to update as soon as possible. N thanx for the reviews N if yah keep reviewin I'll keep updating. N email me! N im gunna translate in parentheses (I tink I spelled dat wrong) cuz translating at the end takes 4evas! N I'm not translating words that I've used more than once in the chapter Thanx once again 4 da reviews!!! So now r/r.

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I DO NOT OWN ANY OF LYNNE EWING'S CHARACTERZ AND MAY I ADD THAT LYNNE EWING IS TRULY BRILLIANT!!! BRAVO!!!

This chapter is dedicated to the ppl who reviewed my story so far

Jimena's Past Life

Chapter 4

Drive-by

By: Prtychic_2007

"You chicas wanna go take a walk?" Rebeca asked coming out of her mother's bedroom.

"Sure," Christina shrugged her shoulders putting down the coke she was drinking. "Come on Jimena y (and) Sandra," Christina pleaded.

"Vamonos (lets go)," Jimena grinned placing her coke down on the table. "What about tus hermanos (your brothers)?" Jimena asked smiling down at Jose and Luis, who were seven years old. Jose had curly black hair and dark brown eyes. His twin brother, Luis looked exactly the same as him, however, they had two different personalities. "Hey Jose que vas hacer quando eres mas grande? (what are you gonna be when you're bigger)" Jimena asked gently punched his left shoulder.

"Un cholo (a gangster)" he answered proudly. "Can you ask Veto if I can be in his gang?" He asked Jimena. Jimena looked down at him and smiled.

"Sure, lo que queras hefe (whatever you want boss)" Jimena smiled and stood up eyeing Rebeca who was sadly shaking her head.

"What about you?" Jimena asked Luis.

"Yo quero ser un doctor (I wanna be a doctor)," Luis answered proudly, which made Rebeca smile. Jimena knew how Rebeca felt. Rebeca didn't want her brothers living the life, she wanted them to move on and leave the ghettos and live a good life.

"Let's go," Rebeca said opening the door. "Hey Jose and Luis lock the door when we leave, don't go outside, try not to make any noise, don't wake mom up, there's food in the refrigerator, and whatever you do don't open the door up for anybody, but me or one of us," Rebeca instructed as Jose and Luis nodded their heads in understanding. "If you guys be good we'll take you guys out to the park manana (tomorrow, n there's supposed to be a tilde on the 1st n. Does Nee1 know how to put a tilde on it?)

"Yay," the two boys shouted happily, but Rebeca silenced the by putting a finger to her lips.

"Adios (bye)," Rebeca whispered closing the door.

Jimena, Sandra, Rebeca, and Christina all walked on the sidewalk in silence thinking about Jimena's premonition. "So do you know which gang we're fighting?" Rebeca asked breaking the silence.

"I never saw," Jimena answered irritated. She wished she knew because if she did it would be of great help.

"Maybe it's Lety's gang," Sandra pointed out.

"Maybe," Jimena thought to herself wondering what were the possibilities.

"The bloods," Christina answered her eyes widening. The "bloods" is what a big gang in LA called themselves. They consisted of about seventeen gang bangers. They wore red as a symbol of blood and sold drugs, weapons, the works. They also boosted cars and did little "missions" for others, but for a price. They were well known and were made up of girls and guys.

"If that's so we're going to need help," Rebeca added.

"We've got Veto's gang and… we did have Lety's till…" Christina began. They all grew silent. Lety, Prisma, Josefina, Tina, and Sylvia used to be in Jimena's gang until they split up. Jimena was the leader, however, Lety wanted to kick Jimena out and of the gang. Jimena's current homies stood up for her and disagreed. So they fought, Lety lost and left the group along with Prisma, Josefina, Tina, and Sylvia. Jimena's gang was from Ninth Street and had earned the title. Veto's gang and Lety's gang were also from Ninth Street, however they didn't really have names for their gangs.

"Look," Sandra's eyes widened with fear as a red Mustang turned the block onto Ninth Street. "The bloods," Sandra whispered. The bloods all drove red Mustangs; so it was easy identify them.

"They're coming our way," Rebeca said through clenched teeth.

"When you see it duck," Jimena said eyes attentive. The car came closer and the black, tinted window to the passenger's side rolled down. Jimena stood bravely waiting, as time seemed to slow down. As soon as she saw the gun she ducked missing the bullets, they shot three times. She and her homies dove behind a bunch of trashcans. "You guys okay?" Jimena asked as they nodded. She stood as the car began to speed away. "Assholes!" Jimena shouted. "We'll see each other again!" someone shouted from the car as they disappeared.

Jimena turned to face her homies, her best friends. "You sure you guys okay?" Jimena asked glancing at them as they dusted off their clothes.

"Who the hell do they think they are? Fuckin bastards coming onto out territory, thinking they own our turf," Christina yelled angrily.

"So now we know who we're fighting," Rebeca muttered.

"I think we should call it a night and go home before the cops some to check out what happened," Sandra said pulling her hair back into a rubber band.

"Let's go crash at my house," Rebeca said turning to the direction of her house.

"Yah come on," Christina joined Rebeca. Jimena and Sandra followed behind them. "What the hell do they want?" Sandra asked Jimena. "It's not like we did anything," she added.

"We? You mean Ninth Street. I have a feeling this is cause of Lety's gang," Jimena answered. She shivered as a cold breeze blew past her.

"This fuckin sucks. If one gang from Ninth Street does something they jeopardize all the gangs from Ninth Street," Sandra muttered shaking her head. "You know I don't know why ever did join a gang?" Sandra said sadly. "No offense," Sandra added grinning.

"To tell you la verdad (the truth) I don't know why I joined a gang either," Jimena said looking down at her feet.

"Shit!" Jimena said slamming her forehead with the palm of her hand.

"What?" Sandra asked confused.

"Veto," she said worried.

"Oh, don't worry he can handle himself," Sandra reminded.

"Yah, I guess," Jimena said hiding her worry. They finally arrived at Rebeca's house to find Jose and Luis cuddled up together on the raggedy old couch sleeping with the TV still on. Jimena and Sandra each slept on a folding mattress, Christina slept on the recliner, and Rebeca slept on a bunch of blankets.

That night Jimena dreamt of a beautiful woman with a flowing white tunic. They were both in a gazebo under the moon outside of an ancient temple. The woman told her to visit a woman named, Maggie Craven. Jimena had dreamt of this many times before, she even knew the address to the woman she mentioned her to visit by heart. However, she Jimena never did search for the woman. "Now go my child," the woman said as darkness engulfed her and she disappeared.

Jimena woke up startled in the middle of the night. Why did she always dream of the same woman? Did her dreams mean something? And why had she called her "my child"? Jimena got up and poured herself a glass of water and went back to sleep and dreamt of the same lady.

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K I would lyk to thank the ppl who reviewd mah story!!! THANK YOU!!! N those who haven't yet plz do…thanx N the nex chapter should b up soon! N I won't take 4ever the way I did B4. N plz read mah other 2 stories, "Serena and Stanton: Forbidden Love" and "Hekate's Daughters" which I just started, well thanx again n don 4get to review ppl!

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