Ekena

Life as Backdrop

Hey people-I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry it took me so long to update but the people at Dell couldn't figure out what was wrong with my computer. I had to get a new hard drive before they figured out it was the memory that caused The Blue Screen of Death (as my mother affectionately named it). But I hope my computer works now and I'm trying to think of things to do with my stories.

Ekena shuffled from foot to foot nervously as Suki looked her up and down.

"Do you think you could stop fucking staring at me? I'm already a nervous wreck as it is." Ekena snapped and Suki's eyes narrowed at her face.

"What happened to you chica? This ain't you." Suki said,

"It is now. If you don't like it, go back to Miami." Ekena snapped. Suki stood staring at Ekena, hurt that she would say that.

"Can we please not have a catfight right now?" Letty asked, rubbing the bridge of her nose in annoyance. "We have stuff to do and not much time to do it in." Letty looked at her phone for the time.

"How much?"

"About an hour." Letty said, stuffing her phone back into her pocket.

"Wait-what are we doing?" Suki asked, looking from Ekena to Letty and back to Ekena.

"You didn't tell her?"

"You told me not to!"

"Ay, usted tiene razón. Lo siento, Letty." Ekena said, smacking her forehead.

"Usted sabe, usted pierde las células de cerebro cada vez usted hace eso?" Suki said. Ekena and Letty looked at her in confusion until Ekena burst into laughter.

"Let's go." Letty said, grinning from ear to ear at Suki's statement.

"What?" Suki asked, confused at why they were laughing at her.

"Eso era su momento rubio, Suki." Ekena said, wiping the tears running down her face away.

"I think we found her, Let." Suki said, throwing her arm over Ekena's shoulder. The three walked out of the mall, not noticing the young woman in the shadows of the corner by Ears of Corndog (they sell corndogs and I know it's stupid and it's NOT REAL, just for reference) watching them.

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Dom sat on the bleachers of the racing tracks. Technically, he wasn't even supposed to be in here but Charley who watched the front gate would pity him. Charley'd let him in so he could think, as long as he didn't race or go anywhere near the cars. He never did anyway-all he did was go to the same seat he'd sat in when he was nineteen and closed his eyes. He would imagine how his father had won the race and not smashed into the wall like a piece of tin foil. He'd imagine laughing with his dad, days afterward, and dancing with Letty at one of the many congratulatory parties in the neighborhood. He imagined how life would have been if his father had not died. It was stupid, he knew, but it helped him think.

Dom ran his hands over his head like he did when he was always nervous.

Problem was, he didn't know why he was so damn nervous.

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"Oh my GOD!" Mia screamed as she saw Ekena's hair. "What the FUCK did you do to your hair?"

"I cut it." Ekena said.

"I can see that."

"Then why did you ask?"

"Because I-You are so-I don't know." Mia said, pulling her own shoulder length hair into a ponytail.

"In." Letty ordered, pushing Ekena into her room and following. Suki and Mia soon followed suite, Suki closing the door and locking it. Ekena had a plan to get Dom back.

Ekena had a plan to get Dom back that scared the shit out of her.

"Vince, can I borrow you for a second?" Mia asked, pulling on his arm.

"What?" he asked as she pulled him up the stairs.

"I want your opinion on something." she said, knocking on the door.

"Hang on!" yelled Letty. "Just put it on, Ekena! It's a stupid skirt."

"This is a skirt? Tu loca, hermana. It's a rag."

"Would you rather wear this or the shirt?"

"Fine."

"Come in." Letty said and Mia opened the door, dragging Vince inside.

"Where's Ekena?"Vince asked, looking around.

"I'm right here, you big monkey." she said, cocking an eyebrow at him as Mia shut the door softly.

"No fucking way are you Ekena." Vince said, eyeing the woman lustfully.

"Funny, V. Look in my eyes." she said. Vince's eyes, however, didn't want to go higher than her chest. Ekena sighed and walked over to Vince. "Vince. Vince! My eyes are north of my breasts, brother." Vince looked up at Ekena's face and looked into her eyes.

"You are Ekena." he said and she smiled. "Where the hell have you been?"

"I came back didn't I?" she asked, flopping down on the bed, eyes downcast.

"I was worried near death, puta!" he snapped. Ekena looked up at Letty, who nodded.

"I'm sorry, V. I had a mid-life crisis I guess." Ekena said and Vince felt a twinge of guilt.

"It's fine. Just try not to do it again." he said, sitting next to her.

"I need you to help me with this plan, V."

"What?" he asked.

"This was sabotage. I really am sorry-but this was sabotage to get you to help me." Ekena grinned.

"What did I just get myself into?" Vince moaned.

Oh, 'round here we ridin' slow
We keep it gutta, you should know
Gettin' crunk off in tha club we gets low, oh
Oh (oh), all my ladies to tha flo'
Handle it ladies back it up
Gettin crunk up in tha club we gets low, oh

A/N: And if you can't understand el Espanol en la carta go look it up! Copy and paste it into a spanish translation site!