Chapter 29

Dear Dominic

Who are you calling a little girl!? I am not a little girl! I am a grown women for your information! You hurt my feelings by telling me that I have a big ass.

Well since you will not let me go visit you, expect a letter every month or week whichever I can do. I don't blame you for what you did and don't be sorry because I have to start a new life.

When I read that you where shot I got so worried. Are you ok? Did they treat you with care at the hospital? Stay way from people who might hurt you! Don't talk to any strangers you hear me?

How are you doing? If you need anything just tell me. Oh guess what grandma Georgia did? She set me up on a date with this guy Jeremy. We had dinner and it was horrible, he is so old fashioned, I mean no kiss or anything. He gave me flowers and candy. It was nice, but weird we had nothing in common. He was cute and maybe I would have kept dating him, if grandma had not set us up. Plus I wanted my first kiss and he did not deliver. Oh well maybe next time.

So have you talked to Vince? I called and found out that he was sent to military school. He is not allowed any communication whatsoever. I wonder what he did? If you know something you better tell me!

Well I'm doing good in school my grades are good and I'm making friends. I met this girl named Joanna. She is cool and likes just about the same things that I like. We're getting along great.

Well Dominic I should let you go. I expect your letter soon.

Love you,

Mia

Echo Park

Letty walked down the stairs and straight into the kitchen, she was having a craving for ice cream. Nobody was home or at least no one was suppose to be home until after 3:00, which meant that Letty could walk around the house without the big sweater to hide her belly. She went back into the living room and sat down turning on the TV.

"Ugh nothing good on TV." she said to herself. She heard a car and got up as quickly as she could. Walking over to the widow she saw her father coming up the walkway. She headed upstairs as fast as she could and got to the top just as her father opened the door.

"Hi Leticia." he said looking at her back. "Um hi dad," she walked into her room and grabbed a sweater putting it on and going back down. She entered the kitchen and sat down looking at her father as he rummaged the fridge.

"Why are you here so early?" Humberto turned to look at his daughter. "Why? not happy to see me?" he asked playfully. Letty just stared at him seriously. "No it's just that you're suppose to be at work." "And you're suppose to be at school." he sat down with a sandwich. "You have not registered me for school. All you did was take me out of boarding school." "Oh yeah. I forgot with everything that has been going on." She got up intending to leave, but she heard the front door open and Kate walked in.

"Letty! I made the doctors appointment." she practically yelled it. "Why does she need a doctors appointment? She doesn't look sick." Humberto said coming into the living room. "Um…it's…um…a…um…p…physical." Kate stammered out. "Well then I'm going to go with you for this 'physical'." Kate and Letty's eyes became wide. "No! It's not something for you to worry about. You know it's just a women type physical. I don't think Letty would like for you to be there with her." "You know what I think? I think you two are hiding something from me. I want to know what it is. Now!" Humberto nearly screamed out. "Why do you say that?" Kate questioned. "Because all of a sudden you two get alone so great. When as before you two could not even be in the same room. Secondly, all of a sudden you're always wearing big baggy sweaters. Tell me now Leticia Rodriguez!" Letty swallowed hard when she heard her full name.

"I'm pregnant."