19 GABRIELA I mean, I liked to go fast, but Carlos was on a tear. “Jeez, slow down, Tex. I actually heard burnt rubber on that turn.” “You recognize that car back there?” He murmured, his stare locked on the rearview mirror, a grim expression on his face. I turned to look and exclaimed, “s**t. That’s my dad! Do you think he saw me?” “I think he’s been following us since we left the d**g store. And he’s not alone.” Our last stop before heading back to the Diamante was to pick up my prescription for birth control. Carlos growled when the doctor told us that they would take seven days to work. Seven more days without him inside me. I didn’t know how I’d last. But with my dad following us, I’d be lucky to see the light of day ever again let alone be allowed to continue my period of Sha

