We sat around a table in the noisy bar, playing poker and laughing.
"Wow, Lexand, you are the best!" Jerald complimented me after I won the game for the fifth time.
"Nah... Any dude can do that," I gave him a little badass smile as I drank my glass of tequila.
"You know you're smart for your age," Apollo said while giving my shoulder a pet. My smile dropped when I recall Rosa saying the exact same thing, and I felt empty, sad, weak. A sigh escaped me.
"What's wrong Lexand?" Calvin asked less concerned, I remained silent.
"Is your mama or Dada missing you kid?" Roger mock.
"Repeat that," I said in a dangerously low tone.
"I said, you're just-" before Roger could finish his sentence, I splash my drink on his face and everyone around the table started laughing.
"If you don't watch you
