New Family Ch. 8

Chapter 8 ~A month later at Court~
RPOV (Roza)

I sat at the table with a judge, Mrs. Barrnett, and Ricardo sitting next to me. The Judge was looking through our files, flipping back and forth, back and forth. Mrs. Barrnett seemed hopefully at me, I cloudn't help but, smile. The jugde clears his throat. I ad an eerly feeling about that dream I had a month and a half ago.

"Ms. Gonzales." He stopped, why he stopped, he looked at the pages again. When he looked up, there was no emotion showing on his face, which worried me some. "Ms. Gonzales, Mr. Purdy's home seems safe enough for Ricardo. You have a school to send him when he gets better, you have transportation. What borhter's me is you hardly know Mr. Purdy and your moving in with him." I thought about it, that seemed to have something ot worry about, seeing my silence Mrs. Barrnett spoke for me. "When i met Mr. Purdy, and the gentlemans that been helping Ms. Gonzales and Ricardo. They are nice, they care about her and Ricardo. Mr. Purdy doesn't seem liking the man to hurt them." The jugde seemed to trust Mrs. Barrnett's words, he sighed. "Very well, Ms. Gonzales. You get to be your brother's legal gaurdian." He sighned pappers, and hand hand some to Mrs. Barrnett who signed then handed 2 to me and I signed them. It took great control, not to jump up and scream for joy. The Judge soon left and it was just Ricardo, Mr. Barrnett, and me. "Ms. Gonzales, we still have the issue about your father, what do you want to do?" I don't care, I had my Brother, I had Ashley, well his house to stay in. My parents wouldn't get Ricky back... "Nothing, i'm Ricardo's legal Gaurdian. Putting him through that...again, no. My father won't get him, if he finds us." With that, I was careful, but I picked up my brother and walked out. Which was difficult, I still had my cruches.

The guys, had a concert in Texas today and tomorrow, they wanted to be there, so they schdule some in Texas. "Rosa, I'm staying with you?" Ricardo said, as I looking in the rearview mirror, starting the car. "Yes, Ricky. Were staying together." He smiled. We drove to where the guys had there bus. I knocked on the door, and walked in. The guys were sitting at the table, eatting. "So?" Jake asked. I smiled, and when I looked down a ricky he was too. "I'm his legal gaurdian now!" I pracitcally screamed. THe guys got up and hugged me and Ricardo. "Thank you guys, from the time I met you in person, to now. Thank you Ashley for letting us intrud your home." Ashley smiled, a smile I was sure of if I wasn't holding on to the cruches I would melt. "No Problem Rosa." "Your done with the law?" Jake asked, sitting on the couch with Ricky. "Yeah, they asked what about our father, what I wantted to do." "What you tell them?" Jnixx asked, doing the same thing. "Said i didn't want to put Ricky through the memories of that night and many nights with me getting hurt infront of him." Ricky looked down, playing with his fingers. "Rosa? Will we ever see Marco and Christina again?" He said, looking back up to me. "No, not if you don't want to. We'll stay far away from them." "I don't want to ever see them." He said, looking very angry. "THen we won't." I simply said, he nods and runs to hug my non-broken leg. He felt a little better about walking around, and doing very little running, and it was a short distance so it wouldn't hurt him. "We stay a family." He said, I gave a small smile. "Nosotros estancia un familia." "Rosa will you sing If You're Going through Hell?" He looked up at me, smiling. "Why that song?" "Cause were not there any more and that will be the last time we sing that song." I smiled and nod. "Jake can I see your guitar?" "Yeah." He said, a little puzzled, none of them knew I can play Guitar, Bass, paino, brums, and many more.  Jake came back with his, and hands it to me. I started.


R- Well you know those times when you feel like
There's a sign there on your back
That says I don't mind if you kick me, seems like everybody has
Things go from bad to worse
You think it can't get worse than that
And then they do

R- You step off the straight and narrow
And you don't know where you are
Used the needle of your compass, to sew up your broken heart
Ask directions from a genie in a bottle of jim beam
And she lies to you
That's when you learn the truth

Both- If you're goin' through hell keep on going
Don't slow down if you're scared don't show it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there
When you're goin' through hell keep on movin'
Face that fire walk right through it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there

R- If you're goin' through hell keep on going
Don't slow down if you're scared don't show it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there

R- I've been deep down in that darkness
I've been down to my last match
Felt a hundred different deamons breathin' fire down my back
And I knew that if I stumbled I'd fall right into the trap
That they were layin'

R- But the good news is there's angels everywhere out on the street
Holdin' out a hand to pull you back up on your feet
The one's that you've been draggin' for so long
You're on your knees might as well be prayin'
Guess what I'm sayin'

Both- If you're goin' through hell keep on going
Don't slow down if you're scared don't show it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there
When you're goin' through hell keep on movin'
Face that fire walk right through it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there

R- If you're goin' through hell keep on going
Don't slow down if you're scared don't show it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there
When you're goin' through hell keep on movin'
Face that fire walk right through it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there

Ricky and I sang the song, Like we always do he would only join in on the chorus, while I sang the only song. Its country, We heard our mother playing it one day, along with a couple of ours and they became our favorite songs to sing when bad things happened, mainly to me. Ricky was right That was the LAST time we would be singing that song. I looked at the guys, who just stared at me, i handed Jake back his guitar. "We didn't know you play guitar?" He said, holding it. "I play a lot of interments. Guitar, Bass, Pino, Brums, Flute, and trumpet. The paino, Flute, and Trumpet not so much anymore." Ashley lefft and came back with his bass. "Lets see if thaat true." He said with a smrik, I smirked back. "Ricky what song?" "With the Band." I laughed, nod, and get ready.

My daddy hated that rock-n-roll,
So I know I wasn' suppos' to go, to the loud devil music show;
But I wound up in the snake pit with my best friend,
And when the lights came up, we both decided that we'd try our luck,
At gettin' back to where the real show was.

We were backstage, under age, hangin' with the drummer
When a big dude attitude grabbed me by the collar.
I looked at him and said: "It's all good, brother.
I'm with the band, hired on as a local stage hand;
The one in charge of the microphone stands;
And the lead singer told me to get the one in his dressin' room;
We might even have a beer or two.
Don't worry 'bout the back stage pass, man - it's cool.
I'm with the band. I'm with the band."

I can't believe that we made it this far;
Country singin'; Bangin' loud guitars,
The biggest stages to the smallest bars.
We were cold beer drinkin'. What was I thinkin'?
Just the other night at the after party rockin' just right,
This little country girl caught my eye.

She was backstage, legal age, hangin' with the drummer;
When a big dude attitude grabbed her by the collar.
I looked at him and said "It's all good, brother.
She's with the band, hired on as a local stage hand;
The one in charge of the microphone stands.
And the lead singer told her to get the one in his dressin' room;
We might even have a beer or two.
Don't worry 'bout the back stage pass, man - it's cool.
She's with the band."

Well tomorrow is another town; but you know we love a party crowd;
So if you got the right stuff we'll meet you on the bus,
But you better get the lingo down.

Just tell 'em that you're with the band; hired on as a local stage hand;
You know we got a lot of microphone stands;
And the lead singer told you to get the one in his dressin' room;
We might even have a beer or two.
Don't worry about the back stage pass - y'all; it's cool;
You're with the band; you're with the band;
You're with the band. You're with the band.

That song really wan't meant for a Bass, but I thought it sounds good. I sang that song by myself, I was a little funny that he would pick that song. "Okay, Ricky. What do you want to do?" I thought about it for a moment. Then smiles. "I wanna watch you get those periceing you always wantted." I smiled, but shook my head. "I need all the money, I have to take care of you. I can wait for those perices." He pouted, I chuckled. "I'll get them later, when your older." "Rosa, how about I pay for them?" Ashley said, looking at Ricky pout on teh couch. "PLEASE?" Ricky yelled, I sighed. "I guess, but I owe you." I hand him his Bass back, he put it up and waited for Ricky and I to get  up.