Chapter One
    Nine months have passed since Shane and Carmen had split, Carmen went back to living with her family in Echo Park. She hated it. Carmen despised what Shane had done to her. She hated herself for not returning to the Planet. Even though, she had a job that paid good money, she was finally starting to connect to the DJ world, and that was because of Kit. Carmen never actually thanked Kit for that. She dwelled too much on the fact, which she should have listened to her instincts. She should’ve never tried to attempt to marry the biggest player in Weho.
The Morales Home

Mama: O ye mija, I need you to go to the store for me, I need you to get something’s that I need for dinner.

Carmen: (walks into the kitchen) why don’t you send Anita mama, she is already out? Besides, I do not want to go anywhere; I am tired and I have been on my feet all day.

Mama: That’s the thing you never go anywhere anymore. You just go to work and come home. I know that Shane didn’t have this much affect on you. See if you where with a nice boy, he would have not done this kind of thing to you. I told you are crazy, tu ta loca… (Speaking in Spanish as she walks away to the kitchen)

Carmen: (condescending and frustrated) okay mama, Okay, all right already. I will go to the store mama, “Jesus”!

    On the way to the grocery store, Carmen finds herself deep in thought, what if her mama was right. Maybe it would have been different if she just met a nice boy; “HA” she shouted and said to herself, “yeah right.” She then turned the key in the ignition and headed to the supermarket.

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Tasha insisted that they go to Papi’s house; it has been awhile since Tasha has hung out with papi. “Come on Al, we will go see if she is there and if she is not there we can leave and go back to the planet. Okay!

Alice: All right, I guess. It is just….
Tasha: What
Alice: Nothing forget it
Tasha: If you want, I will give papi a call to see if she is there, Okay, (giving Alice a kiss on the back of her hand)
Alice: okay, (giving Tasha a small peck on the lips)