Mitch walks towards Keith shouting, “What did you call me?” Keith and the other Youth athletes nervously look at Mitch as Mitch heads towards them balling his fists, rolling up his sleeves shouting, “I oughta fuck your ass up right here, right now!”
Margarita, Barry, Rosa and Miriam hurry to Mitch! They quickly grab Mitch and stop him as Margarita shouting, “Now you just stay right here young man!”
Mike suddenly breaks loose from Mary, Bonnie and Gladys and starts to charge Keith, but Mary, Gladys and Bonnie quickly grab him and stop him as Margarita angrily points her arm and finger at Mike and shouts, “And YOU stay right THERE!”
Mitch quickly turns his head around to Margarita and hollers, “Ah, no gritar a nosotros!”
“Si usted se mantenga todavia, yo no estaria gritando a usted!” Margarita shouts.
“No es mi culpa!”
“No me importa quien tiene la culpa! Necesito que se queden!”
“Yo soy!”
“Si continua con este comportamiento, suspendere usted!”
“Adelante!”
“Lo hare!” Margarita shouts.
“Estar tranquilo Mitch!” Mary shouts to Mitch. Mitch angrily looks at Mary with fists still balled as Rosa and Miriam hold tightly onto his arms. Barry takes Mitch’s jacket from Margarita.
Margarita annoyingly looks at Rosa and Miriam and says, “Why did y’all let him go? This is exactly why Mary and I need you all to hold on to both of them.”
“We’re sorry Margarita,” Rosa says. “It was an accident.”
“Yeah,” Miriam says. “We were busy helping you try to shake the dirt off the jacket, we didn’t realize we let go of him. We’re very sorry. It won‘t happen again.”
“Yeah I sure hope not,” Margarita says. She then lifts up the back of Mitch’s shirt. Margarita pours some warm bottled water on a hand towel. She then puts the hand towel on Mitch’s back wiping his back.
Mary lifts the back of Mike’s shirt as Mike starts to fuss with Keith again and shouts, “So what did you call my brother Keith?!”
“I didn’t call him anything,” Keith says.
“You said something man, I heard you? What did you call him?!”
“He called me half-Nazi!” Mitch shouts.
“What!” Mike shouts as he looks at Mitch. Mike looks back at Keith and shouts, “Did you call my brother that punk?!”
“No I didn’t call him that!” Keith shouts. “He‘s lying!”
“So now you’re calling my brother a liar?!”
“No I’m not calling him that either!”
“So what are you calling him then?!”
“I’m not calling him anything!”
“What did you call him?!”
“I didn’t call him anything!”
“What did you call my brother?!” Mike shouts. Mary annoyingly looks at Mike with her hands on her hips as Mike continues to shout, “What did you call my brother?!”
“I said I didn’t call him anything!” Keith shouts.
“You did call him something! What did you call him?!”
“I didn’t call him anything!”
“What did you call my brother man?!”
“I didn’t call your brother anything!”
“What did you call my brother man!” Mike continues to shout. Mary turns around and goes to a cooler that’s sitting on the floor. She bends down, opens the cooler and grabs an iced water bottle from out of the ice. Mary closes the water cooler and holds the iced water bottle. She turns around and heads back to Mike as Mike continues to shout at Keith saying, “What did you call my brother?!”
“I said I didn’t call him anything!” Keith shouts.
“What did you call my brother man?!” Mike continues shouting. Mary lifts the back of Mike’s shirt more and smacks the iced water bottle right on his back! Mike jerks his chest forward and his head backward as he shouts, “Aaaiiyy shit!” He hisses then turns around to Mary and shouts, “Eso es frio!”
“Manten la boca cerrada!” Mary hollers.
“El empezo!”
“No me importa quien empezo el! Mantener la boca cerrada!”
“No, no voy a mantener mi boca cerrada!”
“Si lo hara!”
“No, no voy!”
“Quieres ser suspendido junto con tu hermano?!”
“No me importa!”
“Muy bien entonces! Que se asienta!”
“Hey watch your mouth too man!” Barry shouts to Mike.
Mike quickly looks at Barry then sighs as he turns his head back forward and starts to fuss with Keith again shouting, “And as I was saying, what did you call my brother?!”
“Pense que yo dijo que se callara!” Mary shouts.
“And as I was saying…….!”
Mary angrily jerks Mike by his shirt collar and shouts, “Pense que yo dije que cierra la boca!”
“And as I was saying……..!”
Mary points her finger right at Mike, nudging him again as she shouts, “Cierra la boca!”
“And as I was saying……..!”
Mary then looks at Keith and shouts, “Just ignore him Keith! Ignore both him and his brother!”
Mitch angrily looks at Mary with fists still balled while Rosa and Miriam hold tightly onto his arms.
Aunt Celeste approaches Mary and asks, “What happened Mary? Was that iced water you put on his back?”
“Yes it was.”
“Why?”
“I feel that he needs to cool off. He and his brother. I thought that the iced water would finally shut him up, but obviously, it didn’t work.”
“Yeah we all noticed.”
A lady in the crowd approaches Barry and asks, “Are these twins always this disrespectful?”
“At times.”
“How old are they?”
“They’re twelve.”
“Twelve? I see.”
Mary, Margarita and Barry watch Mike and Mitch fuss at the other boys. Mary pours a warm bottled water on the towel. She then puts the towel on Mike’s back again wiping his back.
Rosa and Miriam lift up Mitch’s shirt a little as Margarita wipes off his sides and back.
Gladys and Bonnie lift up Mike’s shirt as Mary wipes off his sides and back. Another crowd of people approach. A boy in the crowd says, “Hey, there go Mike and Mitch!”
“Hey that’s Mike and Mitch!” a girl says.
“Wow they’re cute twins,” a young woman says.
“They sure are,” a second woman says. “They’re very handsome too.”
“They are,” says a third woman.
Rosa and Miriam pull Mitch’s shirt collar apart from his neck as Margarita wipes off Mitch’s neck.
Gladys and Bonnie pull Mike’s shirt collar apart from his neck as Mary wipes off Mike’s neck. Margarita and Mary damp more hand towels as the staff members continue to hold onto Mike and Mitch.
Margarita holds onto one of Mitch’s arm and wipes the back and sides of his head as Mitch stands there with his thumbs in his pants pockets.
Mary holds onto one of Mike’s arm and wipes the back and sides of his head as Mike stands there with his thumbs in his pants pockets also.
Margarita then takes the towel and wipe off the top of Mitch’s head as Mitch leans his back, shoulders and head on Margarita with his thumbs still in his pants pockets.
Mary takes the towel and wipe off the top of Mike’s head as Mike leans his back, shoulders and head on Mary with his hands still on hips. Margarita and Mary take more damp towels. Mary comes in front of Mike. She puts the damp towel on Mike’s face and wipes Mike’s face with the towel. Gladys and Bonnie then move the front of Mike’s collar apart from his neck as Mary takes the towel and gently wipe the front of Mike’s neck then the bottom of his neck then top of his chest. Mary finishes wiping Mike then turns towards Mitch. She heads towards Mitch. Mary comes in front of Mitch as Margarita hands Mary a damp towel. Mary puts the damp towel on Mitch’s face and wipes Mitch’s face with the towel. Rosa and Miriam then move the front of Mitch’s collar apart from his neck as Mary takes the towel and wipes the front of Mitch’s neck then the bottom of his neck then top of his chest. Mary finishes wiping Mitch. She suddenly smacks her hands then turns to Aunt Celeste and shouts, “Okay Celeste now the bath oil!”
“Here you go Mary!” Aunt Celeste says. Mary heads towards Aunt Celeste as Mitch starts to talk with the Youth Performers and Athletes again. Aunt Celeste hands Mary the bath oil. “Thanks Celeste!” Mary says. She goes back to Mitch as she pours some bath oil on her hand. She comes in front of Mitch. She takes her hand and wipes Mitch’s face with her hand as Mitch tightly shuts his eyes.
One of the men in the crowd approaches Mary and says, “Hey Mary! I hear that you have a Bath Oil Line already out.”
“Yes I do,” Mary says.
“Really?!” a woman with the man says. “That’s interesting! What’s the name of the bath oil?”
“It’s called The Diaz-Davidson Bath Oil. I’m rubbing it on Mitch’s face right now.”
“Wow that’s interesting.”
“Yeah. After him, I’m going to rub some of it on his brother. I have a whole line of Bath Oil at the organization if any of you are interested in purchasing some bottles.”
“Okay.”
Mary continues to gently wipe Mitch’s face and eyes with her hand as Mitch keeps his eyes tightly shut. Mary pours more bath oil in her hand. Rosa and Miriam move the front of Mitch’s collar away from his neck as Mary puts her palm on Mitch’s neck and wipe the front of Mitch’s neck then the bottom of his neck then top of his chest. Mary finishes wiping Mitch as Rosa and Miriam pull back down and fix Mitch’s shirt. Mary turns to the lady and man and says, “Now I’m going to rub the bath oil on his brother.”
“Okay.”
Mary turns towards Mike and heads towards Mike.
Mary approaches Mike and pours some more bath oil on her other hand. She takes her other hand and wipes Mike’s face with it as Mike tightly shuts his eyes. The woman then says, “I’ll purchase a couple of Bath Oil bottles for my family Mary.”
“Yeah me too,” the man says.
“Fantastic!” Mary says. “The organization is not open right now, but it will be open first thing in the morning.”
“Really?! That’s interesting! What’s the name of the bath oil line again?“
“It’s called The Diaz-Davidson Bath Oil Line. I have whole cases of the Bath Oil Line at the organization. Plus I plan on distributing the bath oil in some stores too.”
“You are?! That’s great!”
Mary continues to gently wipe Mike’s face and eyes with her hand as Mike keeps his eyes tightly shut. Mary pours more bath oil in her hand. Gladys and Bonnie move the front of Mike’s collar away from his neck as Mary places her palm on Mike’s neck and gently wipe the front of Mike’s neck then the bottom of his neck then top of his chest. Mary finishes wiping Mike’s neck and chest. Gladys and Bonnie gently pull back down and fix Mike’s shirt as they continue to hold his arms and wrists. Mary turns towards Aunt Celeste and heads towards Aunt Celeste as Mike starts to talk with the Youth Performers and Athletes again.
Mary gives the bath oil back to Aunt Celeste. She turns back towards Mike and comes behind Mike as Gladys and Bonnie continue to hold onto Mike’s arms and wrists.
Mitch leans his head and back against Margarita with his thumbs still in his pockets, feet spread slightly apart as Mike leans his head and back against Mary with his thumbs in his pockets, feet spread slightly apart. More crowds approach as a male teenager says, “Hey that’s Mike and Mitch over there! Hey Mike!”
“Hey Mike!” another male teenager says.
“What’s up Mitch!” a boy in the crowd says.
“Hey Mitch!” another boy says.
“Wow they’re cute,” a woman in the crowd says.
“They are,” a third woman says.
Mitch continues to lean back against Margarita and Mike continues to lean back against Mary. Mitch leans back up from off Margarita as Mike leans back up from off Mary.
Mary and Margarita start to collect the towels as Rosa, Gladys, Miriam and Bonnie continue to hold on to Mike and Mitch. Margarita hands the towels to Mary. Mike and Mitch suddenly walk to the other boys on the bleachers with Rosa, Miriam, Gladys and Bonnie in tow, still holding on to them.
Mike and Mitch approach the other boys and chit-chat with them as Rosa, Miriam, Gladys and Bonnie continue to hold on to them. Mike and Mitch stand right in front of the other boys smacking and shaking their hands with the other boys. Mitch then turns to Keith and says, “Hey Keith! How about giving me a hi-five!” Mitch holds his palm out to Keith. Keith hesitates as he looks at Mitch’s palm. Mitch puzzled looks at Keith and says, “You can’t give me a hi-five man?” Keith holds his palm out to Mitch and gives Mitch a hi-five. Mitch smacks and shakes Keith hand then says, “You’re alright in my book Keith.” Mitch and Mike continue to chit-chat with the other boys smacking and shaking their hands with Rosa, Miriam, Gladys and Bonnie still holding on to them.
Nicolas and Mickey come through the gym entrance. They stop and look into the gym. They see Mary in the distance. Nicolas then calls out, “Hey Mom!”
“Hay tanto ruido alli Nicolas,” Mickey says. “No creo que ella escucho.”
“Tendre cuidado de eso.” Nicolas starts to head towards Mary. Mickey starts to follow behind Nicolas.
Suddenly, several excited people and reporters burst into the gym entrance behind Nicolas and Mickey and shout, “Hey Nicolas! Hey Mickey!” Nicolas and Mickey stop and quickly turn their heads around to look.
The people and reporters excitingly approach Nicolas and Mickey as a male white reporter says, “Oh Nicolas and Mickey, your family’s organization is just wonderful! That Michael Jackson Tribute you all did was fantastic!”
“Thank you,” Nicolas says.
“We hear that the Diaz-Davidson Organization is gonna perform again next month or two. Is it true?”
“Yes it’s true.”
“Oh that’s good! That’s very good! We don‘t see your sister Diane D around.”
“Yeah,” another male white reporter says. “People say they haven’t seen your sister Diane D in a while. There are rumors floating around that your family temporary suspended your sister Diane D. Is that true?”
“Yes it‘s true,” Nicolas says.
“Why did your family suspend your sister?” a third male white reporter asks. “Is it because of that kissing stunt your sister pulled at your family’s concert with that guy Jonathan in front of a live audience? You know, the guy she disappeared with and the guy she tried to marry?”
“My God. You seem to know it all, don‘t you?”
“Well word gets around. People do talk you know.”
“Obvious they do.”
“What’s going on?” Mary voice says. Nicolas, Mickey and the reporters turn and look. They see Mary and Barry approaching them as Mary holds the used towels in her arms and Barry holds Mike’s and Mitch’s dirty jackets in his arms.
“Oh hi Miss Mary, hi Mr. Barry,” the first reporter says. “How is everything?”
“Okay,” Barry says.
“Good. Your family’s organization’s Michael Jackson Tribute was just dynamite!”
“It was,” the second reporter says. “We want to know is your family’s organization gonna perform again next month or two!”
“Yes we are,” Mary says. “How did you know about it anyway?”
“Well word got around fast among the community.”
“Yeah,” the third reporter says. “Plus, my family members and I would love to come see your family’s organization’s performance!”
“So would my family!” the first reporter says. “Plus while we’re here right now, us reporters can interview you all about your family’s Diaz-Davidson Organization!”
“Interview us?” Mary says.
“Yes.”
“No I don‘t think so.”
“You don‘t think so? Well why not?”
“Because right now we’re very busy, we don’t have time for any of us to get interviewed.”
“Oh no? Well when would you all have the time Ma’am?”
“I don’t know. Why don’t you leave your number and we’ll call you, how’s that?”
“Sounds good! Here’s our card!” The reporter hands Mary his card.
Mary and Barry look at the card. They look back at the reporters as Mary says, “Okay we’ll give you a call when we’re ready to be interviewed.”
“Okay. Thanks a lot. Make sure you call us now.”
“Okay we will.”
“Bye.”
Mary and Barry turn away from the reporters. Mary and Barry approach Nicolas and Mickey. They then walk away as Nicolas and Mickey turn and walk away with them.
Chapter 26
Diane D Disappears With Cousin Dana’s Boyfriend
It is two weeks later around 1:20 in the morning. Diane D's entire family and relatives including Dana's family are in the living room at Barry’s parents Gracy and Grandpa Mike’s house one night finishing their drinks and food. “Nice party Gracy,” Margarita says.
“Thank you Margarita,” Gracy says.
“Where did Diane and Dana go?”
“They went upstairs. After Dana finished her food, she said she was feeling nauseous and decided to call it a night. She went upstairs to lie down. Diane, Tony, Sammy and the rest of them all followed her up there.”
“Oh yeah?”
“Yeah.”
Inside the bedroom, Dana is lying face up on her bed fully dressed with a cup of drink in one hand and the other hand beneath her head as she gives a blank stare at the ceiling. Diane D, Tony, Michael, Nicolas, Mickey, Teresa, Joseph, Dana's two brother Sammy and Thomas and Dana's four sisters, Missy, Landa, Londa and Linda, their cousin Judy and Sammy's girlfriend Darlene surround Dana as Mandy sits on the other bed looking on. They all have drinks in their hand clapping and singing out as they smile down at Dana singing, “Party's over here! Party's over here!”
Diane D turns to everybody as she hold her hand out to them and says, “Okay now hush everybody. Dana's not feeling too well.” Diane D takes the cup out of Dana's hand and tells her, “If you're feeling nauseous Dana, you don't need to be drinking anymore. You need me to get you anything to help you feel better?”
“Yeah, get me a beer,” Dana says.
“A beer? No I'm not getting you any beer Dana, you just had a drink. I know something else that would help you feel better. Michael and I can go pick up something for you at the pharmacy.” Diane D turns to Tony and says, “Tony that pharmacy near your building is open all night, right?”
“That pharmacy moved,” Tony says.
“They moved?”
“Yeah.”
“Where did they moved to?” Michael asks as he chews some food.
“They moved several miles away from where they used be. You have to go several miles north then turn several different blocks just to find them.”
“Well you know their address?” Diane D asks.
“You don't need their address Diane. I know how to get to them. Instead, why don't I just bring you to that pharmacy myself?”
“You bring me to the pharmacy? You sure you feel like going there this time of night Tony?”
“It's no problem Diane. I'll take you there.”
“Okay.” Diane D turns to everyone else and says, “Okay everybody, I'm gonna go to the pharmacy with Tony. The rest of you leave the room so Dana can get her rest.”
“Okay,” everybody says.
“Yeah I'm gonna head to bed now,” Missy says.
“I’m gonna head to bed too,” Londa says.