My Right Hand 2

Aleah

Did this bitch really just call me his sister? They walk out of the living room. "I'm your sister now?" I ask looking directly at him. He's nervous, that dumbass look on his face says it all. "Aleah let me explain." "Explain what August? It's nothing you can say." "I'm sorry." "Fuck that." "Aleah I..." I tune him out. I don't want to hear anything he has to say. What happen to all that shit he was talking?

"Aleah.. Aleah." "What!" "Did you hear me?" "August go screw yourself, jump off a fucking bridge, play in traffic whichever you see fit. I hate you literally hate you. I can't believe you of all people." "Aleah wait man." He grabs my hand and it's set something off inside of me. I look back at him. It's finally really real it's over between us. It's not a nightmare or some bad ass dream I'm living he really has a life of his own with his wife and children. I don't belong in the picture anymore.

Damn I can't believe this shit. He could've at least had the decency to tell me while I was in prison. I wouldn't have been getting out thinking its a slight possibility we could pick you right where we left off. "August let me go." "Aleah you have to understand." "I don't have to do shit. Let me go before I let your little wife know the type or relationship this really was, it damn sure wasn't brother and sister." "Aleah we slept together one time." "Yet you still felt the need to lie to her. Why?"

He lets my hand go and I walk back into the room. God how stupid can I be. They told me this shit would happen. He would move on and forget all about me but I didn't want to believe that shit. He's been my best friend since we were little. Damn I know you say live your life but I didn't mean for his ass to create one. "Hey Aleah." I look over and it's Angelique. "Hey girly." "Can I come in?"

"Sure." She sits beside me on the bed. "So if you my dads sister does that make you my aunt." "I'm not really your dad's sister. We just grew up together." "Oh okay..." I reach up into the closet and grab my box. I take out the pictures and pass them too Angelique. "Um Aleah I don't think that's a good idea." Why is she in my room.

"Angelique it's time to go." August says standing there with Mackenzie. "But I'm about to look at the pictures with Aleah." "It's time to go." "Man." She hands me the pictures back. I grab the top of one Raevyn and slip in her pocket. "Tell Ms. Aleah bye." "Aleah Can you help find my mama?" "I sure will baby." "No you won't." August says. "You will not tell me what I can do. Are you forgetting Raevyn made ME her Godmother?" "Aleah." "August." Two can play this game and I don't give a flying fuck if Mackenzie is right there.

"Aleah I said stop it." "Alright let's get going shall we?" Mackenzie says. They go towards the front door. "Later mama." August says. "Bye baby... Bye Mackenzie. Your pies never disappoint." Wheres the hell is the loyalty at? My mama who was so down for it being a me and August embraces the next woman with open damn arms. I shake my head and shut my bedroom door. I'm taking my salty ass to sleep.

"Aleah baby wake up..." "What ma? Dang." "It's 11 o'clock." "Okay and." "In the morning." Damn I slept that long! "Oh." I roll over and getting out of bed. I open my curtains up. "I made breakfast." "I'll be out in a few." I find something cute to wear for today. I need to go job hunting one of these days.

"So what do you think of Mackenzie?" "I've seen better." "Aleah don't be that way." You knew about her, why didn't you tell me?" "I don't want to be the reason for all the bad news." "What else is there?" She grabs my hand. "Baby I've been diagnosed with cancer." I drop my fork, "Mama how? Why?" "Well baby that I don't know." "How long?" "I've known for over a year now."

Damn man. "So what are the doctors saying?" She sighs, "6 months baby." "Mama. Really?" "Yes baby." "This are one hell of welcome home present... First August, now you. Damn man." "Watch your mouth Aleah. I'm gone nowhere yet baby." "Does August know?" "Yeah he does." "I'm the last to find out about everything I see." I get up from the table.

I leave out of house and walk. This is too much shit going on and I haven't even been home for 72 hours. I walk over to the pizza place. "Excuse me..." "I don't want to be bothered right now." "Your keys are on the ground." I look up at the guy. "Thanks." "Are you okay?" "Does it look like I'm okay?"

"Would you like to tell me what's wrong?" "I don't even know you." "My name is Tywon but you can call me Ty." I wipe my face, I must look silly just sitting here with tears falling down my face. "I'm Aleah." "You are a very beautiful woman Aleah." "Thank you." He sits down in front of me. "Listen I'm not trying to put my problems on someone who doesn't know me."

"Well let me get to know you." "What if I said I wasn't looking for a nigga?" "I guess it's my lucky day because I'm a man, not a nigga. I'm not looking for a bitch either so if you see one let her know." Well damn okay. "Okay then." "Look you seem like a nice girl, I consider myself a nice guy. What's the problem with two nice people being friends?"

"Because anytime I make scratch that even have friends some how I end up getting screwed over. Is another explanation needed?" "If you pick better people to keep around then you wouldn't go through that." "You don't know me or my life." "I know I don't." "You aren't going away are you?" He smiles, he has a nice smile and some pretty eyes. "Not this easily." He says laughing. I laugh too.

We start talking about past experiences with people in general and surprisingly he has a similar background as myself. "Aleah." "What?" "What you doing here?" "Don't you have a family to get to?" "Aye Bruh do you mind?" August asks Tywon. "No problem. Here's my number Aleah call me." "I will." I sit his number in my purse.

August sits down in the booth. "Why are you here?" "Mama was worried." "Well she doesn't have anything to worry about." "Aleah can I honest with you?" "It's the least you can do August." "I would be lying if I said seeing you again didn't spark old feelings but life happens and this is where I ended up. I can't do back and change it. I'm really sorry if I hurt your feelings but I want us to be friends...best friends if your willing."

Is this real right now? "So I'll be a best friend to you but to your wife I'm your sister... Why did you lie to her?" "I didn't..." "Nigga we ain't fucking related. She got it from somewhere." "I said you were like a sister. Sister just stuck with her I guess." "That's bullshit August." "It is what it is Leah." "And it's pure bullshit. I can't be your friend August." "Aleah stop being fucking difficult man." I chuckle, "Nah it ain't good for me to be friends to with a guy I'm still in love with."