My Right Hand 2

August

I pull up to the house and it's a ghost town around here. I grab my bags and walk inside. "Mackenzie!.... Girls!" I walk into the bedroom. "What that fuck?" It's caution tape every damn where! I plug my phone and cut it on. "Awww shit." It's 50 text messages from Aleah and a thousand more from everyone else.

I hit call and it rings, "August." My heart starts racing. "What's wrong? Where you at?" "August just please get over here." "Over where Aleah what's wrong?" "Mama house. I'll talk to you when you get here." She sounds messed up. This doesn't sound good. I get back in the car and rush over. I hope nothing has happened to mama.

I pull up and see people everywhere. I walk inside. "Girls?" What are they doing here? "Daddy!" They run up to me. "Daddy mommy is gone a lady shot her." "A what!" "My mama shot her." Angelique says. "Aw shit what is going on.... Sit right here." I get up and see Ty walking through. "What's up Ty?" "What's up Aug? Man it's been crazy." "What happen with the girls? What are they talking about?" Ty drops his head, "Man-" "August!"

Aleah runs up to me hugging me tight. She's crying, "She's gone August." I can't move. "No man... I didn't get a chance to say goodbye." I let my tears fall. This shit hurts man. "Where have you been?" She whispers, "I needed you there and you weren't." "I'm so sorry... What happened while I was gone?"

"August...: Raevyn killed Mackenzie. Mackenzie was yelling-" "Damn she probably didn't take her medicine." Aleah backs up, "Medicine for what?" "She's had Bipolar disorder." "What the hell August!" "Man she did." "I knew you had a thing for crazy bitches." We both laugh. Damn I can't believe this shit. We finish wrapping things up there and go our separate ways. The girls wanted to stay with Aleah another night.

I get a hotel room for the night. I can't stay in the house after all that shit. Damn man, I can't imagine to look of terror on my babies faces. That's something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Watching your mama get killed and the other shot herself is crazy as shit. I walk down to the bar. What I'm about to do goes against all the shit I was taught in therapy.

After having a few drinks I go back up to my room. I pull my phone out and text Aleah, :I love you man never ever forget that shit. Kiss my girls goodnight for me. I'll be over sometime tomorrow once I wake up.: I shower and then dive on to the bed. My phone vibrates, it's Aleah: I love you too. They said Good night and they love you.: I smile and sit my phone on the charger.

I wake up the next day and head to McDonald's. I get some breakfast from there for everyone. I pull up to Ty's crib. Damn he got a nice ass house. I can't remember what Aleah said he did for a leaving again. I knock and Angelique answers the door. "Hey daddy!" "Hey baby girl." We walk inside the living eo where everyone else is. "Hey daddy!" "Hey." They hug me, "What's up Aleah? Ty? I brought breakfast."

"What's up August?" Ty says. He's sitting mighty far from Aleah. I wonder what's that's about. "Thanks for breakfast." Aleah says grabbing a bag. "Girls go wash your hands." I sit down next to Ty. "The girls been alright?" I ask. "Yeah they good. Amaya isn't taking mama passing well." When this nigga- I mean when did he start calling mama, mama? Man stop just chill. "Aw man. It's been one crazy ass 48 hours." "You can say that again."

We go into the dining room and eat. After we finish Angelique starts crying and in the end all three girls are in tears. I hate seeing my babies like this man. My phone rings, "Now isn't a good time Tu." I say answering the phone. I step into a ball. "What's wrong blood?" "Just some family shit going on." "Damn Aug. Keep your head up. I just wanted to let you know, it's done. Nothing else to worry about." "I appreciate it Tu!" At least I have some type of good news, sort of. "Anytime buddy." We hang up and I walk into the living room. "Aleah can I talk to you?" "Sure Aug."

We walk outside to the balcony. "What's up?" "So I did something for you." "What?" "I cleared the arrest off your record." She smiles, "What?!? How? August!" She hugs me. I laugh, "Just know it's done. I know I can't replace the time you lost from serving that." "I would do it all over again minus the non jail visits, coming home to find out you had a life."

We both laugh, "Thank you for being so loyal to me. I can't ask for anything else." "You're welcome." "So what's up with you and ole boy anyway?" I ask. "We're good. Well we were good until some random ass nigga started texting my phone and he saw it." I side eye her, "What you mean?" She passes me her phone and I read the messages. "You say you don't know them?" "No I don't. I have no clue who it is ."

"You told him that?" "Of course I did." "He didn't believe you?" "Nope. He told me to talk to him when I figure it out." I laugh, "Well damn." "Man you know I don't like people close to me being  mad at me." "Have you called the number?" "Nah I didn't think about that."  "We should call it now." "Let me go get him so he can witness this shit for himself." "Alright Leah." She walks back inside.

It's been on crazy hell of a day. I come home to find out the life as I know has been rearranged and shit. I guess this is what Aleah felt. Damn karma is a fucking bitch! "You alright Aug?" Ft asks walking out. "Yeah for right now... It's hit but it hasn't hit me. If you get what I'm saying." He nods his head, "I thinks it's the same for Aleah. She ain't acknowledging it."

"I know it. She won't for a while. When her grandma died it took her a long time and this was after the funeral and all... She cope with shit weird." We laugh, "I don't think I'll ever fully understand that girl." I say shaking my head. "She is a piece of work."

She comes back out. She gone got thicker since I saw her last. What the hell she eating? "You ready?" Aleah asks looking at Ty. "Oh yeah." I dial the number, "Oh you finally decided to call... I'm back BITCH." Click.