So Much Better

Shut the blinds.

The light flipped on and the brightness hurt my eye for a moment.

"Ow."
"Scary cat. Up and out."
"What?" I groaned kicking my legs.

He laughed.

"Payback, let's go."
"Pay what?" I asked rubbing my eye.
"Back. We out the door in twenty." He said throwing a granola bar my way.
"Nigga!"
"Nineteen!" He said shutting the door with a bang.

I stumbled my way into the bathroom and took a shower, not taking long to put on some jeans and sneakers.

I bit into the granola bar walking out of the room.

"I'm read- shit." I said looking at the guns played out on the table.

I looked up at August to see him with a mischievous smile on his face.

"Sneaky." I said to him.

He smiled.

"Pick one."
"Can I eat first?"

Marcus laughed.

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I was leaning against the wall August beside me as Marcus rang the bell. He put his hand over it to block the view.

"Who is it?" I heard a girls voice.
"Hell naw." I said leaning off the wall. "That nigga didn't. Move Marcus."

I looked at the magic eye and smiled.

"Jerome! There's a woman at the door!"

I pulled the gun out and cocked it.

"Breathe ma."
"Bullshit."

"Who the hell knocking on my door?! Did you call somebody?"
"No."

I saw a shade cover the magic eye again and smiled. He swung the door open ready to jump but I put the gun to his face making him freeze.

"You wouldn't."
"I will. Get your ass in the fcukin' house."

He started taking steps back letting me inside.

"Put your hands where I can see them." I said looking at him.
"Or what? You gonna shoot me?"

I stretched my arm over to the aquarium that divided the living room in half and shot.
The glass shattered spilling water all over his work desk and couch.

"Are you crazy!"
"I'll show you crazy if you don't put your hands where I can see them."
"Breathe." August said pulling my hair away from my shoulder.
"Don't touch my-" He said taking a step forward.

I moved back on instinct.

"I'd stay there if I were you." August said backing me up.

He took a step back and put his hands up still mean grilling us.

"So this is how you're gonna do me after all this time you little bitch?"

I looked at him not saying anything. 

"I made you. I fcukin' made you, and cuz you're out of my house you think you're better than you were."

Augusts breathing got heavy.

" You're still that same little uneducated hood rat with an easy pussy I met years ago."
"Shut up."
"Or what? You gonna shoot me with that water gun? I doubt it. You're just like that dead beat father of yours!"

My blood heated up and I hit him across the face with the gun handle.
"I told you to shut the fcuk up!" I said looking at him my breathing heavy.