Fight For Me

August

Running this shit back in my head I help Jordan off the floor "Man I'm sorry Jordan" I say wiping her face with a rag "Jayla is not gone be happy and neither is my brother" damn how the hell I forget she had a brother. "Your brother still stay down here" "Yea O never left him and my older sister stay here and me and Jayla left" she put her clothes on "You gone be ok let me take you home" I start getting dressed "No August you're fine I just need to go I'll call you ok" "Iight Jo be careful" She smiled, grabbed her purse and left. I jump in the shower and put on some sweats. I grab my phone and call Zola, straight to voicemail. "Baby I know you hate me please let me make it up to you call me when you get this" I shoot her a few text too. I sit my phone down on the bed next to me and lay back. All I can think about is Zola and replay this whole fucking scene over on my head. What makes it so crazy I invited Jordan over just to chill. I should've known it would end up in the bed. I feel my phone vibrate and jump up hoping it was Zola but it's Ty. Do I really wanna answer this phone "Speak" He paused "That's how you answer the phone nigga" I suck my teeth "Man Ty what you want" "Mama want us to clean out her garage for her birthday and since it's in a couple weeks and she leaves for Birmingham tonight we should go ahead and do it" I sigh "Iight where ma" "She packin" "Iight" we hang up and I head over there.

"Hey baby" I kiss her cheek "Hey ma you ready for Birmingham" She smiles "You know I am I got my bags packed" She says pointing at her totes on the floor "So what you waiting on" Ty walks in the living room "Whats up nigga" I nodded then directed my attention back to her "I'm waiting on Rich.." I frown "Who is Rich" Ty laughs "Her lil boyfriend" "Uncle August!" I hear my nieces. Ima get back to my mama in a minute. I kneel down to catch them running to me "How my babies doing" they laugh from me tickling them "Fine uncle August" Jessie jumps down off my knee "Did auntie Zola come with you" I sigh "Not this time baby girl but I'll tell her you asked" she smiles "Is auntie Zola your wife uncle August" I cough a little. Where she get that question from "Well not yet but..." "Alright girls come on" Ty says coming behind them and grabbing them up "Y'all know what the deal is" Adrienne runs in the kitchen with my mama "You see that man" I laugh and Jessie clenched on to my leg. "Must mean bedtime" Ty laughs "Five and Six and they run the house" Jessie smiles "I wanna say bye to mawmaw"
"Well go say it" I say looking down at her but she doesn't let go of my leg. I shake my head and struggle to walk in the kitchen with this little girl on my leg "Ma somebody wants to say bye before you leave tonight" She laughs "Girl get yo butt up" Jessie gets up and climbs in her lap next to Adrienne "What ima do with these two August" I laugh and sit next to them at the table "I have no idea" "Adrienne Jessie" Ty calls out "Gone now goodnight babies I'll see you in a couple of weeks" They kiss goodnight then get down and go with Ty. "So what's going on with you and Zola" "What you mean" She stale faces me "August Anthony..." I put my hands in my face "I messed up bad mama" I say leaning back in the chair "How bad" "I cheated on her with Jordan" she gaps for air, her dramatics get me. "I know ma" She punches my arm, damn man shit hurt "I don't think you do August" I rub my arm and tilt my head "Believe I know" she rolls her eyes and gets up "You better get her back August or she will be the one that got away"

"I gotcha ma don't worry" she looks back "I'm serious Ty I'm gonna be gone for two weeks don't destroy my house" I hear them going back and forth about Ty and keepin the house clean. "Damn y'all don't hear somebody at the door" "Can you get it for me" She yells from her room. I peep out the hole, this must be Rich. I open the door "Uh is Gwen here" I fold my arms "Who's asking" he looks around "Richard" "Come in baby don't pay him no mind Richard this is my youngest son August and of course you know Ty" He extends his hand and my mama glares at me, I take his hand. "Nice to meet you young man" I clear my throat "Yea so where you takin her" He smiles and grabs the bag from her "Birmingham, Alabama to meet the fam" I heard about Alabama niggas they crazy. "Alright you two kids have fun" Ty interrupts dismissing my interrogation "Keep my house clean Ty" she hugs and kisses him "August I expect to see Zola at my birthday party" She looks back at Ty and he laughs "Ma I'm not throwing you a party" "Mhmm bye y'all" She gives me a kiss and hug "Bye" she walked out the door and shut it tight, I turn to Ty. "Why you ain't tell me bout dude" He laughs "Nigga we ain't exactly on speaking terms I knew she would tell you when she was ready" I suck my teeth "He a good dude" He shrugs "I guess I only seen him a few times" I gotta keep my eye on him. "Come on let's start on this garage"

I take a sip of my beer. "Aug you remember this shit" He pulls out a box of old ass board games "Why she got these in here" he shrugs "Hell if I know... we been in this house all our life" I chuckle at the memories then think about the shit that got him back in here "What you doing with yo life man" He stopped and looked up "Where that come from" I sit my beer down "Nigga you live with our mama with your two daughters you not doin shit with yourself and you really just asked me that shit" he dropped the box and faced me "Tell me how you really feel nigga" I stand up "If you feel froggy jump..." We start fighting and messing shit up in the garage. Somehow we end up on the floor and I have him pent. He put his elbow in my ribs and pulls out of my hold. He rolls over while I hold my damn rib, shit hurt. We both out of breath now. We sit down with our backs on these boxes "I need your help to find me a job" about damn time "I got a better one for you I'll give you one" He leaned his head to the side "Damn nigga you could've gave me a job when you knew I lost mine" I shook my head "When I tried to help, you said you was good and got this plus you never asked" He laughs "Nigga we got issues" "Yea I blame mama" we laugh together "We should hit up Benny's tomorrow Jayla wants me to meet her up there" "Jordan gone be there?" He shake his head "She not suppose to be"