Fool For Him

Kiera

"Kiera wake up!" Cherry yells. I suck my teeth getting up. "What the fuck Cherry?" She laughs, "Just me being petty." She says smiling. "My fucking head is killing me." I groan laying back on the bed. "Yo ass got all the fucked up last night and the night before that. I had to drag you to the car.. Again." I laugh. "Damn."

She hands me some medicine and water. I grab my phone after taking the medicine. I see a message from August. :When you gone be home?: I roll my eyes and close out the message. I don't have shit to say to him. "Dumbass nigga." Cherry walks in the room laughing. "You and August are so made for each other."

"I'm seriously starting to think otherwise."

"Please, can't no other nigga handle you but him. He just right type of hood nigga you need."

I suck my teeth, "He's about to get replaced with the next right type of hood nigga. It's niggas approaching me everyday but I stay loyal to his ass. He gone appreciate me when I'm gone."

"You just let Cherokee have him?"

"Fuck that hoe. She ain't getting shit. He's still mine. That's gone always be a given."

"Make up your mind Kiera."

I laugh, "I'm kind of all over the place right now. My nigga texted me one time asking when I was gone be home, he probably wants some of his shit so he can run off with that I wanna be hood rich bitch. He didn't even show up to Sky's funeral."

"That's still fucked up. But he knows where home at."

August name comes across my phone. "What?" I answer with an attitude. "Where you at?" I roll my eyes, "Why you checking my location? What you want?"

"London stop playing man where you at."

"August what you want?"

"Kiera."

"Bye." I hang up.

I walk into the living room. "Cherry I'm hungry let's go eat or sum." She walks out the kitchen with a bottle of water, "Waffle house?" She asks. "Yup. Come on."

As we walk down the steps it's some guys chilling at the bottom of the stairway. "Excuse us." Cherry says. "What's the password lil mama?" A guy says looking at me. I flash him a smile, "I don't know why don't you tell me?"

"Lo." I roll my eyes. "Move out they way niggas, damn." Because of August being who he so graciously is, they do as they were told. "She'll meet you in the car Cherry."

"August I'm done with you right now. Move."

"We ain't over still I say so Kiera. Why you hang up on me?"

"I didn't want to listen to that bs."

"Baby."

"Don't baby me August."

He sucks his teeth, "Whateva'. I missed you." I turn my head away from him. "I'm sure Cherokee misses you. Had fun these past two days?" I ask popping my lips. "It wasn't even like that Lo. Stop tripping. You pissed me off with ratchet shit."

"Oh now I'm ratchet?"

He tilt my head towards his with his index finger. "Ratchet as hell but I love your ratchetness. It's what makes you, you." He says. "Uhm mhm. Why didn't I see you at Sky's funeral?"

"I was handling some business with some very important people."

"Whatever. Nothing comes before family."

"I'm sure my family rather see me free on these streets than in someones prison." I roll my eyes but he's right. Even with me I don't what I would do if he was go away. This nigga gives me a headache and makes my blood boil all at one time but I wouldn't want him gone. "Well you could've came by afterwards. Everyone asked where you were."

"My bad. Ima get with them on that."

"Sure let me get going. I'm hungry as hell."

"Where y'all going to eat at?"

"Waffle House."

"Oh okay."

"Yeah. Bye."

"Ima catch you later Lo." August says before walking off. I roll my eyes walking to Cherry's car.

We get to Waffle House and quickly order our food before we even sit down. "They gone be like them bitches hungry as fuck." Cherry says. We both laugh. "Man I am hungry as hell, shit."

"What August was talking bout?"

"Same oh shit that always comes out his mouth."

"Girl you so extra." I laugh, "What I do?"

"You try so hard to stay mad at him when you know good and well you been over that shit since like three days ago." I crack up laugh, "He don't know that shit."

"He know. He just be playing along with yo ass." Cherry says. "I really am - well, was mad at him. That shit was just disrespectful."

"Hell the whole situation disrespectful."

"You right."

At Night...

"Damn it's thick." I say to Cherry as we walk though the cars. Every year they do a fight night with two of top boxing champs from the Rec league. Everybody and they mama comes out with tricked out cars, food, games and bounce houses for the lil ones. "I could go for some chicken wings right about now."

"Lo really?"

"Yeah girl we passed right by an American deli getting here." She shakes her head as we look for Dae Dae. "What color his car again?" I ask. "It's supposed to be yellow."

"You can't miss no yellow ass car." She laughs, "Shut up. There he go right there." We walk over to the banana colored car. Dae even has neon yellow lights at the bottom. I shake my head taking a seat on the hood. "Kiera if don't get yo big ass off my car."

"Where else we gone sit?" I ask. Cherry joins beside me, "Yeah Bae where else?" He's ain't winning his battle. "There go yo nigga. Go sit on his car."

I peek beside Dae Dae and see August leaning against his hood talking. "He didn't tell me he was coming. I'll be back Cherry."

"Stay yo ass over there." Dae dae yells. "Shut up." Me and Cherry say at the same time. I laugh walking up to August. He stops the guy from talking. "What's up baby?"

"I didn't know you would be here August."

"Of course. Jay ima get back withcha." He says to the guy. The guy walks off. "What y'all was talking about?" I ask as he sits his arm around my shoulders pulling me to him. He smells so damn good. "Nothing nosey." I stop smelling his cologne and look up at him.

"Excuse me?" I ask. He looks down at me, "What nosey?"

"I'm not nosey. Just curious." I say wrapping my arms around him. "Talking business baby."

"Mhm." This shit feel so damn good. I love being in his arms. "You spoke to yo mama?" He asks. "Nope she still mad at me for fighting."

"Damn this the longest y'all eva' went."

"I know right. You talk to Tika?"

"Nah no yet. Ima call her tomorrow. Terrell said she wasn't doing too good."

We stand there and catch up until his phone starts ringing. He continues to ignore it but the vibration is getting on my nerves. "Maybe you should answer that." I say moving his arms round me.

"What you getting mad for?"

"It's annoying." He sucks his teeth and wraps his arms right back around me. "Aye Aug." the guy from earlier says. "I'll be back Lo."

I stand waiting and waiting and waiting. It feels like a damn hour has went by. I hear whimpering. Turning around I see the cutest blue eyed, grey pit ever. "Surprise baby." I break into the biggest smile. "Aw bae." I pick up the puppy. "She's a adorable... Thank you baby." He smiles petting her. "Your welcome Kiera. What you naming her?" He asks. "Her name is Blue."