The Struggle

Chapter 9

2 weeks later

August pov

"Aaliyah ended up driving me because I just got out of the hospital. Then we finally got inside my house."

"August I need to tell you something," she said nervously.

"As she said that I kind of got a little nervous that it might be something bad."

Aaliyah pov

"August looked nervous after I said that, I hope he doesn't break up with me."

"I'm pregnant with your baby, August." I said trying to sound calm as possible.

"Shit Aaliyah, I.....I can't believe this. This is impossible, I'm pretty sure I used protection, are you with someone else?" he asked.

"August no, your the only one I had sex with, I ain't no hoe." I stated.

"Omg what are we going to do with a baby Aaliyah, huh!?" he yelled.

"Idk August, we can just raise the baby together, you won't break up with me, right?" I asked him

"No Aaliyah I would never let you raise our baby on your own, it's not safe out here for you to be on your own, we got niggas out here who kill." he said

"Well August my mom kicked me out when I told her, where am I going to stay?" I asked scared.

"You staying with me, we going to raise this baby together and we not breaking up, we staying together, aight," he said

"Aight," I responded.

"August do you know who shot you?" I asked.

"Yea it was that nigga Chresanto and his girl Angel, one day that nigga gone get what he deserve," August said with a smirk."

"August don't, I don't want you going back to jail. If Chresanto killed Jaden and shot you, what if I'm next, August?" I asked in a scared tone.

"Idk but I'm gone keep you safe and I know how it feels to have a brother so close to you die. My brother Mel died a couple of years ago," he said almost in tears.

"August I.... I'm so sorry to hear that." I said pulling him into a hug.

"I never seen August cry before because he never liked to show his sensitive side."

1 week later

Aaliyah pov

"I woke up and saw that August wasn't in the bed. I walked over to the kitchen and then I saw August, he was making breakfast."

"So, you cook?" I asked in a shocked tone.

"Yea, why you seem so shocked?" he asked while laughing.

"Idk you just don't seem like that type." I said laughing

"I'm the best cook you ever met, here see for yourself." he said giving me and him a plate of food.

"Wow this is good August." I said while eating.

"I know," he said

"I opened my laptop and saw that I had an email. I read the email and I covered my mouth in shock and my eyes began to water with happy tears."

"What is it?" August said curious.

"I just got accepted to UCLA! I said really excited.