I relaxed in the car after an uncomfortable quiet dinner with Jose. After I came from talking to August, Joss didn't say a word to me for the rest of the dinner. I prayed he didn't see anything or it was my ass.
I'm just thankful my kids aren't home if something does go down. "Who was that dude you were talking to?" Jose asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Huh?"
"Devronica, don't play dumb with me. Who the fuck was that?" he asked again, his voice extremely loud.
"That was August. You don't remember him from a couple of years ago?"
He rubbed over his chin. "Yeah... I remember him now. Ain't he yo ex? What the fuck you doing talking to yo ex?"
"It was a quick chat. You don't have to worry about anything Jose..sheesh," I said, rubbing my aching head.
He chuckled lowly before pulling into our driveway. I rushed out of the car and almost ran into the house. He wasn't in a good mood and that meant anything could happen.
I rushed into the bathroom before locking the door behind me. Not long after, Jose was knocking on the door. "Roni, open the door so we can talk. I just wanna talk.. I promise," he said with sincerity in his voice.
Reluctantly, I opened the door to face him. He looked deep in thought which scared me. I sat down on the bed and waited for him to say something.
"He touch you?"
"Huh?"
"Devronica..what I told you about that playing dumb shit?" He said sternly.
"No, we didn't touch each other," I lied.
He chuckled before walking closer to me. "All you do is lie. I should've listened to my mom when she told me to leave yo dumb ass."
Hold the fuck up. His momma stay smiling all in my face but have the audacity to tell him to leave me. "No, I should've listened to my friend when she told me to leave yo illiterate ass. All you do is complain. I should've been left yo bitch ass. Ya momma should've swallowed ya!" I yelled, fed up with his bullshit.
His slapped me and pulled me on the floor by my hair. What nigga pull hair? I used all my strength to get up and I started hitting him back. "I fucking hate you!" I screamed as we fought.
He overpowered me and started twisting my arm. I screamed in pain as he continued to twist. To distract myself from the pain, I kicked him between his legs and he immediately let go and fell to the ground. I ran as fast as I could to the stairs. I tripped and slid down them but that wasn't gonna stop me. If he caught me now, he would kill me.
I got up, ran through the door, and sprinted down the street. It hurt to run but I didn't care. I ran to into some bushes so he couldn't find me. I pulled out my phone and did the last thing I wanted to do..I called August.
"Yeah?" He said, answering on the first ring.
"August, please help me."
"Roni? Wassup mama, where you at?" he asked with a concerned tone.
"I'm two blocks from where I use to live. Please come get me before he finds me," I said, scared for my life.
"I'm on my way!"
I hung up the phone, brought my knees to my chest, and prayed. Dear God, please keep me safe. Help me get through this, Amen.
I didn't know how long it would take August to get here but I hopped he would hurry up. ******
I heard August calling my name which caused me to brighten up. "Roni, where you at?" He semi-yelled.
"I'm in the bushes," I said, unable to get up.
I seen August face full of worry as he hovered over me. "Come on," he said, picking me up.
Being in his arms made me feel safe in a way. I was so damaged that I was surprised that he wanted anything to do with me.
He carried me to his car and looked at me. "You ight?"
"I've been better," I said.
He looked down at me and his eyes got big. "Roni, you bleeding."
"That's just a scratch. Let's go before he comes." ******* August
Roni had fallen asleep which I advised ha not ta do since she said ha head was hurtin'. It broke my heart ta see ha like this. I knew she was a good person and didn't deserve ta be treated badly.
I pulled into my driveway and hopped out. I walked ova ta Roni's side, opened the door and tapped ha. "Huh?" She looked around frantically.
"Baybeh chill. It's just me."
I picked her up and made my way ta the house. Asia gon give me hell when we get in the house but oh well. I rang the doorbell and Jala opened the door. "Oh my gosh!! Roni!" Jala yelled, causin' me ta almost drop ha. (August's house)
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"Damn Jala...can we get in the house first?" I said.
I went straight ta the couch and laid Roni down. "Oh my gosh Roni, what happened?" Jala asked, sittin' next ta ha.
"It's a long story but I'll tell you later," Roni said.
"Ight, I'm gon go get the guest settled and then I'm gon come back and get ya," I said.
I ran upstairs ta talk ta Asia cause I knew she was gon have somethin' ta say. She was waiting fa me at the door. "Hey baybeh," I said, kissin' her lips.
"Umhm.. Who is that on my sofa?"
"That's my friend. And that's my sofa cause I paid fa it," I said.
"Sure. Don't make to much noise because the girls are sleeping," she said, going back into the room.
I mentally rolled my eyes and made my way back down the stairs. I picked Roni up and carried ha ta the guest room. I laid her on the bed and she sat up. "Thank you so much August."
"Your welcome love. We'll talk more in the morning," I said, kissin' ha forehead. *******
