Saudade

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YN pov

I just finished my last class for the day so, I'm on my way to the August Residence. I decided to walk since it's such nice day today. But I can't help but feel gloomy, the test results came back and it looks like surgery is gonna cost a fortune let alone finding a donor. Syl can't pay for this surgery and I refuse to let Chres contribute. I can have a majority of the money already, Lin is scheduled for another shipment tomorrow I know I can gather the rest; 3 days tops. I grabbed my phone to text Lin, I'm sure she'll understand that I'm only coming back to sell temporarily because it's an emergency.

?: aye yeo ma

And to think you could escape the cat-callers. Nooo, they are literally every where. Without looking up from my phone I responded.

Me: Sorry, I'm kind of busy right now.

?: We can make time.

Me: schedules pretty full.

?: You need a me in your life, baby

Me: I'm in a relationship

?: I can change that, sexy

Me: no, you can't

?: what? he said you can't have friends, beautiful?

Me: No, friends lead to trouble.

?: alright, now you just acting smart.

And this guy has the audacity to attempt to grab my arm but I quickly pull it away. And just at that moment a shiny black jeep quickly pulls to the curb and Chres comes out.

Chres: Do we have a problem here?!

Chresanto raised the bottom of his shirt to show the outline of a gun at his waist.

?: uh

Chres: Then, fvck is you doing?

?: nothing, chill.

Chres: Don't let me catch your ass doing that shit again. iight? IIGHT?

?: yes, damn!

Chres: K then. Walk back to where you came from. Following my girl and shit. Fvck wrong with you,fool?

Chres walked back toward the car and opened the door for me. I got in reluctently then he slammed the door behind me. As he got in the car he was still going on a rant.

Roc: The nerve of that guy. Tryna grab you like that. I told you I'd always be there when you needed me. I'm your Knight in -

Me: what the hell? Chresanto?!

Roc: what? I just wanted to surprise you and pick you up today. But that fool ain't know

Me: NOT THAT! The gun? You carry a gun? Why do you carry a gun? what do your parents really do for a living? You in the CIA?

Roc: YN relax. It's just the new phone case I got from amazon. It just looks like gun. See.

He grabbed the handle of the gun and sure enough it was a phone case.

Me: 😂You dickhead.

Chres: Gotta keep my baby safe, fvck you mean.

I shook my head, and smiled and thought to myself I'd do the same thing.

Chres: umm, excuse me Mrs.August. What are you shaking your head at?

me: you. you're something else.

Chres: I guess..How was school?

me: pretty good.We had an interesting discussion in Biology today. We talked  about Bioengineering and manipulating life. Identifying that just because we have the tools,technology, ands skills to do such things, does it mean we should. This raises a question about ethics, more specifically bioethics and the way we, as people-