Moonlight In Atlanta

17. M.I.A

Julye

I was sitting at the table eating a bowl of cereal when my mom came out my room with a disappointment look on her face.

"Why did you kick Khalia out" she folded her arms across her chest.

"She brought it on herself, besides I was not about to let her disrespect me in my place. She's already causing problems thanks to her August is no longer talking to me".

"Julye I tried everything in my best to make you happy, what more do you want. Apparently you and Khalia is always bumping heads".

"I'm not the one with the problem" I got up to place my bowl in the sink.

"What's with all those scars on your back" I totally forgot to cover that up. By me wearing a tank top my back was being exposed from the scars I had receive back at the party.

Turning to face my mom she seem worried. "It's not what it looks like, I've been doing alot of scratching lately to the point I end leaving marks on me".

"You should be more careful, to me it look like someone was beating you, is that August boy hitting you".

"Mom no, can you drop it please".

She threw her hands up walking pass me going into the kitchen "Fine I'm just looking out for you Ju, every since you move here you seem a little off".

"Perfectly fine".

"Okay I hear you, go get dress. Khalia is on her way to come get us, we going to have a little outing".

"It will be better if she doesn't tag along".

"Ju do it for me alright, I'm about to get dress. Khalia said she's on the way".

Two more days and they'll be gone. While my mom was getting ready, I glance at my phone hoping to see a text from August.

Instead of August sending me a text, Keem had sent me one talking about literally nothing.

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It has only been like two hours and I'm ready to go home. We was in the mall buying shoes and what not, I went to Bath & Body Works to buy a few perfumes.

"August what you think of this smell".

I stop what I was doing to see if I heard the voice Candice and make sure it was another person name August and not my boyfriend.

"It's ight, don't know what you girls be putting on to be smelling all good, y'all damn near drown yourself with it" I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

I guess that's the reason why he haven't call me. I wasn't about to cause a scene, I made my way out the store making sure not to run into them.

"Oh June hey didn't know you was here" Candice said making me stop to face her. I didn't bother to look at August who seem shock to see me.

I gave Candice a fake smile "If you know what's best for you, I advise you not to try me" I tell her before I continue to walk out.

By then my mom and Khalia was at the food court. I had to collect myself before I went up to join them.

Flashbacks start popping in my head causing me to close my eyes shut and count to ten. My phone vibrated letting me know I got an text, pulling out my phone August shot me a text.

BooBear💕🐻😘: I'm coming to get you later on tonight

I didn't even bother to respond, how he just gonna text me that and act like he did nothing wrong.

I can't never win for losing.