Loveless || August Alsina

Chapter 10

The happy place
August's POV.

I woke up in a panic at no longer feeling Maya laying beside me. I hopped out of bed and speedily bolted for the staircase with my phone in hand. Stopping in my tracks, I shifted my head to see my closet open.

Quickly identifying that she had taken the only item of clothing with no brand stamped on it, or no sentimental value to me, I knew exactly where she had gone. -Don't mistake me for a spoiled kid, I grind hard for everything I got, and I just enjoy the finer things in life.
I sighed in relief, sitting back down on my bed. It felt good to talk about it with her last night, I selfishly saw my window of opportunity to vent back to her as she cried in my chest.

Maya's not the one to break down over shit, so seeing her cry for the first time in over a year hurt me bad. We used to talk about our feelings about Mel and Quincy's death but soon tried to hold it in and not talk about it. It was hard since my ma and Mels babyma lived in glorious memory of him, mama only cries of happiness when she reminisces over Mel's life.

Maya told me a few weeks back about her journal. She writes in it because her brothers don't wanna talk about Quincy. The only one that she talks to about it is Omar, as the others are always fighting about it or some other dumb shit.

I loved his way of life. Mel was an amazing brother and father and he's still my hero, once my no good daddy let, he stepped up to the mark at such a young age before Calvin came along. Quincy was like a brother to me too. They were so alike, so happy and kind- you don't find so much of that around here.

I miss them too, but once Maya told me they'd be in my heart forever , I've realised that they're in a better place now, and still watching over me. I hadn't even realised tears had fallen until my vision got blurry and I looked up into the mirror of my wardrobe. I must have subconsciously picked up one of Mel's hoodies, sliding it over my head I began my journey downstairs.
"Uncle Aug Uncle Aug"  Kay Kay  screeched, running towards me.

I picked her up with a smile. "Wassup lil mama" I stated causing her to wrap her arms around my neck and bury her head in my chest. " I miss you" she said as I put her down, causing her to run off into the living room.

"Stealing my mans clothes now are we" Ivy smirked with a giggle as I entered the kitchen.

"Imma have him whoop yo ass the next time I see him."

I caught her of guard when I reached over and hugged her tight, earning a short gasp to escape her lips.

"Love you Ivy" I whispered, "We love you too" she smiled - I knew exactly who she was referring to.
As we pulled away, I saw mama staring over with tears brimming in her beautiful brown eyes, and her hand covering her mouth. She shook it off and got back to cooking.

"Aunty Nevaeh" I heard KayKay yell, causing my head to spin to the right, as a muddy Maya walked in. Her sad smile plastered on her face at the name that Quincy used to call her escape my niece's mouth. "Girl what happened to you, where you been to get this dirty" Ivy exclaimed, picking up her daughter and earning a kiss on the cheek.

"To my happy place" she stated simply, a genuine smile taking over her beautiful features. She ran up the stair and I heard running water.