Saving August

You Deserve

When I woke up my head was pounding, Rob was laid out where I left him snoring. I didn't hear anyone come in so I knew Zeke didn't come home last night. I just simply let it blow past me cause it wasn't like he would care if I told him about it.

"Rob! Wake up!"

He groaned and popped up. I handed him a bottle of water and some Advil. "Thanks love, you cooking?"

"Is that the first thing you say when you wake up?"

"Child yes, my fat ass be hungry okay." He laughed his jolly laughed getting off the floor. "I'll be back, i'll freshen up and we can go to waffle house or something."

"Alright."

At waffle house I got the Allstar breakfast because I was starving obviously, Rob just got two waffles which is odd because he said he was hungry. I shrugged it off and dug into my meal.

"Your eye is getting better hun."

"I try to ice it up a little, I don't want to wear makeup everyday you know so."

"I understand."

Rob and I stayed and talked for awhile until I realized maybe I should head back home before Zeke got suspicious. On my way out the door I ran into August, the little old town we lived in you could run into anybody. We wasn't that far from the closet city, but I wasn't a suburb person.

"Hey."

"Hi." I tried to push pass him but he stepped infront of me.

"You leaving or staying?"

"I was leaving."

He studied my face and I tried to hide the bruise but it was no use, he saw it.

"What happened to your eye?"

"I- I was walking around in the dark, ran into my dresser, crazy story."

"My sister was like you Tia, you don't have to lie. Is there anything I can do? Besides you helped me in a time of need."

I rubbed my neck and shook my head no, what does he mean, what the fuck can you do sir? Zeke will tear yo lil ass up I thought in my head.  "No- no thank you, it was just an accident anyway."

He kept looking at me like he wasn't having it until I finally gave in. "Alright, alright. I'll give you my number."

"Who said I wanted your number?" He smirked and I felt embarrassed cause I was rushing into it, and overthinking, thinking he wanted my number.

"Im sorry." I rubbed my face and sighed. "Its been a long morning already, I should get going though." I made it out the door and he reached for my hand and I looked at him with a nigga if you don't let me go look.

"Tia, im sorry. Can I start over, this isn't like me. What I meant to say was, I know how your feeling, I know what your going through. My sister was the same way and it didn't stop until she got help, so please let me help you. Your too beautiful to keep going on this way, your letting this slide isn't good at all. I won't get your number but i'll give you mine, feel free to call."

"Ok, thanks."