Saving August

First Time

Its been a week since I been lounging at August's house. I had Rob go by my place to get my things that I needed, he made sure Zeke wasn't there when he went inside. I had to get my number changed, surprisingly he didn't come by my job he knows not to go that far.

"Knock knock." I stood in August doorway watching him while he organized his room.

"Come in."

I stepped in and handed him a envelope. "Whats this?"

"A thank you."

He took it and opened it. I had $200 in it and he laughed giving it back to me. "Whats funny?"

"Why you giving me money?"

"I said its a thank you."

"Tia, listen as long as you here you don't have to give me anything."

I closed the envelope back and got curious. "Where do you work?"

"Im a DJ."

"A DJ?"

"Yeah, for the club downtown."

"Which club?"

"The Metropolitan"

"Oh man, I haven't been there in a long time."

"Oh really? Do you get out?"

"What? No way. I just work, stay home. I have no friends, except the gay guy you seen me with awhile back."

"Damn, that's a sad life."

"It is what it is."

"Well, I work tonight. If you want to come, you can."

I bit my lip thinking about it, I had nothing else to do, and besides it was Tuesday who goes to the club on a Tuesday. "Yeah why not."

-

At the club August let me stand in the DJ booth with him, he didn't let me out of his sight, he let me choose songs and I could honestly say I was really enjoying myself.

"Aye bro wassup."

POW

I grabbed my ears and was on the floor, everything was happening so fast. I screamed I heard screams, and people yelling. I turned around and saw August on the floor. I crawled over to him he was gasping for air and holding his stomach.

"Shit! Somebody help!" I yelled out and a couple of guys came over to me cursing and saying call the ambulance. I looked down at August stomach. Trying to apply pressure to his gun shot. "August, listen. I need u to stay with me okay? Your going to be okay. Everything is fine."

-

I slowly opened my eyes and saw Tia sitting next to my bed. I tried to make out what was happening but I couldn't. I saw her get up and go out the room and she came back with a nurse and doctor.

"Hello, Mr.Alsina. Your in the hospital, you were shot in your lower stomach. Can you hear me? Wiggle your fingers."

I moved my fingers and they nodded. "Okay good, you've been in here for 6 days Mr.Alsina."

6 days what the hell, first let me thank God im not dead, but I want whoever tried to take me out to be dead. But Tia, she's here. She helped me out, thats all I remember I remember her saying everything is going to be alright. I tried to talk but everything hurt, and they had all types of tubes in me, and the beeping of this machine was already irking my nerves. I needed to get out of here and find out who did this.