Broken

11.

Marquez in MM.
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Izel

It was time for school to be let out and I didn't see August waiting for me after class like he usually does. I shrugged and walked to the front entrance and saw him standing next to his car, talking to Celeste.

"Hey you two." I smiled.

"We can finish talking later." Celeste walked away with her head down.

I frowned and watched her. She seemed upset about something.

"What was that about?"

"Oh, something about her family. She needed a close friend ta talk ta." He gave me a kiss.

"Mm. Well, the new kid in our first period gave me this." I handed him the flyer.

"Hell nah, you not going ta this."

"I've never been to a party. I wanna know what's it's like."

"Trust me, you ain't missing out on nothing. " He opened the door for me.

"You don't want me to go for some other reason?" I crossed my arms.

"Because i don't want you around that type of crowd.."

"You get to hang around anyone you want so why can't I?"

"Im learning on distancing myself from some pe- Never mind. You can go." I notice him grip his steering wheel tighter which meant he was getting mad.

I stopped talking and looked out the window the rest of the ride home.
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I stepped into the house and saw Travis playing with the girls and no sign of mama sheila.

"Wassup ugly." Travis spoke without looking up at me.

"She's not ugly!" Kay stook up for me.

I smiled and gave them a hug then kicked Trav.

"Do it again and you gonna wake up without a leg!"He shouted.

I walked into my room and sat my stuff down then walked back to August room.

I saw him taking his jacket off.

"I won't go if you really don't want me to." I sat on the edge of his bed.

"Nah, go. I want you to go. I want you ta go ahead get that experience so you'll know not ta do it again." He mean mugged me.

"You're not good at being sarcastic." He looked at me with the same expression.

I watched him change his shirt and couldn't help but to notice scars on his back.

"You got into a fight?" I touched his back and he hissed.

"No -- Don't worry about that,"

I frowned and continued to look until his shirt was fully on.

"If you really don't want me to go then--"

"Go." He said with a lot of bass in his voice.

"Okay -- Would you go with me?"

He laughed a bit and shook his head.

"You funny. Hell no, I ain't going. You can go wit Celeste and her friends."

"Fine." I sighed and sat back on his bed.

"And Ion trust dat nigga Marcus or whateva' the hell his name is."

"August you haven't even met him." I rolled my eyes.

At this point, I was ready to leave his room, but I also didn't want him to get angrier so I let him blow off a little steam. It's scary seeing him mad.

"I get bad vibes from him Zel."

Our conversation was interrupted by Travis busting in the room.

"Y'all in hea' fuckin'?" He grinned.

"What you want?" Aug asked him.

"I don't want nothing. Mama do." He said as they walked out the room.

Now I was really debating if I wanted to go. I know August wouldn't lie to me, and he also thinks Marquez isn't a good guy, something must be up.