Broken

20.

Izel

For the rest of the day, me and August stayed up in the living room watching movies while Travis had went somewhere.

August told me it was to make a drop, but I didn't know what that meant, so I left it alone.

"Zel?" He looked up at me. "What the hell is we watchin'?"

"The bridge to terabithia. You don't like it?"

"Hell nah -- Why the fuck ol girl can't use the bathroom?"

"Because the bullies won't let her." I giggled.

The door busted open and Travis stumbled in.

"Whoa, Trav, you good man?" August hopped up to help him.

He didn't say a word, he just continued to cough up blood.

"Give him some time to speak." I handed him a towel and sat a bottle of water next to him.

When he caught his breath, he started to talk.

"Your bum ass stepdad -- You told him who I was?" He looked at me with a death stare.

"No." I frowned. "He doesn't know anything about you -- He's only seen August before."

"He must've thought I was Aug then -- He said he's gonna get you back -- He was gon' kill me but I got away quick enough."

"I'm so sorry Travis." I said with tears threatening to spill.

"So what? Was he supposed ta scare someone? Yo stepdad got one comin' fa his ass." August clenched his jaw.

"Don't worry bout it." Travis told Aug. "I got dis unda' control."

He got up and walked away, leaving me with an angry August.

"Augus--"

"Don't tell me ta calm down Izel. My brotha' out they gettin' beat up by a pussy ass man dat don't wanna even step up ta the plate and know his ass wrong and foul fa' the shit he put you and ya moms through. He fuckin' wit people I love Zel, and I swea' ta god, next time I see dat son of a bitch, it's ova' fa' him."

He walked away from me, probably going to check on Travis. I couldn't argue him on this one because he was right. My stepdad never showed any type of sympathy and he'd never admit that what he was doing was wrong.

I didn't want to continue bringing trouble to August nor Travis, so maybe it'd be best if I could convince the police officers that he's abusive, and does drugs.

Hopefully, I wouldn't have to embarrass myself in front of emotionless officers, and maybe he'd get arrested for a DUI or possession of drugs.
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The next day, I woke up from feeling August kiss up on me.

"Baybeh, wake up. You got school mama." He squeezed my butt and I jumped up.

"Hey, If I can't do that to you, then you can't do it to me."

"Whateva' -- Gon' head and get all dollied up -- Ima wait fa you downstairs."

I nodded my head and went to go do what I had to do.