Broken

30.

Izel

That night, me and August stayed up, basically doing nothing. He was up because I was up. I wanted to finish watching Degrassi, so I was currently binge watching.

"You neva' talked ta me bout what you meant earli'a." August started to mess with my already messed up hair.

"What was I supposed to talk to you about again?" I paused the show and gave him my full attention.

"You said dat the environment changes or whateva'. What you meant by dat?"

"Everyone suddenly started getting too comfortable with me." I looked away from him.

I didn't want to tel him about Marquez being all touchy. Although August has been going to his therapy sessions, he still can get a bit jumpy.

"One of Jasmines friends said some to you or something? What happened?" He sat up.

"Nothing happened. Just forget I brought it up." I gave him a reassuring smile and pressed play on the remote.

*

August

The next mornin', me and Zel got up early because she wanted ta go wit me to therapy.

"Is she old?" Izel asked as we pulled up ta the place ha' office was at.

She was askin' a hell lot of questions, but it was cute how curios she was.

"Nah baybeh." I laughed. "She bout Travis age, but like three years olda'."

"So like - twenty five? Wow, she is young." She took ha seat belt off and was about ta get out but I slapped ha hand.

"You know the rules lil girl." I got out the car and let ha out.

"I'm not a little girl." She mugged me.

"Whateva'. Lets go knock dis' out."

I grabbed ha hand and we walked inside the cold ass building.

I signed in and waited ta be called back into Nadia office.

"Do you want me to go back there with you?" Izel looked up at me wit dem cute brown eyes.

"That's the point of you comin' mama." I laughed.

"August?" I heard someone call my name.

I looked up and saw Nadia waitin' out ha room.

"Wassup Nadia." I smiled and we did our lil handshake.

"Is this mystery girl I've been hearing so much about?" She asked while smilin' at Zel.

"Yea - Izel, this Nadia, Nadia, this is Izel - My baby." I kissed ha cheek and we walked inside.

"Okay, so last time, we finished off on getting rid of the bad things in your life. Think you're doing okay with that?"

I nodded my head while watchin' ha flip through some papers.

"Since Izel is here today, I was hoping I could ask her a couple of questions as well."

"I don't mind." I shrugged.

"I don't either." Izel smiled.

"Would you say August has changed a little bit more physically or emotionally?"

"I uh - He's always been a sweet heart so his emotions have been the same." She smiled at me. "Physically he's changed a lot. I remember I wouldn't tell him some things because I was scared on how he'd react. He isn't abusive, but he will go to war for the people he loves"