A Thug's Cry

Chapter 23

(Raquelle aka Shayshay in the mm)

Deyla Pov

I bent over the pool table trying to concentrate on my aim. August wrapped his arms around my waist and steered my arms into a new direction. "Boy I got this." I said nudging him backwards. My dad and I use to play when I was younger, I could never forget the things I learned from him.

I pulled back and shot my ball into the hole. Everyone clapped as I bowed and laughed at their amazement.

"Damn I should have bet that old nigga if I knew you could play like that."Des said pointing at Uncle Og across the table who gave him the middle finger in response.

"Now dessyyyy ..you know I don't like gambling." I whined slapping the back of his head.

I approached August who was sitting on a stool a few feet away, watching me socialize. "Such a weirdo." I joked.

"I just like what I see." He said pecking my lips. "So corny." I giggled. A group of people came from outside and started playing another round.

"Auggieeee!!!" Someone yelled from across the room. I turned to see a brownskin women in her Mid-30s approaching us. She carried a knockoff Gucci bag in her left hand and a budlight can in the right.

"Hey im Raquelle but you can call me shay." She waved wildly at me while swinging her 16"inch weave over her shoulders.

"Shay bring yo messy ass back over here we about to place bets."Des yelled through the room.

"Im comin goddammit!!" She yelled back as she loudly popped the gum she was chewing.

"Heyy shayshay." August stood and hugged her.

"Chile I just wanted to come say hey to you and this pretty lady before I go back outside." She began to whisper. " You know Charles done came here with his sidechick and I gotta call and tell Kat.

"You stay in some shit." Des mugged her as he joined the conversation.

"When you go get a man?" He asked her.

"When yo daddy become available." She shot back.

August wrapped his arm around my neck. "You see where he gets it from?" He jokingly whispered in my ear.

"Ohhhh!!—Is this your girlfriend Auggie?." Shay asked.

"Yes mam- she is." He replied. I looked up at him and smiled at how proud he was to say it.

"I'll let yall get to know each other then." He patted my shoulder and rejoined the pool game.

"I'm deyla-." I said extending my hand out to her.

"Oh it don't even matter baby..you just the next in line." She said ignoring my hand.

I withdrew from her. "Excuse me?" I asked in disbelief.

"No excuse me baby I ain't being rude just putting you up on game, you seem like a good girl." She started "They love to call me messy cause I'm the only one who will spare a bitch feelings and tell em what it is." She continued.

"And this has what to do with me?" I asked getting heated.

"The fact that you over here smiling like you so in love but your ass getting played." She spoke looking over the top of her shades.

"I love August like a nephew but he a dog like the rest.. exactly why I ain't got no man now."

"I dont have time for allegations." I said beginning to move away.

"Oh honey! These facts he was just with my lil neice last week." She clapped back.

"And—who is your neice?" I rolled my eyes.

"Her name is Rayven.."

"I heard someone speak my name." Loca walked over smiling. Shay pulled Rayven into a hug. "We were just talking about you!!." She cooed at her.

"Oh yea?what about me?" She asked oblivious to what we were just talking about.

" Just about you and August sneaking around together sometime last week." I said bluntly.

Her face dropped. "Chica..I—. Before she could finsh the rest of her sentence I cocked back as far as I could and my hand met the side of her face. The sound echoed around the room and all the attention turned to us.

August rushed over with a look of concern. "I knew it!" I shouted in his face.
"I knew I never should have gave your ass a chance!!" I cried outloud as I ripped off the silver necklace he bought me and threw it at his chest.

I ran for the door... leaving out in tears..