Ride Or Die ( August Alsina )

Chapter 19

* August's POV *

I watched Alana get dressed after her shower. She came over pulling the covers back on her side of the bed before sitting down.

Alana: Candice & Rico are engaged.

August: He called me & told me.

Alana: Ain't it wonderful?

August: Yup. She's pregnant.

Alana: I know.

I turned the tv on while she laid down.

* Alana's POV *

I made up my mind, I needed to go. I didn't need August to go along, I'd simply take my share of the money & run off. I sat there on the couch watching the local news. I sat up once I realized the topic.

News reporter: Today we are grieving as one of our own was murdered. This morning police went to the home of 42 year old, Detective Thomas & found him dead from gun shot wounds. Thomas has been MIA for about 2 weeks now. People all over the area have been mourning over the sudden loss. No comments have been made about the murder. Thomas leaves behind a wife, Ann Thomas & 3 children. If you know anything that leads to the murder, contact the number below on your screen.

I turned the tv off. Staring into space, I knew I really had to get out of here. I stood up & started packing my bags upstairs. August walked into the room.

August: What you doing?

Alana: I'm taking my share of the money & leaving!

August: What the fuck?

Alana: I've got to get away. I'm about to lose my damn mind here. They found the damn detective this morning!

August: I know.

Alana: I've got too much dirt on my fucking hands. I got to get away from here. With or without you, I won't stand here & allow them to catch up to me. You think I've come this far just to be sitting behind bars?!

August: Wait, wait, wait.

He grabbed my hand stopping me from putting anything else into my bag.

August: I promise we'll leave in the morning. Just wait out on it for the night.

Alana: August!

August: Just trust me. I'm gone make a few more rounds here & handle some business. Then, we'll leave tomorrow.

Alana: Promise?

August: Promise.

He grabbed me in for a hug, I wrapped my arms around him closing my eyes.

* August's POV *

I went to the trap & found Kat, KD, & Tony there.

August: Leaving in the morning.

Kat: Word?

August: Yeah.

I dropped the flight tickets on the table.

KD: So this ours?

August: Yeah, I went by Rico's earlier & dropped theirs off. Y'all fly out next week. We'll meet y'all there at the airport.

Kat: I like this shit. Tired of being here anyways.

Tony: Hell yeah. Need a better business.

August: I haven't told Alana about y'all coming down too. She'll find out when y'all get there.

Kat: Alright. Candice know?

August: Yeah, she coming down too. Maybe she can keep company with Alana.

KD: Hell yeah.

August: I'll holla at y'all.

I dapped them & walked out.

* Alana's POV *

I finished packing August bags when he walked in.

Alana: Put these bags in the car.

August: Okay.

He grabbed a bag walking down the stairs. I looked out the window watching August come back inside. I walked downstairs & August grabbed my hand walking us out the backdoor. He put his finger on his lips signaling for me to be quiet. I whispered.

Alana: What are you doing?

August: Cops coming inside.

I started shaking.

Alana: Are you serious? I knew I should have left last night.

August: Please just be quiet. We can hear them through the window.

The kitchen window had been left open & you could hear them talking inside.

Cop: We got a search warrant! Anyone here? Go & look upstairs while we check out everything down here.

All you could hear were them tearing everything apart. Dishes were being broken, pillows were being tore open. Me & August were still squatting outside the window listening to what was happening inside.

Cop: Found anything yet?

Cop #2: Nothing. Seems to me like somebody was planning on leaving. The upstairs bedroom closet is completely empty.

Cop 3: Doesn't this look like the purse on the robbery video from the bank about a month back?

Cop: Sure does. We've got ourselves a suspect boys! Let's find them.

I grabbed my mouth & August turned to me grabbing me by shoulders.

August: Listen to me & listen good. I'm gonna grab the bag out the pipe & we're gonna run off to the car. Okay?

Alana: Okay.

August opened in the pipe grabbing the bag. He counted his fingers to 3 & we jumped up running to the car.

Cop: Outside! They are getting away.

We drove off now knowing we would have to travel by car & not get on a plane. August went by Candice's house, leaving the money with a letter for her to read. Just as soon as we got back on the road, the police were traveling right behind us with their lights flashing. More cops approaching in the high speed chase, until we drove out & trapped ourselves. The cops stopped behind us & starting speaking. In front of us was this lake.

Cop: Step out of the car! Hands behind you're head.

August looked at me grabbing my hand. He kissed it & before I knew he drove straight off into the lake. The car exploded just moments later.