Snatched (August Alsina)

Chapter 26: Tyra Banks For A Night

"FIVE HUNDRED FUCKING DOLLARS" I shouted out loud, keeping my mouth hung wide open at the wad of cash that I held held in front of me. "Who the... what... who sent this to me!?"

I laid the money down and peered inside the envelope to see if anything else was inside it, and sure enough, there was a note card.

Immediately my heart raced... the last time I read note cards, they were really bad and sent bad chills down my spine. But this couldn't possibly be from Hank, I mean, why would he give me 500 dollars?

I gulped and mentally began reading something I definitely wasn't expecting.

Aye lil mama, this is for you, this should be about enough to cover your medical bill. I'm keeping my promise on making your life better, babe.

- August.

"Whoa..." I whispered to myself. I slowly put the notecard down and placed both my hands on the counter.

Why'd he give me so much? I thought to myself, beyond bewildered. This boy is crazy, he ain't gotta do this big of a favor for me.

Just a short moment later, he came barging through the front door, causing me to whirl around in alarm by how obnoxious and out of nowhere his entrance was. The door swung open viciously and hit the wall, causing him to cringe.

"Holy shit, I ain't even mean to come in like that, I meant to come in all normal and shit and next thing I know I'm accidentally bustin' through with full on force"

"Yea no shit" I said in a laugh. I then noticed him moving his eyes towards the envelope and shit in front of me.

"Oh, I see you got my little gift" He said, smiling with pride, as if he was proud of himself for giving it to me.

"Uh, yea, August thank you, I really appreciate it, but I can't take your money like that."

"Why not?" He asked, sitting on the bar chair next to me and slightly swivelling around.

"This is too much to ask for."

"You didn't ask" He pointed out. "I gave it to you. And you're keepin' it."

"August, do you not need this money for your house or anything?" I asked, holding up the wad to him. He just rolled his eyes.

"Yes, Dani, but I don't care. I want you to have it."

"August... that's really sweet... but please don't put me first, worry a-"

He made an "AHHHP" noise to cut me off then covered my mouth with his hand. His eyes then fell on mine, and he had that familiar serious look in them.

"You're keeping the damn money, girl. I can get more if I wanna and you don't need to worry about me."

At this, I licked his hand, causing him to draw it away in lightspeed with a yelp.

"Aye girl, that's messed up" He said, shooting me an exaggerated grimace before wiping his hand off his shirt. I laughed at his reaction, which me mocked.

"Don't mock my laugh" I said, picking up the envelope and playfully hitting the side of his face with it.

"Oh so it's like that now, huh?" He said, shooting me a challenging look. Shit, I forgot that when I playfully hit him, he gets back at me with something new very time.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry" I kept repeating, but he ignored me and got up from his stool, picking me up and throwing me over his shoulder.

"Nooo c'mon August you play too much!" I said through a laugh.