Under the Influence

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August Alvarez
9:23 A.M.
Alvarez Home

Even though I wanted a fucking McGriddle from McDonald's, I know I can't really have one. I mean I can, but I choose no to. Instead, I just came straight home and stripped out of my clothes.

"Finally home." I stretched. I went in my wife and I'd bed room still seeing it untouched since I left for work.

The bed is still made up. I had this feeling of sadness come through. She only came home to shower, change and go to work. I tried to hold my my feeling, and these hot tears the is trying to force its way out of my eyes. I stepped into the shower, and almost had the hot water on hell. Washing my body in some Old Spice Shea Butter. I not only felt clean as a whistle, but I smelled good too. No more smelling like sweat and ass. Once I got out and dried off I did lose a lot of weight. I've never looked this way in years. I was probably this since, but now stockier than I was 10 years ago. So 13 years old. My stretch marks are still there on my stomach, but that proves how much I truly lost.

I threw on a lime green lawn service hoodie I stole from my pops, and my black boxer briefs. Well I have a few shirts and hoodies from him because he used to work for the lawn service. My wife finds it weird that I have a lot of clothes from different companies. My dad and my step dad, both worked on cars, and bought parts from a lot of companies. Yes, both my dad and step dad actually are good friends. My dad never married my mom, and they got along.

I went into the kitchen to make some breakfast. As I'm cooking, I felt something soft brush up against my legs.

"Hey Church." This was our cat, but he doesn't like my wife too much.

He just purred and meowed at me. He is almost as lazy as I am, but he is my companion since we been having problems. I finished cooking at went over the couch and turned on the game.

"It's fucked up you show me more attention than my own wife." I scratched under his chin and he purred.

Putting my code into my profile, I went to Disney plus to watch the Simpsons. Aww yes, every season of the Simpsons from the beginning... I'm not going to last ten episodes.

10:15 A.M.

I heard a loud knock at my door. It started me so badly because I passed out at like episode 3.

"Come on August, we've talked about watching the Simpsons." I heard Mama C outside the door.

I got up, and opened the door to our apartment.

"Yeah, yeah." I smiled hugging her. "How you been mama?"

"Good, dealing with my husband. I don't like the fact he talks bad about you. You are an amazing person. I don't see how they don't see it." She plugged in her coffee maker and sat down both out mugs.

"I don't actually care anymore. They never like me since we been together to be honest. I mean, it does hurt because we are married." I said. I went into the bedroom, and grabbed my stash of weed and my tray.

"I understand baby, they just don't see what I see. You are different from what the family is accustomed too. Hell, they did me like that when I first got with her dad. After a while they knew I wasn't going anywhere so they changed."

"Yeah, but in that process of changing, you probably stop doing things you liked." She made herself and I some coffee.

"That is true. But once you came along, I knew what they would do. Plus, I like you more than anyone she has dated. You don't try to impress us and you came as you are." I grabbed my lighter, and lit the joint. I smoke swishers too but that's if I run out of my papers. Honestly, I never really run out "Now I know that Cheyenne and you are both having some issues."

"More like everyone thinks she is cheating on me. I'm starting to believe it, but I don't know."

I passed the joint over to Mama C, and she just looked at me. The look she gave me did give me a little bit of anxiety.

"She is. I love my daughter, but she can't play a playa. August, sweetie, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that." Church climbed on my neck, and laid there purring.

"Mama."

"Nah, don't mama me child. I know you love her, but baby y'all relationship is done." I want to listen to what she saying, but my heart is ignoring all of it.

I've seen what cheating has done to people. It destroys them, and it has happened to people close to me. The worst I've seen was from Jevon. His problem was the girl he was with at the time lived with him. She continued to bring another man over to his house, and claimed that he was only a friend. But eventually that turned into something else. I've never seen him so low, and almost a different person.

Now in my case, I don't know how to deal with it. I married her, and decided to spend my life with her. The more I think about it, the more I become sad. I don't want to face reality, but it's going to bite me in the ass if I don't.

Mama C and I spent out the morning talking about the news, and smoking weed. In the process, I've had two cups of coffee so far. I'm glad she doesn't just dismiss me like her husband does.

"I must say, I'm proud of your transformation. I mean you were what 265, now your down to what."

"195. I don't know when I was ever this weight." I smiled.

"Hell, I haven't been that in years honey, but I don't get any complaints" I shook my head. I don't need any imagines of her intimate life.

"So are you going to get anymore tattoos, or cut your hair. Oo I know what you should do."

"And that is?"

"To add along to your weight loss, change up how you look. I don't mean to say you sense of style is bad, but your clothes don't fit anymore. Matter of fact, put some clothes on we are going shopping. I'm gonna call Sonia."

I groaned because she is going to call my mom to assist me in shopping. It's always been hard shopping with my mom, now I have both of them. I need one more blunt.

"Gone now, Auggie." I groaned again because I don't wanna. Don't get me wrong I had to toss out a lot of clothes. Well I donated a lot because I couldn't fit most of my pants. My shirts are a bit big, but I don't mind that. Some of my shirts I did have to get rid of, but I kept a lot of my t shirts.

I went into the back room, and threw on some gray joggers, and a sports bra, then put on my white air max 97s.

"Keys, and wallet Auggie. Listen, don't worry about having to pay for anything, because I want to do this for you."

"Mama."

"No, I want to. I know you have worked your ass off to not only lose weight, but to just do better for yourself. It's obvious that Cheyenne isn't paying attention to it. So why not spoil you. Once we pick up your mom, we are heading to a salon. If Cheyenne can't appreciate, and see how amazing of a wife you are, then other women will. Doesn't mean cheat, but they can look, just not touch." This woman is crazy.