Journeys.

two.

  a u g u s t

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as i stepped into the huge home i started to get very nervous. i was finally getting a chance to meet up with old friends that my specialist spoke to me about.

"hey, i'm nervous as well. don't worry." janayah says looking around.

"damn, y'all here already." i quickly looked up seeing a much taller man. the man was lightskin.

"i'm montana." he said.

"august, nice to meet you." i shook his large hand letting him shake my small hand.

"if you august, who this is." the man asked.

"oh sorry i'm janayah, her cousin." janayah says shaking the mans hand.

"well, your here to reunite with some old friend that you used to be close to."

"that's what i was told." i say playing with my fingers.

"all of them aren't here, most of them are though." he says.

"come this way." the man says waving his hand towards me.

me and janayah followed him threw the house. he lead the us to the kitchen, then outside which looked like a backyard.

"say, montana they here yet." i heard. i looked to my right and seen about five boys in a huge sized jacuzzi.

"get out the jacuzzi and you gone find out." montana says. i quickly grabbed janayahs hand hearing her chuckle.

all the boys got out turning our way freezing up.

"say something, y'all look goofy." montana said clapping his hands.

"i can't." the boy with the scars on his forehead says before rushing inside.

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after the small awkward tension between me and everybody. somebody had finally broke it. also met a girl named teelee...

i learned everyone's name quickly. also learned that most of them are rappers.

i aslso met a couple more boy that claim they knew me.

"wait, so why yb leave." ben says looking at montana.

"ion' know, hold up." he said standing up walking inside.

"he probably just nervous, he ain't seen her in almost seven years." kd says shaking his head.

"i really want to know, do you remember me." kd asked.

"if i tell the truth will you be upset."

"just a little bit'." he said.

"no." i say.

"i think i can help you." says teelee, she stood up speed walking inside. soonly teelee came back out with a medium sized light brown wooden box.

"here, open it." she placed the dusty box on my lap. i opened it only seeing pictures.

"hey, is this me." i ask teelee. she leaned over to see and nodded.

"and all those boys are the bitch ass niggas infront of you." she said chuckling.

i looked up seeing them all stank faceing her. i started counting the boys in the picture and it didn't match the boys infront of me.

"you guys really grew up, like a lot."i said smiling.

"kd didn't, he just taller." ben said.

"yo' black ass really tryna do this right now." kd spat.

"i was just saying." he said laughing.

"okay, when i get to hurting feelings in this bitch don't say shit."kd mumbles getting up from his seat pushing teelee, sitting next to me.

"boy don't get hurt." teelee smacked his arm.

"by who, not you." he bucked at her.

"august, yb wants to talk to you honey." i heard a feminine voice shout. i turned in my seat seeing tracey montanas girlfriend.

i grabbed my purse standing out my seat.

"you okay." i asked janayah she nodded scooting herself closer to joe.

"come on." tracey closed the sliding door behind me.

she lead me upstairs and down a long hallway.

"just knock." tracey said. i quietly knocked hoping somebody would answer quickly.

the door swung open quick making me flinch.

"thank you tracey." i looked up seeing the boy that ran inside when me and janayah had first arrived.

he pulled me inside slamming the door.

before i could talk he pulled me in a tight hug but it felt nice.

"hug me back girl." he whispered in my ear. i wrapped my arms around his torso gently patting his back.

"i missed you." he said letting go. he made direct eye contact with me.

he looked familiar. the scares in his forehead made it all come back to me.

"i've misssed you too, kentrell."