|| She Knows: A Chresanto August Story ||

Chapter Three

Chresanto's Pov

I sat on the couch watching football and scrolling through twitter. I had just got off the phone with Raylinn and I know she knows I'm mad. And Rayan's probably all up on her trying to fvck too, but that's her problem. Not mine. I warned her and she didn't want to listen.

I was all in my thoughts, when a noise interrupted me. I heard a man's voice and jumped up. I turned around and instantly felt anger rising up in side of me. It was the man who walked out on us. The man who left us broke. The man who broke our family. The man I refuse to call my father.

"What are you doing here." I spat. He stood there and stared at me like he was in awe.

"Chresanto, I've missed you so much."

"Then why the fvck you been playing hide and seek for ten years?"

"Chresanto you better respect your father." My mother put her hands on her hips.

"That fvck nigga is not my daddy!"

"Son disrespect me again, and I will beat the black outta you. That's a promise." I scowled at him as he spoke.

"Nigga, suck my a'ss. You ain my dad." I said flipping him off.

I went upstairs to my room and slammed the door as hard as I could, locking it, so nobody could get in. I was so mad i almost wanted to cry. But i didnt because real niggas dont cry. Its been ten years since that motherfxcker walked out of my life. And now he wants to act like everything is okay and it's not. We didn't need him then and we sure as hxll dont need him now!

After my dad left I remember watching my mom cry late at night. When my father left, he took all the money, and left us with nothing. My sister died in the process because we couldnt afford to keep going to the hospital. Everytime my mother got the bill she would break down. She didn't think anybody saw, but I did. I saw the pain, the struggle, the hurt. I remember the bank taking our tv, some of our furniture, and even our house. All that shvt. Sometimes at night I would find my mom on her knees just praying. Praying and crying. Praying for food, shelter, and safety. I remember having to bundle up at night because they cut off the heat. Watching other kids playing with their new bikes and wearing new shoes and stuff while I had crusty old toys, and hand-me-downs. So don't tell me that I don't know the fvcking struggle.

We eventually had to go stay with my auntie, and things started to get better. My ma found a job and started bringing in money, I was doing better in school, and we were able to get all the money we owed to the bank. We started from the bottom and now we here.

And we did it all without him.

Raylinn's Pov

Its 1am and I haven't closed my eyes once. This whole situation has been eating me alive. I feel guilty. Unclean. I feel like a horrible person. What if Rayan tells Chresanto? What if he does something worse next time? I don't even know if me and Chresanto are official, but I feel like I've cheated. Ughhhh.

I decided to go on twitter.

Royal3R: Fvck All Y'all. If Nobody Got Me, I Got Me. (3mins ago)

Royal3R: Ion got feelings nomo. Fvck how you feel. (5mins ago)

Tears instantly welled up in my eyes. I shut off my phone, crying myself to sleep. What have I done.

Rayan's Pov

I layed on my bed, scrolling through twitter.

Royal3R: Fvck All Y'all. If Nobody Got Me, I Got Me. (5mins ago)

Royal3R: Ion got feelings nomo. Fvck how you feel. (7mins ago)

AlwaysRaylinn: Dafuq just happened? (2mins ago)

I read everyone's post and laughed. They all in their feelings. I decided to mess with Raylinn, and confuse everybody.

Trendy2wice: #WCE I love you bae @AlwaysRaylinn (A minute ago)

I smirked and went to sleep satisfied.

Are y'all team #Brisanto (Raylinn+Chresanto) or team #Brayan (Raylinn+Rayan)