Baby By Me- August Alsina Fiction

Chapter 28

August

"So you're telling  me she never showed up to the dance?" Mikaela asked me as the bus rode on.

I shook my head, " I got stood up! I wasn't gon' tell ma mama but ma brother snitched on me, " i chuckled as I remembered way back.

She also started laughing.

"Wow. And you've never been to another dance since?"

"Well not fa me....I took one of ma nieces to her father - daughter dance....ya know, since her pops ain't around. Ever been to one of those?" I asked her as I glanced over at T and Sneak who were playin NBA 2k14.

Her demeanor seemed to change, "no never."

I frowned, " I know your mama and sister live in N.C but what bout ya father? If you don't mind me askin..."

She stretched one of her legs down the couch, "my dad is actually in a psych ward up north....he had a nervous breakdown when I was little, never really recovered." She explained wit a bit of hurt in her voice.

"I'm sorry ma....I didn't really kno ma dad either. Grew up with my step pops but me and that nigga didn't really get along" I told her.

"Ma brother Mel was da only person I really looked up to"

I looked at her and noticed tears forming in her eyes.

"Don't mind me," she said wiping away da tears, "these hormones got me extra emotional"

I smiled slightly, " you ain't gotta tell me"

"BOOM! 3 games straight!" Sneak shouted and lifted his hands above his head in victory.

"whatever man, come see me on a real court...let's see who be winning" T said back to him.

"Oh we almost  hea' " I said noticing we weren't too far from my street.

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Mikaela

The bus drove up this ridiculously long driveway, all the way up to this two story house.

"Imma get yall bags," Terrance said standing.

"Imma get some food," Sneak added before walking past him. I laughed at how silly he was. The trip down to Atlanta was real fun with these three. I was kinda mad it was over.

"Let me give you a tour," August said sticking a hand out to help me up. It was getting harder to do so each day, I swear.

As I walked off the bus, i looked up the driveway to see August's range rover we had rode to my hotel a few weeks ago parked there.

"So this ma kitchen....where I put my Chef Boy OG skills to use...and da balcony is over there" he said pointing to the sliding doors.

"Da fuck. You got and forest in your backyard," I said as we walked onto the balcony .

"Yea..shit is scary at night too, Jason prolly lurkin'"

he chuckled  at my scared expression.

"Maybe I should take you to ya room,"

I nodded, " hopefully it's one that faces the front of the house" I said as I followed behind him.

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"Hope this is big enough....T already put ya bags in da walk-in closet over thea' "

I walked into the huge ass room. "It's more than enough August...thanks again"

"Aight...go get ma babies settled in then. I'm gon make a few phone calls. If ya need me, ma room is the 3rd door on da left" he told me before leaving.