Thugs Don't Fall (Lucas Coly, Zendaya and August Alsina Fanfic)

Chapter 17

August's POV
(Morning 8am)

"Maree?" I yawned as I jogged down the stairs.
I slept good as f*ck for the first time in years, but when I woke up, Maree wasn't there.

"Her deaf ass probably in here cooking." I mumbled to myself.

I reached the living room and stopped dead in my tracks. She was laying on the couch.

"Man you dissed me?" I asked with a frown as I walked to her. She didn't respond and I was about to say something else but I saw blood on the floor.

It wasn't a lot, but it was enough for me to be worried.

"Bae." I called as I shook her a little. She shot up screaming and kicking, scaring the hell out of me.

I fell back into the rug since I was squatting down.

"Man what you yelling for." I winced as I rubbed my wrist.

"August?" She asked. I looked back up and my frown dropped.

She had bruises everywhere, her face was all bloody and her legs......they looked like boot prints.

"Maree what the f*ck happened?" I asked her as I got up and ran to the kitchen.

"Ryan." She said.
I got a new towel that she had under the sink and wet it with warm water. Then, I got a bowl and filled it with hot water.

"F*ck is that?" I asked as I wiped away the blood from her nose and eye.

"Dr. Lawson." I looked up at her and she had a deep frown on her face.

"He broke in?" I asked as I rinsed the towel and continued to clean her up.

She nodded and laid her head on my shoulder as I cleaned her legs.

"What did he do?"

"I....I woke up because I heard noises and I came down thinking it was Lucas drunk again. All he does is sleep so I was gonna help him get on the couch. But when I walked into the kitchen Ryan was sitting at the island. I asked what did he want but he said nothing. I tried to run back to you but he caught me and he punched and kicked and punched and kicked until I couldn't take it anymore. So I yelled for you but he chocked me, for so long that I didn't wake up until you just woke me."

Why didn't I hear her call me?

"I'm sorry. Maree I'm so sorry I didn't hear you. I didn't hear anything. I was knocked out." I told her as I sat beside her. She smiled and laughed a little.

"I know, I'm the one who rocked you to sleep."
I scrunched up my nose and shook my head.

"I don't recall that but alright." I joked with her. She was in good spirits about this. Obviously she's upset but she's still laughing and smiling.

"August this is my only home, I worked so hard for this. I don't want to move." Maree sighed as she sunk into the couch.

"You don't have to." I told her before grabbing my phone and dialing the one person who I know can do this without no hesitation.

"August?"

"Wuzzam Lucas. I need your help with something." I told him.

"August he'll kill him." Maree whispered to me.
I shrugged, not really caring.

"Kill who? What happened?" Lucas asked.

"Maree got jumped by one of her foster parents. Dude also treated me at the hospital so if we just follow him from work one day then problem solved."
Lucas laughed on the other end.