Save Me

25

Justine

I stood frozen, my heart was beating so fast I thought  I'd have a heart attack at any given moment. As many times as I've held a gun up to someone's head and as many times as I've been in near death situations. This had to be one of the scariest.

"Who-- "

"Where is August bitch, I don't wanna hear shit else but what I asked!" She yelled while waving the gun in my face.

she looked like she had lost her mind and was on drugs or something. I felt tears spring in my eyes but I wouldn't give her the satisfaction of seeing me at a weak point, even though I didn't know this bitch I still wouldn't show her fear, I've done that way too much in the past.

"He's not here" I lied as I prayed to the man above that August didn't come out of his room.. yes we may have gotten into an argument and he is a dick sometimes but I do admit that I love him and I'd do anything to protect him even if that means taking a bullet so he doesn't have to because I know he would do the same for me.

She chuckled while shaking her head, I was shaking on the inside as I thought of a way out of this shit.

"Why the fuck you lying to me, you must be one of his hoes huh?.. he could have did better" she said while checking me out. I bit my tongue to keep from saying something I'd probably regret saying since she's the one with the gun.

" I'm not with him" I shrugged as I folded my arms like everything was all good. She turned her lip up and mugged me.

"Right, that's what they all say when his main bitch show up  now where is my man so he can come home and be with his family " she said with a smile as she rubbed her stomach.

This must be Kristina. I sighed and shifted my weight to one foot as I stared her down. She looked like she use to be pretty.

"Look, August is not--"

SMACK!

My face was stinging as I felt her hand connect to it, it took a moment to register in my head what just happened.
This bitch really slapped me.

"OK I can see you don't want ya life cause clearly you  playing with me hoe and I'm the one with the gun. Now I know he's here because his fuckin shoes are right there.. know what imma check for myself " she said about to walk past me but I didn't let her. I cocked my fist back and punched her ass so hard I could have sworn  I heard something crack.

That surprised the hell out of me.

I looked at my fist then back down at her in shock.

The gun flew out of her hands as she landed on the floor holding her face and screaming. I picked up the gun and pointed it at her.

"Now I'm the bitch with Yo gun, get the fuck up " I said grabbing her hair with my free hand and pulling her up.

As soon as I was about to open my mouth I heard August behind me.

"Yo what the Fuck all--" I moved and let him see for his self what was going on. He stopped mid sentence and stared at Kristina as she continued to hold her face while crying.

"Jay was' going on" he asked trying to take the gun from my hands, I was pissed off so he had to actually pry the gun away from me. I wanted to kill this crazy ass hoe.

"C'mon Jay give it here" he said, I sighed as I let it go and turned to him.

"When I opened the door she had the shit pointing directly at me asking for you" I told him. From the looks of it, he was starting to get mad and he looked as if he wanted to kill the bitch himself.

"So why you ain't call me out the back then" ...I looked down as I felt my face get hot, I didn't want to cry but I knew it was coming and I don't know why.

"Cause-- I was scared that she was gone try to hurt you" I said quietly.  I heard him take a deep breath then walk off grabbing Kristina by the arm as he went out the door. I sat on the edge of the sofa and stared at the door that he went out. I could here the two arguing, mostly August cussing her out and her just crying and saying she was sorry.

I stopped listening and went into my room.

Why do I even try.

                                 ~~

I had just got up from taking a nap, I looked at the time to see that it was 7:30 so I slept for a good twenty minutes.

I sat up yawning as I got out of my bed and slipped on my slippers then walked out the door. I was gonna make dinner but I smelled something cooking so I guess he decided to cook today. I followed the smell of the food all the way to the kitchen where August was standing up at the stove. He turned around when he heard me enter and I chuckled quietly.

He had on an apron that said get the fuck out my kitchen.

"Wassuh " he said as he turned back around.  I didn't say anything, just sat on a stool and pulled out my phone so I could ask Moni did she need me for work tomorrow since I didn't get my new schedule yet.

"Jaaay" August said as he came sat next to me. I looked up from my phone and raised my eyebrows at him.

"Can we talk" he asked nicely, which was unusual.

"Bout what? " I asked.

"About the fact that you did something dumb as hell " he said then stood up. I frowned and got up to then walked up to him.

"Hold on what the hell you mean August, I did that for you!" I said getting mad, it's like I couldn't win for losing with him and the shit was getting old.

"You could have gotten yo self fuckin killed tho Jay! I don't need ya trinna save my ass I'm grown" he yelled getting in my face.

I felt myself tearing up as I looked away from him. How the hell could he say that, he didn't ask me to, but I risked my life to save his.

Who knows what  she would have did if August was to come out that room and she still had the gun. He could have at least been greatful.

"And I'm grown too August but you're always saving my ass!  I don't ask you to do that but you do. You risk yo own life for mine. Whats wrong with me doing the same" I said getting in his face like he was in mine. We were literally a breath away  from each other.

"Everything is wrong with that! I'm a man I'm supposed to protect you Jay. Not the other way around, I'd rather that would have been me that she pulled that gun on then you. She could have killed you. Do you not understand that.. " he said, he was so mad the veins in his neck was popping out and he was kind of shaking. 

I was mad too though, I just didn't understand. He bleed the same blood I do, which means he could get hurt just as well as I could.

"But that's not fuckin fair August!  You sound like such a hypocrite. It doesn't matter that you're a man, you're not invincible. Just think of what would have happened if I was to call you out the back. She could have killed you cause clearly that was her goal. Then I don't know what I would do. I care about you so much August and I don't think you understand that" I yelled as I cried while hitting him softly. He grabbed my arms and wrapped them around his torso then lay his head on top of mine.

"I know Jay, and I care about you too but I would have preferred that she hurt me and not you, I couldn't live with myself" he said. I sighed and wiped my face on my sleeve then looked up at him.

"Don't say that August, please. Out if everyone you've been there for me the most, if it wasn't for you I don't know where I'd be. I know we've only known each other for some months but-- I love you"