“Mommy.”

“Yeah A3.”

“Can I go swimming today?”

“No Auggie, it’s too chilly.”

“But I’ll be warm in the water.”

“I’ll think about it Auggie.”

I said turning on the skillet and putting in the cooking oil to cook Aug’s steak.

“Please mommy. I been good.”

“You have sweetie.” I said seasoning the steak.

“Then why can’t I swim?”

“Because mommy is tired and me or daddy need to be outside to watch you swim.”

“Can Sata watch me?”

“No you need an adult.”

“But she know how to swim.”

“I don’t care August. I said no! Now go finish watching your cartoons.” I put August’s steak in the skillet.

He poked out his lip and started fake crying.

“Oh my God.” I rolled my eyes and continued to cook.

“I thought I was your favorite man.” He walked into my stomach.

“Auggie maybe later. For right now, mommy needs to cook daddy’s breakfast.”

“Unh.” He hit me in my stomach and ran.

“Hey!” I threw down the fork in my hand and went after him.

He ran into the bathroom and locked the door.

“August unlock the door!” I hit it.

“No.”

“August I am going to beat your little ass when you get out of there, unlike the door now.”

He kicked the door on the other side.

I went into the kitchen, found a bobby pin in the drawer and opened the door.

He started screaming.

I yanked him and hit his little behind with my hand a couple of times. “Don’t you ever in your life hit me do you understand?”

“Yes.” He started crying real tears now.

“No you go upstairs to your room.”

He slowly walked upstairs to his room.

I went in the kitchen and finished cooking Aug’s breakfast. Then took it up to him. This nigga was sleep. Are you kidding me?

“August.” I tapped him.

He rolled over and opened his eyes.

“Here.”

“Just wrap it up. I’ll eat it when I wake up.”

“No you gon eat this shit now!” I pushed the plate slightly into his chest and threw the fork on the plate.

“Damn why you being so mean?”

“Cause you and your son are pissing me ….” I started to throw up on the carpet.

I tried to run to the bathroom, but I didn’t make it. I made it right to the door.

After I’d finished, I went to the bathroom and tried to clean off my face and brush my teeth.

Aug left out then came back in the room with some corn starch. That gets vomit out of carpet, if you let it sit for 10-15 minutes.

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