Megan's POV
I didn't have practice today,but I wanted to stop by before I went to return August's wallet. He must be freakin out cuse all his credit cards are in here. I should take one ,but it won't do me any justice. I walked into the dance studio and seem my bish Robin, yass, need to get her hip on stuff that's been going on out here in my personal life. The girls just got done finished dancing to Beyonce's "Grown Woman" they probably have a performance coming up.
All the girls sat in a semi circle around Troy. "iight so tomorrow be here at 11, then we are takin the charter bus to Savannah." he explained to them. I walked up beside him. "Ta the girls that is now dancin for August. y'all know wen y'all start dancing.?" he asked out. *picture of megan to side *
"no we don't know."Delilah said before I could get a chance to say something.
I cleared my throat. "actually , that's why I came to talk to you for."
Troy look over to me . "wass up.?"
"we start practicing next week." I said. Everybody was lookin at us so we can finish our convo.
" No we don't, don't listen to her T." Delilah snapped pushing herself in our convo. I'm just lookin at this bitch cuse she clearly doesn't know what she's talking about. Robin just lookin on me waiting so she can see what I'm going to say or do. I'm not going to hit the bitch bc she's not worth gettin puttin out. " As tha choreographer I am told to get the dance ready this week & everybody will start practicing next week." I broke down every damn word so this bitch will know.
"Ur choreographing tha dances?" Troy asked excitedly. I shook my head yea. "congrats." he gave me a big ass huge. I looked out to Delilah and she had a dick look on her face. He dismissed the girls , I told Robin to wait on me so I can talk to Troy about the schedule.
"So u know you got picked along with other girls to perform at tha NBA All Star Game." He told me while packin up his things. He must be done today , but this is great news I haven't done anything like this before. "Are u serious?" I asked even though he is I'm hella shock. "Yea, we start practicing next week. That's why I need to kno wen y'all start for Numb." he told me. Ion even know what day or time, ima just through some at em. " Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, 10-3." that sounds like a good day & time. "alright, ima just get tha Otha girls ready & tha ones that made it ,y'all gotta catch up." He said to me, dat makes sense. I said bye to him & left out tha building. Now where is that heffa at.I went over to my car & seen Robin leaning up against. "umm wat is u doing, I just got her washed tha Otha day." I pointed to her then to my baby. "Bitch calm down, it still look clean." she smacked her lips."so wat u gotta get me hip about." she added. "Giirrrlll, last night August tired to talk to me." I leaned up against my baby. "Wat tha fuck you do? Please tell me ya talked to him"she anxiously asked. "Nope, it was tha drugs talkin.He left his wallet so ima go drop it off." I took out tha wallet so she can see it. "bitch this Versace! He Got Money!!"she said laughing. I couldn't do nun but join her.I swear that video gets me Rollin every time. "Robin u trip." I said reachin for it. "dis nigga got a black card, gold card, sliver, Shiid next i might pull out a blue one." she said half joking. Why do she gotta go thru all his shit. " give me dis so I can take it to him." I snatched it out. "girl.!" she jumped at me. I smacked my lips & cocked my head to the side. "u going to his house.?" she asked, I shook my head no." to tha studio" I opened my car door. She went to tha passenger side. I looked at her cuse ikno she not finna jump in my car without askin me. "Can I go please, Rich doing business ." she begged. "yea ima need company." I said gettin inside of my freshly smelled car. I need to call & thank my parents for tha money they sending me to help me out. Even though I have like two jobs they are still helping me.One of these days ima go visit em n Chitown. Robin turned on tha radio as I pulled out tha parking lot. "yaas this is my song." she turned it up & started singing tha lyrics to "Ghetto" by August. "Cuz u come from tha ghetto , love it from tha ghetto.." ugh why she gotta be off pitch.I reached down & turn tha knob down. "When we get here don't be wildin out" I told. I'm already hip on how she acts. "I'm a grown women , I know how to act.ur tha younger one." she said. "ur only 22 , I'll be 21 in a few weeks, but u act like ur 16 some times."I snapped. Robin can be so ghetto & childish , well she is all that, but love her like a sister.
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August's POV
Shiid a nigga tired cuz of hangover from last night. Ion kno why these niggas let my ass drink dat much & I was high af too. I gotta go over a few of my tracks for the album, I can't believe a nigga like me came this far. I s'pose ta be n jail or dead, but I nigga choose tha right route wen my older brotha got killed. That's wat changed my life ,dat right ther. I made so many uh- uh-.. promises, to muthafuckas. I can't break em. The album Testimony, that's me , it's real life.My life ina song so tha fans know the real me. not some foul r&b nigga that only sing about love., but tha real life struggles that I been thru.
"Is ur head still hurtin?" Rachel asked me interrupting my thoughts. "A lil bit." I told her. She gave me sum ibuprofen this morning wen her & Ford came to get me for the studio. "U should already know what to do for a hangover. I order some fruits ,so it should be here in a minute."she look down on her Mac computer & finished typing wat ever she was doing. "ion even rememba wat happen last night forreal." I said out loud. My cousins Darion , Terion, Ire (I-ra) , Jared, my security guard Black & Rachel was all up here at the studio wit me.They ain't have shit today so dey wanted to come chill wit me, plus I need da company.
"nigga u was outta der, i tired to stop ya but cha got all mad & shit" Darion said.
"dat nigga Drew left ya ass has soon as we got to tha house." Terion said leaning back ona futon. Drew so damn foul. "I'm surprise u ain't cut em off yet." Ire co-signs. I try to keep my family close by cuz I know dey need da jobs, I'll rather have a nigga i have known for a long time by my side then a new niggs from around da block.
"I'm tryin to help em out.He think ima fool, bruh don't know that I know he out der slanging rocks.." I drank my water bottle. "I need to kick em out, ion need his problems comin to my house."
ire shook her head in agreement. "especially ,if y'all family gon be ova der. Drew he stupid of not quitting dat life afta wat happen." Ire , dats my older cuz, & my stylist. She tell it how it is. Born & raised in NO , every thing about ha is that & I love ha fo dat.
"sum things change a person & some don't."i pulled ma hood ova my head. I ain't surprise Drew still wit that lifestyle, he was da one that really wanted it. "maybe u should talk some sense in him. " Rachel looked up from her computer. "naw ain't no talkin to him,"Ire said shakin her head no. "Drew is a damn damn fool." she said in her thick accent.
Speakin of da devil himself. "wass up fam." Drew said walkin in to da studio. He gave er'body dap & sat down along wit er'body else. Ire smack her lips as he sat down next to her. all I can do is laugh. "u wild" I laughed out. Drew looked at me wit a confused look on his face."what nigga.?" he asked. i shook my head to diss miss the conversation.
"why ya leave Aug ,wen ya came back from da club.?" Ire went straight to it. "man I had to handle sum business" he smacked his lips. "don't matta dat family" she started to talk with her hands. "y'all was der." he snapped. Man my family a hot ass mess. "tf, so!" she snapped back. "aye chill we at da studio, take back to da house."i interrupted their argument, I'll be damned if I get kicked out the studio bc dey asses. My attention went to the door wen Megan, I think dats her name, and sum girl walked in behind her. Dey wer close to da door like dey was scared to come in all da way. "hey Megan." Rachel said smiling. "Hey Rach." she said back, now dey on nickname levels.? She walked over to me a lil bit & threw. sum on my lap."here ya go." I looked down and notice it was my wallet. I picked it up and examined it. "ur welcome." she said . "damn u ain't give a nigga a chance to say nun, but thanks."i told her. She seem so demanding. "Where u find dis at?" I'm curious.. she sighed "at the club, Magic City, u remember. Strippers , money, hot wings." she tried breakin it down like I ain't know. I knew but not all da way. I just want her to admit dat she a stripper. "ye-yea.. I-I-it's comin back." I said lookin thru my wallet. "where my visa?" I kno I was f***ed up last night, but ikno every credit card slot was filled & now one was missing. She turned around to the girl that was leaning up against the door. I ain't here wat they was saying but da girl walked up. She remind me of a girl I went to school with back den. I seen Drew taking her appearance in as she walked up. "my bad , " she was lookin down like she was embarrassed. "u good," why she takin shit that don't belong to ha. She walked over to Megan ." u happy .?" she said sarcastically . Megan gave her a cute fake smile. She is soo cute, like damn. I just need one lap dance. They turned around about to leave wen Drew spoke up.
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Robin's POV
Why Megan always thinkin she my monma or sum , that's disrespectful she always comin at my damn life wrong. Like chill out, I kno I can get outta hand or watever but still don't disrespect me. Yea I took dat nigga wallet so I can buy shit ,but dat ain't gon happen since he checked it. "Where my visa?" August asked lookin thru is wallet. He looked back at Megan and she turned around to me. "u took his card.?" she whispered asked. I mean yea she gave me tha wallet so I took what I needed. "hell yea" I whispered back. She thru her hands up. She stepped aside signaling me to give him his shit back. I reached into my bra & grabbed it.I was lookin down cuse that shit is embarrassing ,I got caught for stealing. "my bad " I said. " u good." he said back . I walked back to whee Megan was at. I guess we about to go -_- this hoe always wanna leave.
"y'all ain't staying." a voice said.
we both turned around and I seen a fine light skin dude with tattoos all ova his body sittin down. He was tha one that asked that.
"we got things to do." Megan lied. Now this bitch know she wanna hang out wit August and his crew. like who wouldn't tho. "u got shit to do, I dont" I looked over to her and said. "u gotta performance tomorrow." she reminded me. " yeaa u right" she said shaking my head. Maybe next time right.?
Megan & I moved away from the door wen a man walked into tha room. "hey ladies , how u doing." He said giving each of us handshakes. "hey Ford, this my friend Robin." Megan smiled. I guess dis August's manager. "hi , I'm good" Ion fucks with fake black folks& he look like one. "U gotta full house." He walked over and sat in one of the chairs. August shook his head. "yea it's gettin crowded." he smirked over to Megan. Is this nigga flirting or nah? "That's our que" Megan said "I 'll see ya next week for practice Ford" She said walkin out with a attitude. "see ya lata , nice meetin yall, don't mind ha she just up set." I sat waving to er'body. Megan came back & yanked my arm into tha hallway.
"& ur problem is?" I asked her mad ass. I swear this hoe is always changing her moods.
"u saw how he just dismissed us, like nigga we was gon leave anyways. Don't know body wanna stay in dat little ass studio anyways. " she smacked her lips. "Shiid I did" I said raising my head laughing. She shot me a look. "August Alsina but tha studio is small & shit. dat nigga is a mess, he lucky I ain't gon call Cameron cuse he would say dats hella disrespectful & put a bullet to him.... like did u see that." She complained til we reached the car, this hoe doing to much. I asked one question & ha ass gave me a story, nope not gonna accept.
"it's not dat serious" I said gettin into the car. She turned on tha car & we left da studio.
"Wat we doin fo ya 21st.?" I asked tryin to calm down the mood.
"eat ,sleep , & shit." she said laughing "naw but frl , I wanna go to Cali , or Florida , somewher wit a beach." she told me.That sounds hella nice tho I could use a vacation. "yaas do it." I suggested.
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The next day
August POV
I woke up in my bedroom feelin hella blessed. That hangover finally cleared up , all day yesterday I was tryin to make it go away , but all it needed was time. I ain't gon get like that for awhile maybe a few drinks but not dat many. I need to go head to the studio by myself cuse da Otha day a nigga couldn't get nun down wit er'body der, I thought they'll help me out, but I was wrong. I can't believe I tried to talk to Megan wen we was at MC, Terion told me I tired to talk to her wen I was drunk. She ain't ugly or nun she just seem to up tight, well dats what I get from her vibe.
I walked down tha stairs and seen Rachel & Ire in my kitchen gossiping like dey always do.I ain't wit it. "ur mom said she texted u" Rachel informed me. I was in da refrigerator lookin for sum food. "she called u.?" I asked pullin some cut up watermelon out. "yea sum about pickin ya nieces up." she was always on her device. I looked at my phone and seen: 3 miss calls from Ford, 2 from my momma & text messages from my momma , Drew, Ryan & a chick name Skylar I use to fuck wit. I opened da one from my momma
Queen: pick up the girls from dance class, I gave Rach tha info.
My nieces I haven't seen em in awhile. I been hella busy wit work. I love em like dey my own, I made my bra a promise that'll I'll take care of em. So dats wat I do. " u got tha dance info." I asked her. "Yea I'll send it to ya." she said. "u going out tonight?" Ire asked. There is always sum going on. "Probably not , if ima have the girls wit me." I said bitting into the fruit. "well ya know my 25th is comin up ,let me remind ya next Wednesday." Rachel said smiling from ear to ear. "u remind us everyday chile." Ire said annoyed. "ikno and I apologize for being annoying , it's just 25 is a big number. I wanna go all out," she opened her arms out really wide. "did u already start planing?" I asked ha.
She smiled "you know I did. Everybody has to bring a date." I sighed cause I know she up to sum'thin. "Aug. who ya gon bring." Ire asked me. I chuckled. "Skylar." Rachel rolled her eyes." no disrespect but she aint walkin into my dinner. ya need someone classy not trashy." she told me. But little do she know Skylar is both. "she is classy when she wanna be." I leaned up against tha refrigerator. " You need to go with Megan." Rachel smirked. I shook my head in disagreement. "no . no, ill just go by myself." I told ha. She think she slick im already hip to da game, she want Megan and Me to get together. " She really pretty Aug" Ire co-signed. "yea she pretty and thick af, but i'll pass. A stripper like her probably got niggas on deck & I aint beatin a nigga ass ova a female" I grabbed my iphone from off the counter. "now don't say that, u aint sure if she's one." Rachel tried to defend her. Aint nun wrong wit a stripper or nun, I love em. Its just they come with so much baggage. " She works at Magic City, knows how to dance, thick af, and have ya seen her car. if she is one then she up on he shit." I grabbed my car keys from the glass bowl that's on the kitchen counter and headed towards tha door. " aye send me tha address" I yelled out to Rach before I walked out.
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I ended up at Dance Life that's in downtown ATL. I'm excited to see my nieces ima go take out shoppin and get sum ice cream. I gotta award em for being on they best behavior. Black, my security guard, and I walked into the building. " I'm here for the kiddy lessons" I told the lady sitting at the front desk. She looked up & smiled. I smiled back only being nice. 'go left , its ur 3rd door to tha right." she smiled. Black and I followed ha directions and entered the room. The girls are surrounded by... Megan. Kay looked over to the door. "Uncle Aug!!" she yelled runnin up to me, Chay, & Mya followed behind her. They started to jump up on me for hugs. "y'all gon make me fall." I laughed. " u to tall " Mya said. "Why y'all tha only ones left.?"i asked em. It was only dem, Megan & another dancer. "cuse we like it hea." Kay said. Megan walked over with her things. "Chay did u tell her uncle the great news." she said smiling. " I made ballet." she became excited. "Congrats ChayChay," I gace her a kiss in her forehead and gave her a hug."We gotta celebrate huh?" I asked em. They all jumped up & down saying yea. I opened the door & the girls & Megan walked out. Black followed behind us. "See ya August." The front desk lady waved at him as we wer leavin the main door. Megan laughed a little. "she's a mess." I shook my head "I can tell."
"Aye I'm sorry for yesterday , my friend took ur card outcha wallet" she looked at me. Her features are so beautiful her smooth skin, pretty smile. " It's cool, she ain't spend nun." I told her. I was gon disable tha cards if I ain't get em back anyways. "can we get sum ice cream."Kay asked as we stopped in front of Megan's car. "Yea." I said. "Can Megan come." Chay asked him. Damn I had a feelin one of em was gon ask this , just put on ya happy face. "if she wants too". I looked at ha.
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Megan's POV
"can Megan come" Chaylin walked up to August & asked him. Wondering if I want to go get ice cream wit em. ion mind it's just do I really want go. I'm surprised that wen he came in he ain't have nun to say. but if we go ice cream it'll be like we ona date but thing its not cuse I'm with Cameron. "Yea i'll come." I said, I made the girls happy because they all gave me a hug. " I'll follow you." I questioned. "yea." he said back. He watched me get into tha car, they got into tha car amd I followed them.
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We pulled up to Baskin Robbins, yaya my favorite. Its only 2'oclock so its still hella bright and hot outside. I got out tha car and meet up with August and the girls, his bodyguard. August opened up tha door for us. Gentlemen I see, lol. But he seem like a cool person, for now. I'm just here for the girls because they wanted to me. "Hello, what can I get for you yall.?" a white girl from behind tha counter. " can I get that one." Kay asked pointing to tha 'Rock n Pop Swirl Sherbet'. "can I get da 'Amercia Birthday Cake" Chay pointed to tha one she wanted. "I want Vanilla" Maya said. So plain and simple, I like that, lol. " You getting sum?" Aug asked me. "um yea ,Cookies n Cream" I told her. " Can I get uh, uh, Chocolate Chip." He paid for tha ice cream and we all sat outside in the chairs to eat it.
"You really into this dancing stuff." He asked sittin across from me. " Yea, tha only positive thing that kept me going back at home." I responded licking my ice cream. " u from Chicago right?" He brought back up. "Sorta kinda, I was born in St.Louis, stayed der for 6 yrs den moved to Chicago." I explained. My family moved to Chicago because of family issues that I cant ger over from today. Family issues is a main reason I moved down here to Atlanta, I just keep running from my problems. That's a good thing right? "u miss it out chea?" this dude is really tryin to get ta know me. " just my family, but shiid if dey really missed my ass they would've called right." I said giving awhile a little too much information. " Maybe u should try giving em a call.' he suggested. "Tired wen I first moved down here. I feel like something is going on ya know. When ya know somebody so well ya can tell wen dey hurting" I explained. I use to call my mother a lot wen I 1st moved , something aint seem right. I thought It was just me, but I been so busy with work that I've lost track of keepin up with da calls. August looked down and back up. " yea I know watcha mean though. If its a family then u just gotta go see for ya self." he licked his ice cream. " ya im hip August." I said smirking, tyrin to lighten up the dull mood that im feeling right now. "you start tha tour in 2 weeks huh?" I asked even tho I know tha answer. He shook his head yea. " yea, I'm ready tho, I just got a lot of shit I gotta to get right for this tour." he stated. " Me too, I gotta make up this dance, teach it, practice for tha All-Star game, teach a few more classes, and work a few more nights at tha club." I said all exhausted. That's a lot of shit to do. " wow , that's a lot of shit" he said sarcastically. I chuckled. "aye it is wen ur one person, u got a whole team dats helpin ya out." I supported my chin with my knuckle. " Its hard work cuse I'm bringing in tha money and gotta take care of people. Dem girls u see right ther, I help take care of em, my momma, my team I gotta pay dem.That's pressure right ther. That's a lot of work." he told me. I know I see where he's coming from but im talkin about its a lot of work for a normal person like me. " and you doing a damn good job for taking care of everybody that u do, but im talkin about a regular person like me." I pointed to myself. " I am still a regular person." he gave me a look. " Boy no u not." I playfully snapped. he laughed. We began to talk more til tha girls came over to our table and tell us that dey was ready to leave. He was holding Kay in his arms. "yea I need to get home and take a nap, gotta work at 10." I said walkin to tha car. Its 4 now so I only have time for a 4 or 5 hr nap. August raised his brow up." where ya work.?" he asked. Damn he must of been so damn messed up at tha club. " I am a bartender at MC" I told him. "thought u was a stripper." he said not caring if his nieces was a around. I smacked my lips. " no, why would ya think that." I said finally getting to my car. He laughed and his pretty pearly white teeth shined on me. Damn this nigga is fine. " ya don't even wanna know." He said. this dude a fool.he helped me get intp my car. I said my goodbyes to tha girls and watched him put em in tha car. I pulled off driving to my apartment. I'm really feeling this vibe that I got from August today, I like how I talked to him about my life even though I didn't mean to say it. It just spilled out but I'm kinda glad it did.
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A LITTLE MELLOW CHAPTER BEFORE ALL THE DRAMA COMES, SORRY IT TOOK AWHILE TO UPLOAD. I WAS HELLA BUSY LAST WEEK, BUT FOR THA GOOD PART THIS CHAPTER IS LONG. I FINALLY LEARNED HOW TO UPLOAD PICTURES TO THA STORIES SO NOW I WILL BE UPLOADING EACH PERSON TO GIVE YALL A REAL GOOD PICTURE OF HOW I SEE THEM. VOTE PLEASE, COMMENT , SHARE, I REALLY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS FOR THIS STORY AND I NEED SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK TO LET ME KNOW PEOPLE LIKE IT.