Second Chances

17. Too Good To Be True

••Next Day••

•August•

I knocked on Ashley door and waited for ha to open it.

The door flew open and instead of bein' greeted wit' the usual hug and kiss she just went and laid back down.

I shrugged it off and closed the door behind me. "Wassup Ash?"

"I'm sick."

"You took some medicine?"

She sighed. "Not that kind of sick August."

I sat on the bed next to ha. "What kinda sick den? You need to go to the doctor or somethin'?"

She shook ha head. "No. I know what's wrong. I'll be fine."

She sounded real unsure about the last part but I brushed it off. I got mo' important things to worry about.

"We need to talk Ash."

She nodded. "Yes we do. I have something to tell you and I don't know how you will take it."

I nodded. "Ok but before y-"

"August I'm pregnant."

I furrowed my eyebrows and looked over at ha slowly. "Whatchu just said?"

She bit ha lip and sat up. "I.. I think I might be pregnant."

"Pregnant? By who? Cause it ain't me."

She smacked ha teeth. "Who else would it be for August? You're the only one I have sex with."

I shook my head. "Man nah cut it out. I can't be. It's impossible. I strap up and pull out. I ain't dumb."

"So I'm a hoe now?"

I sighed and ran my hands down my face. "Man I ain't ready fa' no baby bruh." I rested my arms on my legs and pulled on my hair. "Fuck."

Things were so close to bein' right and just like that they slipped through my fingers.

What Ima tell Skye?

"Why would you have to tell her?" Ash asked gettin' upset.

I guess I said that out loud.

I sighed and fanned ha off. "Man look you wanna argue about that or talk about the situation at hand? Cause now ain't the time for the fuckin' bullshit."

She rolled ha eyes and crossed ha arms. I really hate when girls do that shit.

"Just remember this is just as much your fault as it is mine. And if you want to be in your child's life you need to leave that Justine girl alone. For good this time."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Who the fuck-?" I shook my head before I stood up and walked to the door. "You know what Ima be back lata'. I need to think about some shit."

"August."

"I said Ima be back bruh chill damn."

I walked out and slammed the do' behind me. So close bruh. So fuckin' close. I took several deep breaths and went straight to my dorm. Ion know how Ima tell Justine bout this shit.

As soon as I got inside I laid back on my bed and silently thanked god Shaun wasn't up in hea botherin' me. I need some time to myself.

••••

I woke up to the sound of my phone ringin'. Lookin at the caller ID I saw it was Skye. I contemplated on answerin' it but decided against it. I sighed and let it ring. Afterwards she called again and I just turned my phone off completely.