Consequences

6.

Hazel

It's been three and a half months and everything is going perfect. Juan got full custody of Karter with nothing jeopardizing his case, Demi and I graduated school and got our hair and makeup licenses, Javier got sixth pick for the NBA Drafts and will be playing for our hometown basketball team, The Rockets, and me and August are doing fine.

He still hasn't asked me to be in a relationship with him yet, but we've expressed our feelings to one another on multiple occasions and I know he wants to. I can just feel it. I see it in the way he looks at me because it's honestly the same way I look at him. Not lust, but admiration.

August met Juan and Javier last month, and I must say they were not pleased with their sister having another boyfriend so soon. I wouldn't even say it's soon considering the fact that me and my ex broke up four years ago, but in all honesty, I can see why they've been a bit over protective of me since then. They eventually got over it, but I know when the time comes my parents won't accept the relationship since they didn't introduce him to me. I don't really care what their opinion on him is, especially since our relationship is rocky anyways, but I have always dreamed of us having the type of relationship with them like everyone else has with their parents.

I should've been able to run to my parents with every obstacle that passed me, yet I only felt the need to go to them for that one incident, and they betrayed me. They've destroyed the trust I had in them when they brushed what had happened to me aside and went along with their days as if I hadn't just been raped for over an hour straight by three guys. They hadn't bought me to therapy for it, they hadn't bought me to the doctor to make sure I haven't contact anything from them, and they damn sure haven't come to me since then and had the kind gesture of asking if I was even okay. I don't think anything can ever hender our relationship, and I'm glad to know it isn't my fault.

Speaking of parents though, August wants me to go with him to his family cookout in New Orleans in a few days and I'm kinda nervous. We haven't been together that long, and he hasn't even asked me to be his girlfriend, so is this invite even appropriate?

"Demi give me my chips back!"

I am currently trying to get my favorite chips back from Demi as she runs around the house eating them. She acts like an annoying little sister, and as a big sister I can't do anything but try to right the wrong. Of course it may seem like it's not hard for me to keep up because I'm 5'2 and she's 5'6, but she ran track in high school so she kind of has a speed advantage over me.

"Say please."

"I'm not going to say please for something that's mine and I already had."

"Say it and I'll give it back."

"No. Gimme my shit back."

She stops running and turns around, causing me to almost slam into her with my body. She looks at me with total shock as I'm shocked at myself as well once I have the time to register what I just said. I didn't think I had it in me, but the word just came out so well I'm almost proud of myself.

"Did you just say what I think you said?"

"No."

"Yes you did. August is changing you."

"No he's not I been knew how to curse I just never did."

"Bitch no you didn't know how to curse. Remember that time when me, you, Javier, and August were at the mall and the lady in the food court got your order wrong." She laughs.