Free Aaron's Fall by Vivian Rose Lee Page A

pulling him from the house, throwing him off the stoop. Bass landing on the sidewalk. Martin and Eddie following closely behind them. Aaron followed down the steps standing over him.
    “If you ever come around Asia, or put your hands on her again, I won’t be responsible for what will happen to you, do you understand!” Aaron said venomously.
    Bass looked from one to the other. Fear evident on his fat face. He knew right away these big men could tear him a new one. He looked at them closer, recognition in his squinty eyes. Bass got up.
    “Hey, your Aaron Harrison, Martin Holland and Eddie Smith.” Bass said grinning like an ass, “The Dirty Birds,” he said excitedly, not caring that he was being threatened by Aaron.
    Aaron frowned at him. “Stay away from Asia,” he warned again.
    People in the neighborhood starting to come out of their houses, standing on the stoops.
    “Where is she, why you protecting that Bitch?” Bass said, “If you see her tell her to get her ass home.”
    Aaron didn’t think, he punch Bass in the mouth, Bass stumbled backward.
    “Never come near her, you got me!” Aaron said through clenched teeth, ready to attack him again.
    “Why you protecting that bitch, she’s used goods, ain’t worth sh…,” Bass said
    Aaron punched him again, this time he fell to the ground.
    “Beat his ass!” someone yelled from one of the houses. Aaron was ready to attack him.
    Martin grabbed Aaron, Eddie ready to step in.
    “Let me make him understand,” Eddie said smiling sinisterly.
    Bass was scared now; he knew these big men meant to kick his ass.
    “Okay, okay! I didn’t want the bi… her anyway,” Bass said. Satisfied, the three men turn to leave.
    “Hey can I get my jersey signed,” Bass called after them.
    Aaron turned to go after him, but Eddie and Martin stopped him.
    Eddie shook his head. “He’s not too bright is he?”
    Later that day the police got any anonymous call to the address. After the arrests at Asia’s house, Aaron then had the house boarded up.
    Asia was gone for almost three months. Aaron hadn’t been able to find her and it scared him. Aaron physically gave up looking for her, although he thought of her all the time, he also hoped she was okay. Aaron returned to his old routine, his parade of women, although, he couldn’t be intimate with any of them. He found none compared to Asia. Martin was worried about Aaron; noticing how reckless Aaron was becoming. He was not the good-humored person he used to be. He partied day and night, starting missing football practices. Martin knew Asia had affected him more then he cared to admit.
    Aaron, Eddie, and Wayne were schedule to appear at the Macon Elementary School for a public appearance, to talk to he kids about the dangers of drugs. They checked into a hotel, in town. Aaron stayed in the suite to himself most of the time, while Wayne and Eddie went to see the sights of Macon.
    The next morning Wayne and Eddie were going up the hallway, when they heard a familiar sound.
    Eddie frowned, “I heard that voice before,” he told Wayne. The sweet sound was coming from one of the vacant rooms. Wayne and Eddie peeped into the room. It was Aaron’s Asia.
    Asia turned seeing them, dropped the towels, she held, surprise registered on her face. She didn’t know them well, but she knew they were friends of Aaron. Was Aaron here too, she thought, with dread? She couldn’t take the chance of running into him. When they left she rushed out the room and into the employee’s entrance.
    Eddie and Wayne rushed back to the suite.
    “Aaron!” they called. “Your Asia is a maid in this hotel.”
    Aaron sat up in the bed. “Where?”
    “Down the hall.”
    Aaron pulled on his pants and rushed from the room and up the hallway. She was gone. Aaron came back to the room. “If it was her, she gone now, anyway,” he shrugged, “I stopped looking for her a long time ago.”
    Eddie and Wayne knew Aaron was broken up over Asia. He still cared