Made To Believe ✔️

Chapter Thirty Six

KAREEM'S POV

"If I have to blow up one more balloon then be ready to clean up vomit from all over this floor."Sophia lamented struggling with tying off the balloons knot.

"Why don't you take a rest Soph? Get to working on the music you'll be playing later. Remember keep it pg please, this is a kids party."Diana suggested.

"Finally something I'm actually good at and of course I'll keep it pg, what do you take me for?"Sophia retorted tossing the balloon at her after finally managing to tie it off.

Diana laughed and grabbed it tying together with a string and attaching it to another balloon.

"You about to give up on me too?"Diana asked looking at me from across a table filled with a lot of deflated balloons.

"Not a chance, we're in this together."I replied winking at her.

"Good, it is you niece's birthday after all."Diana replied.

She was right, I didn't have it in me to flake out. Nuru was turning eight and she had been really looking forward to having a party. As her favorite uncle it was my job to make sure she had her hearts desire on her special day.

"Thank you guys again for agreeing to host the party here. You have no idea how hectic it is to find a party space for a kids party. The prices are also outrageous."Jamila said addressing Diana and Salome.

The two ladies had agreed to host the party at the book cafe pleasing both Nuru and Jamila greatly. I was happy too but I didn't make a huge fuss about it like they did.

"It's our pleasure, we adore Nuru, anything to make her day memorable."Salome replied and Diana nodded in agreement.

"I still think we'd have fit everyone in the apartment or the loft."I commented.

"Trust me you do not want twenty or so eight year olds screaming, playing and making a mess in your living space. Plus they will be accompanied by their parents, you couldn't have been able to accommodate such a crowd."Salome reasoned.

They were right in a way, the book cafe was the more practical space and the kids would love it. The theme was all things magic of course to honor Nuru's ultimate love.

"Who is coming to this party by the way?"I asked since I hadn't been included in most of the planning.

"It's less than fifty people Kareem so calm down, mostly Nuru's friends and their parents."Jamila replied.

"That is still a lot of people, do we have enough food? Is the space enough?"I asked sounding anything but myself.

"Look at you going all mama bear on us, don't worry pretty boy, we ladies have got this."Salome replied.

I looked at Diana my eyes narrowed in accusation when I heard what Salome called me.

"I can't believe you told her."I whisper yelled.

"What's wrong pretty boy? You look a little flushed?"Jamila teased and I became even more mortified.

"You told her too?"

Diana shrugged at me, putting a balloon on her mouth to blow it up just so she could get out of replying. Ever since Ashton had called me a pretty boy face when he had punched me two weeks ago, Diana had been calling me that on occasion to tease me. Looks like she had clued in my sister and Salome. I would never hear the end of it.

"Of course she did, we're her best friends, she tells us everything."Salome replied making me grunt in displeasure.

"She does? You do?!"I asked defensively directing that last question to Diana.