Four Lions

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Phoenix's POV

"Come on my little champion." Sarah says.

We won the tournament yesterday.

We beat Texas A&M in the round of 32, LSU in the round of 16, Oklahoma in the quarter-finals, UCLA in the semi-finals, and FSU in the Finals.

"If you wanna keep your date with the twins you'll stop calling me that." I say as I squint my eyes at my girlfriend.

"But I like my date nights with the twins." Sarah mumbles then she playfully groans. "Fine I'll stop it."

"Good." I whisper then I kiss my girlfriend. "FYI the twins would very much like it if you bite them one your date later."

"Noted." Sarah says then we get out of the car and join up with our friends

I'm showing my friends around where I grew up here in Baltimore.

"You six got your guns?" I question as I look at our body guards.

"Yep." The six ladies say.

"Good." I say then I lock my car and intertwine my hand with Sarah's.

Once I'm holding Sarah's hand, she and I lead everyone down the street to my childhood home.

"What's with the vacant lot in the middle of the block?" Luna asks.

"Earmuffs kids." I say.

Once all the kids have their ears covered, I let out a deep breath.

"It's where the Butcher of Baltimore's house was." I say. "City tore it down, put all the remnants of the house in a big ass pile in an undisclosed area and burned."

"Where is that dude?"

"North Branch Correctional Institution." I say.

"Did he ever say why he did it?" Yasmijn asks.

"Well my dad walked in on him cleaning up after killing his 22nd and 23rd victim so that's why he killed my Dad." I say. "The other 23 he killed because they had kids and his wife left him because he wasn't able to have kids or get it up."

"Get it up?" Jessie questions.

"He couldn't get an erection." Emma says.

"Cunt." Leah says.

"Mhmm." I say then I motion for the kids to uncover their ears which they all do.

At least the cunt who killed my dad has been stabbed a lot in prison.

"Here we are." I say as we stop outside my childhood home. "Home sweet home."

"Aww." Kiyana says. "It's cute."

"That's Mama T's doing." I say. "It use to be kinda boring looking."

"Mama T?" Isobel questions.

"Is that my little Phoenix." I hear Mama T say then I see the elderly woman I sold the house to walk outside.

"Hi Mama T." I say as the woman who pretty much runs the neighborhood and I walk towards each other.

Once Mama T and I get to each other, I hug the elderly black woman.

"Oh how I've missed your hugs." I say.

"Well all you gotta do is come to Baltimore." Mama T says.

"Deal." I say then I turn and stand next to Mama T. "Mama T these are my friends."

"Hello friends." Mama T says then I point to Sarah. "Oh I know who that is."

"You do?" I question.

"I have instagram now." Mama T says making me chuckle.