HOOD Royal [Editing Soon]

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Kyriel's POV

For the past few days, I have been still takin' things easy and not doing a lot. All I would do is check up on the trap, check on Zaye, and take April to basketball practice.

Zaye is still in that damn coma. And my mother hasn't been coming around since the other day when she was about to tell me what's going on.

Today was my 20th birthday and I didn't care to be honest. I just laid in bed, waiting for the day to end.

I heard a knock on my bedroom door. I was guessing it was Paris or Major because the knock sounded small.

"Come in."

Well it was them.

"Happy birthday Mommy!"

"Happy birthday Ky!"

"Ahw thanks!" I kissed and hugged them.

April came in and said happy birthday too and gave me a box.

"Thanks April."

"You're welcome." She had this big ass smile smile on her face. I gave her a confused look as to why she was smiling so hard.

"Why you grining so hard?"

"Just open the box!" She exclaimed.

I opened the box and it had a diamond necklace and diamond earings in it.

Oh naah, these can't be real. These had to be cubic zirconia.

"How'd you get this? You better not have stole them because I'll beat yo ass if you did."

"Nooo, I ain't steal them Kyriel." April said to me.

"Then how did you have money to get this? Aunt Shana?"

"I can't tell you. But I didn't steal them."

I gave her a side eye look and then sat the box on the night stand.

"Ookay...."

My phone started ringing and I picked it up to see that Lola was calling.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Heeyy Happy birthday!" She basically yelled into the phone.

"Thanks." I said bluntly.

"Ky what's wrong? It's your birthday! You should be turnt."

"I honestly don't care if it is my birthday. It doesn't matter."

"Well you're going to celebrate your birthday today. That's what Zaye would want you to do."

"I guess."

"Well I want to take you some where for your birthday."

"Lo, just goin' 'head and save your money. I'm not goina go."

"Kyriel."

"Lola."

"Ugh, you are so hardheaded. Fine. I'll talk to you later."

"K. Coo'."

After that we hung up. She thought I was joking? I don't feel like doing anything.

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An hour went by and I heard somebody knocking. I ignored it though. I heard April walk downstairs to get it.
I started playing with my phone until I saw a message from Jamal, telling me happy birthday, which I ignored.

Somebody knocked on my bedroom door and it wasn't a kid knock either. I ignored that too.

"Kyriel." It was Quadell. I still ignored it, hoping that his ass would go away.