≈Hoover, AL…

(4:57 p.m) 

After the alarming phone call from Kalia, Kalvin told Cora that he had to go in Hoover hoping that she was okay with it. And she was. He didn't want to leave her alone at home if she wasn't comfortable with that idea. But it was only for one to maybe two days, so she was cool with it, plus it was a familial urgency, so she was totally understandable.

Once he knew that, Kalvin packed a bag real quick and him and Yohann were soon flying in the state of Alabama. They were a little bit more than one hour and a half in the plane before to land. As soon as they got out of the Conners' private jet, a car with a chauffeur was waiting for them and they were going to the police station where Kaldrick was. When they arrived, Kalia was already there. 

"Oh my ! You're here." Her and Kalvin hugged tightly. 

"Well, I'm going to see what I can do." Yohann said walking away. 

"Thanks so much, Yohann." Kalia thanked him.

"What happened ? And why are we in Hoover ? " He questioned her as they sat down. 

She sighed, "Well…You know who is living here, right ? " She answered biting on her lip with another question. 

He hadn't to think about it for too long, "Unc-I mean, that bastard." He mumbled shaking his head. For real, himself thought about paying him a little visit also, but his big brother was faster. 

"I appreciate what he did, but it was unnecessary. It's in the past." She said with a sad face expression, "I should've not talked about it. It was better wh-"

"No ! And you should've said something about this since the beginning. Now I understand better your behavior towards m-Uh…Donya." 

She looked at him sympathetically, "She will always be your mother, Kal."

He shrugged, "I don't know about this. I mean…I…" He sighed feeling the tears coming again, "…It won't be the same anymore." He bit the corner of his lip.

"I know, but…That's the only mother you know and…You can't stop loving someone in a snap. And…don't get it twist…I was, I am and I will always be…mad at her for letting them do this to me, but on the other ha-"

"Are you really defending her ? "

"No, I'm not ! Neither her nor this monster. I'm just explaining you the situation with another perspective. She was a victim too. We were all victims of…Xavier Ryans…yes, our father. She was manipulated and abused."

He hummed, "You know…I thought about changing my last name for a minute." He said in a chuckle.

She smiled, "I thought about doing this too, but something…"

"…made you change your mind real quick." He finished her sentence and she nodded her head. Then they looked at each other and beamed. 

"Grandma." They talked in unison. 

Then a little silence settled between them, "So…What happened ? " He coughed loudly.

She patted his back, "You're still sick ? "

He frowned, "How do you know ? I talked to nobody else except Cora and the kids until today. Can you read my mind ? "

She laughed, "No, silly. I talked with Cora. She told me about your little accident with the skateboard and how you starved yourself for four days, what led you in the hospital for three days. If you weren't sick, I would've beat some sense into your big head ! Are you crazy ?! "

He rolled his eyes, "I'm fine now." 

"Yeah, thankfully." 

"Okay, enough about me. What happened with Kaldrick ? " He asked again growing impatient to know what his brother did to the man who was supposed to be their funny and nice uncle Renny.

She shrugged, "I don't know it in details, but he went to his house and they started arguing and then they were fighting. Well, it was more like Kaldrick hitting on him and I think he almost killed him. Finally, the cops arrived and they arrested him. And then he called me." 

"Damn ! I hope Yohann will manage something and get him out of there."

"Me too." 

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After one hour, Yohann was coming back to them with a smile on his face, what meant only one thing and the siblings knew immediately that their big brother was safe, "He's getting out now. He'll be here in five minutes." 

Kalia jumped out of her seat and hugged him, "Thank you so much." 

"No problem. I always got y'all." 

Kal stood up and they did their special handshake, "Thanks, fam. I don't know what we would have done without you."

"It's okay, don't worry. Uh…he won't go in jail, because he was only defending himself. Renny Ryans hit him first. So Kaldrick can file a complaint for assault if he wants. And Kalia…Uh…Your cousin, Georgia is reporting her father for rape and abuse…you can help to get him in jail and with your testimony years will be add to his sentence. What do you think about this ? "

Kalia sighed restraining the water to fall, "I…I…She's really doing this ? I mean, until the end ? She won't give up at a certain point ? And in my family, they know people, it's not sure that he will get punished for what he did. I don't want to do this if it's to be disappointed at the end and plus doing this means that I have to talk more about it and…" She was crying now, "…I want to forget this period of my life. I'm sorry, I can't." She took her purse and left the police station. 

Yohann and Kalvin looked at each other confused.

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≈Miami, FL…

{ Two Days Later | (8:26 a.m) }

"So…she still doesn't want to do this ? " Terry asked his best friend as they were lifting weights. 

Kalvin shook his head, "It's hard for her. She never really talked about it before now, she had always kept this for herself and now she will tell the entire story to people, that she knows and doesn't, and actually it's the first time that she opens up about that cruel experience. I think she's scared more than anything else." 

Terry puffed, "Damn…all the things that are happening are crazy. Is it really reality ? "

"Yes. But it was meant to be happen with all the tension that was reigning for years now. It was gonna explode sooner or later. Now we have to get used to that new reality."

"How are you feeling though ? " He asked concerned. Kalvin didn't look and sound the exact same. It seemed like he had lost a bit his childhood friend. This situation changed him. But how much and for how long ?

"I can't explain." 

"Well, are you mad ? Or sad ? Shocked ? Talk to me, Kal. Don't let all these emotions and feelings build up inside you, that's not good." 

"I know, but if I started I'm gonna cry and I'm tired to cry ! " He put the weights down, "Listen, I don't want to talk about this anymore. It always gets me fucked up. Actually, I think it will always get me fucked up." He sighed rubbing his tired eyes. Since the truth got revealed, he became insomniac.

"But…are you really serious ? I mean, you really put your mother out of your life ? Forever ? You will miss her. I know it. So, are you sure you don't want to think about it again ? "

He shook his head, "No…" He answered trailing off. Actually, he wasn't too sure about this decision. He was so lost and didn't know what to do with himself, "…or maybe…I don't know. And now I start feeling guilty for telling her that I didn't love her anymore, because that's not true. She will always be my mother, but…I'm so mad at her." 

"Give yourself some time. And relax, enjoy the good aspects of your life. You're with an amazing woman, you're gonna be a father soon and you are becoming a family, a beautiful family. And we're soon gonna beat the other teams at the Playoffs. Oh ! And I'm gonna post our first vlog tonight ! Turn up ! "

Kalvin laughed, "You're very passionate with this new project. But when did you record after Paris ? " He asked curiously.

"Well…this first vlog will be more my vlog, but for the next ones y'all be more in it. Oh ! And finally I decided that people will call us the FAMILIAAAAA ! Say it with me."

Kalvin laughed more shaking his head, "You're crazy." 

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(4:46 p.m)

"Why the color is blue and not green or yellow or black ? "

Cora looked at her daughter like she'd done lost her mind, "Black ? Black really ? It's a baby shower."

The young girl shrugged, "Well…Then the theme will be 'the Adams' and we will all wear costumes. Oh yes ! I'll be Wednesday ! " She said getting excited. 

"This is a baby shower, honey and not a Halloween party." Auntie May said rejecting her idea. Cora, Kalvin and the twins were at her house organizing the baby shower. May had already done a lot, but she needed their opinion on some things. But now, Kalvin was wondering why they were even there since none of what they were saying was taken in consideration, except for Cora. 

"So we're doing the traditional blue, eventually and white, theme ? That's so boring. We have to be special and do something extraordinary." 

"Listen, when it'll be your sixteenth birthday or whatever, you'll do anything you want, but since it's not the case right now, you can shut your mouth. Okay, young lady ? " Auntie May wasn't playing with the organization of this baby shower. As the others before, she wanted this one to be perfect. 

Rude old woman, Acacia thought rolling her eyes and folding her arms.

"Yeah, shh ! " Cora agreed causing her daughter to frown. 

"Okay, now let's see the guest list. Uh…Kalvin, your…Uh…you-Uh-Donya…was already on the list…" Suddenly, the atmosphere changed. The four were looking at him waiting for him to speak.

Auntie May knew what was going on because Kalia came earlier, to cry in her arms. May was pissed to know what her brother and his wife dared to do to her little niece. She was furious and encouraged Kalia to testify in court against uncle Renny, because he deserved to go in jail. But Kalia still didn't want and she explained why with the same arguments she gave Yohann and Kalvin two days ago. But Auntie May is the most powerful person in their family, so Kalia had to worry about nothing. Uncle Renny had no way to get out of of this predicament and was going to be punished for everything he had ever done. 

He was in a trance until he felt eyes on him, "What ? "

"Uh…Donya, can she still come to the baby shower ? " Cora asked still looking at him. 

He hummed staring in space, "No…" 

"Are you sure ? "

"Yes, auntie I'm sure." He sighed, "Are we done with this ? I'm exhausted." He didn't wait for one of them to give him an answer and got up, then left the living room to go in his old room, so he could lay down. Him and Terry were staying at auntie May's when they first arrived in Miami to work for the NBA. They didn't want the fancy lifestyle immediately. 

"Do you want us to go and talk to him ? " Almar asked worried. The twins knew now that Donya wasn't Kalvin's biological mother. 

"No, I'm going." Cora said standing up slowly. It took her more time than she would've taken if she wasn't pregnant, but after ten minutes she was in front of his door catching up her breath, "Oh God ! Why is it so tiring to carry a baby ? " She mumbled with her left hand on her lower back and her right hand on her belly. 

She knocked and then entered in, "Can I be alone, please ? "

"Kal, you begin to scare me. Your behavior is so weird lately. Are you okay ? " She sat on the bed next to him.

"I'm still shocked, that's all. Put yourself into my shoes. After twenty-six years, you found out that your mother is not the one who carried you in her stomach and that your father was an abuser. Oh ! Excuse me, that your father AND your uncle are abusers. Maybe it's a thing in our family and every male is an abuser. Maybe I will do the same they did t-"

"STOP ! Stop all of that bullshit ! What are you talking about ?! You're NOT like them ! You're a good man and I want you to think that about yourself ! And your mother didn't carry you in her belly, so what ? Giving birth doesn't make you a mother. The relation you and Donya had always shared was so strong. She loved, she loves and will always love you as her own kid. Matter fact, you were her own kid. Blood or not. The only thing we can reproach her is to not have been courageous enough to save her daughter from that horrible thing your father and uncle did to her. But other than that…She was a victim." 

He turned his head towards her, "You talked with Kalia, huh ? "

"Yeah, a little."

"And so what ? We should forgive her and move forward in life forgetting completely the past ? I can't do this, Cora ! "

"That's not what I said ! Just don't put ALL of your anger on her and is it really necessary to take revenge by getting her totally out of your life ? Is it what you really want to do ? "

" I don't know ! What do you suggest ? "

She groaned, "I don't know ! It's too difficult ! On a side, your mother is the victim and the other side…if she had done something to help Kalia, because she could, it wouldn't be that hard to know what to do…with her. Or maybe, it's Kalia who should sa-Urg ! I don't know. I'm as lost as you, Kal."

"Well, the only thing I know is that I hate my life right now."

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•A/N: Oh lalalalala ! What should they do with Donya ? What are your thoughts about this chapter ?
OMG, I can't believe there are eight chapters left =( And I don't know when I'll be able to update the next chapter, but I know that I'm trying to finish the book this month. 

Thanks for reading guys 💛💙💜💚

And sorry for the mistakes.