Jaleah Sanai Royale
📍Atlanta, GA
1:00 PM
"So does this mean I get to go back to school?" Jaleah asked India who opened the box with the hearing aid in it. "I wanna be able to graduate on time and whenever everybody else does."
India looked at Durk for an answer, "Yeah, you can start back next week." Durk suggested since today was Wednesday.
"Okay wait, wait." Jaleah leaned back and away from India who was ready to put the hearing aid in. "I'm scared."
That caused Durk and India's face to soften. Jasmine grabbed her hand reassuringly.
"Don't be scared girl, you can finally be able to hear us talking to you without having to read lips every time." Jasmine told her causing everybody to nod in agreement.
"And even though you got the hearing aid, I'm still gonna make everybody take a ASL class, alright ?"
Jaleah nodded as India leaned in closer to her to put the hearing aid on. She only had a hearing aid for her right ear at the moment.
"Okay, I'm finna adjust the volume. You ready?" India asked her and Jaleah nodded as she turned it up.
Jaleah looked at them as they all stood infront of her in silence.
"Can you hear us?" Durk asked, shocking Jaleah who's eyes went wide at the fact that she could hear him.
"Awe." India hugged her daughter who had tears in her eyes. She hadn't heard anything in years. She was scared to even hear how she sound.
"Y'all making me cry myself." Jasmine told them, wiping her watery eyes before any tears slipped.
"Y- Y'all voices are nothing like I expected." Jaleah said kinda shocking herself at how soft her voice sounded.
Durk voice really shocked her the most. Not only was his voice deep but he had an accent as well. She was kinda intimidated.
The doorbell rang, causing Durk to go get it while everybody started talking to Jaleah.
"Ima have to put you on to some music now that you can hear. Sza that bitch." Jasmine told her.
"You can listen to Durk music too." India told Jaleah, earning a confused look from her.
"He make music?" She asked and India nodded now confused.
"You ain't know he a famous rapper?" Jasmine asked her. "Him, Uncle Von and Dominique. Uncle Booka too but you ain't met him yet."
"Wait forreal?" Jaleah asked as Durk came into the room with another boy.
"Awl when you get back, Maurice?" India smiled as everybody went to go hug him.
"The plane landed this morning." Maurice told her after they pulled back.
"Why you ain't call me? I coulda came and got you gang." Durk told him.
Maurice shrugged and looked at Jaleah. He stared at her for a second then looked towards Jasmine.
"Mmcht, I needa stop buying from Reggie ass." Maurice mumbled, causing Durk to look at him.
"Reggie still alive?" Durk asked and Reese nodded. "That Nigga don't know how to grow his shit right." Durk said, causing india to slap his arm.
"You a bad influence." She told him and he scratched his head slightly shrugging.
"This is Maurice, he's basically our brother. His fathers in jail so he been staying with us." Jasmine explained to Jaleah.
"Wait, this forreal?" Reese asked and everybody nodded. "What the fuck bro."
He came closer to Jaleah and stared at her.
"Nah this shit tripping me out. To high for this." Reese shook his head, grabbing his bags and went to his room to sleep his high off.
Jaleah picked up her phone, feeling it vibrate. She looked at it noticing Kind had followed her back and sent her a text.
@ Miixeddoll
Kind:
Journeyy
I missed you girl
Where you been ?
Journey:
I moved to ATL and so
much happened.
My name not even journey
Kind:
Huh ?
Wtf
Journey:
My real name is Jaleah
I'm not even related to sheryl
I'm apparently a rappers daughter
Kind:
What ??
this sound like what
happened to me lol.
Which rapper?
Jaleah:
Idk
His real name is Durk tho
Kind:
Yo daddy lil Durk ??
Awl hell
Jaleah:
What?
Kind:
Our daddy's got beef
Fuck allat ima still come see
you when we go on tour.
Jaleah:
Wait what
Why they beefing
Kind:
I couldn't tell ya
Jaleah sighed and put her phone down, looking up at everybody.
"Can I take Jaleah with me? We going over Nova house." Jasmine asked her parents.
"Ain't they supposed to be in school?" India asked and Jasmine shrugged.
"I guess they stayed home like we did." Jasmine told her and Durk nodded.
"I'm finna go to the studio with Von and Booka." Durk told India who frowned.
"You going right now? We finna have the house to our self." India said causing Durk to scratch his noodles.
"Yeah. I gotta get a song out, it's been awhile." Durk said and india squinted her eyes.
"So what was you doing in the studio all this time?" India asked and Durk sighed.
"Von was recording a song. Me and Booka was just there chilling." Durk said and india hummed like she didn't believe him. "I ain't cheating if that's what you thinking."
"I ain't say nothing." India began walking away.
"You ain't have to. I can tell by the look on yo face that— that's what you was thinking." Durk followed her.
Jasmine rolled her eyes at them and grabbed her keys from off the table.
"I'm going with y'all. Ian seen my nigga Jahmir inna minute." Reese said coming outta no where.
"I thought you was going to sleep. Don't you got Jet lag?" Jasmine asked as they got in the car.
"Nawl, I'm straight." Reese said, lying his ass off. His eyes was burning right now.
"What you and Jahmir be doing anyway? He can't even speak." Jasmine asked as she pulled outta the driveway.
"Mmcht, it don't be that hard to communicate with him. All you gotta do is ask yes or no questions so he can nod his head." Reese told them.
"Not everything you say gone be a yes or no question." Jasmine said.
"Shit, i'a make it one." He shrugged.
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"Hey Jayda." Jasmine greeted her once she walked into her house.
"Hey yall." She said, grabbing her purse. "Maurice? When you get back."
"This morning. Jahmir here?" He asked and she nodded which caused him to walk off upstairs.
"Where you finna go?" Jasmine asked noticing her grabbing her things.
"Huh? I'm finna go with india to get our nails done. She ain't tell y'all?" Jayda asked confused.
"Naw, have fun though." Jasmine told her before going upstairs with Jaleah to Nova's room.
When they walked in they were shocked to see Nova and a boy kissing on her bed, looking as if things were finna escalate.
They was finna walk outta the room since they didn't wanna cock block but Nova had pushed the male away, looking at her friends.
"I ain't know y'all was coming today." Nova said, wiping her lips as she fixed her crinkled shirt.
"My bad. We ain't mean to— wait Prince? I thought y'all broke up." Jasmine looked at them confused.
"We did." They said in unison as Prince grabbed his things then left like nothing happened.
"Girl, what the fuck was that?" Jasmine questioned her.
"Nothing, deadass. I'm happy y'all came before I did some dumb shit." Nova sighed.
"How he even get over here?" She asked her.
"I got high then started scrolling on Instagram and seen a video of him shirtless. It brought back sexual memories so I called him over." Nova said, rolling her eyes at herself.
Jaleah's eyes widened. She was too innocent for this.
"It was a in the moment— moment. Never again." Nova shook her head.
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A/N: I kinda like how lowkey this book is. I don't feel too rushed to update lol
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