Adrienne
It's been three days since I've came back to Los Angeles, and I have been nothing but a workaholic. I was barely home, stayed in the studio all day, reviewed scripts after scripts, and hardly got any sleep. Not to mention, the cast was finally off my leg and that made it really easy for me to move around more.
A lot was happening in these couple of days and on top of that I was planning a birthday dinner for Zizi, who wasn't in town because she was visiting Josh in Ohio. I missed my best friend, but my cousin Maya on my dad's side came to town and was an amazing company.
Not just that but Kyrie was out the hospital and still on crutches, sadly. I speak to him every chance I get, just to make sure he's okay and check up on him as well.
My mother went for her treatment two days ago and that turned out really successful. They were able to remove the cancer before it became too aggressive, and I was very thankful to God for that. If not for the things I had to handle here, I would have flew out and stayed with her but my older sister Drea was already down there.
"Knock, knock"
My eyes looked over to the front door as Maya entered the room holding a box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
"Hey" I crossed my hands together, watching her place the box down and take a seat. "You decided to come pay me a visit in the studio?"
"Yeah" she cheesed, crossing her legs. "Decided to see you in action and also bring you a treat"
"You know I'm not big on doughnuts, but thank you"
She reached behind her, and pulled out her iPhone. "So when is princess Zizi coming back? Isn't tomorrow her birthday? June thirteenth"
"She'll be in California tomorrow morning"
"Four hour flight. Isn't she going to be exhausted?"
I actually spoke to Zizi this morning and she said she will be in town on Saturday morning. Her birthday dinner would be later in the evening so I don't think she'll be too exhausted. Well I would hope not.
"I doubt it" I chuckled, lifting the lid off the box and using a napkin to pick up a doughnut. "I think she said she'll be coming back with Josh too"
"Oooh, so I get to meet him her new boo thang?" she spoke, with the thickest southern accent.
I chuckled to myself at her and saw as she reached over grabbing my phone. "Hello" she answered, while I just furrowed my eyebrows not realizing that it was vibrating.
"No, this isn't her" she paused, smiling over at me. "It's her cousin". I shook my head, biting into my doughnut as she spoke. "Oh so you're Kyrie? ..... Yeah, I know about 'chu .... Do you know you kind of sound like a white guy?"
She laughed, while I just glared at her, chewing on my doughnut. "Are you sure you from Jersey? ... You don't sound like a jersey boy though .....Oh that's why. You from West Orange"
I snapped my fingers, motioning for her to hand over the phone.
She signaled for me to hold on, "So how exactly did someone from the north get with someone from the south? You know people from the north can't handle a southern girl .... Yeah, cause if you do us wrong we chop y'all dicks off"
My mouth dropped, as I fought hard not to laugh. "Where is the chill?"
"But Kyrie you seem like a nice guy though, so we won't really have a problem .... It was nice talking to you though, so I'm bout to give Adri the phone"
I laughed licking my fingers, accepting the phone from her. "Hello Ky"
"Your cousin is really funny" he laughed.
"She has no filter, so I'm sorry about that kid"
"Nah, she actually seems really cool though. She's very southern" his voice got low.
"Yeah she is cool and raised deep in the south" I nodded my head agreeing. "But how are you feeling?"
"Well I'm" he paused and I heard voices in the background. "I'm still trying to process everything and I feel a little better, but I'm still bummed about not being out there with my teammates"
"I know it's hard on you but you just got to give it time and before you know it" I licked my lips. "After rehab, you'll be back out on that court better than ever"
"That's what I want Adge. I'm ready to get all of this over with and get that spirit back" he chuckled lightly.
"Trust me baby boy, you will. You'll go back out there and show people the amazing talent that Kyrie Irving has"
The line was silent, but soon I heard. "Thanks Adge. I really mean that too"
"No problem kid" I smiled.
"So what's up?"
"Studio flow as usual"
"So you like live there now" It sounded like he was chewing down on something. "Every time I call you, you're over there"
"You might as well say that. I'm hardly ever home now"
"Overworking yourself Adge and how's your mom doing? Have you spoken to her?"
"I haven't really spoken to her today but I did talk to my sister this morning, and she said everything was going on fine. Hopefully I'll fly down there next week before my trip to Aruba" I stood up arching my back, and feeling my bones pop.
"Aruba? With whom?"
"The girls and I. I'm tired of California"
"Just come to Ohio. That way you could see me everyday" his deep laugh hit my ear.
I laughed with a smile. "You know I would love that, but I'm in need of a real vacation", whining a bit while he just chuckled.
"I know Adge but I miss you" he paused. "Like lots"
"I miss you too Kyrie and I hope you taking care of yourself?"
"Yeah, I am"
"That means we're taking medication prescribed too?" I questioned, licking my lips.
He chuckled lightly, "Yes ma'm"
"Don't push it and I mean it Kyrie" My tone of voice was very stern. "You better be doing all the things the doctor wanted you to do"
"Yes Adrienne, I am"
"Alright, it's getting late so I'll talk to you later" I yawned, leaning on my elbows.
"Cool beans. Bye babe"
"Bye kid" I hung up and placed my phone down in my lap. Looking over at Maya, who I forgot was still in the room with me. "We got to start leaving. It's a long day ahead of us tomorrow" I stood up and looped my black Dior bag over my shoulder.
*
I got back home a little after ten in the evening and before I could even make it into my bedroom, the ringer of my phone went off informing me of an incoming call. I looked down and slid the green answer key.
"Hey shawty" I answered, laughing.
"Wassup darlin'" Zizi's voice came through.
"Nothing much. Just got in and missing my best friend who left me"
"Aww, I miss you too love but guess what?"
I smiled, "What?"
"I'll be in LA tomorrow morning"
"And more importantly your birthday is tomorrow and Zizi please do not miss your flight because your dinner is exactly at seven"
I heard her sigh deeply, "I'm not gonna' miss my flight and I hope you guys didn't go all out?"
"Not really, you told me you wanted something small and simple"
"Yeah I want something small, because on your birthday we're going all out" she laughed.
"Why? My birthday isn't until next month and I'm not even thinking about it"
Whenever it came to my birthday, I never really cared about it. Of course I was thankful for seeing another year, but I was never big on having parties. I think last year, I was out of town touring and had a very small celebration.
"We'll just see what happens in July" I heard mischief behind her voice. "But I gotta' go babe, ttyl"
"Bye baby"
"Adios mi amiga"
She hung up first and I clicked on my home button, trying to set an alarm for tomorrow morning. I already knew tomorrow was going to be a long day and I need as much sleep as I can get.