Chapter 194 - Home Again

I was finally home. Good old Silver Spring Maryland, Rasta had sent a car to come to pick me up at the airport. I arrived back at our mini-mansion. I rode my suitcase up to the door, surprised that nobody had come up to the gates to greet me. Soon as I opened the door, the lights turned on and balloons popped everywhere as everybody shouted," surprise!".Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href="#!!!_12675490905537405/home-again_52043920028256103">#!!!_12675490905537405/home-again_52043920028256103</a> for visiting.

I low-key almost took out my pistol just because of the pop sounds. I was a little bit shocked and surprised as a crowd of people had approached me happily. Isabella quickly ran up to me and hugged me. Everybody that I knew from the past few years was there. Even flo who travelled around the world and was never home was finally around. 

I was too excited to see everybody there. Sean The Hustler, Brione, my old teammates from middle school, high school, and college, were there, and surprisingly, Derrick Rose and Kevin Love were there. They were going into the draft with me, which surprised me, but at the same time, it didn't. We all used to be teammates.

Derrick Rose came and hugged me and said "thank you for your guidance. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten this far, but at the same time, if it weren't for you being in the draft, I probably would have been number one, too", he said while smirking at me. I laughed a little bit while I scratched the back of my head in embarrassment.

In my past life, Derrick Rose was supposed to be number one, but due to me coming into play, I had quickly taken up that spot. My best friend John was there too as he congratulated me on my draft. They were all excited for me as we went on throughout the day partying.

LeBron had come by for a quick second before leaving. There were different crowds of people, so I had to go from one group to another, greeting everybody and thanking them for coming to see me.

Momba was the person I was surprised the most. He had grown even taller and told me that he would also be going into the draft this year. I was surprised by this and said would you like to be teammates with me once again? 

He nodded his head and said" I'd follow you wherever you go in the NBA. I, too, have been brushing up on my skills; I knew that you would get even more vital after going into the military, so I've been working hard day and night not only that, but I became quite the defender, so you won't have to focus on defense anymore"

I nodded my head and said "that's great I can't wait to see you in the NBA whether we play together or face off against each other" Momba smiled at me before taking a sip of his drink.

Draft night was coming up soon, and I was with my family. I was the happiest I ever could be. Sandra was there, RiRi was there, but surprisingly, one person that wasn't there was Paige. It surprised me a little bit, but then I thought she was in the military so it wouldn't be that easy to get out just for a party, so I honestly didn't mind. 

The party continued as we enjoyed each other's companies until one of the butlers there came and pulled me away to tell me that I had a special guest that was not on the list. I wondered who would be coming since everybody else was here but then I thought of Paige and hoped that it would be her. I quickly made my way to the gate, and when I got there I was shocked at who was standing there.

Akua!

My ex-girlfriend from middle school I couldn't believe she showed her face here.

"You have the nerve to come here on this special day of mine, don't you remember what you did years ago".

She started tearing up, saying" I'm sorry, please forgive me. You can't blame me; I was young at the time, and I didn't know the difference between Earth and heaven. Please forgive me; I miss you and wish that you can give me another chance".

"You left me when I needed you the most, and now you're back when I don't need you, go back to your soccer star boyfriend. Shouldn't he be rich by now? Wasn't he going into the league".

Akua was tearing up as she remembered exactly what happened during those times. "After that soccer match with you he was never the same again. 

He fell into some bad crowds and began doing drugs, and now he's homeless, and I can no longer support him. I'm having a hard time and working two jobs to keep the food on the table and the bills paid; please forgive me and help me out".

"I know you have money now, so the least you can do is donate some to me to get a little head start in life".

I couldn't believe this was all happening and thought karma is a bitch.

"I don't know if I should get involved with you again, Akua, but at the same time, I'm not an evil person. I know what it feels like to be broke and homeless, and honestly, my mother taught me that you should always treat others right even if they've done us wrong in the past. I'll give you some money to get your head start but after that, please never contact me again. I now have people I love dearly and hope to get married soon. If my future wife saw my ex-girlfriend around, it won't look too good on my part. I hope you understand".

Akua could only nod her head as tears had soiled her makeup that she came in. She had a seductive dress on, I don't know if she had plans to try to seduce me, but that didn't work. After being with three wonderful ladies Akua looked quite basic compared to them.

"I'll have someone transfer the money to you in a few days please leave this place at once, I don't want you to spoil my mood as we're celebrating now".

I called one of the butlers up. It seems she had taken a cab here. She didn't even have a car as I ordered them to take her back home.

Regret was the only thing Akua could feel as she had walked away. When I needed her the most she ghosted me, but I knew that since she was young, she wouldn't have made that same mistake at this age, so I couldn't hold that against her, another reason why I decided to help her out a little bit.