it reminded me so much of bella and i.
*flashback*
"hey, joey! wanna come and shoot hoops with me?" bella waved her hand over to me. i nodded excitedly and ran over to her.
bella stuck a ball out for me to take. i took it and tried scoring some points. i kept failing every single shot which made me upset and frustrated. eventually i gave up and threw the ball at a random kid.
"joey, buddy it's okay. i'll help you." bella grabbed one of the balls. i stood there shocked when she scored the first couple of times. "now you try it." she handed me the last ball.
hesitatingly, i took the ball. i stood right in front of the hoop, my legs pressed together as i gave the hoop a hard stare. at last i shoot the ball and to my luck it scored. immediately i cheered and gave bella a high five before pulling me into a hug. i couldn't have done it without her.
*flashback over*
i must've got lost in my thoughts because i felt a light tap on my shoulder. i look over and see soph standing there. she crossed her arms and looked at me with her brows furrowed. "what were you thinking of?" she asked me.
i look back at the hoops, a smile creeping on my face. "bella." i answered. i noticed her tense up. she didn't say anything for a moment. i guess she was still a touchy subject to her too. "she helped me win at this game." i added.
"i remember." i look at her again. a small smile appeared on her face as she walked up to grab a basketball. "you ended up winning that spider-man plushie you took with you everywhere." she giggled. i chuckled at her response and nodded.
"then our dog tore it apart, you cried like a baby over it for the whole week." she says, emphazing "whole." i laughed, squeezing my eyes shut as i clapped my hands together.
"what can i say?" i open my eyes. "i was very attached to it." she nods. she turned to face the hoop, to my surprise she actually scored. a clap was heard from behind us. i look over my shoulder and see june standing there, clapping for soph. soph giggled and bowed. "thank you, thank you."
june walks up to me and places a small kiss on my cheek making me blush lightly. "hey, i'm gonna go grab something to eat, do you guys want anything?" i asked them both.
they shook their head. "no, but stay safe." june pecks my lips. i nod before walking away.
june
i stayed in the arcade with soph. we continued to shoot hoops before moving onto air hockey. we were really regretting saying no to joeys offer on getting us food because we were starving. while the boys went on and gambled, soph and i decided to go get
some starbucks.
we sat down on the table and sipped our drinks. we started chatting and getting to know each other more. she even told me more things about joey i haven't knowned about him yet.
"you're good for him june." soph suddenlu said. i looked at her, tilting my head a bit to the side. she nods. "joey used to be an ass, even before bella's death. he'd always get in trouble, talk back to our parents and teachers, but then bella's murder happened even after he didn't change. sure he was on the run, hiding but he still came out on the news. numerous armed robberies and drug dealing." i look down.
"but then he met you." i looked at her through my eyelashes. "he started texting me on dev's phone since he can't reach out to me on his. he always talked about you and how amazing you are." my cheeks started heating up. i couldn't help but blush.
a smile appeared on his face. "suddenly he was excited to wake up in the mornings, especially next to you. he started eating more, his mood had brightened up. i swear you must have powers or something because you managed to make my brother crack a real smile, june." soph took my hands into hers. "i couldn't thank you enough for it. thank you for making my brother happy."
"he deserves to be happy soph." i tell her. "everything that's going on with him isn't fair, he deserves better than this."
"i agree." she says. "he deserves a break." i nod in agreement. i was about to say something else but i heard a familiar voice interrupt us.
"uh oh, is my sister trying to steal my girl away from me?" joey looked at us back and forth. i giggled and nod.
"sorry joey, but i'm gay for your sister now." i stood up and hugged soph. soph nodded. "we're gay."
we all bursted into laughter. for the next three hours we continued hanging out. we met up with the boys later on and got something to eat. dev actually won $5,000 dollars and with some of that money he took us to eat.
joey
i was happy at this very moment. happiest than i've ever been and i couldn't do it without june. i think i was falling in love with her. she's special and she makes me feel normal. she makes me forget about my whole situation.
sometimes i wish i met her before all of this, maybe then she could've helped me get out of the game sooner rather than later. i wanted to tell her i love her so bad, but even after i do, i knew something terrible was about to happen.
you're good for him
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