Foreign Exchange (LaMelo Ball)

Announcement

*Zosime's POV*

After graduation we had a graduation party. I went inside away from everyone out back and sat down on the couch. I held my moms necklace in my hand and closed my eyes. I looked down at the floor and started to pray and talk to them. I felt someone sit by me and put their arm around me. It was Tina, I could tell. I finished and then looked at her. There were tears in my eyes. "It's okay. They are up there celebrating with us honey. I promise. They are you so proud of you," she told me. The tears started to fall down my cheeks. She pulled me into a hug and my one hand never left the clutch of the necklace, the other one wrapped around her. "Shhh," she rubbed my back.
"I miss them so much Tina," I cried to her.
"I know you do," she sighed, "I know." We just hugged for a minute till I calmed down. I pulled away and wiped my face. I didn't really have any makeup on, I don't really wear it anyways. She wiped my cheeks off after I did and cupped my cheeks gently. "You're a beautiful, talented, smart young girl Zosime. Your parents would be so proud of you," she told me. I nodded and smiled small at her. She kissed my forehead and then let go of my cheeks. "C'mon sweetie lets open presents," she smiled, "Presets make everythinggg better." We both laughed a bit and I stood up with her and followed her back outside.

Once the party was over and cleaned up we all headed back inside and changed into comfier clothes. "Are we going to tell them?" Melo asked me quietly in the hallway.
"Do you think we should?" I asked.
"Maybe," he shrugged.
"Tell who what?" Gelo asked. We both jumped a bit and shook our heads. Gelo started to smirk."Ohhhhh," he nodded, "I fucking knew it!"
"Shhh," Melo shoved his chest, "We haven't told anyone. We just made it official."
"Damnnn," he smirked at us, "I'm glad though. I always saw that spark between y'all. Tell em. She isn't our sister or anything. It's not weird."
"Okay," I nodded, "Lets go." We walked downstairs and Gelo sat on the couch, Melo and I followed. "Dad? Ma? Can we tell you sum?" Melo started.
"Of course what's up?" LaVar sat up straighter, watching him. Tina nodded in agreement. "So Zosime and I have been talking for a little while now and uhh I wanted you guys to know that when she announced that she was staying I asked her out at the school," he told them.
"60$ big fella!" Gelo stood up, smirking. He held his hand out to LaVar. "What??" Melo laughed, "You guys bet on this?!"
"It was obvious," LaVar got his wallet out chuckling and handed Gelo his money. "I voted you guys would never really tell us or you would never ask her out," LaVar laughed.
"I voted you would," Gelo laughed.
"I wasn't apart of this," Tina shook her head, "But I'm happy for you two. You deserve each other." She smiled at us. I looked over at Melo and nodded. One change in my life turned out to be the best thing in my life...

A/N- That's the end!! I hope you guys enjoyed! Thank you sm for reading! More stories to come!!!