"Hello?" I answered, eyebrows raised in confusion due to the unknown number.
"Hello?" I repeated again, when I didn't get an answer.
"okay..." I whispered to myself, before beginning to hang up.
"Wait, Javier it's me!" A female voice said quickly, laughing.
"Alyssa, Joshua's friend." She added.
"Oh, Um-Hi." I spoke, still slightly awkward because I had no idea why she called me.
She laughed again before speaking, "I need you help bud, You know how Josh's birthday is next week, and Apunda and I are planning this nice dinner party for him."
"Mhm," I responded.
"Well we're stuck, we need you to figure out a way to occupy him for a couple of days because I can't really set everything up when he's around me. You know we barely leave each other's side and I'm also a terrible liar."
"I don't know Ms. Alyssa, Ill be starting basketball practice this week so I won't be able to really do anything." I told her honestly.
"Damn," she said lowly, disappointed.
"I think I know someone else who can help thought," I spoke.
"Who?" She said brightly.
"André, he's coaches brother and he's in town with us for a while," I explained.
"Great, thanks!" She spoke before hanging up.
I shook my head before placing my phone in my bag, and then my bag in the locker before leaving the locker room.
It was Monday, first day of practice, and oddly enough, it was the first day I was actually alone.
I hadn't seen Destin all day, I knew where he probably was, but again-is just be doing more harm than good."
I'd seen Marq and the others, but they didn't speak to me. Honestly I expected that from Marquees, but from the other two not so much.
Why was I Isolated like I was the one in the wrong?
As I made my way into the gym I joined the others in doing reps back and forth across.
We had tryouts yesterday, I guess that was all coach needed because those of us that made it got the call to stay back today.
I don't know how he gathered enough information in one day, but I wasn't complaining-I made the team.
Even in here I didn't here a peep from the guys, while the rest of the team welcomed me, my 'friends' stood quietly.
I didn't let it bother me too much though, I was use to friends being trash, they were nothing new.
"Diez!" The coach yelled, causing me to stop running.
As we made eye contact he nodded me over with his head.
"Sir?" I spoke.
"about your tryout yesterday, you're pretty good, who did you play for prior?" He asked.
"Uh, I'm new sir, never played for a school or REC." I responded truthfully.
"That's hard time believe, I keep watching your tape, your movements sharp kid. We Just gotta work out a few kinks and your gonna be a real hot commodity for colleges." He nodded.
"You have any you're interested in?"
I thought to myself before responding, " no-not really."
"Well you should, you'll get some good offers, your parents big on college?" He asked, again.
Again I was left thinking to myself, "I'm not sure sir."
The coach rolled his eyes, slacking his large belly, "Jesus kid what do you know?"
"Is that like, a real question or rheto-"
"Get back on the court." He said flatly,cutting me off.
I nodded and suppressed a laugh before doing what he said.
The rest of practice went by kinda quick, we didn't really do much with the hall itself, which was odd because we already had a game planned for Friday.
"Diez!" My Coach called out again.
Again, I ran over to him, bag in hand.
"I want you to stay back along with these four, you all will be our starting five." He explained.
I nodded, looking around to see the five other guys, 2 of which happened to be Donovan and Marquees.
"I've chosen the pairs, after I announce them the two of you will choose a hoop and work on layups and defense, understood?"
"Yes Coach." We echoed.
"Donovan and Gerald."
"Tyrone you'll work alone."
"Marquees and Javier."
Immediately I closed my eyes, mentally cursing at my luck.
"If these pairs don't work, too bad-I don't care."
With that he dismissed us, sending us off to do what he ordered.
It was already getting pretty late, and there's no telling how long we'd be here.
I sent Mr.Jay a quick text to fill him in before returning back to the court.
Marquees has already chose a basket, so I ran up to him.
We didn't exchange words, just started doing what we were ordered.
There was something that was aggravating me tho, and no matter how hard I tried to ignore it, I couldn't.
"can you let loose a little, you're being stiff as shit for no reason." I spoke.
"You're just soft..." he shrugged.
Soft?
Bet.
Once it was my turn with the ball I shoved him roughly which cause him to fall to the ground, before performing a layup.
He glared at before standing up, "to think I thought you were pretty cool, turns out you're just a bitch."
"I'm the bitch?" I questioned
"you're own jealousy stopped me and your brother from being friends. Despite Destin finally feeling comfortable around somebody, you took that from him because you can't handle me being better than you." I ranted.
"Y'all weren't just friends and you know it." He retorted.
"The fuck does that have to do with anything, why do you even care!" I glared.
I felt myself getting angry, I'd texted and called Destin basically all yesterday after that incident.
Nothing
And now I stood in front of his "brother" who was spewing nothing but bullshit.
"I was protecting him, you don't know shit about my dad-if he found out Destin was-"
"It wouldn't be good for either of you."
"Now you want to protect him, after years of letting people walk all over him?" I questioned.
"I'm just doing what's b-"
"The hells going on over here." The coach asked as he walked over.
"Nothing sir." Marquees said quickly before snatching the ball from my hands.
"Diez?" He questioned with raised eyebrows.
"Yeah coach," I paused, glaring at Marquees, "nothing.."
"Then why the hell are the two of you standing there, do what you're here to do."
"Don't you have anyone else you could be doing this with?" I rolled my eyes, watching as André drove.
"Literally,nah, plus we both need to get out of the house." He explained.
"I'm perfectly fine, sitting in the house, there's everything I need." I sighed.
"You should hear how lazy you sound right now...." he spoke, straight facing me.
"Why do you call that girl you met a couple weeks ago, you can hang out with her." I suggested.
"I've know her for like a month, I can't just ask her to travel across the country to see me." He refuted.
I rolled my eyes at his statement, sure he was right and he had a point, but it wasn't what I wanted to hear.
Kill me now...
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