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01: pilot
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fri, 4:08 pm
"damn zi..."
you spoke as you got into his car. "your car smells like straight gas," zion and nova looked at each other before zion spoke up. "me and nova had a quick session waiting for y'all,"
nova sat in the passenger seat, munching on mcdonalds fries without saying a word. "c'mon bruh y'all know i'm tryna get in the league, i need my lungs in da best condition." malakai exaggerated. "kai, shut the fuck up and get in the car." zion breathed a laugh.
malakai sucked his teeth and made his way into the car. you and amora shared a laugh and hopped into zion's jeep before heading out.
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"so we going to the lo-fi's right?" nova asked, "i'm tryna your fine ass cousin..."
zion gave nova a stank look while she laughed at her own statement. "yea, but chill, that's my fam"
he turned up the volume on his radio, blasting "poison" by brent faiyaz. you all hummed along while zion sped through the road.
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the lo-fi's, 4:26 pm
you all entered the 'the lo-fi's' after the other. the 'the lo-fi's' gave off such a chill, comforting vibe that you truly fell in love with. it had a bunch of vinyls, cd's, and speakers on the shelves. posters and album covers of multiple artists were hung on the walls, along with a variety of instruments around the room.
sevyn walked out from the employee room after hearing the front bell ring, once again seeing the five familiar teens that basically lived in his store.
"yoo," sevyn greeted zion, dapping him up. "you don't have a shift today, wassup?"
sevyn was a tall slender man, tatted from head to toe, he had green-dyed waves. he wore khaki cargo pants and a graphic tee paired with simple AF1s.
"god, he's so fine.." nova whispered. the rest of you giggled at her comment.
"we just tryna chill in the back." zion replied to sevyn. he nodded and walked to the front desk while we walked into the 'staff only' room.
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the employee room in the lo-fi's was significantly different from any traditional one. led lights posters and paintings were hung up on the walls. with vines scattered around them. there was a comfy couch, bean bags , a projector. there was even a fridge and snack bar. soft instrumental r&b played quietly in the background.
kai fell into one of the beanbag and everyone else found a comfortable space as well, before a conversation sparked.
"nova, do not leave me during practice ever again." you announced. zion gave each of us an arizona and sat on the soft rug on the floor. "girl, i am not tryna do those warmups every single day." nova laughed.
"you got coach moore on my dick everyday asking 'bout you."
"girl fine, i'll come next practice," nova sighed.
"you better."
"amora, why are you so damn quiet?" you asked.
"mm nothing, just talking to jean." amora muttered. you raised your eyebrow while malakai and nova let out oo's and aa's.
"when are you not talking to jean?" zion joked.
amora sucked her teeth before she started. "jean and his friends having a party tomorrow at 8pm so we're gonna go."
zion, nova and kai nodded and voiced their acceptance while you remained silent. soon, everyone noticed your silence and looked towards you.
you crossed your arms and avoided eye contact "now y'all know i don't fuck with parties."
"c'mon y/n! it's the first party of senior year, have some fun!" amora pleaded.
"you know you don't got nun' better to do..." zion teased. you rolled your eyes at his slick comment.
"we only have this year left to live it up before we really gotta worry about adult shit. step out your comfort zone a bit." kai attempted to convince you.
everyone else expressed their agreement with kai's reasoning, which only solidified his point.
you hated whenever he was right.
"fine, let's go." you sighed. the rest of the group cheered and smothered you with hugs. you screamed and soon laughed with the rest of them.
