Love & Basketball [Book 1]

Chapter 29

This is the very last chapter to the story! *sheds tears* I can't believe we've made it all the way to the end.

Poor Cymphonique and Jacob! When they were just the cutest couple ever.

It all came crashing down and left nothing but broken hearts.

Talk To Me can either make it for the Better or for the Worse who knows....

Cymphonique POV

I dribble the ball one last time while there's only 10 seconds on the clock. I kno' the other team wants me to miss. So far I've made only one shot. All we need is two and it's over. I dribble the ball again and shoot.

I make it once again.

This is the very last shot and I just have to make it. I look over into the screamin' crowd. I smile just a tad bit and then I see Jacob. My heart drops and my anger comes back. My eyes starts to tear up.

Focus Cymphonique, just focus on your game.

I look back out into the crowd to see Jacob. I hear him shout my name which just breaks me. He broke my heart. I never thought in a million years I'd feel this. This is why I wanna be all by myself.

To prevent this from happenin' to me.

I gave him my all and fo' him to betray me like that. I dribble the ball and get ready to shoot. Then flashbacks of me and Jacob pop in my head. This makes me lose all focus. Unknowingly, I shoot the ball and I miss.

I fall down to the floor when the buzzer sounds. God damn you Jacob. I look out into the crowd. They all frown and boo when I run off. I run 'til I find someplace for me to stay and hide.

I wanna be alone. I'm not in a mood fo' friends. I don't want nobody to comfort me. Just let me hurt, just let this feelin' take over me. Ion care 'bout life anymore.

I just risk err'thang and it was all over fo' some boy who ain't like me. He ain't never love me. I was a fool fo' lovin' him in the first place. Zendaya was right this entire time. She warned me and I ain't wanna listen.

I asked fo' this and now it was time to pay the price. He can have Bahja and they can be fuckin' happy together. Ion care at this point. They can both burn in hell fo' all I care. I lost my virginity to him and I can't get that back.

"Cymphonique," somebody calls me. I look up to see that it's Lulu. "What happened out there?"

"You were right," I say, shakin'. My voice breaks and the tears just shoot out my eyes.

"Jacob... Jacob fuckin' broke my heart. He lied to me. You and Zendaya were right." I cry.

"August and Nicki are looking for you." Lulu said.

"Then let them. They don't needa see me this way." I said.

"I heard what happened. I'm so so sorry Cymphonique. I wish I could've... I should've prevented it." Lulu said. I break out cryin' even more.

"Ion understand why would he do that to me. It's clear to me that he loves her. It's clear to me that I meant nothin'. It's very clear to me now." I said. Then I see Jacob comin'.

"Go away Jacob." I instantly say and he stops.

"What's wrong wit' you?" Jacob asks me.

"What the fucks wrong wit' you Jacob?! Huh? Tell me this did you or did you not do more than what you told me wit' Bahja?" I ask him, more like demandin'.

"I told you already," he says lookin' the other way.

"Are you sure? 'Cause TmZ has an entirely different story. And accordin' to this video you lied to me. You didn't bother to say half of the stuff you did wit' her. Furthermore you pretended like it was so innocent. I can't believe I was stupid enough to trust you. To love you. You sleep wit' you fo' that matter." I scream at him.

"I love my virginity to you Jacob." I shake my head. "I can't get that back."

"Cymphonique," he pauses. "I'm so sorry. Please baby forgive me. Let me make this right." Jacob begs.

"And, what hurts more, you and Bahja did our song together." I said, tryna sound calm. "You broke my heart."

My voice hoarse. "You two deserve each other." I said, walkin' away. "goodbye Jacob. It's over."

"Cym, wait." Jacob calls out to me. "I love you."

I stop walkin' fo' a second and turn 'round. "That's funny. I used to love you." I said walkin' away.

I walk back out into the gymnasium to see it completely empty. I text Nicki and August to tell 'em I'm fine. As I walk down one of the recruiters stop me. She decides to offer me a deal into the NBA. But I'm so heartbroken that I left undecided.

I tell her that I needed some time to think and she allows me to. However, I only have a week to think it through. I've worked so hard to get to where I am to only end up bein' confused. I feel like I'm in the middle of the street. Im suffocatin' but nobody sees me.

Nobody wants to help me. Jacob took my heart and tortured it. Hello that's the risk I wanted to take. Now I kno' the real him. I kno' the I can't trust him no more.

Goodbye Jacob Latimore. We are now over.

THIS IS THE END OF LOVE AND BASKETBALL!

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