One In A Million (A Duke Dennis Story)

Chapter 8 part 2

Ten Years Earlier...
Oakland, California

"Lani make sure you put on your sunscreen you have Pageant rehearsals after this." My mother nagged.

I rolled my eyes closing her car door, today was officially cheer camp the shape of my high school career,middle school was horrible for me being bullied is never fun and I was not going to have the same experience going into high school.

Cheerleading was always a goal for me, I was already flexible, I could dance, and I memorized all the cheers from my favorite Bring it on Movies. I quickly made my way through the basketball gym seeing the crowd of girls without looking I collided into a hard body.

"I am so sorry I wasn't looking where I was going." I apologized quickly.

My throat went dry when I looked at him.

"You good ma." He said nodding his head.

I stared with my eyes widened as he walked away, if this was how men looked at this school I was going to have a good time.

"That's Zaidyn he's a senior." A girls voice said.

I looked to my side seeing a light skin girl with light pink curly hair, she had braces and evident acne spots with thick black glasses.

"Yeah he's every girls dream fortunately for me I spend all my practices with him." She said sighing.

"Do you?" I asked raising my eyebrow.

"Yeah he's on the basketball team my dad is his coach which makes me an automatic water girl." She said nudging me playfully.

"You enjoy that?" I asked genuinely curious.

"I mean they can be assholes but I have my own reasons for doing it." She said nodding her head towards a tall male with curly hair.

"He's cute." I said smiling.

"He's a Junior, he wants to own his own animal sanctuary, and he takes care of his sister and his mom..everything a girl could ever want." She gushed.

"Why don't you go talk to him?" I asked.

"Are you crazy they don't know I exist unless they thirsty." She said laughing lightly.

I fixed my shorts starting to walk.

"So you're feeling Zaidyn?" She asked.

"He's cute but I don't even know him." I said shrugging.

"He's really nice." She said confidently.

I raised my eyebrow at her. "You just know facts about everyone?"

"Of course it's sorta my job." She said shrugging.

"What can you tell me about the squad?" I asked nodding my head over to the crowd.

"Oh the girls are cool pretty much like royalty the captain Stacey is evil though." She said.

"Really?" I asked looking at the girl who had her arms crossed looking at the girls.

"Yes she's an only child lives with her mom and dad you didn't hear from me though her dad is a drunk can't even work.... She also dates Ty he's Zaidyn's bestfriend." She said rolling her eyes.

"So I should keep my eye out on her?" I asked.

"Oh yeah I walked too slow in front of her one time she tripped me then threw milk on me trust me she's a bitch." She said.

I scoffed, this Stacey chick sound like somebody I wouldn't get along with but I have a motto...don't ever go off someone else's impressions of someone.