⚝ TWENTY- ONE ⚝

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❦ Dijonai ❦
Another day, another practice. They added gabby to the team groupchat yesterday, I'm not too fund but it's whatever. I got out my bed and then took a shower and did hygiene and skincare.

Today is a natural day for me so Ian doing no type of makeup, no lashes and no makeup. A lot people wonder how I play in a full face but it's honestly just getting the correct setting spray.

"yoooo" I heard Ty say. She the only person that come in here without knocking.

"hey bestie." I said sitting on my bed.

"why aren't you getting ready girl. Practice in an hour." She said sitting next to me in my bed. And to be honest, I'm really just not feeling it.

"don't wanna." I said shrugging.

"girl this ain't for debate. Get up. Get ready. Let's go." She said getting clothes out my dresser and throwing them at me.

"I guess." I said getting up and going to the shower.

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I waited down stairs for Nai. She always has her days where she's just not feeling it. So I always come over. Everyday to make sure she's okay. She's been through hell and worse.

There's a lot of things nobody knows about Dijonai, a lot of people just assume she acts like that cause she's a black woman. Nobody knows anything about her though.

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I'm just now getting up, and it's literally 23 minutes until practice. I always manage to sleep late for some reason. I got out my bed and ran to the shower.

After that I did my morning routine. When I was done I didn't have time to cook so I just had to stop and get something.

I hope it digest before I get to the arena because if it doesn't, it's not gonna be pretty. I did run a red light but it's okay, I was really rushing for nothing cause I don't live far from the arena but I like being early.

I got out my car and then seen Ty and Dijonai. Ty used her key card to let me in because I'm still having one made. I thanked her and rushed to the locker room to get ready.

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"she seems really sweet." I said shrugging.

"She seemed sweet to me too. And then she was and then she left." She mumbled to me.

"you need to talk to her and not just jump to conclusion." I said side eying her.

"like maybe she has a legit a** reason why she didn't keep in contact. Dijonai you spoiled and you a brat so that why these actions come naturally to you but I promise you, you could be missing out on some good sh*t man." I said as we walked the hallway.

"I'm not, she has no reason, she pinky promise, and if you pinky promise then that means you supposed to find a way even if it's hard. I love that girl so bad." She said back.

"I don't wanna throw alot of shi on you before practice but we will be talking about this after practice, at my house, and gabby will be invited, and you can't tell me no or you do t love me." I said walking in the locker room before I could listen to what she was about to say.

❦ Dijonai ❦
I have no clue why Ty wants me and gabby to work things out. Is it for the sake of the team or is it something else? I tell Ty EVERYTHING, but there is just one thing she doesn't know about.

I do plan to tell her. And when I do, she will know why it's so hard for me to just start over, life was hard asf for me after she left. She was the only thing keeping me going at the time.

I got to my cubby and then put my jersey on. I was quiet while everyone else was talking, including Gabby, she fits in well I guess but still doesn't make anything better for me.

I tied my shoes and ended up being the first one out. I sat on the court and stretched for a while, then Ty joined me.

"You okay bestie?" She asked me fixing her hair.

"yea I'm good, I'm just tired." I said shrugging it off.

I feel like I'm falling back into the state  it took me a long while to get out of. And I don't want to put myself back in that position.

"talk to me, we're best friends right?" She said sitting beside me.

"I don't like this. I liked it more when it was just us. Without her, like she's good skill wise but for my mental health, it's hurting me. I don't want her here." I said putting my hands on my head.

"success takes discipline, determination, and sacrifice nai, we know this. Maybe you don't want her here yet but when it we get to rolling and getting dubs and we have that crowd and those people that wants to support us.

The road wins and hard wins, that took a lot from us. Seeing each other succeed and get better everyday, you have no choice but to build that bond." She said which I did agree with.

"I cant wait for that time because right now I just fell like I'm centered." I said holding my knees.

We talked a little more and then just hung before practice actually started even though it was supposed to had started 21 minutes ago.

We never start on time cause we always talking in the locker room. But coach never says anything cause we're not like Washington, I mean we don't have like a 5-22 record.

I think I will take those extra step to clear our path just for the sake of the team. I don't want tension. Especially having to learn how to play with marina, it was hard but she didn't do me as bad as Gabby did.

We'll see how this works out.

A/N: hey guys. I'm working on it. I know I'm slow on the updates, I been taking fat naps since..... forever, and Ian been able to get as many chapters out as I would like. Let me know what you guys think though! Finna take a nap as we speak/type, lol. Xoxo 💋