Lucky Number Seven

Seven 59

I didn't want to get out of Gabriel's bed but today I had football practice and I wasn't trying to miss that shit, I was team captain after all. I had stayed over here all weekend, I couldn't go home at least not until Tion left tonight. I got up kissed Gabriel on the head, and looked at my phone for the first time in what seemed like forever and saw I had like 50 missed calls, over 100 text. I went through them and saw that most of them was from Tion, I had some from Tiana, Zaire, Izayah, and my mom, but one stood out from the rest it was from Tyson. I sat there deciding if I should read it or delete it, instead I text Iran and told him to go to my house and grab my practice gear. After Gab dropped me off at practice I told him I'd see him later. I walked over where the team was gathered everybody looked at me and I already knew Coach Kane was bout to start.

"Nice of your fearless leader to join us. Little Hayes you plan on practicing today or do you just plan on watching." I tried not to be annoyed, if I was going to be captain then I that 'Little Hayes' shit was going to have to stop. This was my team now not the traitor.

"I came to play Coach." Damn, I sounded horrible. Coach looked worried for the slightest space in time, but as quickly as t came it was gone.

"Aight Little Hayes your gear is in the locker room. What is your team going to do while they wait?"

"Run laps til I get back." I didn't wait around to hear there complaints, I ran into the locker room and saw my gear on a bench. I started to get dress when I heard somebody move behind me. I turned around and saw Tion standing there. Instantly I got pissed all over again.

"Baby Bro can we talk?" Tion said quietly. But instead of answering I punched him in the nose and got a satisfying crack. "AHH FUCK!!!" Tion said holding his nose, once I saw the trickle of blood I began to calm down. After Tion cleaned his self he came back and looked at me.

"Aight Seven make that your last time hitting me. We're both grown ass men so we need to act like it." I punched Tion again and the blood started again. "Seven, I'll let you get that one but if you do it again I'll beat the fuck outta you." I looked in his eyes and saw he was serious. I knew deep in my heart that in a real fight I couldn't even come close to beating Tion, so I decided to chill out.

"Why haven't you been answering your phone?" Tion said. I just sat there and stared at him. Oh so you can't talk now? Seven look I'm sorry. I know that really don't mean shit, because I know I hurt you but look you could at least talk to me." I kept staring at Tion waiting for him to say whatever the hell he came here to say.

"Aight so I see you wanna be difficult." Tion said laughing a little. "Okay, so the day me, you, Zai, and Dally went to the movies and saw Tyson there you looked so heart broken so I decided that later that night I would go over there and try and see if I could get ya'll back together. When I got there Tyson looked just as bad as you did so we started talking and shit and I guess he couldn't handle it. Tyson went and got some Louis XIII and started drinking."

"I sat back watching him take the shot I tried to figure out what it was about him that drew you to him, and truthfully I didn't see anything special. I got up and poured me a shot as well and we started going shot for shot. Then he started crying and shit, talking bout how could you do some shit like that to him. Then I found myself getting lost in his eyes and I could tell he was getting lost in mine, I started to see all the reasons you fell for him in the first place. Then he kissed me, I pulled back and he asked me to leave. I started to walk out then he kissed me again. I felt weak, I let my curiosity override my better judgment. I was lost until he said 'I love you Seven', I felt sick, I started to panic, what the fuck had I just done. I didn't even pull my pants up all the way before I was running out his house." Tion looked like he truly regretted fucking Tyson but I was still pissed. I looked at Tion saw the pain in his eyes, I broke my gaze and started looking at the ground.

"Baby Bro please say something, say anything. I can't leave with you hating me." Tion said almost pleading. I looked in his eyes and felt the tears start to form. Tion walked over to me and pulled me into a tight hug. I left my arms at my sides. "Seven I'm sorry." I felt Tion's tears on my shoulder. I pulled away from Tion's hug and looked at him, I looked at him for one whole minute, then I grabbed him and gently moved him out my way and finished getting ready for practice. Tion sat there and watched me. When I was finally ready, I started to walk out when Tion spoke again.

"Seven I really am sorry. I just hope one day you can forgive me." I turned and looked at him. I tried to find the words to say but couldn't, I couldn't say anything I just ran outta the locker room and left him standing there with tears in his eyes.