NBA ONE SHOTS

Competition (Kelly Oubre Jr. & Ben Simmons) -Yannie-

Y'all probably hate me... But here's a really long one shot for Mrs_Finesse ! I hope you like it! (:

-Yannie's POV-

"Yannie, we're still going to the movies tonight, right?"Ben asked as he walked into my kitchen.

I gave him a smile. "Of course, bub."

Kelly, who was already sitting with me, exclaimed,"You told me you would go get dinner with me tonight!"

I bit my lip, looking between the two. This is all so complicated. Here's the situation; Ben and I used to date back in high school, but we broke up. I still had feelings for him, but then I met Kelly. I fell hard for his looks and caring personality, but I still wasn't over Ben. That's when I found out that Ben still had feelings for me. It got all complicated from there. Now Ben and Kelly are always competing for me.

"Guys, I'm sorry... I forgot I made deals with both of you,"I apologized.

Kelly shrugged,"It's fine, Yannie." He gave me a cute, assuring smile. Ben added,"Yeah, it's fine. Don't stress."

I smiled at the two. "Thanks guys. I really appreciate y'all being civilized,"I thanked.

Ben nodded. "Of course. But are you planning on picking who you'll hang out with tonight?"

My mind drifted off, trying to come up with a solution. I constantly have to make decisions like this, and it's really stressing me out. My brain kinda started breaking down after a while of thinking.

I just took a deep breath and said,"Guys, I love you both. But I hate that you two are always competing for me. I mean, I'm nothing special. And I really don't wanna get in the way of your careers. I think it'll just be best if you both leave. I don't think anything could work out."

I couldn't even look at Kelly and Ben. I just looked down at my shoes, too ashamed to even glance at their faces.

"But Yannie-"Ben started.

Tears formed in my eyes and made my shoes seem blurrier by the second. I whispered,"Just leave, guys. I'm sorry."

I ran up to my room and shut the door. Why did I just do that? What's wrong with me? Before I had two people who loved me, and now I probably have none...

-The Next Morning-

My eyes could barely stay open. I was up all night, thinking. I just couldn't decide whether I wanted Kelly or Ben.

But I had to make a decision.... And I decided that I love Ben more. He was my high school sweetheart. I've known him almost my whole life. Ben's just someone I've always loved and will always care about. I felt really guilty though, leading Kelly on like that.

So I couldn't sleep all night. My mind was just all jumbled up with a million different thoughts.

I couldn't take it anymore. I grabbed my phone and called Ben.

"Sorry, but the number you are trying to reach is no longer available. Please check the number and dial again."

My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Did Ben change his number? I redialled just in case, but I got the same automated message.

I called Kelly right after. He would surely know what's going on with Ben.

Thankfully, Kelly answered the phone. "Hey Yannie..."he slowly said.

I replied,"Uh, hi Kelly. I was wondering what's up with Ben. I tried to call him but it says the number's not available."

He responded,"Yeah... Ben left for Philly this morning. He's not coming back to LA for a while."