Change of Heart

42

Previously...

-"I don't think I can take this anymore"

-"I felt so stupid for ending myself back up in this house.

-"We're gonna be back to being the Triple Threat that everybody loves."

-"So fuck you both and don't ever talk to me again."

-"You can't stay with someone who is abusive just because he's your legal guardian."

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Lonnie POV

The last school bell rang and all bodies began to clear the gym. Soon I was the only person on the court.

I overheard the back door open and close. I could sense that someone just entered the gym.

"Yo Lonnie!" I hear Jay call out.

"Yo," I respond, still shooting the ball.

"I gotta talk to you" she says walking toward me.

"What's up?" I ask.

"You already know man. I need you to get your shit together." She stood a few feet away from me.

"What? I look bad?" I ask, discontinuing my dribble. "I'm practicing now." I say pointing at the hoop.

"Nah man. I'm serious. You know what's up." She says.

I resume dribbling the ball and shooting from the free throw line.

"Yo seriously. You can't keep being an asshole about it"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You need to talk to her."

"I don't need to do anything"

"At this point, you really owe her."

"Man, she already got what she deserved. Just because she's in a wheelchair doesn't mean I need to feel pity for her as if she's the innocent one"

"You're the reason why she's in the wheelchair now"

"And? She put herself there."

"Stop bullshitting Lonnie. You still love that girl and you know it. You trying to cover it up by being this hoe, but I know you better than anybody else"

"Fuck you Jamie. You can't just think you come and tell me about myself. I'm living my life just the way I want to. I'm not worried about no broken ribbed dumbass who stabbed me in the back."

"When are you gonna stop lying to yourself?" She asks

"When are you gonna drop this shit?" I say back

"What are you so afraid of?" Again, she questions me.

"Afraid. What I gotta be afraid of? I'm Lonelle fucking Banks. I don't give any fucks about anything."

"Oh really. So it's nothing. You just don't want to try things with her because of no real reason at all?"

"I don't need a reason."

I shoot the ball into the basket. "Besides, I'm not on that stud for stud shit either. What the fuck I look like?"

"Uh... a fucking lesbian duh." She sarcastically answers.

"No, I'll look like a confused ass girl who don't know what the fuck she want. I'm not finna go around dressing like a dude dating another girl who dress like a dude."