The Boy Next Door | LaMelo Ball

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I sit in my room and I watch TV.

My phone buzzes and I see a text from LaMelo.

LaMelo🏀sorry...ive been busy

mhm

LaMelo🏀 you good?

mhm

LaMelo🏀 are you sure?

mhm

I put my phone down and I roll my eyes.

I FaceTime with Gwen and she answers on the third ring.

"Hey hey he-" Gwen looks at me. "What's wrong?"

"Huh?" I asked.

"You look sad, what's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing." I reply looking away, Gwen lets out a sigh.

"Dude, I've known you since we were in diapers. I know when you're sad, and you're sad right now, why?"

"I don't wanna talk ab-"

"-Bitch, tell me!"

I let out a sigh.

"I saw LaMelo with another girl and he kissed her cheek, I don't know why I even care, we aren't even really dating so technically he can do whatever he wants."

"What, you guys aren't actually dating?"

I shake my head no.

so, how long do you wanna keep this thing up?

LaMelo🏀 its up to you

Lamelo🏀 you're the one who wanted to pretend date. 😒

so it's cool if we break up now?

"Why am I paused?" Gwen asked.

LaMelo🏀 I mean if you really want to...ig.

then I guess we're done then..

"Sorry," I go back to the FaceTime call.

"Did you just do some thing your gonna regret?" Gwen asked.

I shake my head yes.

I swallow and I close my eyes biting my lip.

I let a deep shakey breathe before breaking into tears.

Stop crying over an irrelevant nigga who you don't like Joslyn.

A few minutes later I'm still sobbing.

I said stop crying bitch!

I wipe my tears away and they are replaced with fresh one's.

Why does this hurt so bad?

"Joslyn," Gwen says.

I look up at her not saying anything.

"You know what this means right?" Gwen asked.

I nod my head slowly. "I have feelings for LaMelo LaFrance Ball,"

I look at Gwen and she smiles.

"And he has feeling for you too," Gwen says.

"No, he doesn't." I sigh.

"Yeah he does!" Gwen rolls her eyes.

"You have no proof and-"

"-you want proof? I'll show you proof!" Gwen says.