The Boy Next Door 2 | LaMelo Ball

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I drive to Giselle's house and then we go to the mall.

We shop at a few stores and then we sit at the food court.

I eat my burrito from Chipotle and I talk to Giselle.

"Girl, I want a boyfriend now! I'm lonely as fuck!" Giselle says.

"You're just saying that cause you see them fine boys over there at that table!" I laugh sipping my soda.

"You're right," Giselle says.

I see the group of guys look at our table.

I smile at them because they keep on staring.

After a few seconds I look away.

I keep on talking to Giselle and then my eyes widen.

I see one of the guys walking to our table.

"Giselle, one of them is coming over here!" I whisper.

Giselle shakes her head.

I nod.

The boy pulls up a chair next to us and I look at him.

"Wassup y'all?" The guy says.

"Um, hi." I reply.

"My friends think your cute, but they too scared to come and talk to you!" The boy says.

"Who me or her?" I asked the boy.

I'm not single, I think to myself.

"Both of you, well not the same guy but- you get what I'm saying right?" He asked.

Giselle giggles and nods her head.

"Well um here's my-" Giselle starts.

"-No, tell your friend to come talk to her, she doesn't bite I promise!" I smile at the boy.

He smiles back at me. "For sure, what about you?"

"Oh, I have a boyfriend!" I say sipping my boyfriend.

"Awe, okay." He walks back to the table with his friends.

A few minutes later, two boys walk up to the table.

"Hey, I'm Malik!" A light skinned boy with hazel eyes says putting his hand out so Giselle can shake it.

She smiles shaking his hand. "Giselle,"

He turns to me and I shake his hand.

"Joslyn,"

"That's a beautiful name!" The other boy says.

He is a chocolate color and he has brown eyes.

"Thank you," I say sipping my soda.

I can take compliments, that's not bad.

"I'm Caleb by the way,"

"It's a pleasure to meet you guys," Giselle says.

"The pleasures all mine!" Malik says smiling.

"So um, do you have Snapchat or Instagram?" Malik asked taking out his phone.

"I have Instagram, it's Simply.Giselle!" Giselle says.

Caleb turns towards me.

I look at him.

"You have Instagram?"

I nod my head yes.

I have plenty of pictures of LaMelo and I on Instagram, so he'll get the idea.

"It's Jo.Joslyn,"

More followers wouldn't hurt.

"Alright, cool." Caleb replies.

A few seconds later, Caleb groans.

"I don't have a signal in here, I'll screenshot your name and follow you later!"

I nod my head showing I understand.

Damn, so much for that plan!

"We should hang out together, are you guys staying at the mall for a while?" Malik asked.

Yes, but I don't want to. Let me just lie to th-

"Yes, actually we are." Giselle replies.

Great going G!

"You guys wanna join us?" Malik asked.

No!

Giselle looks at me and I look back at her unsure.

She gives me a pleading look.

The things you do for friends!

I just shurg my shoulder.

"Sure, why not?"

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