The Boy Next Door 2 | LaMelo Ball

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The next day, I get a text from LaMelo.

This can't be good, I can feel it.

My heartbeat starts to quicken as I reach for my phone.

I take a deep breathe before grabbing my phone off of my dresser.

Baby😍💕 we need to talk, Jos.

Talk about what?

Baby😍💕 just call me when you get a chance, okay?

I go to my FaceTime app and I FaceTime LaMelo.

LaMelo's face pops up on the screen and I give him a little smile, he doesn't return one to me.

"What's up?" I asked concerned.

LaMelo's nose is red and he looks like he's been crying.

"Babe wha-"

"-I saw this picture of you and- you and this boy, I mean, Trey- Trey Johnson!" LaMelo says.

"LaMelo I swe-"

"-Are you secretly dating him?"

"No, LaMelo, I'm not!" I blink away a few tears.

LaMelo swallows before looking away from the screen.

"I have pictures, Joslyn." LaMelo argues.

"Babe, who are you gonna believe, me or the people from the school?"

I use the question LaMelo asked me when we first started dating.

LaMelo looks up searching my face.

"I didn't do anything!"

I search his face too.

He doesn't look convinced.

Please-

"Please-" my voice cracks.

"Joslyn, I have-" LaMelo stops talking.

"LaMelo, please don't say it!"

"I'm not saying I don't believe you, but we need to-"

I look at LaMelo and a tear runs down my face.

"LaMelo please..." I beg as more tears begin to fall.

"We need to take a break!" LaMelo says.

He finally looks up at me and I see how sad he looks.

"Look- this is the part where you say I'm kidding!" I say wiping away a few more tears.

"I'm sorry!" LaMelo says his voice cracking. "But I'm not kidding."

He ends the call.

LaMelo, we were so close to proving them wrong.

I sob into my hands.

"So close."

So, so close to proving everyone wrong.