Made to be Together [Lonzo Ball]

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Aaliyah's POV

We got to the hotel and no one wanted to room with Lonzo. In fact, no one even wanted to be around Lonzo at all.

"Jordan, you're with Lonzo." Coach Walton tried to make happen.

"I'd rather sleep on the bus." Jordan said and moved away from Lonzo.

"Okay then you're with Kyle. Josh, you're with Lonzo."

"No, thank you. I'd very much rather skydive without a parachute."

"Okay....then you're with Brandon. Julius..."

"Nope."
Coach Walton was getting frustrated.

"Okay.....y'all figure it out amongst yourselves and let me know." Luke said and then he pulled me aside. "Aaliyah, do you mind rooming with Lonzo? You don't have to if you don't feel comfortable doing that. I heard what happened....."

"If nobody else does I will..... he probably won't want me to though." I said and looked down at my feet.

"Hey.... do you want our plane to take you back? I can have our pilot do that if you feel uncomfortable being here."

"No. Thank you for the offer though. I'll travel with you guys to Michigan and then I'm gonna stay with my mom." I said.

Luke nodded his head then turned his head. He mouthed the word "fuck" and I looked and seen Lonzo coming over. I started to tear up again and looked back down at my feet.

"Hey coach. Can you give us a minute?" I heard Zo ask.

I could feel Luke look at me for the okay so I nodded my head. He patted my back and then walked away. I feel like I knew what he wanted so I took my engagement ring off and handed it to him.

"Why are you giving this to me?"

"I figured you'd want it back. It probably cost a lot of money." I said, still not looking up.

"No.... it's yours. I gave it to you. Put it back on."

"But you don't want to be with me."

"Aaliyah, Yes, I do. I'm sorry..... I didn't mean to say those things."

"Yes you did. It's okay, I deserve it. I'm sorry that I'm hard to deal with and I'm sorry that I get angry all of the time and for being so mean to you. I don't want to be the way that I am. I wish I could be fixed so that maybe someone would love me someday. I'm unlovable". I said and he gently grabbed my chin and tilted my head back up to make me look at him. As soon as I looked at him, the tears started to come out. He sighed and wiped them away with his thumb. It was then that I could see that he was close to crying too.

"God, I'm a terrible person." He said while stroking my cheek with his thumb.

"No you're not... I am. You're so loving and caring and nice....but I'm so mean to you and I don't deserve you. I don't deserve anybody." I said, pulling my head away from him and looking right back at my feet. "You were right to say everything you did to me."

"No I wasn't.... I'm so, so, so sorry, baby."

"You don't love me anymore and that's okay. I don't love me either."

I looked over at the team and they were all looking at us.

"I do love you Aaliyah. I always will. Please forgive me....."

"Okay." I said as I wiped my tears.

"I need more than an okay.... Do you forgive me?" He asked again.

"Yes Zo.... I do." I said and he hugged me.

He let go and smiled at me. I would've smiled back but I couldn't bring myself to smile back.

"Room with me tonight?" He asked.

"Sure..."

He hugged me again and we walked back over to the group.

Kyle's POV

As Liyah and Lonzo are talking, she never makes eye contact once until he makes her. I see them hug and he smiles at her but she doesn't smile back, Hell she didn't even hug him back. They're walking back over here...Aaliyah doesn't smile, she doesn't even look up..... Something is terribly wrong with my sister and I do NOT like this at all.

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Poor Aaliyah 😭😭😭😭