Love and Basketball||La'Melo Ball *HOLD*

Insecure😕

(Edited)
Jaedyn Westbrook

Today is the day of tryouts. I've been practicing like crazy. And I'm nervous.

I get ready and wear nike shirt, Nike pro tights, and some AF1's. I get in my car and drive to school. I'm such a nervous wreck I can't even think.

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I walk in the school and see people looking at me as usual. I go to my locker and get my stuff for first class and sit down.

Still nervous for this afternoon. I was playing with my fingers to calm myself down. Didn't even notice Melo was sitting there looking at me.

"Are you ok?" He asked kinda laughing.

"Yeah, I'm fine...cool, calm, and collected." I said smiling. He looked at me smirking. Absolutely knowing somethings going on.

"Jaedyn, I know you too well for you to lie to me. You play with your hand when your nervous..." He paused and thought about it.

He gasped. "JJ are you nervous for tryouts?" He said looking at me.

I scoffed. "Me..why would I be nervous? I'm Russell Westbrook's daughter..." Then I paused.

"And it's not a lot of pressure at all." I looking down playing with my hands again.

"C'mon Jae, why you so hard on yourself?" He said.

"I want you to know something..." I said and looked up at him and saw him giving me eye contact. Then looked back down.

"I've always been insecure about Russell being my dad. Not because I hate him.. it's just the popularity, the fame, the money, and the hate is all too much for me."

"I've always tried to make a name for myself. And not from my dad. I wanna be called Jaedyn Westbrook. Not Russell Westbrook's daughter. That all people look me as. And I want people to look at me as a normal person. That's why I always feel I need to work hard."

"If I don't make the team my father, his fans, and my fans will be disappointed. I always feel as in I need to prove my self to someone. Just to let them know that I'm Jaedyn Westbrook." I felt a tear fall down my face.

Melo wiped my tear and held my hands. "Hey, listen to me. You are a great basketball player. You need to go to that tryout and prove everyone wrong. That your not just Russell Westbrook's daughter...you have a name for yourself, Jaedyn. I look at you as a beautiful, intelligent, independent, and athletic woman."

"That's what I love about you. You work for what you want. You're so determined to be the best person you can be."

He kissed my forehead and hugged me.  Of course I hugged back.

"Hey lovebirds what are y'all doing?" I heard Kyla say from seats infront of us. Everybody turned around and looked at us.

I turned to Melo. "La'Melo we should..." He interrupted me.

"Shhh this is a moment to savor." I heard him say. I just laughed.

"Oh, and btw what I just told you you can't tell anyone." I pointed at him.

"Your secret's safe with me."

Ashley Alvano
(Ahhhhh shittttt)

I sit there looking at Melo kiss Jaedyn's forehead and hugged her. I felt my blood boil. I turned to my clique.

"I am soo tired of this Jaedyn bitch." I said to them frustrated.

"Me too she really thinks she can just come here and steal yo man like that." Britney said.

"I mean she does have a lot of money like her dad is the Russell Westbrook for God's sake." Kathy said.

"I mean I like Jaedyn she looks nice and a cool person to hang out with." My little sister Sally said.

"Ughh, you'll never be like me. That's why mom hates you now. Go with your little nerdy friends buh bye." I waved at her.

"Where's Jade?" Britney said.

"She got her seat moved for talking she's over by..." I gasped.

"La'Melo and Jaedyn." I turned around and looked at Jade. She winked at me. I knew she was my favorite.