Different (LaMelo Ball)

The Help

*Octavia's POV*

Monday morning I went downstairs but stopped at the end of the stairs cause I heard my name mentioned. "I thought she was better but do you think she's a good influence on you? She's gotten you into a fight, you lost your friends, she almost got shot in her own home? I'm sorry to say but she's a hood rat, you have a reputation to uphold," I heard LaVar say. Tears started fill my eyes and I listened a little closer. "I mean she needs me," Melo replied, "She's broken. She needs me. I like her a lot dad." I need him? I'm just charity work for him so he can feel better about being an ass to me during school. I see how it is. I went back upstairs and got Poppy and I's stuff together. "Where going??" Poppy asked.
"Back to Jonah's," I sighed, nodding.
"Okay," she smiled at me. Melo came back up and shut the door behind him. "What are you doing??" he asked.
"Don't worry about it, don't worry about us," I told him.
"What's the matter Octavia??" he turned me to face him.
"We are not a charity you can just give into to make yourself feel better Melo. I'm not something you can fix!" I sighed.
"You heard?" he sighed.
" I did," I shook my head and picked up our bags, "I'm out."
"Where are you going??" he asked.
"Jonah's," I sighed, "We will be fine."
"Stay," he sighed.
"I'm a hood rat," I laughed, tears filling my eyes, "I'm gone Melo. Don't worry your reputation will be fine."
"Octavia," Melo sighed.
"Don't," I sighed. I got up Poppy and walked downstairs, wiping the tear that was falling down my cheeks. "Thanks for the offer to stay but we are going," I went to the door then turned around, "We are not hood rats either... We were dealt a bad hand and just cause we don't have a mansion and money doesn't mean we are bad people." I walked out the house and shut the door behind me then started walking. "I want Mewwo," Poppy sighed, that's how she says Melo.
"Me too Poppy," I sighed, "Me too."

Poppy and I stayed at Jonah's, I called into school again. I didn't really know if I was going to go tomorrow either. I wasn't sure what to do it felt like life was falling apart. Things were getting good now they are bad and Melo thinks of me as the help and I just ugh. I felt like this. There was a knock at the door and I was pretty confused. No one knew I was here but Melo. I went to the door and looked out the peep hole. It was Melo. I opened the door and crossed my arms at him. "What?" I sighed. He said nothing. He grabbed my hips, pulling me to him and kissed me...