Distrust//Kyle Kuzma

F O U R T Y T W O

*November 22 (Thanksgiving)*

Alivia's POV

I sighed as I walked around my quiet house. It's so boring around the house when Mili's away. Yesterday the girls left to play the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. They didn't want me going because I'm "injured". The girls have played 2 games since I got benched and they've barely won. I grabbed a water bottle before I walked out back where my basketball hoop was set up. I played music on my speaker as I started to dribbled around. I dribbled between my legs before I shot a three. I grabbed the ball again and went in for a reverse layup. I continued to shoot around as I thought about the diagnosis. I was thought about my one year making me miss my 3 pointer.

"Shit." I groaned as I jogged to grab the ball.

I continued to work on my foot work and my shots. I was shooting threes from the left side when I heard my patio door open. I turned and smiled when I saw Kyle walk into my back yard.

"Hey," I smiled as I passed him the ball.

"Hey, cutie," He smiled as he shot the ball.

He grabbed the ball before he walked back up to me and hugged me.

"Happy Thanksgiving." He told me as he hugged me.

"You too." I smiled as I stole the ball from him.

I shot the ball and watched it fall through the net.

"How you feeling?" He asked as he grabbed the ball and shot a two pointer.

"I'm getting there. I'm still pissed that I can't play." I sighed as he passed me the ball.

"It's for the best." He said as I bounced the ball between my legs.

"I really don't agree." I said as shot the ball.

"You gotta listen to the doctor on this one. He wants the best for you." Kyle told me as he dribbled the ball.

"I still don't think he should take away the sport that has given me everything I could ever want. And I was supposed to go to the league." I sighed as he passed me the ball.

"There are other ways to get to the league. You could go international after your treatments are done." He told me making me roll my eyes.

"I really don't want to do that." I sighed as I passed him the ball.

"You could go to college another year. Extend your degree to a bachelors degree." He told me making me shake my head.

"That's what I was thinking about doing." I said as I watched him shoot a perfect 3.

We shot around and talked about random things. I was shooting a 2 pointer when Kyle spoke up.

"You busy tonight?" He asked as he stole the ball from me.

"Yeah, I gotta a date with my couch and a pint of ice cream." I told him making him smile.

"He sounds like a great guy." He chuckled making me giggle. "You think you can cancel on him?"

"For you, I think I can make an exception." I smiled making him smile.

"Well Bron invited the team and their families to dinner with his family tonight. Since I have no family here, will you be my date tonight?" He said and shot me a cheesy smile.

"Only if you win this 1v1." I said before I stole the ball from him.

"Oh, you're on." He laughed before checking up.

I started with the ball. I smiled as I tried to roll past him but he got the memo continued to defend me. I faked him before I stepped back and shot a three.