•THIRTY TWO•

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K Y R A S P O V

I'm sitting at the terminal waiting for my flight so I could finally go see my best friend that I left a year ago when I went to work in New York for my dream job.

"I'm just saying if Kobe Bryant can do it I don't see why you can't play like that..." Kyra said jokingly.

"Well Kobe Bryant is a professional in the NBA and I am a freshman in college so there's that..." Stephen said spinning in the chair at his desk, they were talking about what his goals should be for his basketball game tonight.

"That's quitters talk" she scoffed before Stephen threw a balled-up piece of paper at her.

"Hey! You jerk!"

I smiled at the memory... we were just kids then, so many things have changed.

Part of me always wishes I could go back, be a kid again but unfortunately that's not how life works you grow up and move on... and we did.

Stephen and I used to be inseparable, he was there through everything.

"You need to get out of bed it will make you feel better" Stephen spoke softly.

"No, the outside world sucks" Kyra pouted wrapped in her giant blanket.

"It sure does baby... it sure does," Stephen said before he kissed Kyra's forehead.

Stephen was the guy you can always count on... if he liked you.

I didn't need to say when I was upset or sad because Stephen knew, I didn't need to speak because he knows my silence better then most know my words.

He understood that sometimes I get angry and sometimes I didn't even have a reason but reason or not he never held it against me.
He accepted my flaws and stayed through them and it's all I could ask for.

"I hate you!" Kyra screamed as she through anything she could at Stephen.

She had anxiety and an unfortunate side effect of anxiety is a loss of temper, which she had... a lot.

"I know you do" Stephen didn't fight her when she would go off like this all he tried was to dodge the big objects she threw.

Kyra's eyes softened after quite a while of screaming "I don't mean it"
She reached her arms out for an apology hug.

Stephen, of course, took it "I know you didn't it's okay"

I regret the outbursts I've had even though they were out of my control but one of the things I've noticed is no matter how mad I get or what I throw he's never lost his temper with me even though he probably should've...

He's always so calm with me and there's nothing more I could ask for.

"Can we go to the zoo?"

"Not today"

"Can we got to the zoo?"

"Kyra not right now"

"Can we please go to the zoo?" Kyra gave her best puppy dog eyes.

"It's not gonna work sweetheart, we aren't going"

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"Look at the animals!" Kyra screeched.

"I know baby I see them..."

The memories of him eventually took me to my phone to admire the hundreds of pictures we had taken in our years of friendship.

They were amazing they also made me wonder why I left behind what I had... Stephen was everything...

There were pictures of the little moments and the big ones, all the way back to my 16th birthday and as recent as last year.

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After a pretty long flight, I finally made it to California to confront the man that's been on my mind since the day I left, I stood on his doorstep hesitant to knock.

I got the courage to finally knock and waited until I was met with the beautiful eyes of the one and only, I thought about the last time we were like this.

"you've been waiting all your life for a break like this
It's your chance of a lifetime you just know it is
You gotta go find those dreams"

Was the last thing said... then I did.

"Kyra!? What are you doing here!" Stephen was clearly excited and surprised to see me standing there.

"I needed to see you" I smiled brightly.

"I thought you were out living your dream as a New York girl" he joked.

"Yea I know... you said it was a good decision... and I did"

He looked at me confused.

"But you were wrong..."

"What?"

"you were wrong Love was what I wanted all along"

We both smiled at each other before he took me into his arms.

It looked like the end of a hallmark movie but we didn't care at all.

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Well that sure was cringy😂

Important question!!
Do you guys like the short ones or no? Because I can get them out muchhh faster but there's no point If y'all aren't feeling them.

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