Elevation (Jacob Perez Story)

Chapter 10 | Paris's Business Date

In the evening at the girls apartment, Riya, Shaniqua and Terri were all getting ready for the game between Maurice and Jacob whilst Paris is a little overdressed. The three were ready to leave as they noticed Paris coming out her room. All their faces screwed

Shaniqua: "Are we all going to the same place?"

Terri: "Girl we only going to the basketball?"

Paris: "Oh I know that. You don't have to tell me twice boo boo. Y'all are going to the game. I'm... going on a date"

Shaniqua: "Woahh Woahh, hollup! What date? With whom?"

Paris: [She sighed] "Do I have to let y'all know everywhere I go? My god like fr!"

Riya: "Paris, since when do we keep secrets from each other?"

Paris: "Since I have big plans"

Terri: [She scoffed] "Okay..." [She held her hands up]

Shaniqua: "Okay I don't know who you think you are Paris but that was uncalled for"

Paris: "Look I didn't mean to be rude. It's just... I don't know wanna sit around all day, going to watch the boys play basketball. It's soo out of my league and soo useless. We aren't in high school anymore"

Riya: "It's just a game. Plus it's college that's what college people do"

Paris: "Yeah well college people can do what college people do, whilst I try n search for my own purpose. Out there, in the world"

Terri: "Paris who gave you the hump, seriously!"

Riya: "Right! Who was the last guy you was seeing? Gimme his number I wanna give him a piece of my mind!"

Paris: "Ohmygahhdd noo... Pls just stop! Go to the game, it's not going to be different without me"

Shaniqua: "But that's the point. We always go together, so I don't understand the sudden change in attitude towards us like we ain't your girls"

Paris: "Shaniqua, girl I'm sorry it's just I don't wanna waste anymore time waiting for my future to hit me. Cause then it'll be too late so I'm doing what I've got to do"

Shaniqua: "Girl...."

Terri: "It's fine... Leave her"

Shaniqua: "Paris, girl I can't believe your saying all this like we are below the average standard just because we don't know what to do with our futures. Well I'm sorry we aren't as perfect and pretty of a person as you are Paris but we are just trying to make the most of what we have while it lasts. Is that so wrong? Spending time with your girls?"

Riya: "Yeah tbh girl, we don't wanna force you to do something you don't wanna do. I just want you to be apart of us and what we do while we have the time now, that's all"

Shaniqua: "Cmon lets just go girls. Paris obviously has got better stuff as she's already made perfectly clear"

Paris: [She sighed] "...Look I'm sorry... I didn't mean it"

They all they left as the door closes. Paris sighed to herself in distress. Her phone pinged and she quickly looked at it, finding messages, flicking through them. She rubbed her forehead in panic, quickly grabbed for her purse and left the apartment

Jacob was in the locker room getting ready for the game whilst Lucky was there too giving him a pep talk. Everybody was already out on the court waiting in the seats. The people in the hall were so loud, the echoes to the locker rooms was getting to Jacob

Jacob: "Bro check how many people out there?"

Lucky: "Ah man I see it already. We got a full house"

Jacob: "Damn... all those people. Now that many even show up to our normal games"