The Boy Next Door 2 | LaMelo Ball

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A few days later I get up for school.

I grab my backpack and basketball bag before I walk out the door.

I look across the street and I see the Ball residence.

I look at the house and I frown.

Man, this sucks! I think to myself before heading to my car.

I drive to school and I meet up with Giselle.

"Hey!" I say.

"Hi," Giselle replies while she types on her phone.

"Who are you texting?"

"Malik," she says typing on her phone.

"Oh, did he text you first or did you text him first?" I asked.

"He always text me first." Giselle says locking her phone.

Oh okay.

"Did you know that him and Caleb go here?" Giselle asked.

"No, I didn't."

And I don't fucking care, is what I want to say.

"Quit talking about Caleb please," Is what I actually say.

"You brought him up!" Giselle says rolling her eyes.

"No, I brought Malik up, not Caleb!"

"Whatever" Giselle rolls her eyes.

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Giselle and I do not walk to first period together even though our classes are right next to each other.

I go to my seat and I yawn to myself.

I thought my senior year was going to be fun, but without LaMelo, it's going to be boring.

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When I get home after basketball practice, I do my homework and I listen to music.

It's taking me a long time since I keep on getting distracted by things.

I look at the time and I see it is 12 P.m.

I let out a groan. "I'm fucking tired!"

I close my books and I put my homework in my binder sticking it in my backpack.

"I don't care if I didn't finish my shit, I'm going my ass to sleep!"

I grab my phone and I send a picture to my Snapchat streaks.

The only people I have a streak with is LaMelo, Gwen, and Giselle.

I open the Snapchats that LaMelo sent and he sent me a selfie of himself.

I smile at the picture.

A few seconds later I get a text.

Baby ❤ You up still?

Yeah why?

Baby ❤ just wondering.

Baby ❤ FaceTime?

I probably shouldn't FaceTime LaMelo, but I do.

"How was school?" LaMelo asked.

"Me and Giselle got in a little argument, but other then that it was good." I yawn.

"I just wanted to say hi, so Hi."

I giggle. "Weirdo,"

"I'm not weird," LaMelo says.

I stay on the phone with LaMelo and by the time we get off the phone, it is 3 in the morning.

"Fuck, I'm gonna be tired tomorrow."

I fall asleep.

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I wake up a few hours later and I take a shower.

I make myself a cup of coffee and I drive to school.

In my first period, which it math, I keep on drifting off the sleep.

I am not used to staying up that late.

I go to sleep in every class except for PE.

I cannot make this a habit, staying up late to talk to LaMelo.

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