he said not to worry. He loves Sophia and wouldn’t hurt her. But he will fuck you up so just let it be for now.”
I listened to Connor and nodded. We got to the gym and slapped up the rest of the guys. Travis looked at my head, “What the hell happened to you?”
I smiled and saw Kyle in the corner. “Nothing man. Some pussy tried roughing me up. No worries, I’m good. Here, pass me the ball.”
Travis bounced the basketball to me and I ran up to the hoop and dunked the ball. The guys cheered and it felt good knowing that Kyle saw me and saw there was nothing he could do to stop me. Connor passed me the basketball and I shot from the three-point line. Nothing but net.
“Simpson!” Coach called out. I looked up and saw him walking my way. “Kyle told me you had some sort of accident. You okay?”
“Accident? Nah some idiot tried to rough me up but the loser just slammed my head to a wall. It’s all good.”
Coach looked at my forehead and pats my shoulder. “Good man. I need you next week! This team is looking good thanks to you.”
I laughed, “Thanks, coach. I won’t let you down.”
He laughed and walked away. I saw Kyle standing a few feet from me. The scowl on his face made my day. “ Kyle, thanks for looking out for me but I’m good.” I ran up to the hoop and dunked the ball effortlessly.
The team cheered for me but Connor ignored all the commotion. I knew he didn’t agree with this and he wanted me to leave Sophia alone but he never understood my hold on her. I knew what I was doing and Kyle had nothing on me.
After practice, I went over some plays with coach and called it a night. He gave me a few tapes to look over and I told him I would. I went back to the locker room and saw my locker was opened and my stuff was gone. “What the fuck?”
I walked around the locker room but there was no one else here. I passed coach’s office and he was gone for the night. I walked out into the gym and it was empty. It was weird that no one was around and my shit was gone. I pulled out my phone and walked outside when I saw Kyle holding my gym bag. I put my phone away and smiled, “Mind telling me why you have my shit?”
Kyle clapped his hands and smiled. “You know,” he started to say. “You were real cool when we first met but then I kept seeing you looking at my girl.” He walked towards me and I stood there waiting for him to say more. “She’s not the same anymore. She’s quiet and ignores me a lot. I don’t like to be ignored and she’s been pissing me off and it all started when you got here. Do you mind telling me what the hell is going on?”
“Nothing. We used to be friends and then had a falling out. Now that I’m back, I just wanted to see how she was doing. Do you have a problem with me being friends with her?”
Kyle shook his head and looked around. He walked closer to me but I didn’t move. He didn’t scare me and I wasn’t going to let him intimidate me. “Stay away from her alright?”
“I’m not doing anything wrong Kyle. She’s a girl and used to be my best friend. What? You scared?”
He laughed and shook his finger in my face. “Funny. Me? Scared? You got it all wrong.” He turned around and walked back to my gym bag. He kicked it over to me and turned around again. “Might want to get your shit washed. See you tomorrow.”
I watched him walk away and when he was gone, I picked up my bag and smelled something awful. “What the hell?” I opened my bag and saw garbage all over my clothes. “Funny.” Shaking my head, I carried my gym bag over my shoulder and laughed. “Oh this is going to be real fun.”
Chapter 13
The next few months went by quickly. School was going well and the basketball team was on a winning streak. Twelve wins and zero losses. Optimax was growing and I found myself traveling every other weekend to California to meet with other representatives. Connor stayed behind in North Carolina and helped Joseph in the office. Father
I listened to Connor and nodded. We got to the gym and slapped up the rest of the guys. Travis looked at my head, “What the hell happened to you?”
I smiled and saw Kyle in the corner. “Nothing man. Some pussy tried roughing me up. No worries, I’m good. Here, pass me the ball.”
Travis bounced the basketball to me and I ran up to the hoop and dunked the ball. The guys cheered and it felt good knowing that Kyle saw me and saw there was nothing he could do to stop me. Connor passed me the basketball and I shot from the three-point line. Nothing but net.
“Simpson!” Coach called out. I looked up and saw him walking my way. “Kyle told me you had some sort of accident. You okay?”
“Accident? Nah some idiot tried to rough me up but the loser just slammed my head to a wall. It’s all good.”
Coach looked at my forehead and pats my shoulder. “Good man. I need you next week! This team is looking good thanks to you.”
I laughed, “Thanks, coach. I won’t let you down.”
He laughed and walked away. I saw Kyle standing a few feet from me. The scowl on his face made my day. “ Kyle, thanks for looking out for me but I’m good.” I ran up to the hoop and dunked the ball effortlessly.
The team cheered for me but Connor ignored all the commotion. I knew he didn’t agree with this and he wanted me to leave Sophia alone but he never understood my hold on her. I knew what I was doing and Kyle had nothing on me.
After practice, I went over some plays with coach and called it a night. He gave me a few tapes to look over and I told him I would. I went back to the locker room and saw my locker was opened and my stuff was gone. “What the fuck?”
I walked around the locker room but there was no one else here. I passed coach’s office and he was gone for the night. I walked out into the gym and it was empty. It was weird that no one was around and my shit was gone. I pulled out my phone and walked outside when I saw Kyle holding my gym bag. I put my phone away and smiled, “Mind telling me why you have my shit?”
Kyle clapped his hands and smiled. “You know,” he started to say. “You were real cool when we first met but then I kept seeing you looking at my girl.” He walked towards me and I stood there waiting for him to say more. “She’s not the same anymore. She’s quiet and ignores me a lot. I don’t like to be ignored and she’s been pissing me off and it all started when you got here. Do you mind telling me what the hell is going on?”
“Nothing. We used to be friends and then had a falling out. Now that I’m back, I just wanted to see how she was doing. Do you have a problem with me being friends with her?”
Kyle shook his head and looked around. He walked closer to me but I didn’t move. He didn’t scare me and I wasn’t going to let him intimidate me. “Stay away from her alright?”
“I’m not doing anything wrong Kyle. She’s a girl and used to be my best friend. What? You scared?”
He laughed and shook his finger in my face. “Funny. Me? Scared? You got it all wrong.” He turned around and walked back to my gym bag. He kicked it over to me and turned around again. “Might want to get your shit washed. See you tomorrow.”
I watched him walk away and when he was gone, I picked up my bag and smelled something awful. “What the hell?” I opened my bag and saw garbage all over my clothes. “Funny.” Shaking my head, I carried my gym bag over my shoulder and laughed. “Oh this is going to be real fun.”
Chapter 13
The next few months went by quickly. School was going well and the basketball team was on a winning streak. Twelve wins and zero losses. Optimax was growing and I found myself traveling every other weekend to California to meet with other representatives. Connor stayed behind in North Carolina and helped Joseph in the office. Father
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