After a brutal act of police brutality, the most important figure in Kendra Lyon's life is ripped away from her. Consumed by grief Kendra has channeled all of her anger towards her peers not trusting those who don't look like her. She's built up a s...
A/N: Schmoooooodddddd!!!! My girl Kendra is keeping her promise to her fava but more importantly MY BIRTHDAY IS IN THREE DAYS!!!! THAT'S RIGHT YA GIRL BOUT TO BE 18!!!! *Bows repeatedly* I know I know I can't believe it either my childish ass bout to be legal! This gif *look below* is my other mood because for my birthday somebody needa get me some Chris Brown tickets, like ASAP! Oh no? Aii then cool ya'll can just gets to reading then :)
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There is something about the last day of school before a vacation that just feels right. We have class but do we really have class? It's last period before the last bell and we have gym.
My friends and I walk into gym to see nets set up. We see a rack filled with rackets and birdies and instantly I feel better about this class. Gym is my least favorite class except when we play badminton. I am a beast when it comes to this game.
I approach the net with my lip between my teeth and rubbing my hands together. We all gather around the coach and the first thing he asks is for team captains.
My hand immediately shoots up and so does David, that's who the Coach picks. I hear ouus and I know what they're thinking. One Lyon against the other, whose going to win? David and I are pretty competitive when it comes to being paired up against one another.
We begin picking our teams and I think strategically. Who can I win with? My first pick is Lincoln, only because Lincoln loves to challenge David so I know he'll have that drive to win. David grins and picks Cole knowing he likes to challenge me.
I pick the rest of my team, Iris, Jade and Andre whereas David has Queen, Monica, and this other person we don't really know. Queen plugs in her phone into the speaker and starts playing some music for us to play to. We settle on the court and Coach Curtis hands the birdie over to David and after the whistle blows he serves it.
The birdie comes for me and I hit it over the net where Cole run to hit it. He misses and I shake my head. This is going to be too easy. David slaps Cole upside his head and I chuckle. He passes the birdie to me and I hand it off to Jade to serve.
She hits it over the net and I swear all hell break loose. We're running, panting, screaming and shouting as the game goes on. I have to admit I'm actually having fun in gym. Usually I'm always in a sour mood but it's different today.
I score and excitedly Lincoln tries to dap me up and I actually do. Normally I wouldn't dare touch him but right now it doesn't matter about our feud. The game continues and I swear I have the best team.
David's doing most of the work on his team and I can see that's getting to him. I go over to the net where he is and smile triumphantly. "You know it's not too late to quit" I tease him and he tells me that game isn't over yet.
Pushing me away from the net I point my racket at him and begin laughing, "Five points Lyon" I remind him and he mocks me childishly. Chuckling I take my spot on the court and Cole serves the birdie. The scoring is iffy after that because both of our teams seem to be scoring.
I serve and Cole goes to hit it back towards me. I hit it back and Cole does the same. Is he challenging me? Cole and I go back and forth and everyone is staring at us. My team is cheering for me to score and I'm trying.
Yet, every time I hit it over the net he hits it right back. When did he learn how to play all of a sudden? I hit it one more time and this time when he swings he misses. David begins screaming in defeat as he sinks onto the floor and my team starts cheering. I drop my racket and begin celebrating with my team. For some reason we thought this was some type of championship or something because we started wiln'.
We're screaming at them calling them losers and bitches and in response they salute us with their middle fingers, especially David. They continue to watch us celebrate with stank looks on their faces and I can't help but laugh at them all. I walk up to the net where they are and I begin shaking my shoulders rhythmically.
I hear cheering in my ear and that hypes me up even more, "Oh oh shoulders shoulder ayeee" I look up and smile while I dance and I hear laughter behind me. I peep Cole whose staring at me with an unbelievable look on his face.
"Fix your face Sterling, I told you you weren't going to win" I boast while flipping my hair proudly. He steps closer to the net and so do I.
"I let you win" He responds and I laugh, yeah right.
"Ouu, sound hurt over there brothems" I tease and he tells met that I just got lucky.
"I'm never lucky, I just know how to win something you know nothing about" I say back and a smirk appears on his lips.
"If you haven't noticed baby girl"
His eyes darken a little, "I always play to win"
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When the last bell rings everyone heads out to go home. Me on the other hand have to meet with the dance team real quick before we go home. Nationals are in like two months and we have to get the music together.
I sit in between Pablo and Jade as we all call out our suggestions. Some vote old school songs whereas others vote new school songs.
"We should do the New Freezer challenge" Iris offers and many other people agree.
"Nicole how about that MAJOR song you wanted we should do that one it's fun" Another girl offered and as they continue I look over to Jojo who has nothing to say. She's just scrolling through her phone not even suggesting anything.
"Jojo" I call out and with just her eyes she looks up from her phone.
"What?"
"Can I talk to you for a second?" I ask. The whole room is quiet now as they look at me and her. Jojo puts her phone down and we both stand up. We head out of the classroom into the hallway and Jojo asks what's up.
I lean against one of the lockers, "You weren't saying anything, as a captain we need your input" I tell her and she looks away.
"Does it really matter?" She asks and I ask her what that means.
She folds her arms, "It means if I did say something would it even matter? It's clear you guys don't give two shits about what I have to say so why say anything?" She questions. She's not wrong, before I would shoot down her ideas not really caring about them. I iced her out and made her feel less than.
I sigh, "Look I know we've had problems in the past-"
She stops me, "No, you've had problems in the past, I didn't have anything against you but you were the one always coming at me" She corrects and I don't deny that.
"You're right, I did have problems with you and it wasn't right for me to do that and for that I am sorry" "I shouldn't have devalued you when you are apart of this team, it's not my team or Nicole's but ours and I'm sorry if I made you feel some type of way about that" I apologize sincerely.
At first she seems stunned by my apology as if she wasn't expecting it and honestly I wasn't either. I didn't call her out here to apologize but after hearing what she said I knew I owed her one. She doesn't say anything at first so I do.
"If we're going to win Nationals we need everyone's opinion, including yours" I tell her and a small smile appears on her lips.
"Really?"
I nod my head, "Yeah, really"
Almost instantly her eyes light up and she begins babbling about how many songs she has and she thinks they'll be great for us to dance to. I smile at her enthusiasm and before I tell her to calm Nicole comes running out of the room with her hand over her mouth.
I instantly forget about Jojo and head towards Nicole. I grab her wrist pulling her back and demand to know what's happening. She bursts into tears and through her sobs she tells me the news.
