"Bro you finally in high school!" My best friend Metri says to me as we walk into the school. " We been waiting for this day since .. man I don't even know but it's been a long ass time. Now I can mess with you all day everyday."

"Girl you got that right . I, Kaylee Williams, will make my freshman year the best school year ever."

I am now Freshman at Chino Hills High School and Metri is a sophomore. I actually can't believe I'm finally in high school.

"Uh did you go to orientation?"

"Nah. I should have cause Ion know where the hell I'm goin." I say looking around the loud hallway .

"Me too. I need to get my short ass to the office . But I don't know which way to go and I'm show not about to ask these kids." She says looking around the hallway too.

Metri transferred to chino hills so we can be at the same school again.

"First of all if anyone in this friendship is short it's me. Remember I'm 5'0 and your 5'7." I laugh. " And yeah I feel you. "

"You right . Let's keep walking. I know one good thing about chino hills high school is the fine boys." She saws walking ahead of me .

I shake my head and follow her down that hall. She makes a left a right then another right.

"Where the hell you taking me ?"

"I don't know I was just going places."

"I fucking hate yo stupid ass." I say rolling my eyes .

"Man whatever . Ask those boys over there where we should go." She says pointing to the group of boys standing at the lockers.

They were all very VERY tall. There were 2 light skin boys one with a blonde curly hair. He was lanky and laughing one of the other guys said. The other light skin had the same type of hair but was just shorter. He was hella built and was leaning against the lockers.

The other four are all dark skin and strong looking. They were all tall one was taller than all of them but only but like 2 inches .

"Damn that light skin nigga fine as fuck."

"Which Lightskin nigga. There's two stupid."

"They both fine but the taller was is just ... " she trailed off licking her lips.

"You a mess girl. But I'm not Finna ask then they all like giants ."

"And what?." She says crossing her arms.

I knew she wasn't gonna budge but then her eyes got wide and I was about to turn around but she stop me.

"No! There looking at us . Turn around slowly and go up to them ." She says , I do as she told but she had to push me from

behind to start walking.

"Uh wassup guys." I say as cool as I could.

'Hey' and 'wassup' came from the 6 of them.

" I need some help. I don't know where the office is and I need to get my schedule." I say looking up at them.

"Did you just move here? I didn't see you last year ." The tallest light skin boy says.

"Nah. Imma freshman."

"Wait what ?" He says standing up at his full height, which was even taller than I expected. "You only a freshman?"

"Yeah. You surprised?" I say looking confused.

"Yeah. You look older than that." One of the dark skinned boys said. "You could be a junior to be honest."

I just shrugged.

"So you're only 14?" The blonde light skinned says.

"Yeah I just turned 14."

"You look way older than that." He said.

"My name is Kaylee by the way. " I say introducing myself.

"I'm LaMelo." The blonde haired one says.

"I'm LiAngelo, His older brother." The other light skinned one says pointing at LaMelo.

"I'm O." The tallest one say.

"I'm Eli. Best baller on the team already know what it is." He said flexing his muscles.

The boys start to argue about who the best hooper on the team is .

"Alright guys I gotta go. Thanks for the help though." I say waving at them.

"Hold on where you got them shoes from?" LiAngelo said looking at my Red Velvet 11s.

"Ion know my daddy got them for me."

"My oldest brother been looking for them since they came out. " LaMelo said. "They ain't in stores ."

"Well I just kept begging my dad to get them for me . He found a way." I laugh.

"Yeah cause she a daddy's girl and get whatever she wants." Metri came up next to me .

"So what if I'm a daddy's girl? Don't be trippin cause my daddy got me these before you got them."

"I ain't trippin man. " she rolls her eyes then looks at the group of boys. "My name Metri I'm a sophomore."

They all said hey to her and introduced them selves.

"We better head to the office though. Bye nice meeting y'all."

We start walking to the office to get out schedules.

"That nigga LiAngleo fine as I don't know what."

"You got that right girl. His brother cute too."

"Girl get some. He only a year older than you too." She said giving me a look.

"You right. What we really need to do it got to class." I said. "I'll see you at lunch."

We said out good byes and headed to class. The only regular class we have together is P.E and Free period but I guess that better than having none at all.

This year finna be lit as hell.

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"Oh my god it feel like I ain't seen you in 12 months." Metri said hugging me.

"Chill out dog. We seen each other like 3 hours ago." I roll my eyes.

"Yeah whatever . Let me be happy to see you." She said. "Yo ass ruins everything."

"Okay um don't get attitude ma'am."

We laugh at how stupid we act. We got P.E now then lunch and then our last 2 periods and the our free period.

"Hopefully we not doing anything like running cause I just got these shoes yesterday and imma have to take a zero." She said moving her head around like she telling somebody off. "I will not get these dirty."

As you can see me and Metri are shoe fanatics. Together we got about 100 pairs of shoes. If only we wore the same size.

"I feel you girl. I ain't trynna get mine dirty neither."

We walk into the gym doors to see what looks like the whole basketball team .

They were shooting hoops and doing drills.

"I think you're in the wrong class

girls." The man said who I assumed to be the coach.

He said a chino hills windbreaks on and some adidas soccer pants.

"Nah it say on our schedules that we got P.E for fifth period."

"Well then I guess y'all are in the right place. We usually use this period just for the basketball team ." He explained. " we just practice for these 60 minutes. "

"Oh alright. So what you want us to do?

"You can sit and watch. We are only using this net if you wanna shoot in the other." He turns and point to the net the boys are doing layups on. "There are soccer balls and jump ropes and stuff in the cabinet you can do what ever you want."

"Alright coach. How much longer we got in this class?"

"About 55 minutes. It's a long class period."

He turns and walks to the boys. I see LaMelo, LiAngelo, Eli, O, Don, Quan. Those are the boys we meet this morning.

"You wanna shoot some baskets Kay?"

"Let's go. I'll rebound first." I tell her.

I go to stand under the net while she goes to get the rack of basketballs.

"You look so short." She laughs.

"I always look short stupid." I roll my eyes.

"You know what?" She said shaking her head. She shoots the ball and it goes in.

"I still got it." She said.

"Bro we was at the courts yesterday. " I said to her.

"Oh yeah . You know I be forgetting stuff."

"I am not about to play with you." I say laughing.

She takes a lot more shots. She does some fancy stuff like behind the back though the legs, Step backs.

"Okay Metri I see you girl."

"Child, you know you can do the same thing. "

"You right but I don't play basketball. That's your sport, I play soccer." I say.

"I know. But you could play basketball I mean I did teach you everything I know."

We switch, now I'm shooting and she's rebounding.

"Give me something. The boys are watching."

She so annoying but I love her. She is a little player though. I take off my jacket so i won't get as sweaty.

"Oh damn. The jackets coming off its Finna get serious." She jokes.

I do a between the legs behind the back combo and shoot. It went in of course.

Me and Metri play sports. She does basketball and I do soccer. But she taught me how to

Play basketball and I teach her soccer so that we understand each other's sports better.

Best friend goals? I know right.

"Okay Kaylee you could ball if you wanted to."

"But I don't want to that's the thing."

"Why? You could be real good." She said. She dribbles the ball and walks towards me.

"It's just not as interesting to play than to watch. Beside its yo sport not mine."

"But I could still take yo ankles anyway. " I say taking the ball away from her and shoot for 3.

"Aight its on shawty." She jogs to the ball and throws it to me.

"D up then."

She gets as low as she can in her jeans and holds her hand out.

I dribble up to her and do a between the legs. When she plants her feet I shoot.

"Lucky shoot."

I got to the corner and she posts up . I lean into her and drive to the ball, going up for a three.

"Can't have luck twice in a row."

"Last one." She said.

I hold the ball and push her back with my butt. I turn and hesitate she jump slightly and I do a step back and drain a 3.

"Yall hoop?" Someone said from behind me.

I turn to see LaMelo and Liangelo behind us back in there regular clothes.

"Nah. I don't but she do."

"You sure. You look good out there." LiAngelo said.

"I play soccer she does basketball."

"I been trynna get her on the court since forever she just won't do it." Metri said holding the basketball to her said.

So much for my best friend taking my side.

"It's not my thing LiAngelo." I say to him.

"Call me Gelo and it's Gould be you're thing cause you good. You to DaMetria."

"Oh no call me Metri. Please call me Metri."

" try out for the girls basketball team." LaMelo said.

"I am. Imma get her there too. Trust." Metri said looking down at me.

"You know what I'm tired of?" I said. "I'm tired of everyone looking down at me."

"Well what the hell we suppose to do? We can't look up to you that's impossible." LaMelo said smirking.

"You got jokes huh?"

"Always."

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