jackie💕.

i walked into the livingroom and saw her sleeping on the couch. we been back in vegas for a couple of hours now.

everything about my family made me so happy and spending time with them will always be important to me.

i walked closer to her and smiled cus she's so adorable. i didn't wanna wake her up but ik this couch is gonna be uncomfortable for her.

"baby" i said lightly shaking her.

"mama wake up". she began to stir and sat up looking around.

"im sorry i woke you up, but ik this couch is super uncomfortable. come to bed love" i said holding my hand out for her.

she grabbed my hand and i led her to bed. im not surprised she's even sleeping cus her doctor prescribed her some sleeping medicine and they have been helping.

"go back to sleep boo" i said lightly rubbing her forehead. she rested her head against my chest. a few seconds later she was sleeping.

i grabbed my phone and texted kp and a'ja just cus im bored and i liked to tease a'ja about bam.

3/3 best friends 🦋.

jackie: hi guys, nalyssa is sleeping so im bored.. what yall doing ????

kp: nun watching netflix 🥳.

a'ja: otp with my man 😍😍.

kp: here she go, we already knew that 😭.

jackie: a'ja as yo best friend lemme hold yo hand when i say this.. bam is UGLY ASFFF 😭. like you can do better than him.

a'ja: he is not 😒. bam treats me right and makes me happy and he is super handsome.

kp: jack 😭.

a'ja: you agreeing kelsey ???

kp: what ?? i said nothing wym 😂😂.

jackie: im just saying boo. you can definitely do better but hey it is what is it.

a'ja: hater. sound jealous cus you just can't congratulate me and move tf on.

jackie: ME ? JEALOUS ? of who ?? 😂😂

a'ja: of bam, and that he's actually all the way into our relationship.

jackie: first of all, im not jealous at all. never been that baby 😂. been happy asf for you since the day you told me. i just don't think he's allat and i'll admit maybe i should've kept that to myself.

jackie: and second of all nalyssa is very much into our relationship. we all know that she's been through such a traumatic a** experience that maybe she's not 100% yet and that's okay but she's trying and that's all that matters.

a'ja yeah..

kp: guys ik yall not arguing over no stuff like this.

jackie: that's her tho, like yeah be mad at me, cuss me out, do wtf you gotta do but don't bring nalyssa into this especially when you know what's she's been through! ts not fair at all.

a'ja: ik and im sorry for saying that. ik that she's still healing from trauma and i didn't mean it like that but i take full responsibility.

jackie: it's fine and im sorry too. as your best friend imma always express my opinion on yo man but im happy for you and he not for me to think he cute anyways!

jackie: im forever happy for you baby and ion want you to think otherwise just cus he look a lil funny to me! he makes you happy and you think he look good and that's all that matters.

kp: jack thats such a backsided compliment 😭.

a'ja: right ?? she said "funny looking" 😒. but thank you i really appreciate it. and he is very good looking 😍😍😍.

jackie: i- yeahh anywho kpp wby boo ???

kp: nope 🙃. he just embarrassed me so bad so im just tryna take the time to heal and get my mind right.

a'ja: listen not to be like jackie but first off all darren wasn't even cute. and yk what i pushed past that cus like jack said he ain't for everyone anyway but he was manipulative, a liar, a gaslighter you name it !

jackie: what a'ja said. and he really drew the line when we won the championship last year and ofc he made it about him. like no bro.

jackie: he just couldn't except the fact that maybe you had a better career than him even if he made more money!! he ain't wanna see you shine fr.

kp: crazy 😒. i was so happy for him genuinely with football and everything and i always supported him.

a'ja: LAMEEEE. he's a loser ! NEXTT.

i shook my head and laughed cus a'ja will always be so unserious and i love it.

nalyssa🐐.

"lyss i have a question" syd said making me look at her and nod.

"ask me" i said.

"so i noticed, that like in the beginning of the szn you were a starter getting some playing time you was out there ball. but towards the end she took that and you were barely playing at all why's that ?" syd asked.

i felt jack sit down beside me and i lightly laid my head on her shoulder.

"so obviously our rookie was caitlin clark & we knew she was gonna bring so much to the table so much talent. and with that came special treatment or what not" i started.

"so we started noticing that christie were making plays around her and the team was really about her and i made it be known that we didn't appreciate that".

"i took to twitter than i really wanted some different something better speaking hypothetically didn't actually think i would get that."

"and she saw it. we never talked about it fr but she took my starting spot, then that led to specific minutes on the court, to none at all."

"and i feel like me asking for something better is why that attack happened months later-

"girl no don't say that" tip said.

"baby stop. don't say that, ts ain't got nun to do with why that crackhead did what he did" jack said holding my hand.

"at all fawking pathetic" a'ja said.

"and you said what you said!!!" chelsea said.

"right like im so glad you stood yo ground. you put up with sm bull i genuinely would've crashed out about. and you did what you had to do". ac said.

"and the only reason she reacted like that by taking yo starting spot and not letting you play and yall NEVER talked about is because she know you right." kiah said.

"right, she know she wrong a team is a TEAM. it ain't about one person ion gaf how good you think you are" jack said.

"well just know you ain't got to worry about nun of that here boo. on this team we all equal and we all bring each other up. well almost equal anyway" syd said.

"and what does that mean" a'ja asked mugging her.

"respectfully, it's really about you on this team. no shade with it and i get miss mv3" she said shrugging.

"guys stop it. everyone on this team is important in different ways. we're a TEAM." jack said.

"mm her karma came quick ain't it ? cus not she got fired lol" tip said.

"see you just being messy now" megan said.

"kb.. it's been weeks boo. what's going on with you ?" jack asked.

"nothing im good" she said grabbing her stuff. she walked out the door letting it shut aggressively behind her.

"ion even know anymore bro. like this girl don't know how to communicate at this point" jackie said.

"should we call her mom ??" a'ja asked.

"we probably should" kate said.

after practice we headed home and showered and then i walked to the kitchen so that i could cook dinner.

"im making tacos is that okay ?" i asked.

"ofc love" she said smiling.

"do you think bcus you said you wanted something better that the attack happened" i asked.

"sometimes, no one would speak up so i did but i didn't realize it was so wrong" i said.

"it's not wrong baby. you did what you had to do. and you were right yall shouldn't have to go through that as a TEAM."

"and that attack was not your fault at all, it was a crackhead who was desperate and saw the opportunity off of a female. none of this is you're fault baby so stop thinking that" she said.

"im gonna need a lot of counseling" i whined.

"im proud of you mama. ik this is hard and you are healing and that's okay cus imma be right here" she said hugging me.

"i love you" i mumbled .

"i love you more" she smiled.

after cooking we sat on the couch and turned on the tv. we were honestly just talking about random things enjoying each others company.

although the attack took a huge toll on my mental and physical health im still forever grateful cus im alive. i don't regret saying i wanted "something better" bcus it wasn't fair to our team but sometimes i do wonder why it happened.

but coming to vegas has given me hope at healing and a better life. a start to a new beginning and i really love this team.

"im so grateful for you. thank you for being here for me. i really needed someone to hold me down while im in this dark hole" i mumbled into her shoulder.

"ofc mama. i will forever be here for you no matter what. you're never alone my love" she smiled. we leaned in and shared a kiss.

definitely grateful no matter the circumstances cus i got so many people behind me even if i did feel alone and not understood.

chapter 12🥳! vote and comment💕!