juju💕.

"hey are you ignoring me ??" malia asked as she came into the locker room.

"lol no." i said shrugging my shoulders.

"you kind of are. im sorry about you're laptop i'll buy you another one" she said.

"it's not about the laptop malia. im just emotional right now and idk wtf is going on" i said sighing.

"maybe you should ask coach for a break.. you looked drained" kiki said.

"nah im good. i already had 2 weeks off against my will" i said.

"im really sorry" malia said.

"it's fine malia" i said sighing rubbing my forehead.

"so apparently you're not okay twin. you really need a break" ken said.

"yeah it's okay to need a break ju we get it" rayah said.

"overworking yourself isn't gonna help" ag said.

"omg can yall stop ?? ain't sh** wrong with me d***" i said walking out of the locker room. i aggressively walked to the bathroom as tears rolled own my eyes.

i hid in the stall and exhaled wiping my face. i have no idea wtf is going on with me but i cannot deal with this.

"ju you okay ?" i heard and i instantly recognized the voice as rayah's and lord knows she's overprotective.

"im fine" i croaked out.

"please tell me what's wrong. this isn't you" she said.

"i just need time to myself" i said.

"is that why you have huge bags under you're eyes, why you can't sleep, why you have no energy in practice, and you're crying right now hiding in a bathroom stall ?" she asked.

"okay ntm" i said making her giggle. that kind of made me laugh cus how yk allat ??

"please open the door" she said. i wiped my tears and exhaled unlocking the door.

"what's going on with you ?" she asked.

"idk tbh. it's like i can't function and my mind is clouded" i said lowly.

"you need a break ju. seriously this is draining you" rayah said.

"ik but basketball keeps me sane" i said.

"it's not now" she said making me nod.

"you're gonna be okay and yk we got you ju. you don't have to do this alone" she said hugging me tightly. something i really needed.

malia🌸.

i grabbed my phone to call liv. she's the only person that can get through to ju and get her to open up besides me and im half of the reason she's so stressed right now.

calling her it rang 2x before she answered.

"hello ?" her voice said.

"liv ??" i said.

"yeah wassup lia ?" she asked.

"somethings wrong with juju. like she can't sleep, she can barely eat, and i kind of scared her on accident the other night and made her waist her coffee and break her laptop cus she dropped it"

"she's been avoiding me since but she's so emotional and so drained she won't listen to us when we tell her she needs a break. she ran out of the locker room today" i explained.

"aww my poor baby.. lemme talk to her & don't worry about it to much love yk she's just emotional" liv said.

"okay thank youu so much liv" i said.

"ofcc imma call you and let yk how it go" she said.

"okay bet! be safe" i said.

"you too pretty" she said. after saying our. goodbyes we hung up.

i hope that liv can talk to ju and help her cus she's really going through it and it's definitely not just about the laptop either.

this is so hard for me cus i don't like seeing my best friend like this at all. i wish she would just talk to me about what's going on.

liv💗.

"& my man, thank you to my man" hannah said making me laugh and shake my head.

"liv is ju okay ?? cus her reposts on tiktok is scaring me" kylee said making me sigh.

"idk her best friend called me and apparently she's been having mental breakdowns lately. im gonna call her tn and prolly fly out" i said.

"aww poor girl.. i hope she gets well soon" cass said.

"thank you" i smiled and she nodded.

i am really worried about juju cus it's not her first time being this deep into a hole and ik how bad it can get. but i am gonna fly out to cali to make sure my baby good.

"hey wanna watch a movie with me tonight ?" hannah asked tapping on my shoulder.

"ofc i would love too" i said making her smile and nod.

"goodie i'll bring snacks" she said making me giggle and nod. i love how happy she get over little things.

we walked to my car and headed home and i looked over at her and she stared out the window.

"grace you okay ?" i asked.

"yeah just thinking" she said.

"well don't.. ts will have you crying cus you was overthinking" i said making her stare at me.

"you're literally so mean. i can't help my emotions so can you stop ?" she asked with an attitude.

"baby i never said sh** about you're emotions. i said you overthinking will have you crying so stop twisting my words cus i never made fun of you for it nor would i ever" i said.

"okay" was all she said.

"why you always feel like im picking at you ?? you know you emotional as h*ll to hannah. ik you can't help it that's why im always here" i said.

"you keep calling me a crybaby and you always get frustrated when i cry" she said making me scoff.

"girl no tf i have not. i will admit i did call you a crybaby cus you are one and thats okay cus you're my little crybaby"

"but not once have i got frustrated with you. the only frustrating thing is the fact that you refuse to take that medicine to at least help cus you think it makes you weak" i said.

we made it home and i hopped straight in the shower. i set the movie up and waited for hannah but she might take longer cus she got a attitude now so i called juju.

"hey mama" i said.

"hey bae" she smiled at me.

"so imma get straight to it and say that ik about you're little breakdowns. what's going on with you ??" i asked and she sighed.

"idk my brain is clouded and it won't stop. i can't sleep everything is just so hard and so draining" she said.

"well you could've told me that love.. you don't have to do this alone. you're fine baby just go at your own pace" i said.

"i've been so over the edge lately and the team thinks i need a break from basketball" she said.

"you do pretty. it's needed and way overdo." i said.

"ikk. i am thinking about telling coach tho cus i think me having time to get myself together is gonna help so much" she said with a little smile.

"im proud of you baby.. ik it's hard been there done that but you gone get through and yk im here for you" i said.

"thank you bae" she smiled and i nodded. a few seconds later hannah walked in and got into bed. she started the movie.

she yawned making me chuckle.. she didn't cry today which is good lol. but my girl still wore tf out and that's okay.

"gts baby girl" i said as she laid her head on my chest. she smiled at me and i could see her drift off to sleep.

"she's so cute" juju said with a smile making me giggle.

"she is" i said back.

we talked about how we could help her and focusing on her bettering herself and her mind cus the mental don't play at all. and i hope she do get better really soon.

chapter 16🤍! vote and comment🫶🏾!