“if you elbowed me in the gut because of a gummy bear that makes you a villain 100%.” he claimed as they both were settling in on the commotion. he thought the police being there would have got things to calm down but it only escalated as he saw his classmates that weren’t involved being handcuffed. his initial instinct was to yell out but he knew that wouldn’t have done anything. “guess we better at movies in the park to shit we can’t do now huh?” he scoffed as some of the officers got closer to them. when shai got cuffed first he tried to step in between to stop them, “aye! watch out, we ain’t even do nothing man!” he argued as another officer pulled him back and forcefully grabbed his arms and put them behind his back. “ah, get the fuck off me!” trent tried the resist the handcuffs and it took another officer coming over for him to relax and go with it. “we getting out, don’t even trip. and when I tell my dad about officers...” his words trailed off as he tried to memorize the names and badge numbers. “yall finna lose yall jobs, watch.” and that was the last thing he said as the officer took him away from shai and led him to one of the cop cars. 

“is that where you really wanna be loyal?” he queried. it wasn’t a topic he wanted to get into too much but he couldn’t help but to ask that simple question. after passing the fries over to her, he had reached over to grab a stray that was nearly hanging off the container as he listened to her list of the different snacks that she had. “yeah you gon have to pass me some kit-kats cause that’s one of my favorites. i’m shocked you got good taste in snacks cause your movie taste had me worried.” he said jokingly as he grabbed his gatorade from the cupholder and took a quick swig. “ion recall saying i liked that movie, it was mid but it was somebody next to me that I couldn’t say no to so, yeah.” trent shrugged as he put the cap back on his drink and set it down. “but next time? i’m picking the movie. rom-coms not bad but you gotta pick a GOOD one. i prefer a horror movie forreal but I know everybody ain’t into that aka they scary so i’ll usually settle for a comedy or something with a popular actor.” 

he wasn’t very good at not looking guilty as he had started laughing to himself. so much that he hadn’t noticed when the water bottle had come hurling back at him, hitting him in his forehead. “forreal shai?” he called out as he stood up and walked over to her still laughing. he wrapped his arm around her neck, putting her in a headlock from behind for a few seconds before he stopped. “I threw a lil ass gummy bear and you tryna give niggas concussions. that’s crazy.” trent’s attention was suddenly put on the protestors that had come out of nowhere. he was couldn’t make out quite what they were saying but it had got chaotic rather quickly. “what the fuck...” he mumbled as things only got louder from the group. he then motioned for his friend to get up not knowing what was to come but he didn’t want them to be caught in the crossfire. “let’s go...anywhere but here, cause these people wilding right now.” he said right as the police started to appear. 

“tell her she owe you some tips for being late, ion know if it works like that but that sounds fair to me especially if they was being stingy again.” he explained. trent looked at her begging hand for a quick second, squinting his eyes trying to think about what snacks she could have. though he knew the sharing of his food was inevitable as he took the first bite and then passed the styrofoam container in her direction. “them snacks better be good too, not no nasty shit like pretzels and twizzlers.” the male claimed after he finished chewing and he turned his head completely to see what she was going to pull out. “just cause you call it a classic don’t make it one, i’m already questioning your taste in movies because of it too so ion wanna hear nothing about drumline.” 

trent had just busted a open a fresh pack of gummy bears as he sat in his spot watching those around him. however when he spotted his best friend in the row of people right in front of him he had no choice but to mess with her. he picked out his least favorite gummy bear which was the clear one in the pack and launched it at the back of her head, quickly looking away with innocence afterwards. 

while indulging in the carne asada fries he had just purchased, he normally wouldn’t have paid the person sitting by him any mind but he recognized the voice which caused his head to turn immediately. “look who made it. soccer mom’s be doing the damn thing a lil bit though, those after game snacks used to smack.” trent said as he picked up the fork to mix the fries around. “i’m not surprised that someone who chose a walk to remember doesn’t like drumline. this is a proper movie.” 

the last thing the male was trying to do was be apart of any stress bearing conversations or altercations while on the vacation but with topics from the radio show still lingering, trent needed to talk to one of the messengers. the athlete stood tall leaning against a table with his hoodie on and shades on as he waited for the woman. he had been through a lot of emotions and had many conversations, most of which didn’t go well so his hope was that this one wouldn’t follow suit. “you really joking right now?” he questioned right away with his stern tone immediately showing what kind of mood he was in. sure they had joked about nicknames previously but now wasn’t the time. “you give me what I want and I might give you something in return. first, who the fuck told you that information about my coach? ion know why you though that shit was cool to drop but it wasn’t. this is my fucking future you messing with and for what? to be the hot topic for two seconds? c’mon, b.”  

“you telling me avery, juelz and chelsea not right there witcha’? ion know how cheer work but if this was hoops we’d be set.” the male laughed. he felt the need to get a little stretching in himself as he followed his own instructions and reach for his right leg for a quick set. “the extra shit is what separates you from the pack. anybody can do squats but not everybody is doing weighted lunges, RDLs, and kettle bell swings.” he explained as that was how he learn to love working out and living in the gym. “basketball started it but now its second nature to be in here. I used to hate it like you but now I feel weird if I don’t workout.” he answered before standing up. trent then went behind her and placed his hands to her back. “now go down the middle, i’m gonna push you forward little by little to get the full stretch.” once she was ready and in position for that he applied some light pressure and pushed her forward for the fifteen second count. after that he relieved it and went back to his mat but remained standing. “two feet together, touch your toes then after that spread them again and do both sides.” 

he brushed off her comment knowing she wasn’t always pleasant in the beginning but he didn’t take it personally. he slipped his phone into the pocket of his shorts before walking over to grab some mats for the both of them. “carrying the squad, that’s crazy.” he chuckled as the laid the mats down and occupied one of them, leaving the other for her. “its at least two or three solid girls on the squad. at least that’s what it looks like.” he explained though he knew that she probably was more aware than he was. “probably not gon do as much leg work today, maybe some squats, and lunges but that’s it. go head and sit down, spread your legs and reach for the right leg with your left arm. we gon’ do each side for like fifteen seconds.”