I Fell in Love Once

Chapter Twenty-One

Ashton's POV

I search everywhere for Ryanne and the other girls but I can't find them anywhere! "C'mon, Ash, they are probably back at the hotel!" Mikey says and I follow him to the limo and tell the driver to go back to the hotel. When we get there I see Sarah's Volvo and a wave of relief washes over me. For a long time after Sydney died I was worried Ryanne would commit suicide! She showed so many signs of depression I was sure she would. I'm glad she didn't. We go up to our room and Calum and I go to check on the girls. "Hello, ladies!" Calum says trying to act cute! I gag as Sarah kisses him. "Get a room!" Jordyn teases. Sarah sticks her tongue out at Jordyn and I ask where Ry is. "She's getting ice." Sarah tells me. "We would've seen her if she was." Calum argues. "Then where is she?" Jordyn asks. "Well we have to go look for her!" I demand and we all go out into the hall and run up and down looking for her. "Guys! I hear something!" Sarah yells. I run over to her and she says she hears something in the closet. We open the closet door to see Ryanne and some guy making out. "Ryanne? JOHNNY?!" Sarah yelps. "What the?!" I mutter. "Ash it's not what it looks like! Please now he-" I cut her off and slam the closet door and run back to my room! Whoever this Johnny jerk is I hope he realizes he's dating an awful cheating skank! "Who the heck was that Ryanne was kissing?" I ask Sarah hearing her follow me. "Her ex. She dumped him because his best friend dumped me and they thought it would be awkward. Then she claimed that he was being stalker-like and abusive for a while and then there was nothing! Like Johnny completely disappeared." Sarah explains. "Wait! She told me her ex dumped her." I say. "She told you that so you wouldn't think she was crying over a boy she dumped. Or maybe she did it for sympathy! I don't know Ryanne can go either way! Oh Ash I'm so sorry! I've been dealing with this b*tchy version of her since the 6th grade! She was sweet when I first met her but I always knew that she is obnoxious and rude! I didn't know she'd go this far! I'm so sorry!" She tells me and Jordyn and the guys come in the room and comfort me. "I was going to....to....tell her....I love her!" I cry and they all hug me and try to comfort me. "Ash she's not worth it! You are so much better than her!" Jordyn says and they all nod in agreement. "Yah but you guys are the only friends she has left! Do you really want to leave her?" I ask the girls. "We have for a long time but she's the type of girl who will spread rumors if you cross her so we just didn't." Sarah explains and it all makes sense now. How she always acted flirty around every guy she met and then kissed me while staring at another guy! "I should've seen it coming!" I said and they told me I was wrong and it's not my fault and a that crap friends tell people who were dumped but I don't believe any of it. I tell them I just want to go lay down in my bed and the agree and I go to my room. Now I know how love dies...slowly and painfully...