Viral: Ryland Storms

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I wake up and Jake is on his phone.

You:morning baby.
Jake:good morning! The boys are coming over in an hour.
You:ok.

I get up and shower. I change into black jeans and a crop top. I straighten my hair and do natural makeup.

After I'm done getting ready I go downstairs to the kitchen. When I walk into the kitchen the boys and Jake are sitting at the table eating. I grab a plate and make my breakfast. Once I'm done eating I go up to my room and sit on my bed.

Yesterday I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a tiktok ad. It looked fun so I downloaded the app but haven't gone on it yet. I open tiktok and scroll for a few minutes. A dance comes up on my for you page so I learn it then make my first tiktok.

After I make my tiktok I scroll through my fyp. Soon the notification section says 99+. I looked at my video and it vent viral. It had 3mil likes, 10mil views, and 283.79k comments. I start reading some of the comments:
@user52910: She's the next Charli
@petroutv: Would you like to come to LA. If so dm me.
@avani: YES!! GET IT GURL!!
@larrayeeee: PERIODT!!
@abc123: clown🤡
@h8t3r: you can't even dance

I see this Petro guy's comment. I live in Texas and have never been to any other state. I dm him.

You: hello. I saw your comment about coming to LA and I'm interested.
Petroutv: Great! If you want, I can fly you to LA and see how well you do fitting in. If you fit in well you could move in and start a social media career.
You: um. I will have to talk to my boyfriend about that, but I'll let you know the final decision. Also what's your name?
Petroutv: My name is Thomas.
You:ok thank you.

I turn my phone off and run downstairs.

You:JAKE!!
Jake:what?! Is everything ok?!
You:kinda.
Jake:what's wrong?
You:well yesterday I saw on Instagram an ad for tiktok so I downloaded it and today I made a titkok and it went viral and a guy named Thomas said he could help me start a career with social media if I fly out to California!
Jake:so what's wrong with that?
You: if I fly out and fit in there well then I would have to move and start my career there.
Jake:so we have to move to California?!
You:yeah..
Jake:ok.
You:wait. Really?!!
Jake:yeah..
You:thank you!

I run upstairs and dm Thomas.

You:hey Thomas! Yes I can fly out to California, but could my boyfriend come too?
Petourtv: That's great, your boyfriend can come too. For your flight I will be paying for it.
You:ok!
Petroutv:ok I bought your tickets, they are today at 6pm.
You:ok thank you so much! Are you going to pick us up?
Petroutv:yes. I'll be picking you up and I'm going to bring another person with me.
You:ok.

I put my phone down and start packing my bags. Once I'm done packing I go downstairs to the living room.

You:sorry to interrupt but babe, our flight to Cali is in 2 hours.
Jake:2 hours?!
You:yeah. Thomas and another person are going to pick us up.
Jake:I can't make it. Me and the boys are going to a party.
You:ok, it's fine. I think I'll be back in 3 days.
Jake:ok bye!

I go back upstairs and sit in my bed. That was kinda weird. Earlier Jake said he could go and he never mentioned a party to me. Maybe one of the boys just told him about it. Oh well..

After waiting 2 hours I grab my bags and walk downstairs. I start going to the living room but hear...

Jake:bro if I keep dating her I could get famous!
Boy1:and tonight she'll be gone so you could get a better girl!
Boy2: I heard there will be a lot of girl there tonight!
Boy3:all of us could get famous too!

I walk into the living room.

You:Jake we're breaking up. You all have fun tonight with those girls! When I get back I'm moving all my stuff out.

I go out to the Uber and get in. They start driving.

You:ugh. I hate boys!
Driver:what happened?
You:I just got famous on tiktok and my boyfriend well ex, and his friends want to use me for fame and tonight they are going to a party and he was probably going to cheat on me there! But I wouldn't of known because I would be in California and his stupid friends don't even care!
Driver:that's tuff.

~Skip to when flight lands~

I get off the plane and grab my bags. I go outside and wait for Thomas. A few minutes after I get outside a guy comes up to me.

Guy:hello Sydney, I'm Thomas.
You:hi.

Then another guy comes running up from a car.

Guy2:I'm Ryland.
You:Sydney, nice to meet you. Where am I going to be staying?
Thomas:with us. We live in a big house with many other people.
You:ok.
Thomas:Ryland get her bags.
Ryland:fine.

Ryland grabs my bags and I follow them to their car. I get in the back seat, Thomas sits in the driver seat, and Ryland sits in the back seat too. Thomas starts driving.

You:how many people live with you?
Thomas:about 10.
Ryland:no there's more! Kouvr, Mia, Alex, Calvin, Patrick, Paper, Chase, Nick, Micheal, me, you, ok never mind.
You:wait. How many girls are there?
Thomas:2 that live with us.
You:also who's Avani and Larray?
Thomas:they don't live with us but they will be at the house when we get there.
You:yay! I want to meet them.
Ryland:so you single?
You:yes...but not looking for a relationship right now.
Ryland:I'll always be ready!
Thomas:Ryland!
Ryland:sorry jeez.