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Chapter 13 RYDER

I haven’t heard from her in 3 days. I admit I am nervous and scared. She hasn’t answered any of my texts or called me back, which worries me more. I have talked to Nate and he says that only Ramsies will talk to him. I thought about asking him for Ramsies number, but he looked so stressed and tired I decided I’ve already asked enough of Nate.

I go online to Instagram and find a newly posted picture. It’s in the woods, light shining through a patch in the green and brown trees lighting up the middle of the picture. A girl sits on a rock in the middle. Tan skin spotted with mud, brown wavy hair blowing in her face from the wind, big green amber eyes stare up at the camera. She is wearing jean shorts barely visible due to her sitting in Indian form, but her sweater is falling off one shoulder exposing the strap of her bra. The sweater is light brown and covers all her body until her shorts. One hand is in her hair the other in her lap. The girl has rosy cheeks and an olympians body, reminding me of Jaz yet not. The last thing that stands out about her are her shoes the exact same as Jas’: dark brown hiking boots, worn and dirty.

All I can think who is the beauty? I  feel guilty knowing I am dating Jasmine now, but this girl is so stunning I can’t help it. Finally I brake my eyes away from her and look at the coment: New life New me. Calming is the woods, calming in me.

This leaves me very confused but the next thing I see are that she has over 200 comments, which I decide to look through trying to find out who she is. The first one to really interest me says Jasmine! Oh my gosh! I am bewildered that this is Jasmine the Jasmine Ella Finch. She never had over 1500 likes before heck the most she had was 29. I quickly type “Jasmine where the hell have you been??? Come home plz and talk to me.” I click send but regret it knowing people are now going to be curious about what she’s been doing and where she’s been.

I turn my iPhone off and chuck it at my wall. I was so mad and confused by why she is doing this that I couldn’t handle it anymore. I let my anger take hold of me so I decided to throw my phone which made me even more mad. I walk over to my phone now on the floor, to find it cracked. I let out a sigh of frustration willing myself not to get mad. My parents aren’t home yet so I have about 4 hours I wish I was spending with Jaz.

My heart sank at the thought of her. I call my friend Beck and tell him about Jaz, he thinks I need to get away for a while. Beck tells me to come and hang out with him and a few others for the night, which I  gladly comply to. I get in the car heading over to Beck’s while trying to push Jasmine to the side of me head.

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“Hey dude,” Beck says shortly after I ring the doorbell.

“Hey,” I reply with a boring tune.

“Well nice to see you to.”

“Sorry this week hasn’t been the greatest.”

“I told yah hanging around that freak doesn’t help you.”

“Don’t call her a freak,” I say threateningly.

“Chill out damn. Just come to the living room and I’ll introduce you.”

“Fine.”

We walked into the living room to my surprise there was 2 other guys and 4 girls. I had a bad feeling this was supposed to be a date night.

“Everyone this is Ryder, Ryder meet Leah, Samantha, Chesley, and Kristen.”

“Hey,” they all responded. I had already known the boys therefore he didn’t need to introduce them.

“Ryder you’re going with Samantha.”

“Oh where are we going?”

“We are gonna go to Chick-fil-a then hang at a club,” replies Beck as if its obvious.