The Shy Witch

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

"No!" I yelled as Ryder started dragging me away from Nick. "I'm in love with him!" Ryder only laughed.

"You're going to regret this in the morning."

"Nick!" I yelled.

"Annalise!" He called back. "Ryder, let her go. She just wanted to spend some time with me."

"I'm sure." Ryder said angrily.

"I want Nick." I told Ryder. Suddenly he let me go and marched over to Nick, who was following us.

"You were the one who gave it to her, weren't you?" He demanded. Nick avoided eye contact.

"I thought it would be fu-"

But Nick didn't get to finish his sentence. Ryder threw his fist across his face, and I swear I saw blood. There were screams in the crowd, and I knew people had seen what was going on.

Nick doubled over, cupping his nose, and Ryder smirked. He turned around and grabbed my hand, pulling me out of the room and into the hallway. I stayed silent, scared of what would happen if I went back for Nick.

I was even silent when Ryder held my hand all the way back to my room. He took my key from me and opened the door.

"You need to go to bed." Ryder said, pulling the covers off my bed.

"What about Nick?" I asked.

"Nick is stupid. He gave you a love potion. That's the only reason why you're so obsessed with him right now."

"But I love him." I whined, flopping onto the bed. "Why can't we be together?"

"Trust me," he said. "I've been friends with Nick for years, but I've also seen how he is with girls. And you don't want to be around that." I started crying, not able to help myself. Ryder sat down on my couch and flipped on the television. "Don't cry, I'll be right here. I'm going to have to stay here until it wears off."

"Well what am I supposed to do?" I asked him through my tears.

Ryder shrugged. "Well, we could watch TV, or we could just talk."

"I want to talk to Nick."

Ryder laughed. "Come here." He said, patting the seat next to him. I sat up from the bed and sat down next to him, wondering where this was going. "So how are classes going?" I burst into tears.

"That's exactly what Nick asked me!" I cried. Ryder buried his face in his hands.

"Right, sorry. Um, how is Daniel?"

"I don't know. I haven't talked to him since this morning." Ryder nodded.

"Maybe you should get some rest." He said.

"I don't think so. I am too depressed."

"If you go to bed, I promise you won't feel like this when you wake up." I shook my head.

"When I go to sleep, that's just hours that I won't be able to see Nick again."

"Oh, wow." Ryder said, standing up. He lifted me up from the couch and set me down in bed.

"I won't be able to sleep." I told him. "I miss Nick."

"I don't think you'll have to worry about that much longer." He said, placing his hand on my forehead.

And that was the last thing I heard before I passed out.

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6/7/15

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