Saving Him

Chapter 7

I woke up the next morning with that same thought on my mind. Ryder likes me. The bad boy likes me.

Or what if he's just playing and it was a dare? What if him hanging out with me is a dare?

I got out of bed and skipped down the stairs, almost falling, but I made it down. I jumped into the kitchen to see my mom staring at me.

"What's got you in a good mood?" I took in her question and decided to lie. I couldn't hair tell my mom about Ryder or else she'll loose it.

"I don't know, maybe because I have the best mom in the world and I have a roof over my head and food to eat." I smiled.

She gave me that look, 'like what are you up to' look.

"No, tell me what's up." She demanded.

"Fine. Can I go to the mall after school and can I get some money?" I asked.

"Why didn't you just tell me that first?" She sighed.

"Well can I?" I asked again.

"You can go as long as one of your friends go, or even that nice boy that brought you home last night." She wiggled her eye brows.

I scolded at her.

"Whatever, bye." I headed back upstairs to get ready.

Today is going to be a good day, I can already tell.

~*~

I opened up my locker after the fifth time trying. Yes I can normally get it on the first try, but for some reason it didn't want to open.

I got my book out for my next class and shut it. Pretty much every one in the halls were gone. The bell rung meaning of your not in class, your tardy. So great, there goes my no tardy commitment.

As I walked down the halls Ryder came to my mind. I saw his face, and I imagined him telling me what he told me last night. But like that would ever happen.

I walked into my class to see the lights off, and no one in there. Where is my first class at? I looked on the door and nothing was posted saying meet at wherever. I flipped the lights on and also nothing on the board.

I turned the lights off, and walked back out of the classroom.

The class across the hall is in session. They are doing work. I groaned as I headed back to the front of the school.

I walked into the office and up to the front desk. The lady was talking on the phone so she told me it will be a second.

She hung up.

"Hello. What do you need?" I walked back up to the desk.

"Well I walked to my first class, and no one is in there."

"What class?"

"World history, room 212."

The lady typed away on her computer. She looked back at me before responding.

"Oh, that class is out on a field trip right now. They left thirty minutes before school started."

Then that's when I remembered something about a field trip going to the museum, and wouldn't be back till school ended.

I thanked her before walking out. I sat on the bench and placed my stuff beside me.

Now what am I suppose to do?

The front doors of the school opened, and in walked Ryder with his arm around a blondes waist.

Ryder made eye contact with me and smiled.

Does he not know I heard him last night and what he said?

I turned around and walked away from him. I really don't wanna talk to him, not after what he said, and now this.

"Casey wait!" I heard Ryder yell.

I started to run down the halls away from him, but curse myself for being slow.

Ryder's arms went around my waist and my back collided hard against his chest.

"Why are you crying?" He asked me, once we were face to face.

I am? I wiped my cheek and sure enough it was wet.

"I.. I don't know... "

"You can tell me. You can tell me anything." He whispered that last part.

I guess people were use to seeing Ryder and I talking, so no one paid attention.

"It doesn't matter Ryder. Nothing does anymore. Just go back to your life and stay out of mine. Don't toy with my feelings." I mumbled the last part because I didn't want him to hear. Yes, I do like Ryder.

Ryders POV:

I walked into the school with this blonde girl. I had my arms around her waist and she laughed at the joke I just made.

I opened the door and walked in to see Casey.

Dang she's so beautiful.

I smiled at her. But besides her returning one, she let a tear slip down her cheeks. She turned around and started to walk away. What did I do?

"Casey wait!" I yelled.

She started running down the hall so I did to. I left the blonde girl who's name I don't know and chased after mine.

Well not technically mine, but the girl I like.

I caught up to her and put my arms around her waist and pulled her back. She fell backwards into me.

When I turned her around tears were running down her face. Okay what did I do to this girl?

"Why are you crying?" I asked her. She looked confused at first, but then she brought her hand up to her cheek and wiped away a loose tear.

"I... I don't know." She answered.

"You can tell me. You can tell me anything." I whispered the last part, just to make sure she only heard it.

"It doesn't matter Ryder. Nothing does anymore. Just go back to your life and stay out of mine. Don't toy with my feelings." She mumbled the last part, I could barely hear her, but I did. When I heard her say that my heart pounded in my chest. I couldn't help but to smile. She likes me. Casey likes me!

"You like me?" I asked her and I smirked.

"Just leave me alone idiot. You obviously don't care." She looked down at the ground, and took in a deep breath.

I placed my hand on her shoulder and lifted up her chin with the other.

"I do care. I really do. I'm glad you told me cause honestly... I don't know. But I'm just glad you told me."

"Yeah, go around and tell everyone now. I don't care, just stay away from me."

She jerked my hand away from her and started walking away. I stood there dumbfounded by this. Maybe I should have told her what I said last night. Maybe I should have told her I liked her too. But before I could, I saw she was gone from the hall. Pretty much everyone was.

The bell rung, and I slowly walked down the hall to my class. It's going to be a long day I can already tell.

But one think that I know of, I gotta tell her I like her before the day is over with.

Hey guys! Here is an update! Hope you like it! I tried to make it long, so yeahhh... But school is officially in session and tomorrow will make four weeks. Well third full week, but we had a half week so yeah I guess four weeks. Idk.
But should Ryder just tell Casey already??