Beauty from Pain

Chapter 6

Drake went home at about nine. After that I went right to bed. Let me just say I did not sleep well... I woke up several times. The next morning I did not want to go to school. Cause Tori will try to mess with me again, Reed will show. And that will be a whole bunch of awkward. But my mom made me go. I did not want to take the bus. So I called Ryder this time. I had a feeling Drake was still sleeping. He went out with his friends after he left here.

“Hey, Ryder? Can you pick me up for school?.... Okay, thanks!” So I got dressed. Today it was an oversized Summer’s Life sweater and skinny jeans with black converse. Then I sat outside for like, ten minutes. Then she showed up. Violet was not with her. I got in the passenger side. Saying nothing.

“How did yesterday go?” She asked. I was silent. “He tried didn’t he?” Still silent. “Did he get what he wanted?” I shook my head. She did not see that. “Melody!?” She flipped.

“No. He did not get what he wanted. Okay?”

“Okay.. You seem really-” She started to say something.

“Ryder. Stop. Okay? Just stop. Yes. I am calm. This was not the first time. Okay?” She sat there. Shocked.

“Are you-” She started to say again.

“No.” I answered. Not even letting her finish her sentence.

“Oh my..”

“Dude. Shut up! Just shut the f*** up! Got it?” I flipped out on her. What made this her business? She had no right to dig up my past. The past I tried so hard to keep buried.

“Mel, I am so sorry. I really am. But, can I ask, who?” She was vague but I knew what she meant.

“His name was Jake. Jake Harris.”

“I think I know him..”

“How? He doesn’t go to school. He is twenty-two by now.”

“Oh.. I know a different Jake then..”

“Yea..” The rest of the ride was ridden in silence. I could feel tears falling down my face. Not about Reed. It was just memories coming back. F my life.. The one thing I wanted to hide from her, she found out. My phone rang. It was Drake.

“Hello? … Drake, you know I am on my way to school right? … I am fine. … Drake, I will call you after school. Okay?” Then I hung up.

“What’s up?” Ryder asked.

“Just, Drake. Checking on me.” I passed it off. The rest of the ride was ridden in silence. I occasionally looked over at her. Her face had shock written all over it. We got to school. “Ryder.. please do not try to find him. Please.”

“Okay.. I won’t. Can I ask-”

“No. No more questions.” And then I got out and got to class. I was already late.

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It was lunch time. Nothing ever seems to happen until lunch time.. weird.. Anyway, I searched for Reed. He was over sitting in my usual spot. I am not that dumb. I went to the other side of the room and sat with one of my old best friend, Hope Stirling.

“Why are you sitting with me? You haven’t done that since last year.” She said

“Reed is sitting in my spot. And I can’t find my friends.” I pass it off.

“What is your problem with Reed?” She asks. She was always really suspicious. Asked a lot of questions.

“Nothing of your concern, Hope.” I keep trying to pass it off like it’s nothing.

“I heard you went biking with him yesterday.”

“Yea, so?” S***..

“How did that go?”

“Hope, shut up.”

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“Think Jake, Hope.”

“Oh my god..” She was speechless. She looked down at her food.

“Hope, I’m fine. He didn’t go that far.”

“I gotta get to class..” She said. Then she got up and left. She was always that friend who just kinda bailed. Whenever you went through trouble and needed a friend for advice, or just to be a friend, she was not the one to go to. I got up to get to class. Reed got up at the same time. F***. I walked a little faster. So did he. Double f***. My phone rang. I leaned against a wall. A little hidden.

“Hello..?” I asked.

“Melody! It’s Vi!! I have awesome news!!” She screeched into the phone from the other end.

“What is it?” I was skeptical.

“I got tickets to a Summer’s Life concert!! Front row!!!” She screams.

“What!? No way!!! For all of us??” I am getting so excited. Finally, something good in my life happens.

“Duh! My dad got them for me because he doesn’t spend much time with me, I guess he is sorry.. I can’t believe we could even afford front row!!”

“Eeeekk! What venue??”

“The MAC I think.”

“Holy crap! Front row at the MAC, for Summers Life!? That’s insane! Where are you?”

“I stayed home today, I didn’t feel good at all. I was throwing up.”

“Well that sucks, any better now?”

“Oh yeah. Way better. I have no clue what was going on. Just glad it’s over. Come over later?”

“You can come to my place. I’ll talk to Ryder about a ride. Heh.”

“Okay, well you better go. Talk later!!” I started down the hall again. Trying not to scream. Oh my gosh!! I finally get to see Summers Life in concert! When is it? I’ll ask her tonight. Oh my gosh I can’t wait! Then something interrupted my freaking out. “Aagh!!” My arm was twisted behind me. Someone pulled me into a side hallway type thing.

“Found you.” Oh S***.. I kicked him as hard as I could. His grip on my arm released a little bit.Just enough for me to pull away.

“Aaagh!!” I yelped. Pulling away when your arm is twisted behind you, really hurts. So now I can barely move my arm, but that’s fine. I run out of the building, again. Again I pull out my phone. I keep running till I get to my apartment. I get in and I collapse on my floor. I call Ryder. “Ryder, are you in school?”

“No. I didn’t go today. Why?”

“Go get Violet and get to my place. Please be fast.”

“Okay, I’m getting my car.. What’s up?”

“Nothing serious. Just a little incident at school.”

“Like?”

“Long story short, my arm hurts. It got twisted.”

“Oh, kay then. See you at your place.”

“Okay.” I hung up. I sat there on my floor, I might have been crying.. Maybe.. Just too much memories coming back. Ding Dong! “Finally..” I go and open the door.

“Hey, Mel. I was hoping you were home.” He smiled down at me, filled with desire. F***. It wasn’t Reed