Falling For My Teacher

25: Drugs and Soda

Chapter 25

"I can honestly say I don't want to go," I finally said as we pulled into my moms driveway.


"Ryan. It's a town event. A movie with mom won't kill you," Bronson replied. "Plus I think this will be good. For both of you."


"How?" I asked with a stupid look. Bronson just laughed, not answering my question. He hopped up the steps towards the door. Once inside, my mother greeted both of us with a hug and a kiss. 

"Oh my babies," she said as she pulled away. "I ordered pizza. It should be here soon." 

"What time is the moive at?" Bronson asked, dropping to the couch. It was stil home. Just wasn't our home. 

"It's around seven. We can quickly eat dinner then head off," my mother replied as she cleaned up a little. Nothing was gone. It was still the same. I guess my dad didn't take anything with him. That or he hasn't come and got his things yet. "How is LA?" 

"Good," Bronson replied. "School is good on my end and... I've met a girl." 

"Who?!" My mom asked surprised. Honestly I thought he would never move on from Spencer either.

"Her name is Lucy," I smiled. Bronson's face got a bright red color. "She's amazing. Really pretty. And she majors in Journalism." 

"Isn't that what you want to major in?" My mom asked, crossing her legs as she took the small chair across from Bronson and I. 

"It is," I replied. 

"Let's move the subject from her to Ryan," Bronson smirked. "She met someone too!" 

"What? What about Harry?" 

"We broke up quite a while ago mom," I sighed outloud.

"Well who is it?" 

"This boy band member. His name's Michael." 

"We aren'ts dating," I replied. "I can't just get over someone that easily." I looked at the floor, not really wanting to carry on with this conversation. 

"He sounds really sweet if you're getting all red," my mother said totally oblivious to the fact I wasn't getting red because of Michael. She has always been like this. Even if she is a cop. Sometimes I wonder how she makes it through a day without getting ingured. 

"Shouldn't we be getting that pizza?" I asked, rather annoyed. My mom noitced and quickly changed the subject to her job.

The pizza arrived, making mom my pay the guy so we could finally eat. 

"Ryan I don't know if you want to hear this or not," my mother said as we started to clean up dinner. "It's about Jalen." I nearly dropped my glass of water but covered it up. I needed to get over the constatnt fear of him. He's just a person. 

"Yeah, tell me." 

"Mom don't," Bronson warned. "She just got over a bad break up." 

"No. I want to know." I wasn't going to let these people ruin my life. Passed realtionships shouldn't matter anymore than now. "Tell me." 

"Well he was busted for drugs while on probation," she smile smugly. I'm pretty sure she did that. "And he was sentanced out of the state. Taken to one towards west." In a way, my heart ached for him. I don't think that will ever go away. That little piece of me will always love him. But I was happy. My abuser was finally gone. 

"Ryan?" Bronson asked, stepping in between me and my mother. 

"This is great," I smiled, trying my best not to act like I cared too much. "He needed to leave." I walked out of the room, going towards the front door. "Can we just leave?" 

"Yeah let's go."

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I wasn't looking forward this. The whole town was going to be here. It wasn't a very big town. Everyone knew each other. The back story of others. Why wouldn't people be here?

"Niall left for a new school yesterday," Bronson assured as we walked towards the sitting area. 

"Look I don't want to talk about it okay?" I walked faster to catch up with my mom. People were starting to give looks. Of course people knew what happened. Why would old time friend Niall Horan leave out of the blue? Without a word? Why did Ryan, Harry's girlfriend, daughter of head cop, suddenly leave as well? Things couldn't be anymore obvious. 

"Ahh, Mrs.Weeks," Someone came up to my mom. "How are you doing?" 

"Good good," she got caught into conversation with this person, making it boring for me. Might as well take the blankets and set up. "Your friends are over there." I look towards the direction my mother had pointed out. There they were. The girls I grew up with.

"I'll be right back." Might as well get it over with it right? Walking over seemed slow. Too slow. I felt like I needed to run into they group and pull them all in for a hug. But I knew I couldn't.

"Hi," I said barely under my breath. Spencer turned her head to meet eyes with mine.

"Ryan?"

"I just wanted to..." I was speechless. What do I even say?

"RYAN!" Everyone said, pulling me into a tight grasp. I wasn't expecting this what so ever.

"God. We've missed you so much!" Emma said, taking her fragile hands and cupping my cheeks. "Where on Earth did you go?"

"Umm LA," I replied. "With my brother. I go to school down there now."

"You could have told us," Ragean said with sudden ease. "We were worried sick about you."

"I'm sorry I left things on bad terms you guys," I said barely audible. "Things were going bad. I didn't know what to say. So I was rude and that wasn't okay and-"

"Oh shut up," I heard a familiar voice. "The only thing that matters is you're back right?" I turned to see Zayn standing there, arms wide open. He wrapped his arms around me softly, nuzzling his face into my neck.

"I'm back for the weekend. Then I go back for school," I said with a hint of disappointment.

"Why?" Spencer questioned. "Just come home. We can help you through this."

"It's not that easy," I sighed with frustration. Why does everyone think after one little reunion, things will finally be better? "My parents are getting a divorce. I'd rather not be in the middle of that."

"Oh I'm sorry.. We didn't know-"

"It's okay." I knew it was a bad idea to come back.

"Ryan?" And it's about to get worse.

"Hi Harry," I smiled, turning towards him. His hair was back in a beanie, curls stick through. He looked pleased yet scary.

"You're back." His eyes were bloodshot. Oh no. "YOU CAME BACK FOR ME!"

"Go you're already drunk and the movie hasn't even started.

"Nope," he said, walking towards us. "I just had a little soda that's all."

"More like he's high," Zayn sighed, standing next to me. "We should get him out of here."

"I can't leave. I need to stay with my mom," I said with a hint of scarce. I know Harry won't want me to leave. He'll probably follow me and that won't be good. "Let's just get him out of here."

"Will you hold my hand?" Harry asked, trying my arm from around his shoulder. He intertwined our fingers, pulling me rather than me pulling him.

[I really didn't know when to end this. So here it is. Also, I've changed Ryan to be played by Barbra Pavlin. Picture on side for everyone who ships Ryan and Harry. (:]