Summer of Freedom

Party Part 2

Just when I'm about to take a sip, hands cover my eyes."Guess who?" 

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That voice. I know it. To well for comfort for a fact. I turn around. That face. I squint cause of the darkness. I gasp. "Ryder!" I merely whisper it.

"Miss me." He smiles. I'm still in shock . 

"No...I-" I stop I don't know what to say to him. I really don't miss him. Well maybe I do.

"What are you doing here?" I ask.

"No sweetheart, the questions is what are you doing here. I moved here right after high school. Started college. Got into UCLA on a football scholarship. I-" I stop him, suddenly, with my lips touching his.

I pull away. "Sorry." I turn and try to leave, but he grabs my arm and pulls me back to him.

"Don't be, Lil." He calls me by the nickname we had when we were dating. I remember that he told me that since nicknames that go with me were already taken, he would make up a new one for me. Lil. He had told me.

"Ryder, don't do this. You cheated on me and I." I stop and take a deep breath. "I don't know if I could ever forgive you."

He eyes fill with hurt. "Ouch Lil. You really hurt me." He laughs. I almost smile. But I stop. I can't fall for him again. But he's so sweet. Nope, stay away from him.

"Hey, Lil you never gave me a chance to explain. You just sent me a text saying were done. That was the last contact I ever had with you. Until now." He says. 

I sigh. I take out my phone to check the phone. It's almost eleven. "Sure. But I have to go at twelve." He leads me to some couches and we sit. I look at him and all I can see is how he cheated on me.

~Flashback~

I stumble from the bathroom and looked around. Their was a couple making out. I laugh and walk back into the party. I think I had to much to drink. I giggle to myself. I should find Ryder. We need to leave. I walk around the main room. Who's party was this. Then I remember the couple making out. The boy looked like Ryder. It can't. I think sobered up more and more as I thought of it. I try to walk back with out falling. Their still in the hall. The boy is brown headed with short hair and looks 'bout six foot three. He had a red jersey on from what I could see I couldn't see the number. I hope it isn't 23. That's Ryder's number. The girl was a blond skinny thing with a too short crop top and booty shorts in 5 inch stilettos. She looked like one of the English girls that transferred here. Their was like 20. They all are sluts except for a couple. Then they break apart and my heart breaks along with the kiss. It was Ryder. He saw me and in his eyes I saw sorriness. But it wasn't enough.

"Why!" I shriek at him. I turn around and run and keep running till I'm out the front door. 

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The next year I came back as the new Queen Bee.The old group had just graduated, I made my friends the top group. Ryder had made me realize how precious life is and I can't let people screw it up. 

"Lil?" Ryder snaps me out of my flashback. 

"Hmm. Oh yeah. Explain why." I say to him.

"I remember exactly how much I drank. 4 shots of vodka, 3 beers, and 2 tequila shots. I was the drunkest I've ever been. I didn't like it. I thought you were this girl. Cause you had just dyed your hair blond. I realized it was a mistake, but it was to late, so I pulled away. But then I saw you and I broke away. I left you alone for the night, and when you sent me that text. I just made sure I moved across the US to give you a break from me." He says. I stare at him and in his eyes and I see  deep sorrow regret. I could tell he was sincere. 

"I don't know what to say Ryder." I tell him.

"Say you will go back out with me." He bluntly tells me.

"You hurt me Ryder. I just can't-" His lips on mine stop me from talking. This time we don't pull away. But were stopped by a hand grabbing my shoulder. 

"Lily boo. Who's this sexy piece of meat your kissing." Cassie slurred. She was obviously drunk. For the first time I'm happy about this, she won't remember this. She was the closet out of all of them to Ryder. 

"Oh no." I mumble under my breath. I stand up and take Cassie's arm. "Come on Cassie. Let's get of here."

"Sure babe." She giggles. 

I look over to Ryder. "I'm sorry Ryder, but I have to go." 

I leave before he can say anything. I walk her to the door. I text the others and in minutes they're here.

"The driver's here. Let's go." I say. I'm still pulling Cassie. 

I heard a whisper behind me. "That boy, it looked like Ryder Caspar." I think it's Lara-Ann. I ignore it. We all pile into the limo and head home.

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"Ugh." I say when I pull back the covers. I am exhausted. I lay back on the pillows and grab my laptop from the night stand. I go to Facebook and type in Ryder Caspar and click on his name. His profile pops up. His status is single and hasn't posted much over the year. I scroll down and find an old relationship post. Some girl named Jennifer Parriot. It was dated 6 months ago. I scroll back up. I slam my laptop shut.

Mady came in and jumped on the bed. "Look what the limo driver dropped off." She said holding a purple leather book with gold writing on it. A diary.

"Who's is it?" I ask already half knowing the answer. 

"Lara-Ann's." She states simply.

"And you want to read it." I say. She nods her head like a puppy.

"We totally should. We could fine good stuff in here and use it as leverage over her." She pleads.

I sigh. "Fine but I'll read it." 

I start reading it out loud:

"Dear Diary;

Today is the day we fly to America. I'm super excited. Although I'm starting my new school three quarters into the year. Well hears to the best!"

"It stops their." I say.

"Well flip to the next page then!" Mady tells me.

"Okay, okay. This one is dated. The date is the day after me and Ryder broke up." I say.

"Dear Diary;

Last night I was at the party where Ryder and Lily-Grace broke up. Apparently he cheated on her with a blonde girl at the party and Lily-Grace literally stumbled on them. Okay confession time, I was the blonde making out with Ryder. Nobody knows; not even him. I only wish Lily-Grace knows. She deserved it too. That little bitch have had him. No I deserve him."

"Its just that." I utter.

"That little bitch." Mady exclaims. She then takes my arm and makes me stand up."Come on, lets go tell the others." She guides me their. Where we wake them up and tell them the story.

"I'm gonna kill her." Emma says and stands up and heads toward the door. Mady and I have to tackle her to keep her from doing so. 

"Nobody's killing anybody." I state sternly. "But a little revenge wouldn't hurt." Everybody smiles.

My phone chimes. Indicating I have a new text.

From: Unknown Number

I haven't forgotten about you Lil.

I knew it was Ryder. I quickly saved his number and then went back to the revenge plan. I wasn't listening though. My mind was on Ryder.

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