Friendzoned

Chapter 17

Ryder

I could have sworn I just heard that stupid knock Rae and I used to do when we were little. I must be really tired because that would never happen. Wait, there it is again… I walked over to the window and Rae was sitting outside crying.

“What’s wrong? Rae, calm down. Tell me what’s going on.” I asked. It came out a lot more sissy-like than I wanted.

“Can…. Can we talk?” she said between hiccups.

“Yeah. Definitely. Come in.” I said quickly and took her hand to help her in. Right as she stepped in I took a step away just in case she wanted some space. She looked like a puppy that had got left alone in the rain. Her eyes were swollen and red from clearly crying all night. All she did was stare. I felt like I should do something but because we haven’t talked in so long, I wasn’t sure what to do. Just when I opened my mouth to say something, she took a step in to me and buried her face into my shoulder. I awkwardly wrapped my arms around her as she started to sob. We stayed like that for a while. I felt like it was the best thing to do. With all the girlfriends I have had, none have really been all that emotional. I guess considering the fact that I didn’t stay with them long, it didn’t give them time for it.

“So… Want to tell me what’s up?” I finally asked as she started to pull back a little.

“I am really sorry. I know we haven’t really been in touch. I shouldn’t be coming to you with my problems but I don’t really have anyone to tell this to. Ha! I don’t even know why I am coming to you! Nothing has made sense lately. I could have gone to Jake but it didn’t seem right. Oh my god now I am just rambling on!” She said. She was talking so fast I had a hard time keeping up.

“Wait you never told me why you were crying.” I said bending down a little so we were eye to eye.

“You know that girl Samantha that was pregnant in 8th grade?” She asked

“Yeah, what does that have to do with you?” I asked.

“Well I just found out that the dad is my ex-boyfriend.” She explained

“So? Your ex knocked up a girl?”

“No! My boyfriend knocked up some girl then broke up with me once he found out about it.” She said as if I had already known about this. It took a second for it to sink in and for me to understand that he cheated on her. All I could say is, “Oh.”

“Maybe if I would have put out more, he wouldn’t have slept with her. I mean after all, we were dating for eight months.” She said. I could tell she was just making excuses for him. For some reason that kind of made me really mad.

“You were only in 8th grade Rae. What would you have done? Had sex?” I asked trying to make this better.

“Well how old were you your first time?” She asked right back. I didn’t say anything right away. “You know what; I don’t really want to know.”

“Ha yeah… but hey, maybe that fling with Samantha was just a one night stand.” I said hoping that would make her feel better; but right after I had said that, I regretted it. It seemed like someone had just run over her heart again. “Or not.” I said awkwardly. I didn’t know what to do. Why did she come to me for this? I am clueless in this department. I normally am the one that the girl would cheat on her boyfriend with. I am never the one to be cheated on.

  “Hey, I have a great idea. How about we watch a movie to get your mind off of things? Pick out a movie while I go get some ice cream from downstairs.” I suggested. By the smile she gave me, I could tell she seemed pleased with the idea. I gave her one more reassurance smile before I ran downstairs. I really hope Reagan didn’t eat all the coffee ice cream. Ever since we were little Rae’s favorite ice cream has always been coffee.

I was in luck! There was a brand new container. I grabbed two spoons and jogged back up stairs. When I got back in to my room, Rae was looking at all my action movies. I was just thankful that she wasn’t in the mood for a chick flick. She pulled out Shutter Island.

“How about this?” She asked.

“Sure.” I answered. It happened to be one of my favorite movies. She threw me the movie and jumped on my bed. I put it in and grabbed the remote and tossed her the ice cream and spoons.

“Sweet! My favorite!” she explained while taking off the top. I joined her on my bed and pressed play. The movie was not even half way through and she was throwing questions left and right.

“What do all of these flash backs mean? Why are they all lying to him? Is this Rachel chick even real?” I gave up on answering them because she just found more to ask. By the end of the movie she was more than confused.

“What the fuck?” She said with her jaw dropped. I just laughed.

“It’s the kind of movie you have to watch again to fully understand it.” I explained. She nodded. “So are you in the mood for another movie?”  I asked. She smiled in agreement. I put Corpse Bride in. I thought maybe the comedy would cheer her up more. As the movie started I saw a smile creep on Rae’s face and I knew I made a good choice. I let my mind wander since I had seen this movie so many times. It had been a few weeks since I thought I was having feeling for Rae, but then Alex knocked them out of me. I thought back to how close we used to be and I felt bad about how I acted to her. How my popularity took over and our friendship kind of got lost with it. I had to set things straight because truth was, I liked this. A lot. I liked that she had to come to me for help and I like us hanging out like this again.