A Single Droplet

Chapter Four

“Hey is Maisy here yet?” I spoke to Ryan after letting myself into his home. He was sprawled out on the couch watching some kind of sport, chips in hand. The whole group was supposed to be round, the guys to watch the game and us girls to just get plastered and high. Ryan kept his eyes glued to the television clearly too entranced to hear me. After speaking his name about five more times he finally looked my way. Ryan always made me feel uncomfortable when it was just me and him around, I don’t know why he just seemed like such a pervert. I only put up with him because of Maisy. He made her happy, so I just kept my mouth shut and went along with it.

Ryan muted the television giving me his full attention. “Finally someone’s here! The guys got caught up in some bar fight and May is in some kind of massive argument with her parents. I was beginning to think I’d be spending the night alone.” It wasn’t really unusual for the guys to get in fights, neither was it unusual for Maisy to argue with her parents, but the thought of hanging out just Ryan and I made me want to barf. Before Ryan met Maisy him and I had a fling, we slept together a couple of times and then went our separate ways. When Maisy introduced him to me as her new boyfriend I didn’t tell her of course. There really was no need to but Ryan and I were always so awkward around one another.

“Fancy a puff?” He said passing me the pipe and lighter after taking one himself. There was no way I could make it through this night sober so I decided to take a hit. After breathing in the smoke and letting it settle in my throat I puffed it out, I turned to notice Ryan’s eyes on me as I did so.

“You know when you do that it drives me crazy.” I turned to the already stoned Ryan, his eyes bloodshot, and smacked him in the chest with my hand.

“You’re dating my best friend, don’t forget that.” The way he looked at me made me sick, I could feel my stomach doing multiple flips, and not the good kind. Ryan pushed himself off his side of the couch and leaned over me. I used all my strength to attempt to push his heavy weight off me but there was no use.

“I want you so bad.” His sickly voice whispered in my ear. I struggled to push him off while yelling at him to get off me as I felt his hand slip up my thigh.

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I squeezed my eyes tight as I sit up exasperated trying desperately to erase the memory. I couldn't believe I was having the dreams again, they had stopped over summer. When I checked the time it was 3am, there was no way I was going to be able to get back to sleep. Annoyed I sat up running my fingers through my knotted hair.

That's when I felt it run down my face. The tear I had tried to suppress for so long. I knew there was no stopping me now. I lay my head back down on the pillow and allowed myself to cry. After a good ten minutes of crying my pillow was wet. I flipped my pillow and then made my way out of bed.

 After grabbing a packet of cheesy crisps I headed back to my room, stopping when the picture on my desk caught my eye. It was a photo of Maisy and me at the beach last year. Even though we always had a blast when we were out drinking or getting high my favourite memories were always the innocent ones. I knew I should dispose of the photo, clear her from my life, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. At one point she was my best friend and all though she had hurt me a part of me would still welcome her with open arms if she ever came back. This photo was Maisy and I in our most innocent forms. Laughing and being our true selves at the beach, it was always moments like those that I felt most close to her; those were the times that I missed. When I lay back down I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep so I picked up the new book I was reading, Paper Towns, yes another John Green one, and read until morning came.

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The next morning I had a very similar parking situation to the previous morning. There in my regular spot was the bloody Mini Van again. It must be the family car I thought wondering why anyone would buy themselves such a car. I made a mental note to get out here faster after school so I could confront who ever this was about finding a different spot; hopefully they were at least a little reasonable.

When I walked into school I shuddered passing the area Ryan had been yesterday. Being reminded of last night’s dream I found myself trying to shake it from my vision once again. All while bumping into someone, why did I keep doing that?

When I looked up I was met by a familiar pair of green eyes twinkling into my own. With all the other stuff in my mind I had completely forgotten about Harry. His face slid into a smirk when he realised it was me again. “You really are making a habit out of this aren’t you?” There it was, his playful tone, god I had missed it.

“Maybe you just keep getting in my way.” I said mimicking his tone. For some reason this made him laugh which then caused me to have my own laugh.

“Come with me.” I almost gasped at how soft his voice with. The way he could be playful one second and then mysteriously sexy the next was like magic. Intrigued as I was I followed him of course.

When we stopped amongst a group of girls and boys all staring at me oddly I was a little confused. I quickly scanned all the guys faces until I was satisfied I had slept with none of them. All though looking at them now I do wonder why, they mustn’t be the type to get out much because I certainly haven’t seen them. “Hey guys this is Raven, she’s my partner in photography. The one I accidently knocked to the ground yesterday.” Harry turned to look at me with an apologetic expression again. No one seemed to flinch at my name, however I was sure if they heard my last name they would have heard of me.

The boy with the blonde hair was first to introduce himself. “I’m Niall, clearly an Irish fellow, moved up to good ol’ London two years ago.” He was certainly a charming guy; he seemed to have quite an innocent demeanour about him.

“I’m Louis, that’s Liam, Alice, Zayn, and Rose.” Louis spoke in such an annoyed tone that I had found rather amusing, it was as if he really couldn’t give a shit. The four glared at him.

“Sorry, it’s just faster this way.” Louis shrugged his shoulders as the rest of them seemed to raise an eyebrow at him.

The one I had learned to be Alice spoke up “Don’t worry he’s always like that.”

I laughed when I realised they had thought Louis had hurt my feelings. “Oh no its fine honestly, he just has sass, ain’t nothing wrong with that.” Louis gave me an appreciative smile as everyone looked dazed at the bell ringing.

“Ah crap, I don’t even know what class I have first why don’t I bloody check these things?” Niall was definitely Irish alright, his accent very clear in his words. I knew exactly where I was going, I had known since 5 this morning when I had gotten up to check.

“Niall you have history with me.” These six words made my whole stomach flip. I was scared about history having missed the first lesson but knowing two people in it was bound to make it better.

“I’m in history first period too.” The two boys turned to look at me with wide goofy smiles on their faces.

“Photography and now history as well? You sure can’t get enough of me.” Harry’s words made me laugh and even though he was only joking part of me was pleased I was spending another period with him, he seemed like a genuinely sweet guy, and he had this group of great friends. I really wouldn’t mind becoming good friends with this guy, and not that I didn’t want to sleep with him, because hell yes I wouldn’t mind it, but I always wanted a guy best friend, and seeing as I wasn’t looking for anything at the moment, maybe this was that friend.

“Hurry up yah slow buggers!” Niall spoke in his happy Irish accent and off to class we went.

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