Paper doll

Chapter 20

Ryan's POV

We finally get home and I go in expecting to find Chloe and Gracie there, I doubt they're still at her mom's at almost 4pm

"Chlo? You here?" I call up the stirs after having checked downstairs for them, they're not down here so the must be up there

But there was no reply

I ran up the stairs nervously, for some reason I had this pit in my stomach, it was like I knew something was wrong and I was right

I searched my room for even a trace of them but all their stuff was gone

Then I found the note

No! Not again! I'm not reading another goodbye note! Fuck this! She can't just take our daughter and run away from me! What could possibly have happened to make her leave?!

I knew I'd have to read the letter, there must be an explanation in there

'Dear Ryan,
I'm so sorry for this, I hate myself already as I write this and I'm not even gone yet, we have to go back, I can't do this, I can't live the life you want me to, I have to focus on Gracie, I have to be there for her, lying to the pair of you will only end up hurting you in the end, I shouldn't have told you that she's yours, I'm sorry Ryan, she isn't, she's Jared's, I should've told you the truth but I thought you'd leave me if I told you the truth, I thought what I wanted was us to be a family but I can't do it, I can't be with you when Gracie isn't yours, that would torture you and we both know it,I love you so much and it kill me to say this, you have no idea how much, but this is how it has to be, I'll miss you so much but you mustn't come find us, you have to forget about us Ryan, you can't hold onto us, it's what's best for everyone,
I'll always love you Ryan, I'm so sorry I failed you both,
Always,
Chloe xoxo'

Shit, I get this now, fool me once? Yeah okay but you're not gonna cover this from me Chloe

She would've told me straight out if Gracie was Jared's, I know her, he one thing she would absolutely never lie to me about is that, in sure of it...I think

'It's what's best for everyone' what does that mean? Wait

Oh my god

He didn't, surely he didn't? He couldn't get to her, I swear how could he get to her?!

Fuck this

This isn't Chloe, those aren't her words, she wrote this, yes, but it's just not her

But it sounds exactly like something Jared would do

That asshole must've threatened her, threatened Gracie! Fuck him, I swear to god I'm gonna kill that bastard so hard

You will not threaten Chloe and/or my daughter and get away with it

Am I being crazy? Dear god I'm probably being crazy, this is probably insane

Chloe knew I'd protect her, she could've told me, I'd have gone with her and I'd have kept them safe, he couldn't get to them in New York

Maybe I am crazy but everything about this whole situation is a little bit insane, and by that I mean absolutely absurd

"Mom! Check the airport listing and see if theirs a flight to New York today!" I yelled downstairs to her

I grabbed the note and ran downstairs

When I got downstairs she was already done checking

"Yeah, one boards in 20 minutes why?" She asks me and I show her the note

"Dear god Ryan go!" She tells me hurriedly

"This was J..." I start but she cuts me off

"Yes I know damn well who did this now get your ass over to that airport and stop her!" She tells at me and I jump a little

This means almost as much to her as it does to me

I've gotta stop her, I've 20 minutes to get to that airport and stop her

I have to get there in time, I just have to

I head straight out to my car and drive as fast as I possibly can

As soon as I get to the airport I park and run straight in

I run straight over to the desk to find out if the flight has boarded yet

"Hi, would you be able to tell me if the flight to New York has boarded yet?" I ask the woman behind the counter who quickly checks her computer and....

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Poor Ryan, can he catch her? Or is she already gone? Casually in class rn lol, what do you think will happen next? The end is near xoxo