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On My Mind

Aubrey

It has been three days since I kissed Hayden. Lately, when Hayden comes around my mood automatically changes from worst to better.

Today, is the first day back to school for Hayden, me, and Ryder. I couldn't help but find myself thinking about Ryder and what had happened. I didn't even know if I am even ready to see Ryder again.

While I was in my thoughts about Ryder; Hayden had let himself into my house.

"Hey sweetheart, you ready for school." Hayden said holding his car keys in his hand. I nodded my head yes and we walked out of the door to his car.

On the way to school, Hayden grabbed my hand and held on tight as if he was scared of losing me. He then reached over and turned the radio on. The first song that came on was Don't Forget by Demi Lovato.

It automatically made me think of Ryder and how he had seemed to completely forget about me. I felt the tears start to welled up in my eyes as we reached the school. Hayden noticed the tears and quickly parked the car.

"Hey sweetheart, don't cry it is ok. You will be fine, you got me." He said giving me a thumps up. I couldn't help but giggle at him.

He hopped out of the car and then came to my side to help me out. Once we were both out we started to walk towards the stairs of the school. The school was painted red and black. It really made me feel like today was going to be another boring day at school.

When we were inside, Hayden wrapped an arm around my waist has we walked through the halls that were crowded full. I felt everybody's gaze shift onto me. Then I felt one gaze that I knew exactly who it could have belonged to. It was Ryder. He was standing up against the lockers looking at Hayden and I. Ryder then stood straight up and walked away probably heading to his first period. Ryder and I have the same class.

When Hayden dropped me off at my first class, he kissed my head and told me he would see me later. After, he left I walked into the room to be greeted by Ryder's glare. I sat down in the back of the room, away from Ryder.

"Looky here, who are you pretty lady?" A guy beside me said.

"Umm none of your business." I said staring straight ahead with Ryder's eyes still glaring at me.

"Come on darling, come to me." The guy said making me shiver.

Darling. Nate would call me darling and now he was dead. I started having nightmares about Nate taking me.

While I was in my thoughts somebody started to touch my hair. I quickly looked to see the guy that had just called me daring playing with it.

"Leave me alone." I said looking at him.

"Darling, don't be a brat." He said breathing on my neck sending shivers down my neck.

"Please, leave me alone." I said again scared for my life.

"Shut up." He said grabbing my arm really tight and pulling me out of my chair and out of the room.

"Hey dickhead, what the fuck do you think your doing with her!?" A very angry Ryder said.

"Umm,  what do you care?" The guy said as he kept pulling me towards the janitors closet.

In a flash, Ryder was right there in front of this guy.

"Let her go now!" Ryder said even more pissed.

"NO!" the guy said. Just as the guy said it Ryder punched the guy right in the mouth. The guy flew back and hit the lockers.

"Thanks" I said to Ryder. He just looked at me and said....

"I did it for Hayden, not you." He said looking at me with a disgust look.

"Really, is that why. What am I just another dumb girl that you could careless about?!" I said looking at him.

He just looked at me.

"I didn't need your help I was fine by myself." I said looking at him.

"Yeah right." He said looking at me.

 I was done playing games with him. So I turned around and started walking towards the doors of the entrance of the school.

When I was outside I ran towards the woods. I ran harder with each step until I found a nice place to think.

I sat there just wondering why all this shit is happening to me. Then I heard a branch snapped and I looked around to find who it was. There was no one. 

I went back to thinking about Ryder.

"Darling, you didn't think you could get rid of me that easy did you?" The voice that said it caused my body to freeze and shiver.