I Punched The Bad Boy

-XXV- Two Words

|CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE|
|TWO WORDS|

Thea's P.O.V

  It's been three weeks. Three weeks since Ryder told my what happened at the party. Three weeks since Ryder kissed me then kissed Reah, who I recently found out is actually named Reathoa.

  Three weeks since I last heard Ryder's voice.

  I walk down the hallway of school with Mariassa talking a mile a minute next to me. Mariassa and I have recently developed a good friend connection.

  Fingers snap in my face. "Are you even listening? I'm legit spewing out gold." I roll my eyes.

  "You're just talking about Zak and how he has been trying to get your number," I reply. She raises a brow.

  "And?" I rack my brain then snap my fingers.

  "How you want Zak to have your babies," She blushes.

  "Have you seen his face?" She demands.

  "I know my face is sexy," A deep voice says behind us.

  I go into defense mode. I drop my binder, pull back my elbow and slam it into the culprit. I hear a groan and set my fists in front of my face to block any punches.

  My posture relaxes when I realize it's Zak. I lower my fists and grab my binder. Zak is on the floor, Mariassa is staring at me in shock, and Ryder, who looks as good as ever, is laughing.

  "Come on, Mari," I tug her arm towards our next class. Ryder stares at me with a blank expression. It breaks when he grimaces.

  I stop the pull, "Are you okay?" He stays silent but nods. Mariassa and Zak are dead silent.

  "Lets go, Mari." I say once more, trying to hold back unnecessary tears. She stays silent as I drag her to our class.

***

  "What's your homework?" The teacher demands. Most kids ignore her and just walk out the class.

  "Sections 14, 15, and 18," She calls.

  "Don't forget!" I roll my eyes and walk out.

  I got better things to be doing instead of sections 14, 15, and 18.

  "Thea," I hear a  deep voice says. I turn around to see a smiling Devin.

  "Hey Devin," I say. I walk over and give him a side hug. "Where have you been?" I ask after shifting my backpack onto the other shoulder.

  "I already told you! I went to Puerto Rico for a week because of family issues."

  "Oh. Well glad your back! Now lets get to our next, and only class we have together!" I enthusiastically push him towards Miss Begs class.

  "Wait! I didn't bring her treats!" He whines. A couple people around us laugh while I snort.

  "It's okay," I say while taking my seat. He slides in right next to me.  "I have some in my pocket." I laugh whilst patting my pocket.

  We laugh and Miss Beg claps. Today, she wears a bright pink pantsuit with crazy red lipstick lining her lips. Her hair is up in a bun, which looks like Miss Trunchbull from Matilda.

  "Okay class, time to start," She says. "First off, let me show you a picture- or a pic? Is that what you teenagers say these days? Well, this is Shebrans, my new cat," She puts up a picture of a black cat with eery green eyes.