Ugly Girl

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Fifteen: Riley

                Ally and Johnny stare at me sadly from across the picnic table. She dragged me all the way out to some old park just to tell me something.  “Well?” I ask expectantly, “What is it?”

                Ally finally sighs, “Zoey has a thing for Ryan.”

                I feel my face fall, I knew it. I don’t even care that Ally told Johnny, I only care that Zoey likes that idiot.

                “Here’s what we are going to do,” Johnny suddenly says, surprising my out of my thoughts, “We need to show Zoey that this Ryan kid is a total tool.”

                My eyes widen and I stare at the couple in stupid silence, “Wait, you’re going to help me?”

                Johnny and Ally nod at the same time.

                “W-why? I thought you guys hated me!”

                “We don’t like you but you’re a lot better than that Ryan kid.”Ally smiles weakly, “I know you’ll treat her better than him.”

                I nod quietly, silently pleased that Johnny and Ally like me better than Ryan. Not that that’s saying much, they still hate me. Ally studies me for a few moments, as if she were trying to read my mind. My stomach did a few flips as the image of Zoey with Ryan appeared in my head, “So,” I finally say. “What are we going to do about this Ryan kid?”

~Zoey~

                I smiled shyly up at Ryan as he stood proudly in front of the movie theater. I liked that about him, he didn’t care what people thought. Well, I guess he doesn’t have to. He looks like a Greek God after all.

                Ryan was the first cute guy that seemed to show any interest in me. Riley was cute but had the worst attitude known to man and it was super annoying. I let out a laugh as Ryan leaped ahead to hold the door open.

                “After you!” he sang.

                Giggling, I skipped through the door and waited for him to catch up.

                “What are we seeing again?”

                “The scary movie you picked out, remember?” I said, slightly annoyed. “Although Ryan was super cute and sweet, he was dumber than a bag of bricks.

                “Oh yeah!” He grinned as we headed to the food stand.

                My phone suddenly vibrates, causing me to flinch. I whip it out and check the screen, Riley. I swallow nervously and delete the message, who needs Riley when I have Ryan? Plus I shouldn’t be texting on a date.