My Bad Boy Roommate

Chapter Eleven

Before our lips could touch, gun fire silenced everyone. Screams coming from all around.

Ryder whipped around, just as a group of tattoed men stepped into the center of the room. 

"Shit." 

His cursing made it all real to me. Made me realize how much danger we were in if Ryder was freaking out. 

"Get out of here, Shay. Find Kelsey in the parking lot. Then wait in the truck."

I hesitated, just as Ryder turned to glare at me.

"What the hell are you waiting for? Go!"

My feet moved faster than my brain as I ran in search for Kelsey. 

Ryder's POV

I watched her petite body run away from the scene before the realization of what was going on came to the surface. No one was safe around them. Don't get involved with men like that, people always told me. and maybe that's the reason I did it in the first place, but now I regret it more than ever. Being pleasant is probaly never going to be a normal thing, but for the first time in my life, I felt safe in Shay's home, in her life. But I can't bring my past into that. That family has been too good for me.

"Spit! Spit? Is that you?"

I cringed at the nickname given by a stupid contest off a roof of a building. We were children then, now it means much more than that. It means loyalty to them, to the group, something that I wasn't.

"It is you, Spit. Long time no see, eh?"

Randy stood before me, his arms tattooed from the shoulder reaching his wrist. His normal attire of black jeans, their matching black ripped shirts, and black leather jackets seemed tighter on him than usual, effects of gaining weight, I presume.

"Of course it's him, you dumbass."

Steve commented as I raised my eyebrows, as I believed was that Randy was in charge and no one spoke to him like that if he wanted to keep his internal organs inside.

"Keep your mouth shut, kid! Understand?"

Steve nodded quickly to Randy's command, same as before, Randy's always going to be top dog, but he was the biggest scum of them all.

"Where you been, Spit?"

I shrugged, "Around,"

Randy gritted his teeth, crossing his arms as Keith and Sam came up on both sides. 

"Around? We been worried, boy. Thoughts you were bailing on us."

My heart quickened, I knew where this was going.

"Nah, man. I just had to deal with my dad's death in my own way."

Randy raised his eyebrows.

"Your old man passed? Didn't even know. Sorry about that, but you still can't leave us whenever you want. You know that."

I agreed by nodding, because I did know, I just couldn't be in it anymore so I did leave, aware of the consequences if I was caught. 

"Good. Now we're heading out. You comin'?"

My thoughts went to Shay and Kelsey who should be camping out in the car.

"Actually I can't, not tonight, but soon."

Randy whipped around and looked back at me in disbelief. 

"What the hell do you this is, Ryder? A frat house?! It's a gang, boy! A gang! You come when we tell you to, not when you're ready. Now let's go!"

That's when I realized that if I went back I would never get away again. My legs started for the door as I saw Shay and Kelsey talking to a group of guys outside the truck. I clenched my fist. 

"Get in the car now! We gotta go!"

Shay's eyes met mine in fear as I jumped quickly into the cab, not bothering to close the door and started the truck down the dirt road to home. Just when I thought it was safe enough, I slowed down enough to put on my seat belt and glanced over to my passengers. Kelsey was passed out in her party dress in Shay's lap and Shay was staring at me intently. 

"What the hell happened back there?"

Before I could answer, I noticed Randy's motorcycle in my rear view mirror.

Author's Note:

I'm so sorry! I know that its been forever! I've been so busy at animal shows! (I show a goat at rodeos and stuff) so I will be more on here now that that is over. Thank you guys for reading and tell me what you think, ok? Comment, vote, and share! ALSO! Please follow my twitter @SaphireStonee i plan to be more active on that! AND i added a picture of me on my profile so go check it out! Thank you! PLEASE FOLLOW MY TWITTER!

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April

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