Bullied and Confused (short story)

*chapter 2*

Ryder and Joelyy had been friends since fifth grade. They were always there for each other. He helped her up when she fell off the swing in fifth grade. He walked into school with her on the first day of sixth. He held her while she cried because of seventh grade drama. In eighth she helped him through his parents divorce. He returned the favor the next year as her parents fought a lot. He also held her as she cried from her first real heartbreak that same year. They were always in the bleachers for each other for games. They had been through a lot together. And they hated to see each other hurt. It is now there junior year in high school and she is hiding from him. She tries to avoid him, not wanting him to find out.

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  At lunch Joelyy saw her lunch group as she walked into the cafeteria. Mia, Ryder, Shawn, Lulu, Chris, and Jane all sat around the table laughing and talking with one another.
  Joelyy had walked into lunch late because she had to wait for her friend, Jane to leave the bathroom before she was able to walk out and clean up. She was very nervous about eating with he friends today because her eyes were still very red and anyone could easily tell something was wrong.

"Joelyy," she heard from her table. She waved not looking at them, knowing it was Ryder calling her. The whole time in line to get food, Joelyy tried calming down. She grabbed her food and walked over to where her table was.

"Hey guys," she said sitting down in-between Ryder and Mia, trying to keep her hair over her face.

"Where have you been," Ryder questioned looking her in the eyes, ", and why the heck have you been crying. Who do I need to kill. Oh God was it Ryan. I thought I taught him to leave you alone the first time. I'm going to kill him. Where is he. I need to fin-"

"Ryder!" Joelyy shrieked." I'm fine. Nothing happened. Ryan didn't talk to me nor touch me. And the only person I would like you to kill right now is mother nature because she hates me this time of month." She lied. Not only is she not fine but it was Ryan. It was all Ryan. The texts, the boys, the lies, the hurt. He was doing it.
  Ryan was mad from what had happened last year. Because of that he stared texting Joelyy threats. That's how it stared any way. It went from simple texts to guys showing up at her workplace asking for a goodtime. Rumors were also going around her soccer team about her being a cheater and a slut. Joelyy didn't even feel safe in her own team. She hadn't even told Mia that.

"Oh. Okay. But are you sure it's not something else. You had your period like two weeks ago. I may be a guy but I don't think that's ok." Ryder rambled.

"I promise Ry." Joelyy said.

"Okay," Ryder said not fully convinced, "but you know if something does happen you can always come to me. Right Joe?"

"Yeah. I know" Joelyy simply replied. She had a large debate going on in her head. Should she tell him?

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Don't really know how I feel about this chapter but I have been typing this one chapter for like 30 minutes to a hour. I may change it latter and if I do I'll announce it in the next chapter and in this one.

I love yall, want to write more but it's almost 1 in the morning here.