The Record Store- Ryden

2

I sigh as I pull on my favourite purple hoodie. I suddenly regret agreeing to go to Spencer's stupid record store, no matter how much I love that place. I'm just not ready for the outside world yet.
A thought dashes across my mind:
What if I see Keltie? What if she just felt like going down to Spence's store with her new boyfriend Pete?? Ugh, his name makes me sick to my stomach. If it weren't for him, Keltie and I would probably be sitting on my couch, with the TV on. We wouldn't be watching it. We would be making out. I'd smile against her lips and tell her how lucky I am to be with her. She would smile back but say nothing.
I miss her.
I miss her even now, when I realise that she never truly cared for me. It was all smiles with Keltie, though she never spoke much, unless it was about herself- her makeup, her shoes, her hair- or about how shitty her day was. She never asked about my day. I still miss her.

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I leave my apartment. I am already twenty minutes late to meet Spencer at the store. Oh well, I'm sure he'll understand.
It's not a long walk from my place, and I arrive in less than ten minutes.
The glowing sign above my head reads:
Spencer and Jon's Records
The bell rings as I open the door, and I smile to myself. It feels like I haven't been here in years, when really, I was here just last week.
I was happy then.
Funny how things change.
Except it isn't funny at all.
My smile fades as I make my way towards the front desk. Jon emerges from the back room as I admire the many, many posters on the wall.
"Ryan!" He exclaims as he, too, hugs me tightly.
"I didn't think you'd be out of the house so soon! Spence said he went round to yours earlier but as always the conversation managed to end up about crocodiles or something, you know how Spence can be,"
I smile because yeah, I do know how Spencer can get sometimes.
"He uhh... told me about the speaking thing," he says it like it's a question, "So you're really not talking at all?"
I simply shrug.
"Hmm... well, Your Section is all clean and dusted," he refers to the pop-punk section. We dubbed it My Section as I was the only person to ever go there.
I smile again before turning round and making my way towards the far end of the store, where My Section is. I never buy anything, and there is rarely anything new there so I honestly don't know why I bother. I guess it makes Spencer happy.
I flick through the same old records, sighing to myself, when the bell rings. Someone has just come in the store.
I turn my head slightly to see who it is and- wow...
The boy stood in the doorway is handsome. Very handsome.
His dark brow hair swoops over his forehead.
His eyes sparkle.
He's tall, but not too tall.
And he's smiling.
He has a gorgeous smile.
I realise I must be gawking and, even though he hasn't seen me, I pretend that I am looking at the records.
"Hey, you're here!" Spencer's voice starltles me and I spin on my heels to face him.
"I was beginning to think you wouldn't come! You could've texted me!"
He smiles nonetheless and pulls me into another hug.
"There's someone I want you to meet!" He exclaims and, before I know it, I am being dragged back to the front desk by the wrist.
We stop in front of the boy. His sparkling eyes meet mine and he smiles. God, his smile.
"Ryan, this is Brendon. Brendon, this is Ryan!" Spencer practically squeals.
I smile at Brendon. My day just got a whole lot better.

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{AHHH okay i said i wouldnt write another chapter for a while but i couldnt resist!! Hope you like it ♡
From Cara}