(^^ I'm in Cancún Mexico. My sister and brother got very sick my I'm perfectly fine 🤷🏼♀️)
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"Go away." I say calmly trying really hard not to lose my temper.
*poke*
"Go away." I say again feeling my emotion switch balancing in between annoyed and furious.
*poke*
"Oh for the love of god stop!" I yelled getting some attention from some students.
*poke*
"RYDER!" I exclaim shoving his arm away.
In the last 24 hours since I beat him at the bet, he's been trying to push my buttons like a crazy person on steroids.
"yeeeessss?" He replies innocently.
I roll my eyes and go back to eating my taco. My mind wanders from topic to topic when the person beside me decides to poke me. Again.
*poke*
"Awe you son of a bitc—" I'm cut off when Serena shoves a carrot in my mouth to remind me that, and I quote "profanity and violence are never the answer Chloe."
Sighing I stand up with my empty lunch tray and head over to the trash cans and tray disposal.
Izzy and Serena are hot on my heels and when I turn to face them Izzy looks at me like I've grown two heads.
"So what's with you and Ryder?" She asks wiggling her eyebrows.
Realizing what she meant I covered my mouth and pretended to gag.
"Ew no Izzy I fell into his trap once and i plan on it never happening again. Everrrrr" i retort drawling the r.
"Just remember what he put you through and all the hurt he caused you." Serena reminds me, oh so kindly.
"I know" I say as I feel my mind drift back to the ninth grade.
*flashback*
I walk into the empty classroom to meet up with Izzy and Serena according to their text message. Looking around I notice that the room is empty and double check the message.
Serena💞: hey girlie meet us in miss Chapelle's room.
Isabella🕊: yup, at 3:30 sharp.
Chloe🌮: I'll be there.
Turning around to make my way outside I'm stopped by the strong arms encircling my waist. I gasp as he turns me over in his arms his chocolate coloured eyes sparkling.
A light pink finds its way to his cheeks as he lets go of me and thrusts a bouquet of white roses in my face (I hate red roses. They're just so cliché).
"Will you be my girlfriend?" Ryder asks with hope and mischief in his eyes.
"Yes." I say breathlessly with absolutely no hesitation.
*flashback over*
"Chloe! Snap out of it!" Izzy says snapping her fingers in front of my face.
"Sorry, sorry.." I mumble walking away towards the basketball courts.
"See you at volleyball practice clo!" Izzy calls out as I mutter an incoherent see ya under my breath.
Taking one of the basketballs from the box I let all the anger and frustration I've been holding back out in one swift motion as I shoot the basket ball propelling it forwards from the 3 point line and hearing the satisfying sound of the ball making a swish in the hoop.
"Nice shot but I bet I could do better." The voice I've been dreading all day teases snatching the ball out of my hands.
"Come back you!" I yell at a smirking Ryder. As he holds the ball up towering over me since he's a good 6'3 while I'm stuck down here at a 5,10. In all honesty I'm tall but he's tall-er.
His messy blond hair is all over the place due to the windy circumstances and I decide to do what I do best.
I take my stance and I place my hands on my hips looking at the sky. Feeling his gaze wander up to my face I shoot dangers at him and thrust my hand out.
"The ball. Now!" I say loudly.
Ryder looks at me with an amused expression as he laughs.
"You're growling, its cute." He says smirking.
"You what would look cute. Your head except dunked under water and never let out."
"You wound me." He feigned pain.
Rolling my eyes I turn to leave but not before running up to him and slapping the ball from under his arm, faking a left and dunking it straight into the hoop.
"Wow." He says actually sounding sincere. "I feel bad for your friends..." he says giving me yet another one of his detested smirks.
Ugh boys.
Running a hand through my dark hair, I look at Ryder through the looses strands that have covered my eyes and his expression seems pained. Almost as if he regrets something.
Ignoring it though I return to dribbling the ball back to the return box and start to leave as Ryder jogs to catch up with me.
"Wow hold your horses sunny." He says and gets wayyy to close for my liking.
Then I remember that time Izzy used what her and Serena called 'ultra-tease' on Jackson Ridge a few years back when he wouldn't stop hitting on her.
Memorizing the important things the girls taught me I looked deep into Ryder's eyes and gently placed my hand on his stomach as I watched his breath hitch and his eyes glaze over. Tracing his muscular abdomen with my finger made a tiny moan escape his mouth.
Fighting the smirk that was trying to make its was to my lips I stood on my tip toes and whispered his name into the crook of his neck as he involuntarily whimpered at my touch.
Then looking at his shiny brown eyes I placed my hand firmly on his chest and sighed.
"Get a life you moron." As I shoved him away.
He stumbled due to his surprise but quickly regained himself.
"That was a bitchy thing to do Sunny." He said and the dangerous look in his eyes scared me for a moment.
"But you fell for it."
"Touché." He said defeated and annoyed.
Who knew me, the basket ball and volley ball loving girly girl had such an effect on a guy like Ryder Andrews. Who practically had a new girl leeching his face off every single day. What a dic—
"Profanity is never the answer Chloe." I repeat to myself over and over again as I leave Ryder standing alone pondering over what happened that day in the basketball court.
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Thoughts?? I honestly love this chapter and the way Clo has this angry and bitchy side to her exposed. I'm planning on adding lots of new characters as the story continues. I'm hoping this book is at least a good 25 chapters and I'm gonna leave ya hanging for a while before they kiss so you keep waiting. Also in the next few chapters a bunch of snippets of Chloe and Ryder's past will be revealed.
On a better note positive note comment vote and give me ideas people I tend to get writers block really easily.
I might not be updating a lot after this week since exams and stuff and dance competitions and singing recitals but keep reading sunny bunnies 🥓🍳☀️
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