"Why are you in a hurry to leave? "
She turned, only to meet face to face with Ryder.
"Oh, Ryder!" She gasped. She didn't expect anyone stopping her right now.
"Breathe, Wren breathe. Or is my presence making you uncomfortable?" He said, flashing a grin on that pretty face of his. She was taken aback at first, recalling what happened at the cafeteria and the weird look he has been giving her lately.
She then smacked his arm. "Come on, Ryd. Don't be silly" she laughed and he smiled again.
"See? I made you smile! You were looking all panicky and worried!" He sounded triumphant, like he had won a trophy. And she smiled sweetly at him.
The thing was that, she also wanted to pay her dad a visit in the hospital later in the day. That was why she looked this worried.
"Do you mind if I dropped you off? " he asked expectantly, and she was grateful for the request. Mona's car broke down and she didn't have a ride home.
"Thank you so much, Ryder. You don't always have the time you know." She said, considering he might be late for practice. She was in his car right now. He turned to her and gave her a shrug.
"I don't mind bringing you to and from school, princess. You deserve it." He meant every word he said and Wren felt a fiber of her heart melt.
They drove in silence which was quite weird so, Ryder turned on the radio and Taylor Swift's 'Trouble' was blaring from the speakers as she sang along with her.
"Taylor Swift and her break up songs" Ryder groaned and was about changing it when Wren touched his hand, stopping him.
"I like it" she added, smiling weakly and he nodded.
"Are you suffering from a heart break? " He asked her and she was surprised how he could read her so well. She didn't also know if to say yes or no, she just stared at him.
"Who is he? I swear to God, I'll beat his ass real bad. It is his loss, actually. You're too beautiful to cry over a scumbag" he said, smiling at her face and she felt heat rise on her cheeks.
"So, who is the unlucky guy? "
"Uhm, its nobody actually "
Liar! Liar! Pants on fire!
She ignored her thoughts and drifted to the music.
"I knew you were trouble when you walked in..
So shame on me now,
Flew me to places I've never been
So you put me down oh,
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I've never been
Now I'm lying the cold hard ground
Oh, oh, trouble trouble trouble
Oh, oh, trouble trouble trouble... "
She kept singing. She knew she didn't have a nice voice but Ryder didn't say a word. And she was grateful that he didn't.
When they finally reached home, Ryder insisted on following her inside.
"I thought you had practice today?" And he hit his head
"Ouch, I almost forgot that. And coach isn't gonna take it easy on me" he said again.
"You have to go back real quick" Wren said
"Then I'll see you tomorrow morning, yeah? "
"Yup" she replied, popping the 'p'.
"Do you mind I picked you up tomorrow morning? To school? "
"That would be really nice of you. But Mona is picking me up, I'm sorry."
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THE NERDY GIRL
Fiksi RemajaWren Kingston is your typical nerd. Moved into San Francisco with her parents and Brother. Enrolled in a new school with all the snobbish rich kids, she didn't know why she was here anyways. How would she survive in this school when she's totally n...
