The Babysitter | Shyland

Chapter Two | The Call

Ryland's POV

I heard a ding that echoed through my headphones. It was 4:00 am who the fuck is texting me, I swear it better not be Garrett talking about his boyfriend again.

I check my phone and see that it's Shane.
Shit

[Shane] hi, are you up?

[Ryland] yes, what's up?

[Shane] nothing much, just couldn't sleep. HBU

[Ryland] it's summer and I like staying up late and walking at night

[Shane] you should be careful, you don't know what is out there

[Ryland] What is that supposed to mean

[Shane] it means that the world is a scary place

[Ryland] ok?...

[Shane] so how long have you been outside

[Ryland] a couple of hours

Then I heard someone calling my phone.

Shane???

*connecting*

"Why did you call me?"

"Just so you don't get kill"

"Like that would happen"

"You don't know Ry, anything is possible"

"Yeah I kno- shit"

"What?"

"Nothing"

"It sounds like you're running, is everything ok"

"Yeah everything is fine"

"You don't sound fine"

"Shane there's not need to get worried"

"You should go home, it's almost 4:20"

"I usually do this until 7"

"Fine, stay out but I'm not hanging up"

"That's Fine"

"So you want to tell me what made you swear"

"Not really... I mean nothing happened"

"You're really bad at lying"

"Well that's good I'm not lying"

"Yeah Ok sure"

"Why don't you believe me?"

"Never mind, it doesn't matter"

"Ok?.."

"What are you doing?"

"I'm calling you while I'm on Instagram"

"Oh what's your insta"

"I'm not telling you"

"Lemme guess, it's @ why don't you trust me knowing your insta

"Ryland it's not that I don't trust you it's more that I have-"

"Have?"

"Never mind"

"No no you're telling me"

"It's just that I post pictures of myself"

"Ok and? Everyone does that"

"Yeah but everyone looks good"
"I don't"

"What was that? You were mumbling"

"I don't look as good like everyone"

"You look fine Shane"

"I bet you forgot what I even look like"

"No I didn't, I remember your fl- auburn hair and your green- blue, gray-ish eyes"

"wow that's more than I thought you would remember"

"I have good memory"

" uh cool?"

Shane and I chatted for awhile, we talked about our friends and stuff like that. Nothing that important. Not saying that our friends aren't important. We found out that we went to the same school for awhile, even tho he moved here 5 years ago.
It was nice to talked to someone that wasn't Garrett or Andrew, I love them but it was like I was third wheeling. When I was 'hanging out' with them, they kind of forgot that I was there. Shane had the same problem with his friends. If I remember correctly he said that their names were Joey and Daniel. Their names sounded familiar but I didn't ask about it much because I just thought that they were in one of my classes. I think Shane was in one of my classes but I don't know. I know I said that I have a good memory but that was kind of a lie. I didn't want Shane to know that I remembered his auburn hair with beautiful fluffy curls that was styled to the left. He had piercing blue-green eyes with gray speckles that I adored. He also had that sharp jawline that could cut your hand. Did I like Shane or was it just some stupid crush I had on him? At this point I couldn't tell but I think I like Shane, ugh way does life have to be so damn hard all the time.