Ryder POV
Poppy went on her date with Cody on Friday and ever since, she hasn't called or texted me to tell me how to went. I'm a little curious.
It's now Monday and when I tried talking to Poppy when the final bell rang, she ran the other direction.
What has gotten into her?
I wished I ran after her but I had to get to football practice on time to avoid getting yelled at by coach.
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After practice, all the guys went into the locker rooms. I decided that since Poppy couldn't tell me what happened, I could just eavesdrop into the conversation because I know Cody will talk. I hoped the date didn't go well so Cody won't bother AND get in the way between Poppy and I.
"Yo, Cody!" Robbie, one of my teammates yelled. "Heard you went on a date."
Cody scoffed and shook his head. "I don't know how to feel right now."
"What do you mean?" I said, getting myself into the conversation.
"We somehow ended up having sex and then when I woke up, she was gone."
I gasped not believing what I just heard. My heart sunk to my stomach as I felt it shatter.
Poppy and Cody had SEX?!
I felt like such a pussy because it feels like she doesn't like me. I actually had some type of hope.
But then again, I told her I liked someone else even though that someone was her and she doesn't know it.
I ignored Cody talking about how great Poppy is in bed and quickly changed and left.
I was jealous.
Jealous because Poppy and Cody has sex together and it was him instead of me.
It just pisses me off!
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Poppy POV
Ryder was trying to talk to me the whole day but I tried my best avoiding him. I would lie to him but I somehow couldn't lie to him anymore. It made me feel like the most terrible person and my heart would start frantically beating.
Cody also tried talking to me, but I feel like such a hoe. I'm going to have to face Ryder and Cody eventually, might as well get it over with.
The dismissal bell rang and I began my search for Ryder. I had to come clean someday.
When I saw Ryder's tall ass in the hallway, I jogged to him.
"Ryder." I say, tugging the back of his shirt.
Ryder turns around with a stern look on his face. Does he already know?
Crap.
Their last class is together and that's practice. I'm pretty sure Cody was talking about it, I just have a feeling.
"Can I talk to you?" I ask.
Ryder nods and looks down.
An awkward silence comes between us.
"Let's go to the butterfly garden." I say. Ryder nods and follows behind me as I make my way to the back of the school.
"So..." I dragged on, when we arrived at the butterfly garden. I sat down on one of the benches and so did Ryder, but he sat on the end. There was a gap between us and it got a little awkward.
"I have many secrets Ryder." I begin. "But I'm scared because I have the feeling that people will judge me."
He's judging you right now.
"I know." He says.
Another silence comes by.
"I know you and Cody..." Ryder speaks up but then stops himself.
He knows and I just sigh.
"Yeah, and I regret it."
"Then why did you do it?" Ryder's voice starts rising and I see his fist clenching.
"Because...I thought it would stop everything."
"Did it?"
I shrug. "I'm ashamed."
"If your so ashamed, then why did you come to school? Why are you showing everyone how ashamed you are? Sooner or later, Cody is going to get pissed and that stupid date wouldn't mean anything to him. He already told some of the guys and before you even know it, Katie is going to know."
I did not think about that.
"You have to talk to Cody."
"But I don't-"
"Damn it Poppy!" Ryder stands up and now I'm looking up at him.
"I'm trying to help you and I'm warning you about what's going to happen and yet, you care but you don't care about getting bullied."
I stand up and Ryder turns his back to me. "Why do you care?" I say lowly, meaning to say in my head but it came out my mouth.
Ryder slowly turns around. "Why do I care?" He says calmly, but I know he's mad.
I slowly nod my head, playing with my thumbs as I look down at the ground.
Ryder angrily huffs. "I care because I fucking like you! Hell, maybe even love you but after finding out you and Cody slept with each other it makes me think you're a whore."
I gasp and hold back the tears as I look him straight in the eyes. "If you like me so much then why did you have me thinking you liked another girl? Your the whore for having two girls and I slept with Cody because I wanted to forget my feelings about you. I felt that you would never like me."
A silence over took us.
"And I'm not a whore." I say, a tear dropping to the ground. I'm trying to console my self but I feel like he's right.
"No, your not. I know you aren't I'm-" Ryder begins but I cut him.
"No, I am and if you knew then why did you say it?"
"Because I was mad."
I shook my head. "I'm going to go."
"Poppy, I'm sorry."
"Yeah, me too."
Before I let him say anything else, I walked off.
I have to talk to Cody.
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Good Girls Lie
Fiksi Remaja"Why don't you talk at school?" Ryder asked me. I shrugged. "I do, but quietly." I admit. If I talked at school, I will have a lot of dirt on my back. "You know, you shouldn't listen to Katie. I think you're beautiful." He says, making me blush. "Th...
