Bad Boy In Love

Chapter 24- Realizing

Ryder Jones

"Tyler," Tyler turns around and sees my mom.

"Uh," she was speechless.

But just thinking about what Tyler said. She was right, I don't know what I'm going to do after high school, what am I going to be? I never took the real world seriously. Everything was a joke to me. Especially high school. I did need to change and show my mom that I can actually live on my own and that I'm independent but mainly prove it to the beautiful girl in front of me. Tyler.

Wait, what? Tyler? Beautiful? Up my ass. I never thought of Tyler that way. Wouldn't it be weird?

"I think I should go and fix the booth," she shyly said and walked out the way.

My mother looked at me with her hands crossed against her chest and with a very angry look. I slowly look up at her with remorse. Just realizing what Tyler said did make me feel more of an ass. Her face soften and she sat next to me.

"You know Tyler is right," she spoke.

I nod my head.

"It's something I should've told you, ever since you started, changing. Tyler had the courage and bravery that I didn't have," she finished.

I turn to my mom and she gives me a slight smile. I smile and hug her. I whisper, "I'm sorry, mom." She smiles and Chris starts laughing. Oh shit.

My mom turns around and looks at Chris. He was all droopy and his eye lids were half open half close. Wrong time to be joking around.

She turns and faces me. I slightly smile and she nods her head, "get him to the house and keep an eye on him. Make sure he goes to sleep and I'll talk to his mother. I think we're done for the day. Gather up everyone and start leaving," she looks around the lot and we accomplished nothing. I don't want to disappoint my mom, this is her job and I should really get my head out of my ass and do something.

"Um, mom?" I ask quietly.

She looks up and slightly smiles, "yes Ryder?"

"What time do you want us here by?" I smile at her.

She grins at me, "at noon would be fine."

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So, I did take Tyler's advice and changed my act. I don't know why it took me this long to realize that I was actually changing and that I didn't know I would become the person I am now. That's why after we left and split into separate ways, I look around for a job to hold me over until I apply for a University. Here in Milton, Vermont there was nothing great. Maybe Rutgers, or Preston University I should join. Honestly, I don't know what I want to major in, hopefully engineering or electricity. There is a lot to choose from but now, I should focus on finishing high school.

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"Holy shit, what happened?"

I turn around and see Chris awaken. He looks like a mess. He had bed head, some vomit on the side of his cheek, and he was only in his underwear. He looks at me with his eyes half open.

"What time is it?" He looks over at my clock and quickly gets up putting his jeans on.

"Don't freak out, my mom spoke to your mom. She told her that you were going to spend the night and she dropped off your clothes," I threw his bag at him and turned back around evaluating my life again.

"Thanks," he said.

"Whatever."

For a couple of minutes we were in a silence. I couldn't tell if it was an awkward one or not.

"Maybe you should take a shower, you barfed on your shirt so it's in the wash but otherwise, you smell," I had broken the silence.

"Oh, okay. I'll be right back."

I heard him come off my bed and close my bathroom door. I get up, take the sheets off of my bed and take them into the laundry room. I put the sheets in the wash and see the laundry door open. I look at the door and see Tyler leaning against the door frame, smiling at me. Her smile, it's so adorable. You can never be mad at that smile. It's so genuine and warm. Her mint green eyes were sparkling. Nothing had changed about her. From her cute smile to her tiny little toes. When's the last time I've felt this way about someone? Or ever had a girlfriend? Or cared about someone like her? I mentally smack myself. What am I thinking about? It's Tyler. She lives with me and she's the "loser" of our school. But now, there's something different about her. I just did it again. Stupid conscious. I smile back at her and finish loading the laundry. Then she speaks.

"You've really have changed Jones. At least you're trying," she walks up to me and gives me a kiss on the cheek. She leaves and closes the door. I touch my cheek and realize.

I like Tyler Castle.

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