Testing waters

Ch.30 you what?

I had been dancing for quite a while and decided to take a break. I soon lost Mel in the crowd but kept going in search of who knows what. I found a small room with not many people in it and made my way in collapsing on the couch in the room. I looked next to me to see a group of boys talking and listened intently on there conversation. She can't know! Are you kidding me she's here? How could you bring her here! Were some of the things I heard. "Ryan?" I said gasping to find the boy who was saying these things to be Ryan. He lied to me he did come to the party. "What can't I know what are you talking about!" I yelled I could feel the hotness in my cheeks.
"Please not now baby" he whispered into my ear sending chills down my spine, no not now savannah. I sighed as he pulled me outside into the backyard which was freezing but surprisingly empty. Cameron and few other boys I knew were his friends followed us. "You gotta tell her" one of them said he sighed and nodded. "I-I um I don't" he stammered. "Tell me Ryan!" I said stumbling to the side god I was getting a little tipsy. Mel emerged from inside of the house and made her way over to me. Judging by the way she was walking she defiantly wasn't intoxicated which made me trust her to possibly take mehome. "What's going on?" She asked looking a Ryan the boys than me" I stu,bled over to her mumbling things I my self couldn't understand and she nodded as if pretending to know what I was asking and pulled me out of the backyard to the drive way and got into her car.
"Here we can go to my place" she said and I nodded squirming in my seat until we pulled into a house which was only a street over from mine. Once we got there she helped me get out of the car into the house and I stumbled up the steps until we reached her room. "I'm an only child and my moms on a business trip" she said I was wondering why no one was freaking out that's he wasn't here. I noticed she didn't mention her dad but I decided not to ask because it sounded like something might have happened to him. "Here I'll get a sleeping bag for you to sleep in" she said and I nodded yawning ad by the tie she got back I was already on the floor asleep.
The next morning was dreadful. I of course was hungover and had a killer headache. "hey your finally up" she teased handing me a cup of coffee, I thanked her and gulped down almost the whole thing. "So was that guy your boyfriend?" She asks reminding me of last nights extremely dreadful experience. "Ya" I whispered remember that he didn't tell ,e about that ever they were talking about. "You can hang here for As long as you want I have a feeling you don't want to talk to him" she said and I nodded. Why would he keep such things from me? What was the point.
After bonding and watching movies I grew to like Mel and she seemed to like me to I even talked to her about the cuts that were clearly visible by the bandages on my arms and she seemed to like my company. My curled hair was pulled back into a pony tail and I cleaned off my makeup she let me borrows a pair of grey leggings and a T shirt. "Thank you so much" I said as I finished getting dressed she assured me it was no problem and I could keep them if I wanted to and we exchanged numbers. I looked at my phone and had ten messages from Ryan and at least seven voicemails. "I should probably go he's been calling me non stop" I say and she nods "I can drive you over there" she says and I thank her for what seems like the millionth time today and get into her car holding my clothes from last night and my heels. We pulled up to Ryan's house and I said my quick goodbye before knocking on the door.
Ryan opened the door his hair a mess he was still in his pajamas and his eyes were bloodshot. "Savannah" he whispered pulling me into the house and closing the door.
"Ryan I am not here to hang out with you if you don't tell me everything I'm leaving!" I snapped. His smile soon disappeared and he sighed rubbing the back of his neck and pulling me into the living room sitting me on the couch. I turned so I was facing him and he looked at me with sad eyes, "now" I ordered. He took in a deep breath before nodding and running a hand through his messy hair. "It all started at the beginning of the year" he said. He looked at me and I motioned for him to continue. "Everyone was making fun of you and I mean everyone teasing bullying you name it, I didn't know you at the time and even though I knew it was wrong I tagged along and then that's when it happened" he said sighing again. "A group of my friends started a bet, for money they said they bet me to get you to be my girlfriend in a month and keep the relationship for a year and so I did" he whispered. After hearing those words come from his mouth I clasped my hand over mine stifling a sob. Tears pooled out of my eyes and I scotched back from him shaking my head. "That's the only reason you dat-" I cut my self off with the sound of more sobs. "No baby it was before I fell in love with you it was before I knew anything please Savannah!" He pleaded.
I stood up from my spot grabbing my belongings and running for the door no, bolting. I heard him yell my name from behind me and I even heard his mom saying something but I slammed the door and walked out before anyone could say anything. Despite the fact that it was freezing and I wasn't wearing shoes I ran straight home not stopping for a single breath crying more than I probably ever had. Once I got inside I ran up the stairs collapsing on the bed violent sobs racking my body. He didn't really love me he probably doesn't still he only is doing it for money, that's it!
I stood up from my bed wiping my tears and eyeing my bathroom, no don't do it. Just when I was about to turn the handle my phone started to ring and I noticed it was Cameron. I sighed answering pressing the phone to my ear. "Ryan just called me sobbing, I guess you know then. I can help you get your mind off it I'll pick you up at 7:00 there's a party I know about it will be fine" he said, how could someone say all that it one sentence. "Ya whatever" I said hanging up and stepped into the bathroom.