Bitch Be Gone

Chapter 8: Can't Remember to Forget You

Ryan's P.O.V.

My head was pounding as I hazily arose from my deep sleep. I glanced around to see where I was. Claire's house was trashed with food wrappers and beer bottles that were scattered all over the floor. I placed my head in my hands trying to recall what had happened the night before. The last thing I remembered was drinking a beer after we finished up spin the bottle...

I pushed myself up off of the slightly-uncomfortable red leather couch I was passed out on. I saw a couple of other people lying on the ground asleep, but there was no one I recognized. I reached into my pocket and slid out my black iPhone 4s. I clicked the power button causing the lock screen to pop up. The first thing I noticed was 2 texts from Andrea.

Crap, she was probably pissed because I totally ditched her the night before. I sighed and slid open the messages.

Andrea❤️: Where are you?!

Andrea❤️: RYANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

I glanced up from the phone screen, trying to remember what had happened the night before once again. No matter how hard I tried, though, there was still a complete blank spot in my memory.

"Hey, man, where'd you go last night?" I heard a familiar voice ask from behind me.

I spun my body around to where I saw Hayden leaning on the kitchen counter.

"I honestly don't know..." I quietly replied. He laughed and swung open the fridge.

"Yeah, I feel you. Everyone needs a night away from their chick."

I faked a laugh and then quickly replied, "Uhh... Have you seen Andrea around?"

"Nope, sorry man." He sighed as if he really cared.

I shrugged and began to search throughout the rest of the house to find someone who knew where Andrea was, or even better, to find Andrea herself. As I turned the corner into the front room of the house I saw Bri passed out on one of the two chairs that were next to the front door.

I didn't want to wake her up, but I was desperate to find Andrea. I slowly reached my hand out to wake her, but I was quickly stopped by Nathan. I looked up to see Bri's boyfriend glaring me in the eyes.

"Leave her be." He scoffed. Yeah, he definitely did not like me. I wouldn't be surprised if he knew about the Claire thing... Andrea probably told Bri, and Bri probably told Nathan.

That night was a huge mistake... Well, it wasn't exactly something I was regretting while it happened... The truth was, I meant to cheat on Andrea...

I was sick and tired of Andrea flirting with other guys like Josh and that new guy, Henry, or whatever his name was. Josh and I used to be best friends, but once Andrea and I started dating, we slowly started hanging out less and less. I didn't really know why, but you could see why I got so pissed off when Andrea posted a picture of Josh and her hanging out when she straight up lied to my face and told me she was busy with family stuff. It wasn't the first time she had basically ditched me to hang out with one of her guy friends, either.

I decided to confront her about it the night before the party, and we got into a huge fight. Andrea didn't think it was a big deal, but we definitely weren't seeing eye to eye.

In about the middle of Claire's party, I was a little too drunk, and a little too emotional as well. I chugged a bottle of beer down and stomped up the steps. I looked down the stairs to see Josh with Andrea riding on his back. I paced back and forth angrily, and then swung open a random door.

The more angry I got, the more I felt the need to punch something. I looked around the room I was in. There was a large master bed and a brown dresser with a blue and white flower vase sitting on top of it along with a few more little knick-knacks. I paced over to the dresser and whipped the vase off of its surface.