🌼wondering🌼ricky bowen

chapter twenty eight.

songs
dare you to move by switchfoot

SILENCE FILLED THE WARM LIVING ROOM AS THE TWO BOYS STOOD UP TO DO THE SHARPAY AND RYAN WARM UP THING. Ellie couldn't help but to leave an awkward smile as EJ and Ricky stood up. It was awkward... a bit making Ellie glance at Nini who made an uncomfortable look as he look at two.

"Ready? Go!" Carlos excitedly begins. Then with a snap laughter filled the room as the two look ridiculous at what they are doing.

"How did I do?" Ricky asked as he sat beside Ellie, who had almost teary-eyed because of what they did.

"You two did worst.Haha"

" I will totally disagree with that comment." Ricky made a funny voice making Ellie smack his chest lightly. Her crinkled eyes vanished as she accidentally saw Nini catching a glimpse at them.

"But I did better than EJ, right?" Ricky interrupts that made Ellie shook her head at the boy.

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The doorbell rang making all of them snap out of focus of the game. Ellie volunteers as she headed. But as if someone pulling her to not open the door made her pause in front of the door.

Her eyes widens as she regrettably opens the door meeting his stupid and handsome smile. Zenith.

"What are you---"

" I invited him." someone said from behind. Nini stood excitedly and walked closer at the two of them.

" Zenith, this is--"

"Ellie." Zenith finished making Ellie frown at the two. Nini made an odd expression if Ellie could put it.

"Oh, you know each other?" Nini turn to Ellie who had her head down,waiting for her to answer.

"Yes. She and I are long time best friends." the British boy says. Ellie made a look on him but he just shove it away.

"Really? Then it's a small world!" Nini said. Before Ellie could excuse Zenith, Nini already guided Zenith inside the house. Many thoughts came to Ellie of what will happen tonight. Mostly of them will not end well.

And she knew for a fact that she was the one to blame if this night will not end well.

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"What the hell is he doing here?" Ty whispers at the blonde girl.

"Nini invited him." Ellie said, shortly as she grab refill the chips. When Zenith took a step to the living room a killing glare forms in Ty's eyes.

"Seriously?!" Ellie tries to calm Ty down.

" Do you think she knew between Zenith and you?"

"... Maybe? Part of me thinks that--"

"She plotted a plan that will break you and Ricky?" Ellie let a chuckle at how straight forward her best friend is.

"Look, calm down. I can handle this." Ellie tries to reassure Ty.

"Fine... But I'm still watching him with Lazer eyes." Ty sighed and widens his eyes, making Ellie smile.

"Okay..."

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"So, Zenith you're a model...?" Carlos asked.

"Yeah, unfortunately." which made them frown at the gorgeous boy.

" Well, being a model is a win-win. Because yeah, you have all the things if you all know what I mean,"

"and it's hard to have all those things that leaves you with a choice of leaving everything you are used to behind." His eyes met the hazel brown of the only blonde girl that he has his eyes on when he took a step in Ashlyn's house.

"If you don't mind asking... how did you get that so handsome?"Ellie heard someone asked but she knew it was Carlos who asked. Ellie glanced beside her who took a grasp of her hand.

" Something bothering you? " Ricky's concern expression plastered over his face.

" No, nothing. Everything's... fine. " she was still debating on whether she was gonna tell Zenith and her past. But unfortunately, her fear wasn't allowing her to do it.

Ellie knew he wasn't convinced about her comment but he let it go since he knew that Ellie would tell him later.

But that later was too soon.

" Well, is there someone you have your eyes on, Zenith?" Ty could've sworn that if Carlos continues to ask one more time he would hit him with a throw pillow.

"Uh..." Zenith was caught of guard by his question. His eyes met the girl who was into someone else's arm.

"Yeah, there's a someone... " Zenith finishes as his eyes collided with the only girl whom he regrettably left 3 years ago. An audible 'woooh' escapes the people in the living room.

"But it's complicated." he finishes.

"Do tell." Nini pressed with her face on her palm. Ellie stared at the girl sitting beside Zenith.

"Uhm... Look we're out of chips I should get some." Ricky followed Ellie which made her feel better.

"What was that?" Ricky started. Ellie was about to ask about it when the only last guy Ellie wanted to interrupt them came.

"Oh, sorry--wrong room." Ellie made a look on the white guy. Of course, he went in on purpose.

"Look, man. What is your deal?" Ricky asked. This made Ellie pause on what she was doing and was about to reach for Ricky.

"I just want to spend Thanksgiving." Zenith implies.

"Really?" Ricky made a look which made him push to the limits.

"Yeah, you got a problem with that?"

" Uhm... Ricky I think we should probab--"

"No. He has been like this ever since the last time we bumped to him. And there's something he's not telling us." Ricky was being persistent which made a lot worse.

" There's nothing--" that made Zenith snaps.

" Ellie, I wasn't planning on telling your boyfriend this but you're way off without him. " Ricky was about to lungs at Zenith but Ellie distanced the two.

"You know Ellie. I never thought you would settle with a guy lesser than me."

With that everything became clear to Ellie and regrettably she should have told Ricky everything.