Bad Boy Fell Hard |✔

Chapter 44

"Hey!" Jason taps me from behind. We are now in Economics Class, and he has been calling me for the last two minutes, and I have to concentrate, or I'll get my second detention from Mrs. Lillians/

"What?" I whisper as I look behind me briefly, and he is scribbling some drawings in his notebook.

"I need to tell you something very important."

"Why can't it wait after class?"

"Oh, that's a great idea." He says, and I roll my eyes at his response. He could have thought of it in his pea-sized brain. I turn back and pay attention to the teacher a she goes on and on about.....

After class, I head out quickly with Jason trailing behind me. "Hey hey, wait up!" he says while walking towards me.

"What!!" I say, feeling annoyed.

"Tomorrow is Ryder's birthday." Jason says, shocking me. I have talked to Ryder many times, but he has never mentioned anything about his birthday coming soon.

"Soo...." I drawl out, staring at him expectantly. What does he expect me to do about it,

"aren't you two like.. you know... "

"What? Dating?" I say what everyone has been asking me. He nods, and I laugh at him.

"Ryder and I are just ...." I think of what to say. If I say friend, it confuses me even more. We have kissed like twice, or I don't know, and friends don't know the way your lips taste. And we can't be friends with benefits cause that's weird and disgusting. We are not dating though he said I'm soon becoming his girl, soo.... For now, I don't know what we are.

"Okay, whatever you two are, I just wanna ask if you'll be attending his birthday party tomorrow night." He asks.

"How many people will be there?" I ask. I don't want to attend a party, and there are half the school population and some of his other fans.

"I don't know, maybe about two hundred." He shrugs as if it's the most normal thing to say. I mean, two hundred people for a birthday party is just too much; I don't think all of them only come to attend the birthday party.

"Then count me out." I say while walking away from him, he catches up to me quickly as I'm walking to the cafeteria.

"Oh come on, do you think he'll be happy if you're not there?" he asks.

"Look, I'm not attending a party with hormonal teenagers, I'll just give him my own surprise gift or something, okay? And besides, my parents are returning that night from somewhere soo...." I say honestly. Mam and dad are in San Diego and are returning tomorrow night, and they wanted us all to be home by the time they come because they have something to tell Albert and i.

"Pretty please." He says with an adorable pout and puppy dog eyes. I look away quickly before he hypnotizes me. That pout is the one that made me humiliate myself with a painted face.

"I'll just help to buy the stuff for the party and wrap presents, okay?" I say while still looking away from his face.

"Okay.." he says sadly, and I already know what he is up to, so I sprint to the cafeteria before I fall into his trap.

As I get my food and head to my table, a hand wraps around my shoulder, and by smelling the familiar cologne, I already know it's Ryder. He leads me out of the cafeteria, and we head outside to the bleachers. The cold air presses against my skin, and I start shivering. Winter is at the door, so it's starting to get chilly.

Ryder starts removing his jacket after noticing my state. "Don't." I say as he takes off his jacket and brings it towards me.

"This is not for you princess," he chuckles, "I want to create some space between us before you catch the cold." He says smugly, and I roll my eyes at that.

"What a kind gentleman you are." Sarcasm drips my voice.

"I want to take you on a date tomorrow." He says. I look up, and he is staring into the field with a thoughtful expression.

"No." I say, and he is caught off-guard. He looks at me with a mixture of expressions, confused, shock, disbelief, and ... hurt.

"Why not?" he asks, trying to hide his emotions.

"That's not how it works. You can't just say something and you'll get it. Try acting like a gentle man for once." I say while standing up and walking away. I don't like it when he's like that; he thinks if he wants something, then poof! He'll get it.

"Then what am I supposed to do?" he asks while shouting, and I turn only to be met with a defeated but determined look.

"If I'm worth it, you'll find a way." I say and head back to the school doors. I decide to eat from the library; my food is cold because of the air outside, so I choose to just drink water. I can't stop thinking about the look Ryder had; that was my first time seeing him like that, and it just made my heart sink.

"Hey." Someone says from beside me, and that voice is very familiar, very, very, very familiar.

Dannon

"Hi." I say, not even looking at his face. Ever since his suspension ended, things have been bizarre and awkward between us. We no longer sit together during class, mostly because Ryder, but we don't spare a glance even when we cross paths.

"I need to talk to you." He says with a sad but severe voice.

I turn to face him, and he looks sick like he hasn't slept or eaten in days, "Are you okay?" I ask with concern.

"Never mind about that. I just want to aplogise for all that happened especially what my sister and I did to you." He says.

"It's okay, I already forgave you." I say honestly. I'm not the type of person to hold a grudge against someone for a long time. I like having peace with everyone, something dad told me when I was young because you never know when you need their help.

"So we good?" he asks with a hopeful look.

"Of course." I say with a smile as I scan his face, he really doesn't look okay.

"Are you sure you're okay?" I ask him again.

"Yeah I am, it was nice talking to you, see you later." He says and walks away quickly. Something is definitely up, and I have to find out and try to help.

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