Bad Boy Fell Hard |✔

Chapter 49

I feel so relieved, angry, and confused. I feel like the air has been knocked into my system. I am relieved because I didn't want to think Ryder had done this purposely. I'm still confused; I mean, how can I be sure that those girls were honest.

I guess I'll have to go into FBI mode. As far as I know, Daniel's house has security cameras that work twenty-four seven, but none of the people in the place check to see what's happened.

I head out of the toilet room and splash water on my face. I look at myself in the mirror, and I look awful. I have massive bags beneath my eyes, and my skin looks so pale. I look like a person who has been depressed for a long time but has finally come back up.

I head out of the girls' bathroom, and I met with a worried and concerned Ryder; I stare into his ocean blue eyes that are not bright anymore but sad, defeated, and lost.

"What are you doing here?" I ask, trying to act cold. I can't just run into his arms though I really want to, just because I might know what happened last night.

"Look Princess...."

"Don't call me that. My name is Nora. I want nothing do to do with you so save your breath and leave me the fuck alone." I snap at him.

Hurt crosses his face, and that tugs my heart, knowing it's all because of me. I need first to figure out all that has happened before anything proceeds.

"I didn't mean to hurt you –"

"Enough! Just stop, okay? You didn't hurt me. I never even liked you so quit trying to apologise." I spit.

I don't know why I'm bursting out like this, but it's making me feel good. I am just exhausted and emotionally drained right now. I need time to myself.

The bell rings, signaling lunch is over, and I push past a broken, sad, and crushed Ryder, which tears me on the inside, but he deserves it, as I head to my third-period class.

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Me; Meet me at my locker

.i text Daniel after my last class of the day ends. I want to talk to him about the whole security situation. Daniel is quick to reply to my text.

Daniel; sure, okay.

I head to my locker and put my books in it. A memory of Ryder pranking with me chalk dust in my locker flashes in my head, and I smile at it,

"Hey." Daniel says as he approaches me with a smile on his face. His expression changes after he examines my face and state

"Shit, are you okay?" he asks with concern on his face, "Yeah, I am fine. I wanted to ask you about the security cameras in your house. Do they still work?" I ask.

"Umm... yeah. Why are you asking?"

"It's just there's something I found out about what happened yesterday and I need to clarify." I say as I shut my locker and turn to him.

"It's not what it looks like. Ryder wasn't involved in any of that shit, he was dragged-."

"Look, I just need to see what happened." I say, cutting him off.

"Sure, come on. I'll drive you to my house." He says as he heads out of the building with me trailing behind me.

We reached Daniel's huge house, and he led me to some storage room in their basement where the computers of the security footage are. The basement is dust and has a lot of spider webs.

Cole is now searching for the file of yesterday's footage, and I'm just sitting looking at this creepy basement. It reminds me of the one from the movie, 'The Bye Bye man.'

"Found it." He says as he starts to play the events of last night's crazy party. It's funny how his parents let him throw parties knowing the security cameras around the house. I mean, all those hormonal teenagers dancing weirdly and doing the dirty is not something to be approved by parents. I guess his parents don't care.

I watch as the party starts. Many people were in the house, wasted, making out grossly and dancing dirty. I keep watching, but nothing has happened yet. I watch as Ryder enters, and everyone shouts, wishing him a happy birthday. Many girls were walking up to him flirting, but he looked like he wasn't interested at all. He would smile politely and ignore them. Daniel is watching what's happening intently.

He was sitted with his friends at a couch when an older looking dude, probably in college, greets Ryder where they do those bro hugs. Who is he? He looks like he is very close to Ryder.

"That's his brother, Miles." Daniel voices my thoughts, and I nod at him.

In the video, Daniel then goes to God knows where with Lucy. I pause and look at him, he smiles sheepishly at me, and I don't want to know what happened their side after here.

I unpause and continue watching. Ryder goes up to the bar area. He looks like he doesn't want to be there. He turns to look at the dancing couples then checks his phone. I look behind him, and a familiar Barbie doll walks up to the bartender, and he gives him money and a small packet.

It's Mariella. She looks skinny, though, from what I can see from here. She looks like she is about to die from an illness; she is dressed in black so that no one can recognize her. She is used to putting on pink, which makes her stand out, but she now looks like a criminal. She also has a black beanie covering her head.

I pause the video and zoom in at the packet. It's an illegal drug, I don't know what exactly it does, but I know it's not right.

I unpause and keep watching. Daniel curses under his breath and watches intently for what's going to happen next. The bartender nods at her. He unwraps the packet and pours the whole liquid into a glass that had a beer in it.

Ryder then turns around to pick up the glass of beer and drinks all of it. The party goes on with Ryder very tipsy. After some time, strippers come to enter the household. I pause and look for the footage with the outside view. The strippers came from a black car with Mariella in the driver's seat.

Who invited her? I know for a fact that the guys hate her guts like I do and would never invite her.

She pays them with a cash stack and tells them some instructions, they nod and head to the building.

I watch intently as they make Ryder sit on a chair, he doesn't want to, but they keep persisting and pushing him.

God, that pisses me off so much! Why can't they leave him the fuck alone?

I zoom in to see what he is trying to say, "I have my girl." He says, slurring.

"I have my girl." He keeps saying, and my heart tugs at that. Was he referring to me?

Of course, he was.. my subconscious says.

One of the strippers heads to a corner where Mariella is, and she hands them another glass, probably drugged. The stripper goes back to Ryder and gives him the drink.

"Little bro is getting laid tonight." Miles yells while tapping on his shoulder, Ryder keeps shaking his head.

Mariella comes and whispers in Miles' ear something, and he nods at her and turns to his little brother, who is wasted and half dead.

"It's your girl, Nora." Miles lies, and Ryder's head jolts up very quickly.

"Princess!" he slurs excitedly, placing his hands around the waist of one of the strippers on his lap. People around started taking pictures of what is happening.

He didn't actually cheat. He thought that one of the strippers was me. But that is so low key and dumb. I blame his state.

"Yes, it's me." the stripper lies, and he leans in and buries his neck in her hair. He quickly looks up and furrows his eyebrows with a frown in his face.

"You're not my princess!" he slurs as he pushes the stripper off his lap and tries to walk away, but they pull him back.

"No, I have my girl!" he keeps saying as he tries to pull away from them. I see Cole push through the crowd and pulls out his best friend as they head downstairs.

I pause the video and gasp.

Oh, My God!