Ryker

ne has

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t of our lockers when Melanie made her pr

on

to him as we

you want,

tone w

be that w

ocker shut, caus

d I be? Huh? I’m an

g towards her, ma

ere, we go,”

ween Melanie and Ryder, looking int

t worth it. Le

,” he

o one can say that for you. Oh, that’s right. You

learned how to get to us. It has a

e still running that

rie walked up to h

sten. Leave these boys al

are you?”

ll do worse than pu

ar, then took off running in the opp

a always f

d humorous. Nothing like

tly,” Fr

s a look a

ds to change, d

glances as

*

the things she told me about Vegas. She was carefree and fu

ther. Everything abou

ys sat with me while the others sat around us. I relaxed

e hated the guy who Ruby liked. Brent isn’t the nicest guy out th

e walk

going

asshole. Girl is trying to ge

al teenage

ep

home, and we can leave

why

e it’d take a while. We left school

eal with a lot your fi

ol has the same thing. It has a dif

ets to you

o short to sweat

at her as

re’s more to you t

o are still together. I have a

t’s

tty

r raise your voice when

waste time worrying

ur way to

ou can meet

but

ened t

m h

t sweaty. My nerves were kicking

Meet Ryker,

you, Ryker,”

my sweaty palms. Her mother greeted me the same way. They had a warm and fr

y for dinner, Ryker

bout to

id, “Sure,

as she smiled at m

ur

ey led me inside.

ads up where I was. I didn’t need a h

ying to keep it short. Val looked like she was enjoying herself, sitting next to me. As we t

ut she replaced it. Okay, so the new girl was f

de, she closed the door. It’s a typical girl’s room. S

room,”

erves a purpo

wed my eyebrows as she walked towards me. I backed up, hitting the wall. I

on the side of my head. She moved her f

you nervo

ocean blue eyes met

N

was a

’re deciding whether

th fanne

t. The heart beats faster, the urges get more frequent, and they l

ain control when her lips brushed against mi

ked at her, confused as

s that?”

his thing between

ked a

s. I like direct

what this

. There’s a lot more to you than meets the eye. You

ned tow

. I want to learn more,

with me. Most girls play head games, but Val was different.

,” I

wisted int

*

kitchen to find

have fun?

ine

hat are y

d placed my fist

only d

ver only

ike

be car

d or how I felt. He regarded me as a fuck up. I caus

. I closed the door behind me, then kicked off my shoes. Then I plopped on my bed. I’m even m