Sorry for the delay of updates everybody but here is the next chapter! :)
Lean On Me
"What are you doing here?" I asked him, not wanting visitors.
"I just came to see if you were ok after yesterday since you weren't at school today and I brought your spanish homework..." Ryder replied with a smile, "Oh and I also figured you could be hungry, it's pepperoni with extra cheese." He added.
I looked at him then at the pizza and my stomach rumbled. I decided I was hungry and the pizza smelled delicious so I let him in.
We sat down in the lounge, he was on the one side of the couch and I was on the other and I nibbled on a piece of pizza. We sat in silence while the television played in the background.
"So..." He started off but I cut him off, "Look I know I went a bit insane yesterday towards Jake but..." I started but then he butted in, "You don't have to apologize, you're going through a tough time." He said and I frowned, "No I'm not going through a tough time I'm going through a horrible time do you know how Jake has made me feel or how now everyone can add one more thing to the list of Marley Rose faults?" I asked him, burying my head in my hands out of embarrassment.
He tried to edge towards me but I shifted away.
"You're stronger than this!" He encouraged me. I shrugged.
"You have to come back to school to just prove to him you're strong and you don't need him." He added and I sighed, I eventually nodded and then spoke, "So how is he doing?" I asked, curiously.
"To tell you the truth, he seems fine, he's the one that cheated on you not the other way round, so if he had to show that he was upset I don't think anyone would care, you just can't let him ruin your life, after seeing you the way you were yesterday, you need something new in your life... Or someone..." He told me. I could see in his eye he wanted to ask me something but then the front door opened and my mom came in.
"Oh, Hello Miss Rose" He said getting up to greet her.
"Ryder, right?" She asked and he nodded.
"He just came over to give me my homework, he's going to leave now." I stated, not wanting him to ask the question I had a feeling he was trying to ask.
He looked back at me and smiled, "Nice to meet you properly Ryder.." My mom said with a smile before I ushered him out the door.
"So, see you at school tomorrow?" He asked and I nodded, "Yes, I'll be there..." He smiled in relief before departing and I closed the door.
The next day at school I was walking into the building when I saw Jake. I stopped and removed myself from the spot I was standing in and stood on the far side of the corridor so he wouldn't see me. He was walking around like he owned the place. When I thought he was out of sight I went straight to my locker but to my dismay he'd seen me walk over after he stopped to talk to Kitty and Artie and was leaning against the locker next to mine while I unloaded books from inside.
"What do you want?" I asked him, shoving my math book inside.
"I want to see how you're doing?" He stated and I frowned and slammed the locker shut, "You don't have to ask me that anymore, I'm perfectly fine!" I noticed Ryder walking up beside Jake and he frowned at Jake before asking me if he could talk, I said sure, just wanting to get away from the Puckerman.
"Go out with me!" He said to me, more like a demand than a question, "It doesn't have to be romantic, it can be as friends but I want to take you out, you never actually gave me a try and I think this would be perfect..." He grinned at me and I hesitated but then I saw Jake behind him talking to a girl, I sighed and nodded with a small smile. "Friday. Breadsticks, pick me up at 7:30." I told him and he smiled, "Great!" He kissed me on the cheek before walking off briskly. Jake stared at me but I just turned and walked away and bumped into Tina and Blaine who were discussing the new glee club assignment, "We're doing One Direction week!" They were saying excitedly. I smiled and I knew exactly what I was going to do, if I was allowed back in glee club...