34. Friday Week Thirteen

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34. Friday Week Thirteen

"Urgh, why am I here again?" I asked Kiara for what felt like the tenth time that evening.

"Because you know Cayd and Raven already so it will make it easier for them to meet the rest of the group."

I frowned and looked over at her as she pulled another dress out of her wardrobe to try on, "why are you so eager for them to 'join the group'"

Kie gave a small smile and turned to face me where I sat perched on her bed, "I don't know if you know, but me, Kyle and Arik all grew up together just like Ryker, Cayd and Raven did. And then we met Ryker in middle school and all six of us started hanging out together. We stopped hanging out so much when Cayd and Raven left school but I would still consider them close friends of mine," she shrugged then as she came to sit next to me on the bed, "I don't know, I just feel so lucky to have met all of you girls and to have such a big group of friends who I know love me and I just want them to have that as well I guess."

My heart warmed at Kie's compassion for her friends and I gave her a wide smile, "well, okay then, I guess that means that I'm going to have to look my best tonight, let's do this."

She grinned back, "let's."

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After the rest of the girls arrived and we all got ready together, we left for a house party; all of us in desperate need of a night of fun.

"Wait," Kins called before we went entered the house to meet the boys.

"What's up, chica?"

Kins looked at all of us, "no drinking tonight."

Kie frowned, "why not?"

Kinsey shrugged, "I dunno, I just think it would be nice if for once we left a party without one of us being shitfaced."

Tori snorted, "I wouldn't mind that, you guys are a nightmare when you are drunk."

I smiled, flinging an arm across Tori's shoulders, "you loveee us though."

She rolled her eyes, but smiled and we all made our way inside.

The minute I saw Raven a smile lit up my face and I couldn't stop myself from pulling her into a hug. She 'hmphed' at my tight and sudden grip but after a moment she released a laugh and tugged me tighter into her arms.

"Cayd was bragging about seeing you the other day," she told me as she pulled out of the hug.

I rolled my eyes, "where is the idiot?"

"Hey! What did I do to get labelled as an idiot?"

I span to face him and smiled, "come on, I'll introduce you to everyone." Cayd's eyes lit up and I suspected briefly if he was wondering about a particularly quiet red head that we were all fond of.

Kyle whistled when he saw me, grabbing my hand and spinning me which made me laugh, "this is a very nice dress, sweetheart."

The dress he was referring to was a black cami slip dress in shiny satin with a lace up back, "why thank you."

He winked before leaning down to whisper in my ear, "Ryker's an idiot, Rei."

My smile melted away and I pulled Kyle into a hug. He wrapped his arms around me but Kyle being Kyle, he couldn't have more than 5 seconds of seriousness so he began swaying us back and forth at a rapid pace making me giggle furiously.

"Okay, okay, let her go, moron, before you get someone hurt," Arik tugged Kyle off me with a smile and motioned over to Cayd and Raven who were talking to the girls, "they're getting on great."

I smiled, "Kie knew they would," I started biting my lip as my eyes scanned over the booth our friends had acquired, "uh, where's um Jasper?"

Arik gave me a dry look, knowing that I was actually asking who else was here, "Jasper is at the bar with Ryker and Noah is somewhere on the dance floor."

Well, great. They were both here.

Kyle and Arik then looked at something behind me and uttered some ridiculous excuse so they could leave and I knew that it was Noah who they had caught sight off.

"I heard about what happened with Ryker," Noah said as he came to stand next to me.

"You wanna say 'I told you so'"

"No."

My eyes flickered to him and I smiled when I saw him smiling cheekily, "yeah, you do."

He nodded with a chuckle, "yeah, I do."

"So what, Ryker breaks up with me and you're okay to talk to me again?" I said, getting straight to the point.

Noah groaned, shaking his head, "I was just trying to stop you from being hurt, Rei. That's all I've ever wanted, you safe and unharmed."

I sighed, "but Noah, this is life. You can't shelter me from everything and no matter how badly I just want to stay cocooned in your arms, I can't. Sure, Ryker hurt me but at the end of the day, he gave me a lot to be happy about too."

Noah nodded, "okay, I'm just glad you're okay."

He went and took a seat in the booth with Kyle but I stayed stood out on the dance floor as I gazed at my friends.

Cayd was talking to Jasper and Derek (who we had all met on Halloween earlier in the week) about something intensely and I imagined it was cars. I had learned that Cayd was a racer for Mikael but unlike Eli who hated fighting, Cayd loved racing, he just hated that all his earnings went to an asshole like Mikael.

Raven was speaking to Kins, Lana and Tori about something which was making the girls laugh happily. Tori's eyes kept flickering to Cayd and I smiled as she appreciated his handsome surfer boy looks. He did look good tonight, he was wearing a white shirt with black jeans which perfectly highlighted his lean physique. His curly blonde hair was kinda long, hanging around his ears but he had pulled it back into a bun which only served to highlight his unique eyes. From afar they both appeared blue but when you got close, you would discover his left eye sparkled a brilliant green. He was Tori's type to a T.

And then of course, next to Arik and Kiara was none other than Ryker himself. He was dressed in all black like usual but instead of highlighting his bright blue eyes, like the colour normally did, it only served to darken his whole appearance making him look tired beyond his years.

I frowned just as he caught my eyes. Unlike that day in the cafeteria at school, he didn't look away, he held my gaze as if challenging me to do or say something to him. As if he wanted me to come over to him but wouldn't dare utter the request aloud. My frown deepened and my mind flashed.

So? I am an asshole, tigru.

You are the only good thing in my life, tigru. The only good thing.

So fucking stunning.

Want me to say sorry, Reillyn? Cause I'm not sorry.

You gonna show me your room, tigru?

Cause I know you'll never have that with me.

I want you to come with me to see her.

You deserve better than my bullshit.

I don't need it, tigru, I want it.

You can't get hurt, tigru, you just can't.

Keep that little tongue of yours inside your mouth.

Tigru, this will ever end. Wherever you go, I'll come with you.

My tigru.

Memories swamped me and clogged up my throat. I span away from Eli, overwhelmed with emotion and beyond confused. Confused by my love for him. Confused by his words. How could he not love me back? How could everything have meant nothing to him?

It made no sense. What he said made no sense. I knew that Eli cared for me, something bigger was going on, something he hadn't told me, there had to be. That was the only explanation that made sense which meant the biggest question was:

If he loved me then why did he leave me?

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