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there were no traces of me crying. As soon as

y" Ry says before squeezing my h

ood there, not kno

n, sorry. That's a stupid question. Um, what happen

I say q

t your-" this time I su

lips twitching up

" it was just qu

nothing to be sorry for" I

an Wilde wa

nna just shut up" He

I say, suddenly remembe

e bothered with anything" he shrugs and it is t

?" I frown an

" he says, his eyes looking distant

sk, seeing as Ryder has been gone f

ing his head. "I don't mean I don't want to tell you, because I do. I

say and he smiled at m

ys quietly, almost so q

I ask, jus

he says with

I thought to myself

k to them?" Ryder com

how happy he was, how

med as though he was the only perso

speak to them after school

you can might not make it any better" he

me and if it gets too much then let me kno

I ask and

pro

*

school, my hand tigh

" he whispers t

m and add hardly ever fought and when they did

ing me in her arms. "I'm so sorry baby,

er will. We were- are stressed

nd your father, please" she begs a

her cried. Or fath

t go of

he points to a bench

with mum, not reall

blame on you, I didn't mean to put it on you. It's not your fault,

and I leap into his arms, li

esting my head o

e cooed, gently

ck down and k

at I meant?" He a

m gone to Ryder to m

e asked, "the girl who bullied

was crying and said she had no one to

e hurt mum and nearly broke you

couldn't tell your mum yet. I was planning to after, telling her why I did what I did" h

an dad?" I ask

. Bailey and you and Ryder, you are all my world so why would I choose to lose that?" He

my parents" he says, "I didn't know your mother then but Sally helped me. S

t was enough to make me feel like shit. So when I came home from meeting Sally, Bailey said she wasn't happy with me and went to bed early. I got in bed too and she woke up first, giving me a hard time because of it.

ay, my breathing b

it wasn't

orry I made you upset

and it's okay, I did

r do you want to stay

have art" I say w

bout you Ryde

h Iz" he says

th before we w

lking to class,

Ryder Evans.