Bad Boy Fell Hard

Chapter 14

I wake up with a throbing pain in my lower abdomen and a very horrible headache. Why did Aunt Flo have to visit today? She was the reason Granny got stuck in traffic. I laugh at my own joke but laughing made the headache and pain worse.

Oww....

"Nora, get up or you will be late for school." Mam knocks on the door.

"But i cant" i whine. That's when she opens the door and shoots me a pointy look.

"Granny is stuck in traffic." I tell her while covering the blanket over my head.

"That doesnt give you a reason to miss school. Now get your ass up, dress up and get to school. Dont forget to take a shower."

"Mam, it hurts so bad." I groan.

"Okay fine, but tomorrow you have to go to school."

"thanks mam" with that, she leaves the room probably to get to work, I'm surprised she is still here. She should have left like two hours ago. Her and Dad usually leave at 6a.m.

I spend half the day in bed watching funny videos on Youtube, Mirabell comes in twice or thrice to check on me or bring me food. I get a text from Amelia and Patricia.

Amelia's text: Drama at school!!Where are you?!

Patricia's text: Where are you?! Too much has happened.

So when i miss school, that's when drama decides to show up. I wonder what drama has happened.

I take a long shower, dress up in a denim skirt with a black top and pull my hair up in a messy bun.

I head downstairs with my pair of sneakers and inform Mirabell that i will be out for a while. i walk out of the house and the cool breeze hits me as i take a deep breath.

I take a walk and admire the beautiful homes of Bernal heights. I spot an old woman taking her dog for a walk, i briefly wave at her and she waves back with a polite smile.

I keep walking and reach a park, i read a poster that says 'Welcome to Precita park'. The park is really beautiful. It has a butterfly garden, gated playground, cafe and it is pet friendly. There are kids playing, couples staring at each other lovingly, pets like dogs and cats playing with their owners, dogs playing fetch. Its really beautiful.

I sit at a bench and get lost in my own thoughts, just thinking about my past life. I really thank God i left it behind and its all in the past. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God which i am very grateful for.

I take out my earphones and listen to Mirror by Lil Wayne ad Bruno Mars and i decide to sing along,

I see the blood in your eyes

I see the love in disguise

I see the pain here in your pride

I see you're not satisfied

And i dont see nobody else

I see myself im looking at

The mirror on the wall.

I open my eyes only to find Ryder standing in front of me, Is he stalking me or he is a creep??

"I came here looking for a dying cat, only to find that it's you, i was really hoping to see how it dies." Ryder says and i scoff

I roll my eyes at him, "Well atleast i'm better than you" He says as he removes one earpiece from my ear, earning him a glare, as he puts it into his ear and starts to sing.

"Oh really? Lets see; 

Uh, i see the truth in your lies

I see nobody by your side

But im with you when you're all alone

And you correct me when i, doing wrong."

Damn! The guy can sing even better than i can but i will never admit it to him because i'll only be inflating his large ego which i don't want to do.

"What are you doing here and not at school?" He asks as he takes a seat on the bench, next to me but with an arm distance. Why is he so interested in me all of a sudden?

"Same question goes to you?" I raise a brow.

"Just didn't feel like." He says like its very normal to do so.

"I almost forgot you're a 'bad boy'" i say airquoting the bad boy. He just chuckles, that deep and sexy one, while shaking his head. Huh?!

"Are you hungry?" He asks after some two minutes of silence and listening to my music. Then it hits me, Ryder Dawson is sitted next to me and listening to my music. If someone told me this would happen on the first day, i would laugh at them and recommend a therapist

"Of course i am" I say and start to think of Chinese food which i am really in the mood for right now. My stomach starts to growl at the thought of food. He chuckles after hearing my stomach growl and i glare at him and he raises his hands up innocently.

"There is a nice Mexican restaurant just nearby"

"Wait! Why are you taking me there?" I ask suspiciously looking at him. For what i know, he might be taking me to a nearby cliff then he throws me down while laughing.

"You said you were hungry." He says while standing up and wiping off the imaginary dust off his jeans.

"This better not be one of your stupid pranks or else " i warn him.

"Or else what?" He teases with a playful smirk on his face. What's with boys and smirking these days? Doesn't it hurt when one side of the mouth is curled up all the damn time?

"Ill do some dirty prank on you."

"Princess, i didn't know you were a pervert, you wanna do something dirty to me, i mean i know i'm very hot but keep it together, woman!" He says with an amused smirk.

"Your head is stuck way up in your ass." I say while grabbing my phone and following him to where he is leading me too. This better not be a prank or i swear i'll kill him.

"You think about my ass too much, do you wanna see it cause i know you will like it." He grins and i feel my face heat up with embarassment. i cover my face and groan. i hear him laugh at me. Urgh!!!!

"You're such a pervert."

"So here we are." Ryder leads me inside a very cozy colourful Mexican restaurant with ancient paintings on their walls. Its really welcoming for the customers. Why did he bring me here? Did he plan with one of the staff or the chef to poison me?

"Hello and how may i help you?" A young pretty brunette probably in her twenties welcomes us with a smile.

"We will have the molcajette and the mole, please." Ryder says without a greeting, how nice of him!

Please note the sarcasm.

"Okay your order will be served soon, please have your seats" She smiles at Ryder and stares at him like he is a snack on display. Keep it together, woman. Its really disturbing and weird.

Ryder leads us to a booth in the corner of the restaurant, "You are gonna love the food they serve." Ryder says.

"The food you ordered sounded like some insect or reptile." i say trying to remember what he ordered. Was it mojette or mocjette? Whatever...

"Just wait, you will love it. The service in this place is very good." He says excitedly

"Well not all the service." I mutter remembering the woman's behaviour. I don't know why it perturbed me but it did.

"What do you mean?" Ryder asks while squinting his eye brows, completely oblivious.

"Did you see how that lady was staring at you, like you were a new Starbucks delicious snack being displayed in Times Square, New York?" i say in frustration. I hope i didn't sound jealous or anything to him because in my ears, it did sound like that

"First of all, people would pay to watch this." Ryder says while motioning at his body. I roll my eyes at that. This guy needs to get over himself. He has an ego the size of Canada.

"Secondly. You are jealous." He points out.

"No, i'm not. Why would i be jealous?" I scoff at that though i feel like i was jealous. Was I? I just found it inappropriate and disgusting

"Then tell me something princess, why would you care?" He asks and i swallow a huge lump in my throat

A different waitress, who looks like she is in her forties, brings in the food before i can reply, which i don't think i was gonna do. The food looks really weird, i think its because i have never tasted Mexican food.

"The molcajette and the mole for the lovely couple." The lady says with a polite smile. I cough, almost choking when she says lovely couple.

"We are not a couple." Ryder is the first to say trying to clear the awkward atmosphere hanging in the air somewhere.

"Oh! But you do make a lovely one" she says, then dismisses herself.

"Well that was awkward." Ryder says.

"Very" i agree with him then i dig into my food.

The molcajette and the mole were actually very delicious. The molcajette is a bowl of steaming vegetables and meat, almost like stew. it is very hot and looks like a lava bowl. The mole wasnt my favorite but it was okay. It had many colors in it, with a lot of chilli and choclate as its topping.

Ryder and i had a nice time aside from the teasing and joking which is kinda starting to become funny. We had a fight of who was to pay the bill, it took us about five minutes until Ryder just forced the money to the lady leaving no room for discussion.

The evening was not that bad.

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