*****Xena's POV*****
Ryder smiled at me, then nodded. I felt my chest squeeze in pain at the sudden look in his eyes.
"I get it now," he said and moved away from me.
My lips trembled as I watched him move away from me slowly. The rain hadn't subsided and it was still falling in torrents.
"Ryder_"
"Goodbye Xena." He said, cutting me shut as he walked out through the door and under the rain.
I felt my entire body tremble and the next second, I fell to the floor. I was shivering, also looking at my hands that had struck his face.
The memories of how the past years had been ever since I became his teacher came flooding in my mind.
He used to smile at me each time he saw me, he would also always shy away each time I patted his shoulder or touched his hand.
Ryder was always doing everyt
