Credit goes to Shan for helping me with this update ------- "Omg. Jen's having a party!" I sat straight up. These parties were legendary. "Maggie! Do you know what this means?!" I shouted. "You could show off to Blake at the party!" "Or you can make out with Ryder, and show off to him," Amanda said. "Ryder is more caring, and loving." "Shan, I know, and Amanda, I know," Maggie confided. "I just don't know..." Keely put her hand on Maggie's shoulder. "Sweetie, it's obvious who you should pick." ••• "WOOHOO!" A heard someone shout. "Oh my god! YOU KNOW WHAT I AM?! D-R-U-N-K! DRUNK!" "Hehehe. I'm gonna drive home." Now that one was just confusing. I scanned the room for Maggie. She should be here right now. Where is she? "Ryder! I've been looking everywhere for you!" I grinned. "Well, I was right here." "I know that," Maggie rolled her eyes. "C'mon, they're playing truth or dare." I didn't want to play, but I let myself be dragged by Maggie. We entered the room, and all the boys were staring at her. What? I studied her closer. Oh. Amanda must've done her make-up. Who is she trying to impress? She wouldn't put on make-up. What if... Nah. Maggie already impressed me without wearing make-up. She's a total knockout right now. Totally. "Maggie! Truth or dare?" Oh, Amanda. I smiled at her, and she smiled back. "Um... Truth." Amanda grinned an evil grin. "If you could kiss any boy in this room right now, who would it be?" Maggie blushed. "No! Dare.." "I dare you to answer that question." ••• "...answer that question." My heart was pounding. How could Amanda do such a thing?! I looked around the room. I saw Joe, Sam, Henry... Blake, Za- Wait, Blake?! There was Blake and Ryder. My final top two choices. "B- I mean, Ry- I mean Jo- I mean, um, Ryder." The room burst into cheering. Then I heard chanting from the girls. "Kiss Ryder! Kiss Ryder!" The boys were giving Ryder the evil eye. I even saw Blake give Ryder the evil eye. "That is not a dare." I shouldn't have said that because then I heard Nadia say, "Maggie, I dare you to kiss Ryder." I blushed. I looked over at Ryder and saw that he was embarrassed too. Might as well get it over with. I grabbed Ryder and put my lips on his. The kiss became passionate, and my arms were wrapping around his neck. I heard cheering. "Oh my god! They're making out!" "Get off of her!" I broke off the kiss, and saw Blake standing in front of Ryder. He threw punches, and forcefully grabbed Ryder and punched him even more. "WHAT THE HELL, BLAKE?!" Nadia screamed. "Blake! Get off of him!" I shouted, and mustered all my girl strength to get Blake off of Ryder. No such luck, Ryder flipped over, and soon Blake was the one on the ground. I could hear grunts and whispers, but the only words I could hear were, "stay away from Maggie." ••• "Blake! I'm begging you! Please stop fighting!" Maggie managed to pull Ryder off of me, but I knew he was fighting against Maggie to punch me. "Blake! What the fuck were you doing?!" Nadia shouted. "You know I'm your girlfriend, not Maggie!" "Well, at least I dated her longer than I have dated you!" The whole room went quiet. I heard someone sobbing. "Blake... You remember..?" "His brain is made of plastic, he can't remember anything." Ryder said. I lurched forward, but Maggie pushed me back. I was breathing heavily. Beads of sweat dripped from my forehead. "Maggie..? You know when I said it's obvious who you should pick? Yeah, it's not so obvious anymore." Keely popped in front of me. I shook my head, and said, "let's go home." On my way to the door, I grabbed Ryder's hand. "Meet me tomorrow at Starbucks, 10 o'clock," I whispered. "And don't be late." ------- So? Who do you think she should chose?
I may be able to make one more update today. Or tonight. Or to-morning Whatever time zone you are in.
I waited for her to come. I licked my lips, which was hard because they had swollen up. I looked like a total mess. "Hey Ryder." Maggie had come in, and I gave her a wave of my hand. "Did Blake hurt you that bad?" I shrugged. "If you can't talk then he hurt you that bad." I leaned back against my chair. "Yeah." Maggie sighed. She put her hand on mine, and I felt a tingling sensation. "Ryder... At that party.." "Yeah?" "You know when we kissed?" "Yup." "I... I felt something. I don't know what it was, but.." "Maggie... I, need... To tell you something." "Yeah, what is it Ryder?" "I..." "You, what?" She leaned in, and I froze. "I... Love... You." ••• "I... Love... You." I smiled. How sweet. But I love Blake. Do I? An idea struck my head. What if I used Ryder to make Blake jealous? He would beat Ryder. "Ryder... I love you too..." I stroked his hand, and looked up at Ryder to see his reaction. "I thought... You.." I closed my eyes, and inhaled. I had to tell him the truth. "I do.. But... I love you more." Not the whole truth. ••• "You what?!" I screamed, not able to control myself. "You told Ryder that you loved him?! You love Blake!" I resisted the urge to strangle Maggie. "Shan, calm down. Ryder is totally better." Keely said. "Yeah. He's hot." Amanda told me. "I.. Do love Ryder, Shan." Maggie squeaked. I closed my eyes. A nightmare. No. "Maggie.." ----------------