c h a p t e r • 6

-shortcake?!-

Ryder's POV

I couldn't stop thinking about that Shortcake(whichismynicknameforher).

She wore a leather jacket, has a dead rose tattoo on her neck, long brunette hair, and a sassy attitude.

She's cute, hot and sexy though.

No, no she's not. She's annoying and bitchy.

Why was she on my mind?

She wasn't even my type.

My type was the blonde hair, underdressed, vulnerable, caked with makeup type.

I've only been with someone like her, once. But that's a story for another time.

So, why can't I stop thinking about her?!

I got frustrated and tugged at my hair.

I threw the cigarette on the ground and stomped on it as I walk into the school building.

I walked through the doors of the cafeteria with all eyes on me but I ignored it and walked to where our group was sitting at.

I was greeted by the guys and sat down.

I received a message from my Father and I opened it.

Father: Be home early today. We have guests.

Ryder: I have plans. Can't I skip this one?

Father: No. This is important.

Ryder: Please. This is also important.

I type frustratedly not realising or caring who's at the table.

Father: I said no. And if it's boxing, you have another time for it. This is more important and you need to be here.

I clenched my jaw and left him on read.

"Lili?" Liam said.

Lili?

"Liam?" That angelic- annoying voice that has been on my mind lately said.

How did they know each other?

Actually, why do I care?

What was Lili doing here?

I glanced back on my phone.

Father: Be at home by 5. If you aren't home by then, you are grounded.

Ryder: Fine.

This must be really important because my parents never threaten to ground me.

I snuck glances at Shortcake. She didn't even realise it. I have to admit she's really beautiful without even trying.

She looks badass but there's more to that. And it was weird how she knew Heather and the way she reacted was also weird.

I receive a text message from Heather.

Heather: Baby, meet me at the Art room for some fun👅💦

Ryder: I'm busy.

Lili's phone rings and she glances at it, clenching her jaw. It looked like she muted it because it was still ringing but there was no noise.

I saw her phone light up a couple of times but she ignored it.

She excused herself and grabbed her phone with her.

A few minutes after I excused myself too.

I walked to my locker and on my way I heard a frustrated groan.

Sounds like my Shortcake.

Wait, what?! My?! I must be drunk.

"Fuck!" She curses and I look at her just to see her creating a dent on my locker.

She's strong as fuck.

"That's my locker, you know." I say calmly.

She looks at me with wide eyes.

"Uh- I-uh- you- Giraffes!" She says pointing behind me and tries to run away but I catch her wrist just in time before she could escape.

I hear her curse under her breath.

"Look, Mr. Gira-dude, I'm sorry about your locker. You can have mine or just replace it and say someone threw a gira-chair on it." She says breathless.

What is up with her and giraffes?!

I narrow my eyes at her.

She doesn't shrink back instead she narrows her eyes at me too.

I snake my arm around her waist and push her to my locker.

Ava's PoV

He snakes his arm around my waist and pushes me to the dented locker.

I didn't feel any pain at all. Instead, I gave him a threatening gaze, which he returns threateningly.

"You're like a magnet to me." He says.

"So?" I retorted.

"Stop it." He says.

"Stop what?" I ask challengingly.

"Stop being around me." He says.

"It's not my fault your moody self is everywhere. If the world suddenly becomes dull, I bet it was caused by you." I narrow my eyes at him.

"So, you think I'm your world?" He narrows his eyes at me.

Is this giraffe bipolar or something?

"I literally just met you." I say in a duh tone.

"I know right. You're fast. I wonder if you like it fast in the be-" I cut him off by flicking his head.

I'm just going to ignore the weird feeling I got when I did that.

"I dare you to finish that sentence." I glare at him.

"Bedroo-" I cut him off, again but this time I kicked him where the sun dies.

He grunted and kneeled to the floor. I stiffled laugh.

"I warned you." I say, showing him my middle finger while walking away. "Don't fuck with me."

"I'll get you back!" He growls and I keep walking. As Dory would say, just keep swimming, just keep swimming. Or walking.

-•-

I am now in the girls locker room, fearing my life.

Maybe I shouldn't have done that.

But he deserved it.

True.

But now you're in trouble.

Also true.

We're dead.

Very true.

Okay, so this is what happened, I was in art class with Mr. Giraffe and we were told to draw the first thing that came to mind.

So, I drew a giraffe because I can't stop thinking about it for some unknown reasons,

*cough* Ryder *cough*

Shut up, you can't even cough.

But I just did.

You- never mind. Anyways, as I was saying, he drew a shortcake with hazel eyes and pinkish lips? I think. It looked like one. So, we both wanted to use the peach colour and there was only one bucket of peach coloured paint left. We ended up fighting for it and he got some paint of my giraffe and I accidentally got some paint on his shortcake. I got really mad when he made my painting worse by dumping a whole bucket of black paint on it! Can you believe it?! So, I dumped the whole bucket of peach coloured paint on him and his face was priceless. But then he looked at me and there was that look that told me to run. And so I did and I'm currently hiding for my life in the girls locker room in a locker. There's no way he would come here. Right?

And where the teacher was the whole time? I have no idea.

Speaking of shortcakes, I'm hungry.

"Lili! I will strangle you with everything I have!" He says.

"No, you won't!" I blurt out and slap my hand on my mouth.

"Yes, I will, Shortcake." He says.

Shortcake?! How dare he call me short!?

I hear his footsteps getting closer to where I'm hiding.

"Come out, come out wherever you are. If you make this easy for me, I won't have to be a murderer." He says.

"Really?!" I blurt out my thoughts and slapped my hand over my mouth again, cursing myself mentally.

"You're so easy." He chuckles. Holy mother of giraffes.

I shut my eyes closed as I prepare for what's about to happen.

I hear the locker open and liquid being splashed on me.

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A/n: here's another update for you guys!!!