Pyramid lake, Holli Ryan [the ebook reader txt] 📗

CHAPTER 1

I sat up in my bed and brushed back my black hair out of my eyes. I stared at my blue covers and then got out of bed. Lucyanna, my dog followed me down the hallway to the kitchen. She was a puggle, a mix of a pug and a beagle. "Lucyanna is a hungry girl isn't she?" at this Lucy barked. I made waffles and gave her one. My dad walked out of his room and went to make himself a cup of coffee. I shoved a waffle in my mouth. My dad laughed. "You eat just like your mother used to." My mom was a very kind and loving mom. She died in a plane accident; she was on her way home from seeing her sick mom (who lives in Maine). "Oh really?" I said laughing. After breakfast I went to my room and open up my blinds. Today, in Reno, Nevada it was an average day. I remember my cousin coming over in the spring and she thought it was hot. I pulled on a red tank top, a black button down t-shirt and some capris. I heard my phone vibrating on my desk, scattered with homework and applications for jobs. I walked across the dark hardwood floor to it. I flipped it open - Connor.
Heyy babe :) can u hang out during lunch?
I thought for a minute and texted:
Ummm sure yea <3
I pulled on some black flip flops with white dots and grabbed my hobo bag and book bag. I walked out of my room surprised to see my dad standing there. "Oh, hey... I was just coming to tell you that I’ll be home late tonight my boss wants to talk to me about his daughter’s wedding!” My dad was a wedding planner / photographer. I smiled “Good for you, good luck!” He smiled and walked down the hallway to his room. I messed with my key chain in my hand- feeling the ridges and bumps with my palm. I opened the door to the garage. I unlocked my Ford Fusion. I plopped into the seat and put my bags on the passenger side. I started the car and turned up the radio.
When i was in the school parking lot I was texting with my head down, while I was in the car. I didn’t notice a guy walking up to the car until he knocked. I jumped. “Oh my god, Connor don’t do that!” I said gathering my bags and opening the car door. He laughed hands in the air. “Okay, but is someone really did do that I would have to hurt someone!” I poked his stomach. “ Easy there tiger.” I walked to the sidewalk with Connor’s arm on my shoulder. I looked him in the eye “Would you really.... you know-“
“Yes, yes I would in a heartbeat.” He tilted my chin up and kissed me gently.
“Ever!” I turned around to see Keera. “Hey, what’s up?” She clapped her hands excitedly. “Aaron asked me out, and I said- “I put my hands up in the international sign to stop. Then I bent my knee and put my hands on my hips. “You’d better have said yes Keera!” She nodded “Well duh!” I moved my hand to find Connor’s, as soon as we brushed hands he grabbed mine. I smiled a little then turned to Connor and kissed him on the cheek. “See ya later.” I said softly. I linked arms with Keera and walked to first period with her. She moaned “Monday sucks!” I looked at her.
“Why?”
“Miss. Lakener is here, remember the student teacher for science?”
“Oh yea, She’s a real witch, I asked her what page we were on and she almost gave me detention!”
“Wow, she gave me a detention for asking to go to the bathroom during a test”
We unlinked arms and opened our lockers. Out of the corner of my eyes I saw 3 boys cautiously walk past me then stop. “Hi Ever.” The “leader” said. I recognized the voice and didn’t turn around. “Erik what do you want, you know I have Connor.” He sighed “I thought you guys broke up.” I waved him off and Keera laughed.

At lunch I grabbed an apple juice and walked up to the table Connor was sitting at. He had an insecure look on his face. I sat down and stared at him for a minute. “What wrong?” I finally asked “Nothing.” He scowled. I lifted up my eyebrows “Well sorry for asking!” I opened up my juice and took a sip. His gaze softened “Sorry just....” I held up my pinky “Pinky promise no secrets?” He crunched on a celery stick. He shook his head no “Then I already broke the first rule that we made up....” My eyes widened with rage “Your cheating on me!?!” I asked angry, confused and hurt. “With who?” I said my hands in my palms, holding back tears. “Vanessa.” He said so softly I could barely hear him “Are you guys just dating or did you....” He turned away “We kissed and she hung out at my house for a while and that’s all.” I open my eyes and looked at him with rage. “Well, were done....and that’s all.” I said mockingly and got up to sit with Keera. I sat next to her she was sitting with Aaron. I leaned over and whispered in her ear “I need to talk to you alone.” She nodded then turned to Aaron “I’ll be back in a sec.” She smiled at him then winked. She grabbed my hand and led me to the bathroom where tears bursted out. I sat down my back to the wall and holding my knees close to my chest. “Oh no, what happened?” She said sitting down next to me. She moved her blonde this-took-me-an-hour-to-do perfect curls off her shoulder. She was fairly pretty; blonde, naturally blushed cheeks, tall but not too tall and she had tiny little freckles from one cheek to the other on her nose. I was her height, pale with black straight/wavy hair and a scar on my wrist that looked like a bracelet (long story). “I broke up with him: he was cheating on me for Vanessa!” She turned red “That little skank!” at that I laughed a little knowing my best friend had my back.

For the rest of the day I kept hearing
“Ever, wanna go out?”
“Hey heard ‘bout your breakup....”
“Need a boyfriend?”
“You should date my....”
ALL DAY! Do you know how annoying that gets? Keera and I walked to the picnic tables and sat down after school at the park. She sighed “That jerk! You two have been dating for like...EVER!” She said flailing her arms. ”Yea well, all good things come to an end, right?” She nodded. We watched as little kids about 6 years old were gather around the slide. There was a little girl and a little boy standing at the end of the slide holding hands. Then, another little kid standing on top of the end of the slide. The rest of the kids were sitting on the woodchips in a circle around them, I could just barely make out the words-
“Rosie?”
“Yes?”
“Do you want to marry Tommy forever and always?” She nodded
“Tommy?”
“Ya?”
“Do you want to marry Rosie forever and always?”
“Yes!”
“Then .... KISS THE BRIDE!” the boy said with his arms in the air. The girl known as “Rosie” turned and kissed her “groom” right on the lips, then they held hands and bowed to their audience. I felt a tear roll down my face in remembrance of when Connor and I got “married” in that same spot, the same way.

CHAPTER 1 - END
Ever, Connor and Riley...
A perfect couple
Or the perfect breakup?
When Ever breaks up with her "perfect" boyfriend, guys swarm for her. But one stands out... Her ex still has feelings for her and tries to get her back but how far will he go?

CHAPTER 2
I sat on my bed staring at my phone screen:
To: Connor (788-5486)
Text:
I watched the cursor blink as I didn’t know what to write. I shut my phone and decided to go to my best guy friend’s apartment. I walked to his house, just because. It wasn’t terribly far, but if I were just his friend instead of his best female friend, then maybe it would be far.... I rang the doorbell to his small house. He came to the door within a couple of seconds. ”Hey, come in.” He opened the door and I walked straight to his living room. I saw another boy sitting on the floor watching TV. I turned around to face Justin. “Who’s he?” I said taking off my button down shirt: it was hot in his house. He walked over to the boy and sat down. “Riley.” I pulled a black bean bag next to Riley, who was by the same couch Justin was. Riley looked at me and smiled, then turned to look at Justin. He mouthed something to him and Justin nodded and smiled back. I looked up at Justin who was getting up to get something from the kitchen; in another room. Riley turned to me again. “Now you know my name.... and you’re a stranger to me.” I laughed a little “Are you suggesting I tell you my name or be called stranger for the rest of my life?” I said half-jokingly. We both smiled. “Well, I guess I’d rather be called stranger.” He laughed. “Okay stranger.” I rolled my eyes. ”Guess I changed my mind; Ever.” He stroked his chin “Is it a coincidence that your name is pretty and that you’re pretty?” I shrugged and smiled. “Guess so.” Then Justin finally breaking the silence saying “Wanna stay the night Riley and or Ever?” I shifted in the bean bag
“Uhh sure?”
“Yea, fine with me.”
Feeling a bit awkward; I’ve stayed the night at Justin’s before just not at Justin’s with another guy.... “Are you guy and girl hungry?” I laughed a little “For one, yes but just a little, and two, I am not a girly girl so say GUY for once!” Riley and Justin laughed “How about you Justin?” Riley turned toward the kitchen instead of staring at me. “Yea.” Justin appeared around the corner with a white plate with food on it, three other blue plates and bowls. He set the plates down on the black coffee table. “Mmmm, grilled cheese.” I said “Mmmm tomato soup.” Riley said antagonizing me. All of us laughed. The boys were apparently being gentlemen and were waiting for me to take the first one. I reached up from the bean bag and grabbed a plate, one grilled cheese and a bowl of soup. After that the boys dug right in. I laughed softly. “What?” Justin said with his mouth full. I popped him in the mouth softly “Don’t chew with your mouth full!” I said in a mocking voice of his mother. “Gee, haven’t heard that one before!” he replied. I looked at the boys “Be right back.... Justin I’m stealing one of your sodas.” I got up and walked toward the kitchen. I heard their muffled voices from the kitchen. I opened the fridge and grabbed a Mountain Dew. I walked slowly to the living room stopping half way so I could hear their voices clearly.
“So, you said you like her, right? Then ask her to that dancy thing-ama-boob!”
“Well, I just met her and that’s why I’m asking you stuff about her.”
This.... had