The Red String {The Prototype}

Chapter 17: What?!?, End

What the fuck just happened? I don't know... 

I let out a scream in frustration, running my hand through my hair. I get up and go to the one place where all of my worries seem to go.

~Elena's POV//1 hour before~

All I could see was black. I could hear some muffled voices, but the words seemed foreign to me.

Where am I? Am I dead?

Wherever I was, I was alone. A huge gust of wind hit me, I shivered a little. The scenery changed and I was suddenly at Jacksonville High.

"Aw, why don't you go and cry back to mommy?" Ryder says, but with apologetic eyes. "Wait you don't have one." His apologetic eyes went away.

It's like I'm reliving this moment wait, what moment?

Damn that hurt. 

It hurt more knowing my best friend who knows almost everything about me would even dare to say that. My eyes glistened with tears. I bite my lip. I dig my fingernails into my palms then ball my hands into fists. My grip was so tight my knuckles were turning white. Noah was shocked.

"At least Lena's not an asshole," Noah snapped in my defense.

"Well, at least I'm happy, suicidal slut." Ryder retorted. 

Why was Ryder acting like this? Did popularity really get to him?

"Speaking of slut, Elena didn't you hook up with Scott and called it 'rape'? Why was that? To get more attention? Attention whore." Ryder said scrunching up his nose. He sounded like he actually wanted to say it. My mouth dropped. Tears were falling and streaming down my face.

How could Ryder be so evil?

I had enough. I slammed my locker shut and punched Ryder dead center of his stupid face, breaking his nose. Blood oozed out of his nose. I ran away crying. There's no one I can trust now. I ran to my favorite lake and started to throw rocks into the lake.

"What's wrong?" I heard Molly ask me. I sniffled but said nothing. I continued to throw rocks into the lake when suddenly I was turned around by Molly, making me face her. I didn't want her to see me at my low. I was a mess. I averted my eyes and looked at a patch of flowers off to the side. I continued to silently sob and a couple of sniffles here and there. Molly gently pulled my face up using her thumb and making eye contact with me. I stared into her eyes, getting lost in them.

"What's wrong?" Molly repeated with worried eyes. I shook my head very slightly. I heard Molly sigh.

Molly said, being respectful of my choices of me not wanting to tell her, "Okay, we don't have to talk." I made a small smile, but it quickly faded into more sobs. Molly sat down and I sat next to her. I put my head on her shoulder and sobbed my last tears. Molly drapes her arms around my shoulders and occasionally she would wipe away some of my tears. 

This felt right, this IS right. 

Molly with her arms around me and staring into nothingness. The scene disappears.

Molly was there, Ryder left me.

Another scene appears. I'm sitting in the cafeteria with Molly and Noah, laughing. Then Ryder comes.

Ryder says with sad eyes, "Hey... guys... I just want to say I'm sorry and I'm especially sorry Lena. I never meant to hurt you. I regret what I did and I hope you can forgive me." I give Ryder a small smile.

I finally speak up and say, "Yeah, you were a dick, a really bad dick, but you are my best friend, and I don't ever think I could ever, let you go. I forgive you, but don't be a dick." Ryder smiles and sits next to us and we were friends again, best friends. It was like he never left.