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Me:I think I have 2 try something
And that’s how I felt. I felt like I needed to put substance behind my fight with Ramsey. I didn’t want to be all talk. Especially, when I wasn’t so stubborn I couldn’t see myself weakening with my attraction to him.
Eden:I got ur back
Me:Thanks
Eden:Anytime
After I showered and got ready to call it a night, I laid in bed and wondered what, if anything, Ramsey might do when he found out I blocked him. Would he come after me or move on to easier prey? Surely, a guy like him didn’t need to fight this hard for a girl’s attentions. He would see I wasn’t worth the trouble, right?
Christ, I needed him to see I wasn’t worth the trouble.
As much as my ego had enjoyed rubbing Ramsey in Curt and Erica’s faces, it would be my downfall, not theirs, if I continued down this path with him. The petty revenge wasn’t worth whatever scars would be left on my body after engaging with a guy like that.
Decision made, I laid in bed and did my best to convince myself that I’d seen the last of Ramsey Reed Jr. I did my best to convince myself he’d see his life was easier without me in it. I did my best to convince myself that I was doing the right thing.
Hours later, I still wasn’t convinced, though.
Hours later, I was cursing my pride and stubborn nature.
Chapter 13
Ramsey~
If I weren’t so pissed, I’d actually admire her little show of bravery.
But I was pissed.
So, I didn’t admire her little show of bravery.
This morning when I’d been posted up in the parking lot with Maddox, waiting on Chance and Neo, I had grabbed my phone and checked my social media just to fuck around. When I’d gotten around to adding Lake to my shit and tagging her, I had beennotpleasantly surprised to find out that she had blocked me from all of her shit.
Pissed as fuck, I had sent her a text only to discover she had blocked my number from her phone, too.
Fuming like a motherfucker, I had borrowed Mad’s phone and fired off a text to her, letting her know that it was game on. I had chosen my words carefully, but I was sure she’d get the message.
And let me tell you, it had taken everything in me not to ditch school, drive into town, haul her out of class, and spank her ass for daring to go that route. But when Mad had reminded me that he could undo all that shit this afternoon, after school, I had calmed down a little.
I was still pissed, but not enough to go after her just yet.
“Dude, what’d that pizza ever do to you?” Neo asked as he took a seat across from me, and I realized I must have been glowering at my food as thoughts of Lake were scrambling my mind.
We always sat together at lunch, and it was always at the same table. Sometimes other students joined us, but most of the time, it was just us four, me, Neo, Mad, and Chance. However, there were tables all around us that were close enough to converse with if that’s what we chose.
“Lake blocked him from all her shit,” Mad offered helpfully.
Neo started laughing. “Dude,” he chuckled. “I bet that’s never happened to you before.”
“That girl is earning my respect more and more,” Chance chimed in.
“That girl is digging her own grave,” Mad snorted. “She doesn’t know who she’s fucking with.”
“Are we still going to that party tomorrow night?” Chance asked.
“What party?”
I looked over at Neo. “There’s a party in town. SC High,” I told him.
