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Episode 16
Ryder Tatum
I watch as she threw things out, throwing Isabella’s stuffs on the floor. I sigh bending to pick the suitcase up when something falls out.
I pause seeing a glass case roll out of the top suitcase and then I open it recognizing the glasses immediately.
This was the same glasses Bailey wore when I saw her that evening in a hoodie.
Riley sights the glasses and scoffs. “Look, she wears glasses and pretends to look all classy”.
I ignore and take the glasses walking out of the room staring at it confused.
Bailey wore this glasses. But I found it in Isabella’s bag.
Shit! This is all confusing right now. But, uh, Isabella … Bailey, are they … ?
I pause as I lean on the wall contemplating on how to solve this ongoing mystery in my head right now.
Suddenly, a thought sprang to me and then I quickly shrugged it off. Isabella can’t be Bailey … Or can she be?
Shit! I can’t figure this out. Only one person who might know the answer to this, her best friend.
Katie.
If Bailey is back in town, Katherine Parker would know for sure. Thats what all best friends are for, right?
I stop right by where I think I’d fine her, with Tyler in the bowling court. Couple goals.
I sigh and walk in sighting them talking and laughing about something by a side bench.
I went to them silently still holding the eye glass in my hand. Tyler paused seeing me as well as Katie as they looked at me kind of surprised.
“Ryder. What you doing here? You hate bowling?”.
I show the glasses to Katie. “Where’s she?”.
“What are you talking about?”. She stares at the glasses.
“You know very well what I’m talking about”. I snapped at her. “I’m talking about Bailey”.
“Ryder … “.
“I know Bailey is in town. Just fucking tell me where she is”.
She looks down at her fingers. “I can’t”.
“What? What do you mean by … “. I trailed off realizing what she said. “Katie, you know she’s in town?”.
“I’m sorry”. She whispers inaudibly.
“You know how much I wanted to see her and yet she has been in Springfield yet you never told me?”.
“I only just find out myself weeks ago, she said not to tell”.
I look at him ignoring her. “Tyler? Come on, you know I need to see her”.
“Man! I’m sorry, but I’m sworn to secrecy here, sorry, dude. My hands are tied”.
I nod and then walk out feeling enraged, so they knew where she was all this while and yet didn’t bother to inform me?.
“Ryder?”.
I turned seeing him. “What? I thought you said___”.
“Isabella”. He blurted out.
“Huh?”.
He comes closer. “Bailey is here, you are right about that. But she didn’t come back to Springfield as Bailey but Isabella Hadid”.
“You are kidding, right?”. I scoffed. “I know you don’t want to tell me where Bailey is so just stop with the lies”.
“Dude, I’m serious”.
“Bailey is Isabella?”. I asked lowly. “But why did she fucking change her identity?”.
“I don’t know, man. Something about her getting revenge on the five of us”.
I arched my eyebrows. “Revenge on us?”.
“Seven, Alvin, Sean, you and I”.
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💧Bailey Hadid💧
I smile as I walk into my dorm. I had a fun time with Seven and the fact he was really nice to me added too.
I stop by my room door and twisted the knob surprisingly finding it open. I walked in and the room was oddly dark.
Hm. Seems like Riley isn’t in.
I closed the door behind me and then the lights came on startling me as I turned. I paused seeing Ryder on Riley’s bed.
“R-Ryder?”. I stuttered. “What are you doing here?”.
“Hey, Isabella. Or should I say Bailey?”.
I froze hearing him say that. What?!!
“You know, I never for once suspected who you were really were”. He continued. “You are a such a good actress, Bailey”.
“I’m not__”.
“Stop lying to me!”. He raised his voice all of a sudden standing up. “Bailey, just stop it”.
“Okay fine, you caught me”. I said feeling defeated.
“Why? Why did you disguise yourself in another identity and then come back?”.
“I owe you no explanations”. I snapped at him.
“I looked for you, I thought something bad happened to you. I had insomnia for many days worrying about you and then you are actually here?”.
“Look, Ryder”. I sighed not knowing what to say.
“What did you have to say to me? I can’t believe all this, that you are really Bailey?”.
“Yes, yes, I am”. I felt exasperated. “And so what?”.
“Why the heck did you come back after leaving? I just want to know that”.
“And I said I owe you no explanation”.
I sat on my bed feeling the urge to just rest and ignore him but I couldn’t do that.
“Tyler said you came back for revenge on us, is that true?”.
I didn’t respond. Yes, I did come back for that but I abandoned that thought.
“We didn’t make your life miserable, not even Seven. So you have no right to blame us”.
I looked at him immediately. “What did you just say? You five were the fucking reason why my life became miserable”.
“I warned you, didn’t I?”.
“Really?”. I scoffed standing up. “Why did you five place a a bet on me in the first place?”.
“We are sorry, how many times do you need to hear it? Was that why you came back? So you can make our own lives more miserable than yours”.
“Oh wow. You’ve figured everything so why the need to ask?”.
“So Tyler was right?”.
“Yes, Ryder. I came with the intention of making each of you miserable. How can you place a bet on a girl like she’s some fucking property?”. I asked annoyed. “I had the idea of making each of you especially Seven feel the same way I felt”.
He scoffed. “And how have you done that? By touring round the town with him?”.
“Ryder, just leave”.
“I don’t understand you, Bailey. I don’t know if its the fact that you were away for years you’ve become different”.
“I like the different”. I replied him firmly.
“Now you wear contacts, seek attention, behave like some slutty high school chick”.
“Ryder, don’t”. I raised my finger at him bluntly. “How dare you call me that?”.
“Isn’t that what you look like? Thats what you act like. Bailey, this isn’t it. Drop this fucking act”.
“And how would you know the real me?”.
“The girl I hugged days ago. That was the real Bailey, innocent, forgiving and sweet, also charming in her own way”. Ryder said softly.
“Ryder … “.
“Bailey”. He holds my arms. “Just stop, I’m sorry. For any pain we caused you, either emotional or physical but you need to stop this ‘Isabella’ act”.
“And why do you care?”.
“Why do I care?”. He drops my arm and then raise his voice. “What kind of fucking question is that?”.
Ryder is breathing heavily, trying to control his temper. But he fails and lets it out.
“I care because I like you, goddammit”. He shouts and I feel my body go numb.
“What?”.
“And even with your ‘Isabella’ act. I still had feelings for you, I can’t stop fucking liking you!”.
I try to hold him. “Ryder … “.
“And if you are in a situation so fucked up like this, not willing to listen to anyone then its my fucking duty to help you”.
His expression softens when he takes a fee breaths slowly releasing his clenched fists and his voice reduces, getting lower.
He cups my cheeks gently. “Bailey. I like you”.
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Episode 17
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💎Bailey Hadid💎
“And if you are in a situation so fucked up like this, not willing to listen to anyone then its my fucking duty to help you”.
His expression softens when he takes a fee breaths slowly releasing his clenched fists and his voice reduces, getting lower.
He cups my cheeks gently. “Bailey. I like you”.
I stared at him as he said that. He really likes em for real? After everything?
“Ryder. How can you still like me? After hearing that I came back to exact revenge on you and them”.
“I don’t care how many times you want to have revenge on us. All I know is, I like you, Bailey”.
“After all these years that I was away?”. I asked him still finding it hard to believe his words
He shrugged. “I never stopped loving you”.
“Oh Gosh!”. I smiled out tears. “Ryder, I love you. I didn’t even want to take revenge on you anyways”.
He paused for a moment. “You love me?”.
“Yeah”.
He smiled and without thinking, I stand on my tiptoes and wrap my hands around him kissing him softly on the lips.
I closed my eyes shut as he slipped his hand around my waist and he explores my mouth with his tongue.
I moved my hands to his delving my hands into it as he caressed my thighs upwards still kissing me slowly and sensually.
And then Ryder stopped, I paused as well trying to catch my breath as our foreheads touch making me open my eyes to see him staring at me.
“I miss you, Bailey”. He caressed my lips with his thumb.
I inched closer to his touch. “Ryder … “.
“So who else knows that you are Bailey apart from Katie and Tyler?”. He asked me all of a sudden.
“No one”.
“No one? Not even Seven?”.
“Yeah. Why are you asking anyways?”.
“You two seemed pretty close together while you went off with him in his car earlier this evening”.
I chuckled going to sit on my bed. “You were jealous?”.
“So he doesn’t know that the Isabella he’s hanging out with is Bailey?”. He asked as he avoided my question.
“Yes, why?”.
“Don’t you think you should stop?”. Ryder sat next to me on the bed. “Bailey, please”.
I sighed softly. “I just-, Oh God! I felt like wanting to get back at Seven for what he did to me”.
“I don’t think revenge is the best idea”.
“I only wanted to come back to see if he was living a happy life so I can crush all of his happiness”.
“So. Are you still going to do it?”.
I shook my head. “No. I can’t”.
“You finally realized that he’s miserable?”.
“Yeah”. I whispered.
“All of us are. There are some things you don’t actually know about, Bailey”.
I glanced at him. “What are you talking about?”.
“Seven is controlled by his egoistical Dad and he’s often being manipulated to hurt people sometimes. According to his Dad, is to make them realize that you are greater”.
“Yikes! His Dad is horrible”.
“Well Alvin is an only child who’s often spoilt so I guess thats why he’s used to things his own way”.
“And Sean?”. I asked curiously. “He seems okay”.
“The reason he buries himself in books is to make his Mom proud. He’s on a freaking scholarship, I bet you didn’t know that”.
“What about you ?”. I poked him amusedly chuckling. “I bet Tyler is okay”.
He cocked his head to the side. “Me? I’m the guy who rendered his father dead and sent his sister into a coma for months”.
“Ryder”. I sighed taking his hand. “Do I need to remind you thats it not your fault?”.
“I screwed the bolts off. Its clearly my fault and besides Riley never misses a chance to remind me of that”.
“She shouldn’t do that”. I said softly. “You didn’t mean to make them have a ghastly accident”.
“You know, Bailey. This is one the reasons that I missed you”. He said squeezing my palm softly.
I smiled. “Really?”.
“Hm. You managed to free my conscience of its guilt. And also I missed bumping into you at the graveyard”.
“Yeah. I should really go visit my parents”.
“I’ll go with you”. He offered immediately.
“Ryder … “.
“Please don’t say No. I need to spend all those four years of absence with you right now, not leaving your side”.
I laughed outrightly. “If you say so”.
“Thanks a lot”. He replied gruffly kissing my hair. “I really missed you”.
I smiled then looked around. “Where did Riley head on to? Is she still at that party?”.
“No. She’s furious, probably taking out her anger on Alvin now, maybe”.
“You don’t think I stole Alvin from her, right?”.
He shook his head. “Alvin is a flirt and I know he can’t stay in a relationship”.
“Oh. Thats not gonna hurt Riley bad”.
“And I’m sorry for calling you all those hurtful words”. He apologized squeezing my palm softly.
“Well you never did insult Bailey, they were for Isabella”.
He chuckled. “Yeah. Isabella Hadid pissed me off”.
“What about Bailey Hadid?”.
“She turns me on”. He replied instantly.
I bursted into laughter. “Oh My God!”.
I grabbed a pillow from my bed and hit him with it. He grabbed another and from there, it turned to the best pillow fight I ever had.
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Next Morning
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💎Bailey Hadid💎
I woke up to the beige sunlight streaming into the room and to soft sobs as well. I opened my eyelids confused to who could that be.
I sat up on my bed immediately and put on my contacts lenses and saw it was Riley on her bed cuddling a pillow sniffing in tears.
“Riley?”. I called her lowly.
“What do you want?”. She retorted hoarsely. “Just leave me alone!”.
“Is everything okay?”.
“No!”. She sat up at once facing me. “How can everything be okay when you took away what I loved the most”.
“What?”.
“I love Alvin so much!”. She continued with her sobbing on the bed.
“I’m sorry”. I whispered sorry for her. “But I never took Alvin away from you”.
She turned to me again. “What? Isabella, you distracted his attention away from me”.
“If you want, I can help you get him back, trust me, he really loves you”.
Riley huddled herself on the bed. “He broke up with me. Alvin cut off the relationship”.
“What? But, Riley, he loves you real. He’s just probably kidding”.
She sniffed back tears. “I don’t care if he’s kidding or not. I just want him back”.
“He wouldn’t have probably broken up with you if you didn’t plan that stuffs for me in your party”.
“Oh. So all this is now my fault? Thats what you are trying to say?”.
“Maybe”. I shrugged. “I don’t know”.
She rolled her eyes. “Whatever”.
“Maybe you should try apologizing to him again. He’ll listen”.
“He won’t”.
“Well if he doesn’t. Then I’ll help you talk to him, try to make him understand that you meant well”.
“Why are you being nice to me?”. She asked staring at me surprised. “I hate your guts”.
“I shouldn’t have flirted with Alvin in the first place”. I admitted truthfully. “And thats why I’m gonna help you get him back”.
She beamed brightly. “Really ?”.
“Yeah”.
“Oh yes! Thank you!”. She gushed. “I’d really like that”.
I chuckled lightly. “Thats the least I can do after all these mess I caused”.
“And about that hate stuff, I’m sorry”.
“No qualms. I perfectly understand, no girl would like someone to steal away their man”.
“Okay. And um, Isabella? Why do you wear contacts?”.
My smiled faded. “Huh?”.
“I think I saw a pair of glasses fall out of your suitcase yesterday, my brother picked it up “.
“Oh. Thanks to him then “.
“But I just gotta ask. If you have glasses then why do you wear contacts?”.
“No reason”. I stood up from the bed so as to do away with the conversation.
“You should have seen the way Ryder stared at the glasses. It probably reminded him of a girl he crushed on”.
“I really got to use the bathroom”. I rushed away.
“Um, I think he told me her name was Bailey Hadid. I wonder where she is right now”.
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