Ryder's POV//
"WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU?!" My sister Rebecca booms pushing me as she finally arrives at the park we agreed to meet at.
"Chill out Becca! I was with Mackenzie!" I defend pointing to reveal Mackenzie in the passenger seat of my car. Rebecca looks over to see Mackenzie on her phone, minding her own business
"Are you two a thing now or something?" She rolls her eyes as i hear a car door shut.
"No" I sigh rubbing my temples, "were just friends"
"Yeah friends who fuck around with eachother" She complains glaring at Mackenzie
"Kaitlyn called and told us she'll drop us off in an hour" Ryan says walking to us, "I packed up all our things and put them in the car"
"Just text me the address, Me and Mackenzie are going out" I groan before walking from them
"We were gonna go to lunch!" Rebecca yells as i walk away
"Not hungry" I groan before getting in the car and driving off
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"What was that about?" Mackenzie breaks the silence, putting her phone in her lap.
"We got relocated, me being the younger brother was kept out of the loop. I'll just head over later" I finish before turning into an empty abandoned parking lot and turning to her.
"Is there something important you want to talk about?" Mackenzie asks raising a questioning eyebrow at me.
"Mackenzie...-"
"Kenzie" She cuts me off before letting me continue
"Kenzie, What exactly am i to you?" I ask
Mackenzie breaks eyes contact and looks down in her lap. She turns away from me and fiddles with her hands.
"Noah, I-I-" She begins to stutter
I wince when she of all people say my first name.
"My name is Ryder" I growl trying not to lose my temper
"Your Name is Noah Ryder Williams" Mackenzie tenses back, "Your brother has a point, what the hell is with you suddenly always using your middle name"
I feel my eyes begin to brim with tears as horrific memories of my parents death flash through my head as if i were watching it all over again.
My brother and sister going out without me. Me and my mum sitting on the couch watching my TV show. Little Mini me cuddled up against her.
My dad in the kitchen making dinner that was soon to be served.
It was a normal night. Until he came in.
He kicked our door down. My mum hushed me into the closet. Telling me "Stay here Noah, everything is going to be okay"
I remember what went through my head before i betrayed her orders. I stepped from the closet just to see the snippet of it.
My mother lying on the ground, bleading out from her abdomen as my father was there staring his killer in the eyes.
He glimpsed in my eyes for a split second and my name is what slipped from his mouth, along with his last breath.
Hearing my name breaks me apart. It's reminds me that i let my parents die. Nobody knows the story.
Ryan just started using his middle name because he thought it would give him new identity. A new start.
"Noah!" Mackenzie booms breaking me from my trance.
"Do NOT call me that" I growl before storming from the car.
"What is with you?!" Mackenzie asks storming out after me.
I begin to let the tears fall. I break down. I curl myself into a little ball and cry my eyes out. Just like i did that night in my house. Just like i did. The only difference now is that i'm not next to my mother. I'm not talking her through everything. Telling her "Stay with me Stay with me. Keep Fighting Mum"
Instead i'm wimping out in front of Mackenzie.
"Oh my god" Mackenzie gasps.
She walks over to me and pulls me into her hold. She holds me in her arms as the tears continue to fall.
"What is up with you?" She asks sympathetically trying to help me.
"It's about what happened with my parents" I sob
"They were murdered while you were asleep Ryder, you couldn't have done anything" She assumed holding my face in her hands
"That's what you don't understand" I grit turning away from her
"What do you mean?" She asks holding my hand
"I watched them die" I sob looking at her as her expressing changed from sympathy to confusion, "And i didn't do anything to stop it"
"Don't blame yourself" Mackenzie soothes looking in my eyes
"There's no other choice"
YOU ARE READING
No Strings Attached
Teen FictionI lie there staring into her forest green eyes that were staring back at me. I felt a pang of hurt in my chest when i realize what she just told me. I grab her hands in mine as i feel tears brim my eyes, "Kenzie, come on you can't do this me!" I cry...
