Rayanne

I pick up my phone after I finish my pizza and call Alex.

"How are you guys doing?" I ask casually. "Rayanne please let us out. I will do anything."

"Anything?" I ask with a smirk on my face. "Yes anything. Just let us out."

I think about it for a bit before I reply. "To unlock the door you have to enter the passcode. The digits are 2-6-0-9. Enter those into the pin pad and voíla you are free." I end the call and hear the distant sound of the door.

I quickly dash to my room and hide on the window seat. I close the

curtains and wait.

"Rayanne. Where are you? We have to talk." Alex coos. I really should have thought of a better hiding place.

My bedroom door opens and my breath hitches in my throat.

The curtain is whipped open and Alex looks at me with mischief playing in his eyes.

He grabs my waist and hoists me onto his shoulder.

"I don't have another birthday party right?" I ask.

"Nope but its going to be funny."

I see everyone followimg and Taylor with a video camera.  Realising what he's going to do  I try to pry out of his arm.

"No. Please. It was just a joke you can't possibly do this."

"Why not? It will be refreshing after the long day at school."

I open my mouth to protest but my body is let go of and I fall down. Just before I splash I see Alex laughing. I grab his leg and pull him in.

We both hit the water with me laughing and him glaring. "Why not? It will be refreshing after a long day at school." I say mimicking his tone.

"Ha ha very funny."

"Did you get Alex falling into the video?" I ask  Taylor. "Yup. Do you want me to send it to you?" "Yes."

''Can I borrow your laptop?" He asks. "Yeah its on my bed in my room." He turns around and goes to retrieve my laptop. 

"He's going to post that isn't he?" Alex says as he pulls himself out of the pool. "Yup, prepare for the humiliation.'' James says.

Alex glares at him and pushes him in the pool then walks inside.

"Hey Alex." I call out as I follow him.

"What?" He grumbles. I have never seen Alex angry at me. To be honest I wish I didn't.

"What?" He says sharply. I didn't mean to do it but I flinch at his tone.

He notices and he steps forward. "Rayanne I'm sorry I shouldn't have been angry at you." I walk back and nod. "Its okay."

I turn and run upstairs wanting to get away. And well, my clothes are wet.

Taylor is sitting on my bed when I come in. "Hey I sent it to your email but I noticed this when I went to attach the video.

He turns the laptop and I see a photo that I used to treasure. Its a photo of my parents, Brandon, Reigan, Rob, Jon, Tom and I. "You guys all looked so happy."

"We were all carefree then. My parents we here, Tom's sister was alive, Tom and I were dating, Jon was still at our school and I didn't have to fake my personality." Tears well up in my eyes. Why did everything have to go downhill.

"Just a week after this was taken I broke up with Tom. A few days later we moved back here and Jon left. Everything went downhill. Things didn't get better. I realised that people were playing with me and taking advantage of me and guys kept using me. I changed to my fake nerdy side, I lost friends and people forgot who I was. Now, after three years, my parents got killed, Jess ditched me, Tom is going to court for murder and Alex was in a coma. What did I do to get this?" I break down into tears and sobs.

"Sometimes the worst things happen to the best people. You don't deserve any of this. No one does. But try to make your own path. You have us now. We can be the family and friends you have lost." Taylor comforts as he wraps his arms around me.

I hug him back and I think about the truth behind his words. It sounds as if he knows what its like. I open my mouth to ask him when the door opens.

Alex stands there but a look of hurt and disappointness flashes in his eyes.

"Sorry to disturb you." He slams the door close and I hear the front door slam as well seconds later.

(A.N: I know its short but someone was bugging me. Promise that the next chapter will be longer

Pic of  Kylie attached.