The Mystery and The Mute (COMPLETED)

Ch.9

Ryder's POV

I awkwardly walked out The room and went back into the living room with Alex and Justin. As always Justin was inside the refrigerator and cabinets. I sat down watching as Alex lectured Justin about getting diabetes as I thought about the whole situation with Lyrical and Jax I mean who doesn't give their child a phone what if an emergency happened.

I was snapped out of my thoughts with Justin waving a hand in my face.

"Earth to Ryder" he said clapping his hands in front of my face "dude you good?"

"Yeah" as I moved his hands from my face "she doesn't have a phone and the only way we can communicate with her is through Jax or paper she isn't gonna talk"

"Oh no wonder she couldn't call for help she didn't have a phone she must have been too scared to tell someone" Alex said a bit concerned

" is it weird that I sort of feel bad" I asked

"What do you mean"

" all this time I have been upset that my parents were barely even here because they're always on business trips when her parents one of them left her and Jax and the other one constantly beats her my parents are still here I still get everything I want and All she gets is bruised ribs and broken bones and I'm the one that's always feeling bad for myself" I say looking at the ground

"No it's okay we get where you are coming from" Alex says "maybe we should all get some sleep"

" yeah good idea good night bro" I say giving both of them a hang shake

I went to go lay down in my room and laid there thinking about everything until I started thinking about my parents

~Flashback 7 years ago~
June 30th

I raced inside the house to tell my mom and dad that I made the summer soccer team. They said that I probably wouldn't make the team bc of how small I am compared to the other guys. I didn't let that stop me though I kept trying and trying just to prove them wrong. I went inside the house and ran upstairs to their work office.

"MOM DAD WHERE ARE YO-"

I stopped dead in my tracks as I saw my parents with 2 suitcases each Ready to leave out the door with out saying anything.

"Are we going on a vacation or something" I asked confused

They didn't answer me though they just kept trying to get all of their things organized and into a suitcase I tried calling both of them multiple times but they didn't hear me.

finally my mom looked up and saw me she was surprised actually.

" Ryder dear when did you get here?" She says looking at me confused

" five minutes ago you guys really didn't hear me"

" no we didn't sorry son" my dad said zipping his suitcase

" are we going in another vacation I hope not but GUESS WHAT I made the soccer team!!"

" Really????" My mom says confused " that's great Ry and no we aren't going on a vacation me and our father have to go to New York for about a week to handle some business" as she lets her long blonde hair down from her ponytail

"What?? But you guys just came back from "handling some business" plus who is going to take care of me??" I say sad

"Ryder son your 10 going on 11 we feel you are old enough to take care of yourself now" my dad says running a hand through his brown hair