It Ends With Us Ryle Novels & Stories

“But what does the R stand for?” “R for Riley, as in Dylan Riley… It’s nice to Finally meet you… Gilliard.”

She can watch it whenever she wants. Late at night, I finish my work. Before going upstairs, I stumble very rarely. Yesterday, Rylee’s resistance to me was obvious. Now, is she better? Does she still resist my touch? I wish she were asleep so I could hold her in my arms without her being stiff as a statue. But then I wish she were still awake so I could see her eyes, see the way she looks at me. I come to the door of the room. She’s still awake, watching a TV show. An episode is just about over, and I hear the end credits song:

Rhunar muttered, reaching into his white suit jacket for his phone. .... Across the river, Dale knelt by the water, his hands trembling as he scattered Rikky’s ashes into the current. The gray particles drifted, carried by the wind and water like a final goodbye. His fingers lingered in the stream for a moment before he stood. “Goodbye, son.” Ryan stood a respectful distance back, arms folded. As Dale turned to walk away, a sudden blast of force knocked Ryan to the ground. He grunted, rolling over, dazed.

"Test is about to begin, settle down, class." class="StyledElement___StyledDiv-sc-2e063k-0 fIRhWq slate-p" data-slate-node="element">The class fell silent, as they all faced their computers. Olivia's eyes went to Ruby, why did she defend her? She shrugged, before facing her computer. class="StyledElement___StyledDiv-sc-2e063k-0 fIRhWq slate-p" data-slate-node="element">Riley walked in a few minutes later.

“That's you.” Ryan leaned closer and laughed. “You made me really tall.” The girl giggled. “Because you're a hockey player.” Ryan smiled. “Fair enough.” Emma carefully folded the drawing again. “I'm keeping this.” Maya smiled at them. “Thank you. Really.” Emma reached for her hand. “She's safe now. That's what matters.” Ryan nodded. “Exactly.” Maya smiled, and for a moment, everything felt peaceful. They were all finally going home to Los Angeles together.

It was a long ride to the southern part of the country, one that seemed to stretch into forever with the endless roads winding like rivers through quiet towns and thick clusters of trees. The bus rattled and hummed as if it, too, was weary of the journey. Every so often, we stopped for breaks—short pauses so people could stretch their stiff legs, ease themselves, and grab something to eat. On our last stop before the journey’s end, Justin disappeared for a short while. I hadn’t said a word about being hungry, hadn’t even looked his way expectantly. Yet when he returned, he carried with him a piece of grilled fish wrapped in foil and a cold bottle of Sprite.

Just as Wendy yanked the flower out of the ground, a violent shockwave roared from deep inside the hunting grounds. When the dust finally settled, an enormous beast stood towering in front of everyone. Wendy was so terrified she collapsed on the ground, trembling and stammering, "B-b-beast…" Blake's eyes went wide with rage as he stared down the beast. While Blake wrestled with the beast, I waited for an opening before I rushed in and dragged the shaking Wendy to safety. Once I got her out of the hunting grounds, I turned right back around and sprinted into the danger zone.

I answered, and looked back at my paper, waiting for the class to end. After ten minutes, it finally did and the teacher happily left, leaving the students to discuss meeting plans for the projects. I stood up and packed my bags quickly unlike Khalil, who acted like a snail. "Where are you running to?" He asked jokingly as he stood up. I flung my bag over my shoulder and frowned at him. Remembering how I had seen his muscled chest and defined arms. Why did a high school kid go to the gym so much?

After Halle Anderson cheated on me and came back to me, I gave her three chances to cut ties with her lover. She grabbed the opportunity and spent those times with him. They had dinners together, did crafts, and she even spent whole nights with him. After that, she threw everything that was related to her lover away and held my hand again. “Believe me, I’ll never betray you again.” One day, I got into a car accident with an energetic young man. He angrily gave someone a call, and I heard my wife’s best friend’s voice coming through. “Halle, I’m telling you to not go. You’ve used up all three chances. Grant will definitely divorce you if you do so.” Immediately after, I heard Hall

I slowly pulled myself out of the memories. Just as I raised my hand to wipe away my tears, Eugene hugged me from behind. "Why are you crying?" I immediately denied it. "I'm not crying." He gently turned me around and wiped my tears himself. But the gentler he was, the harder I cried. In the end, he simply pulled me into his arms and let me cry my heart out. … That same night, I sent my resignation letter to Blake's assistant and officially quit my job.