Zayn Ryder

Intro Everything changed the moment my dad got promoted, and we moved from a quiet little village to the big city. New school. New faces. New world. And me? I’d always been the quiet girl — soft-spoken, naturally pretty in a gentle way, hiding behind my glasses, watching the world from the sidelines. I thought I’d stay invisible. But from the very first day, I knew this place would be different. When I walked in, the hallway fell silent. And everyone was looking at me. Including him. Zayn Ryder. The guy everyone knew. The one whose smile alone could make someone fall for him. Confident, bold, maddeningly attractive. Captain of the football team — straight out of a movie. He was talking to another girl when he looked up and saw me. And just like that, he forgot she existed. He just stared — like he couldn’t figure out how someone so innocent-looking could seem so… tempting. From that moment on, he noticed me. Sometimes he talked to me. Sometimes he joked, sometimes he was quiet. But he never gave away too much. Just enough to keep me wondering. Then something happened no one expected. The girls got jealous. And after P.E., while I was in the shower, my clothes disappeared. Wrapped in a towel, I went to look for them — not knowing I was about to open the wrong door. The boys’ locker room. And it wasn’t empty. There were guys everywhere — all kinds of reactions on their faces. Some whistled. Some laughed. And Zayn... Zayn was there too. He looked at me. I looked back. And everything shifted.