Struggles

Chapter 16

Emily's POV

"Do you want James to pick us up?"
"Yeah." She repeated.
"Ok. I'll text James to pick us up."
"No!"
"No?" I asked as the doctor put a piece of gauze in her mouth.
"Call him." She tried to say with the gauze I her mouth.
"But texting him will be faster."
"Call him!" She said angrily.
"Ok. I'll call him."
"I'm loony!" She cried with tears streaming down her face.
"No your not. I'm loony remember?"
"Yeah." She sniffled while nodding. "You're as loony as West." She said.
"Yeah. I am."

James's POV

After picking up Riley and Emily, Em and I were just talking. "So. Riley told me that apparently you had given her and engagement ring, or something like that." Emily said. I choked on my drink.
"No." I lied. I wasn't sure it was convincing, but she seemed to take it.
"Ok."
"I don't want to get married until I'm at least 20." She nodded, and I couldn't believe she was buying it.
"That's ok. I was only kidding." She said, although I wasn't 100 percent sure.

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James's POV

Em and I were in the studio practicing. Emily kept bringing up the ring thing in private over the last few days. "Actually." She said thinking about it when I had asked her if it actually happened. "Yeah. She did say that." She said. I felt myself fill with rage. Riley promised she wouldn't tell. "Probably just the medicine though." Em added. I nodded.
"I gotta go." I said getting up. I grabbed my keys from my cubby and got in my car, driving straight to Riley's house.

Riley's POV

It was a few days after I got my wisdom teeth removed, and I was at home alone, reading my book. James stormed into my bedroom, absolutely furious. "Did you tell Emily about the ring?!" He yelled at me.
"What?" I asked, unsure what we were even talking about.
"Don't play dumb!!!!" He said.
"James. I don't know what you're talking about." He thrusted my hand up and pointed to the ring he had given me.
"This ring." He said. His voice was full of rage and anger.
"I may have. I don't remember." He took a deep breath.
"Whatever." He said pushing me into my bed, causing me to hit my head off the wall super hard, before storming out. The last thing I remember is hearing the door suddenly open again, before everything went black.

James's POV

I ran into Riley's room. I couldn't believe I just did that! "God Riles. I'm so sorry." I exclaimed to her unconscious form. I sat her against the wall and moved her hair to look at the spot of her head that hit the wall. I examined the bump and confirmed that it was nothing major. I brushed her hair out of her face, just as she stirred. "Riles. I'm so sorry. Please forgive me!" I pleaded. She looked up at me with her big brown eyes.
"Ok. But. Who are you?"

Haha. Cliffhanger. You'll just have to wait for the next update to see what happens.