forever [rini au]

𝟎𝟒 | 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐭 𝟐

- ͙۪۪̥˚┊❛ ricky ❜┊˚ ͙۪۪̥◌

tw: slight mentions of abuse; sorta smut?👀

i sat by her side, trying to read her expressions. the bonfire illuminated her face, and the glistening moon hit directly on her highlights. we sat in silence for a moment, before i reached down and grabbed her soft yet freezing hands.

i slowly rubbed them together, trying to create warmth. "nini, you know you can talk to me"

"but i can't" she mumbled, looking down into her lap.

i brushed the hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear. "you can. try me." I whispered in a gentle voice, trying to reassure her.

i could tell that she was hesitant and she questioned herself many times but she gained trust me, at least enough to tell me instead of ej.

"well.... promise you won't tell ej?" she sat up a little bit and i nodded my head

"you have to say it" she pouted and i smiled. god, why is she so hot.

"i promise not to tell ej."

she sighed, looked down into her lap, and then made eye contact with me again. i squeezed her hand and nodded, letting her know it's okay and she can take her time.

"it's just that my ex.... he was perfect. well obviously no one is perfect but he was special."

she took a long pause

"until he wasn't. he started abusing drugs and who knows what, which caused him to quote on quote 'blackout'. sure i could deal at first but then he started getting physical. i tried to help him, i really did but i had to leave when h-he broke my arm. it was just to much. he told me he was getting better and that he got addicted again because of me but i-i don't know what to believe."

at this point, my blood was boiling and i felt like i was gonna explode. i forced a small smile and let go of her hands. i could tell she was confused and a little hurt but i didn't have time to explain it. not now at least.

i slowly stood up and placed my hand on her shoulder. "i got your back" i whispered.

- ͙۪۪̥˚┊❛ nini❜┊˚ ͙۪۪̥◌

he whispered before running off towards the house filled with ambitious people. my heart shattered and i felt my eyes start to sing.

"great just walk away and hate me even more" i mumbled to myself. i looked back at his distilled figure and slowly took a deep breath. i forced myself to get up. something told me not to follow him but i had to.

i started to walk a couple feet behind him until i felt someone pull me arm.

"neens, come dance with us. you've been m.i.a. all night!" ash said as she stood there with the rest of our friends.

for a moment, i looked over at ricky who was now completely out of sight. i guess there's no point in trying.

"yeah i was- i was actually about to look for you guys" i laughed and started to dance with my friends. i needed a distraction.