heartcrossed

8.

It's 3am right now and I'm not sleeping yet. I'm just lost in my mind. I keep replaying the old memories of Riley in my head and the kiss I just had earlier. Remember when I said this new town was an opportunity to start fresh? Yeah. That's because it really was and I am beyond glad it happened. You see, Riley was, and is probably still, quite overprotective. No, let me change that, he is A LOT. He's the jealous type. I was looking for a way to get away from him but he just kept following me everywhere and he was always nearby somehow. He hurt me a lot in the past and I just couldn't take it in anymore. I never told anyone because I was and I still am afraid of him. I never told him I was leaving to Long Valley. If he finds out, which he probably already did, I'm afraid he's gonna try to find me and only god, and him obviously, knows what he is gonna do to me. Especially if he finds out about Grayson. I wish I could tell somebody but it would make it just worst than it already is. Gosh... My life is just a living hell.

I open my eyes slowly and check the time on my phone. 8:45am. Shit, school starts at 9. I run up and down the house to get ready. My brother is already gone. Since I have to walk, I know I'm gonna be late so fuck off, I'm gonna take my time. I don't really care actually and my parents neither. They're always working so I don't see them often at home. It's basically like living with my brother in a house we don't even pay.

I get out of the house at 9:40 and begin to walk. On my way I stop at a little coffee shop and get a french vanilla coffee. I need this extra dose of energy today. I'm getting so tired of school and I barely just started. I just can't wait until I finally graduate and start living my life for real. I know you feel me. I've always been told that teenage years are the best years of you life but it's just not my case. My whole life sucks honestly. It always has.

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I just arrived to school and the first period ends in 7 minutes. I'm sitting on a bench outside and I'm just enjoying my last moment of peace and calm before this hell that is school. Ugh people. Next class is cheerleading which should be ..... interesting I guess. I'm actually pretty good at it because I was a cheerleader at my old school but I probably lost a lot of it.

There's only 4 minutes left till the storm of people so I enter the school and go to my locker to get my cheer bag before quickly making my way to Amber's locker. The bell finally rings and the hallway is quickly crowded. I see Amber approaching slowly while scrolling on her phone. Typical Amber, she's not looking where she is going. She somehow manages to avoid everyone without any problem. She lifts her head up and when she sees me, her eyes widen as she runs up to me before pulling me into a tight hug.

She pulls away and stare right in my eyes. ''Where. The. Hell. Were. You.''

I giggle. ''I kinda woke up late...'' I say with a guilty smile crossing my face.

She nods and glances over my shoulder. ''Hot guy starring at 10:22am.'' She wispers smiling way too wide for her small face.

I smile back at her and slowly turn around trying to look cool. I feel my heart drop and my smile quickly fade away as I recognize the face smirking at me.

Riley.