Riley

Chapter 42

Peter POV
Riley bends my finger back and I cry out in fake pain. She immediately lets go and has panic and worry all over her face. I grip my finger and pretend to slowly put it back into place as if I'm in pain.

"Oh my gosh! Peter I'm so sorry! I knew it wasn't the best idea but I had to try it out. Oh my gosh I'm sorr-."

I erupt into laughter and push my finger into place. Her worry face slips and she looks like she could hit me right about now.

"I'm sorry Riley I couldn't help it. I had to. " I explain between laughs.

Daniel bursts into laughter and I continue with my laughing fit. Riley's anger quickly dissipates, her eyes alight with humor. She punches my shoulder.

"Jerk!" She says "I thought it hurt you. "

"You couldn't hurt me even if you tried." I stick out my tongue

"Oooooh, do I sense a fight coming along. Will Riley attack Peter and show him whose boss, or will Peter remain unharmed like he said. " Daniel says making me laugh even more.

Riley smiles and starts to giggle. "See, there you go. Don't be so sour." I say encouraging her laughter.

"Okay, next time I'll really brake it." She says, as her face gets dead serious causing me and Daniel to both stop in our tracks with the laughter.

A small smile plays on her lips as she tries and fails to hold on to her serious face. She brakes into laughter.

"I thought you had really gotten angry again for a sec Riles." Daniel comments.

"Of course you did. " She flicks her hair over her shoulder. "I deserve an award for my acting. "

"I don't know about all that." I mutter. "But, Daniel, truth or dare. "

"Dareeee." he says dramatically.

"Okay, I dare you to run outside and circle the house in a yelling like Tarzan and beating on your chest."

Riley laughs and nods enthusiastically. Daniel jumps up and runs towards the door, slipping on his shoes.

"Wait, let me put shoes on, I want to watch. " Riley yells.

Daniel opens the door and darts outside as Riley hops to her feet. Daniel yells and she bursts out yelling before she can even get to the door he left open. His Tarzan yelling is abruptly cut off with the sound of a thud as if the wind has been knocked out of him.

Riley's laughter stops and she looks back at me while I'm still on the floor, with a worried expression.

"I'm going to make sure he's okay." She darts out the door.

I shake my head. That doof must've fallen or something. I wish I could've seen. Or maybe it's something more.

I decide to get up and go see what's going on. It's very quiet outside as I make sure the door isn't locked and close it behind myself. I walk around the house towards the back yard getting a terrible feeling in my chest.

Rounding the corner to the back yard I freeze at the sight before me.

Daniel is some meter away from the house on his knees with his hands in the air in surrender as
two men dressed in black, with guns pointed at his head stand on either side of him.

Riley stands with her back leaning against the wall and a defeated look on her face.

"Riley..." I whisper.

She looks at me with a pleading look in her eyes.

"...Daniel. " She mouths back to me and turns her head to him.