Dangerous Illusion (gxg)

Chapter 12

Riley's POV

I've honestly been getting kinda worried. Cameron didn't show up on Tuesday, and neither did she on Wednesday.

I hope she's okay. The last time I saw her was when she dropped me off at home, when she was down and didn't really talk.

I still wonder why she was mad. I mean it's not like my kiss with Wren bothered her, right? Obviously not, it had to be something else. Maybe she got a text, maybe something that had to do with her parents.

I don't really know, I just hope she's okay.

Speaking of the kiss with Wren, I thought about it a lot. Not because I like her or anything, but because I liked the kiss. Just in a way that... I liked it more than kissing a boy.

I've always thought I was straight, but the way that my body reacted to kissing a girl. Or the way I think about Cameron. Just makes me think i'm not that straight after all.

I'm still figuring it out obviously, but it helps having a lot of lgbtq+ or supporting friends and family. I'm not even stressing about the fact that I might not be straight, and i'm super grateful for that. I know a lot of people that struggled with it, because their family or friends weren't accepting. And nobody should, or wants, to go through that.

Today is Thursday, and i'm on my way to my last period. The one, and only period I have with Cameron. I walk in, not seeing her. But I knew I was pretty early, so I didn't fully give up hope.

Just when the teacher wanted to close the door, Cameron ran into the classroom.

"Nice of you to join us, Cameron. Maybe next time you can just arrive a bit earlier." The teacher told her with a bitter voice.

Cameron just walked further, rolling her eyes.

Wait... she had a black eye!

So there really was something going on.
I knew that she wouldn't be mad at me for just doing that dare.

I thought back to the time at the party, when she was talking to Alexi.

"They're dead, and I don't know how much time I have left before i'm going to be just like them! So excuse me for just living my life Alex."

Someone is after her, trying to kill her. Why didn't I make that connection before?
Oh, yeah... Maybe because I was drunk.

I obviously want to help, but i'm not stupid, I know I can't. But there's still something aching in me, something that thinks that I can.

I know I don't really know her, and that we're not really friends. But I don't want her to die.

And not in a way that I care about people, even if I don't know them. Because I obviously don't want anybody innocent to die.

But in a way that i'm being selfish, in a way that I need her. Even when I don't even know her, I need her.

"Hey Rile, can we maybe talk after school?" I heard Cameron's soft voice, whisper in my ear. I felt her warm breath on my neck, giving me goosebumps.

I turned my head, looking at her. Even with a black eye and cuts all over her face, she still looks as beautiful as ever.

When I realize I've been staring at her forest green eyes a little too long, I give her a soft smile and a nod. She returned the smile, still looking in my eyes. Gosh, I can look at those eyes forever.

Uhm, why did I turn into a love sick puppy all of a sudden? Gosh, I always thought I just wasn't the romantic type. But no, I was just gay the whole time.