The following day, I had agreed to meet Piper in the Square after school. The guys and I were just hanging there waiting for her while I kept my eyes pealed for Brody. It was another one of those days where he had flaked however plot twist so had that little blonde of his..
"So anything interesting happened recently?" Eldon asked making me look at him confused
"What are you digging for?" I questioned making him roll his eyes
"James you know that the CCTV is behind the bar, in fact we all saw everything" Hunter laughed
"What are you on about?" I asked
I knew playing dumb wasn't going to work, I knew for a fact they wouldn't drop this at all
"We saw that kiss and hell, that wasn't just a kiss" West teased making me roll my eyes again
"I think you will find that nothing happened. I told her she could walk away, she walked away" I said remembering everything that unfolded last night
"Nobody walks away after a kiss like that man, you're both knee deep in this shit now" Hunter said but I shook my head
"She chose Spencer and I think she'll continue to chose that dimwits no matter how many people try to pull then apart" I said before finally seeing Piper's figure walking out through the clearing
There was something wrong.
Usually Piper would be running towards her with her famous warm smile on her face but this time her head was low and she was kicking any free stone on the floor while she slowly made her way over to us
"What's up little P" Eldon asked making Piper look up and attempt to offer us a smile but that was far from believable
"What's going on?" I asked making Piper sigh, she looked like she would burst into tears at any given point
"Someone is destroying The Next Step" She muttered
The Next Step was a big place for Piper, she used that place as a comfort thing from a young age. She loved it and it helped her with her confidence and everything. When that was taken away from her she struggled but she was slowly coming back out of her shell
"What do you mean?" West asked, Piper sighed slumping down on the fountain next to me
"Jess and I went to go see Miss Kate because the lights were on and we over heard the conversation" She explained
"What conversation Pipes?"I asked
"Someone from Barnard is in the process of buying the building with the plan of knocking it down to build flats" She said
"his name was something gross like Peter or something" Piper continued
"Last name was Barrett, Jess made a joke about it" Piper chuckled making my eyes instantly darker as I looked at the boys
"Wouldn't happen to be a Spencer Barrett would it P?" West asked making Piper nod
"Yes! That was his name!" She practically screamed
But that was all I needed to hear..
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I got to Barnard and headed straight to the girls dorms. I knew exactly where this was after Thalia had invited us over a couple times while Riley was away with her parents or Spencer or god knows where
But right now she was the exact person I wanted to see
To say I knocked lightly on the door would be a lie and a half, I was practically hammering on this door, as soon as it flung open I was met with Riley. She was looking slightly taken back but the moment she looked at me confusion flooded her face
"Is this some sort of fucking game to you?" I yelled drawing the attention of someone passing in the hall, she continued to stare at my blankly before noticing the person
Without a second thought Riley stepped aside allowing me to walk into the dorm, luckily nobody else was here. I hadn't really thought that much ahead
"What is going on?" Riley asked still looking confused
"I showed you The Next Step in confidence, to help you! And now your boyfriend is tearing it down? I find that hard to believe that it's a fucking coincidence" I warned her
The blank expression on her face was making me doubt that she had any intel on this
"What are you talking about James? Spencer wouldn't do that" She said
"Your really defending him right now Riley?" I asked making her nod
"He wouldn't destroy something like that. If he was going to do anything he would help it get back up and running" She confessed making me narrow my eyes at her
"Wrong! Again" I yelled
"Stop thinking that the sun shines out of his ass Riley. That boy is hiding a lot more from you then you think" I warned her
"No he isn't James. Stop attacking him because you are pissed off at me" She said making me scoff
"Riley, our kiss last night was nothing compared to the shit that boy has done. He's seen more ass then those booths in the bar" I said making her gaze soften a little
"Now he's destroying the last thing any of us have left." I spat
I looked at Riley to see her gaze faltering constantly, she was struggling to maintain eye contact. She looked like she could cry and I hate that
It wasn't until I saw her face now that I realised what I had just done..
I just told her
"Get out" She whispered
Riley was now looking down at the floor picking at her wrists making me look down to her
"Get out James" She warned a little louder this time
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Eyes On The Prize
FanfictionIt's a small town full of two types of people. You have the people who grew up, who know this town inside out Then you have the College kids - They have money to burn and walk around like they own this place James has lived here his entire life, h...
