"I know your trying to insult me, baby, but i'm taking it as a compliment."
"Don't call me baby."
Riley is a bubbly boy who travels through life with cuddles and smiles, giggles and butt wiggles. But no one knows how much he hurts on the inside.
...
It's been two weeks since i slept in her bed and our relationship has changed for the better.
She's nicer to me, mostly.
She's smiled a total of three times since then and done her tiny smile a whopping total of fourteen!!
She's so sweet when she wants to be.
I walk into the cafeteria and look around for Adele.
I find her on a table with Max, Caitlin, Corey, Scott and Alex. We've all become fairly close.
I wonder over and sit next to Adele.
"Hi baby."
She looks at me and smiles gently, "Hi."
Max pulls her away into a conversation and i frown.
Why do two grumpy people turn bubbly when they are together?
It bugs me.
I want to be the one who can make her smile and laugh.
Being with her makes me want to be the funniest man in the room just to see her smile and laugh.
We all chat and talk as usual.
"You make no sense to me sometimes, Riley." Scott whispers to me.
"Why?" I break my gaze from Adele and look at him.
"You could have any girl in this school, fuck, probably the town, and you obsess over the one chick who doesn't want you."
"Shut up." I roll my eyes looking back at her.
"Just saying." He shrugs.
The bell rings and we all get up.
"Bye baby, i'll see you later." I kiss Adele's cheek and get up walking away with my friends.
We all disperse going to class and i realise i needed to tell Adele i have practice this afternoon.
I turn around and go back to the cafeteria.
I see it's just Adele and Max. I guess their skipping class.
I'm about to go up to them when i hear my name mentioned.
"Why don't you just date, Riley?" Max says.
Adele shrugs, "He's not my type."
Ouch.
"How so?"
"You know how loud and obnoxious he can be sometimes, and how he follows me literally everywhere, every once in a while i want to be alone and not being pestered. He can just be annoying and i don't know how i would be able to deal with that if i dated him."
Tears fill my eyes.
I thought that was just her grumpy exterior.
But she actually doesn't like me hanging around. She thinks i'm obnoxious.
Sensitive. I'm so sensitive.
I start to hyperventilate and i turn around storming out of the school.
I get to my car and i sob.
I thought we were close.
And if she had an issue with me she could bring it up and not talk about it behind my back.
I pull into my driveway and i go straight to bed.
I cry until my tears run out. I cry until i don't feel anything.
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