TELL ME A LIE (Liam Payne FF)

Chapter 1

Riley and I leave the cinema and want to go home. I still have a pack of popcorn in my hand, the other hand is enclosed by Riley’s. He takes some of the popcorn and takes some in his mouth, some in my. I laugh. “I don’t want some”, I say to him, but he puts it in my mouth. It’s dark outside and we walk through a desolated street. “Let’s sit down on that bench”, he says and points to a bench under a street lamp. “No. Let’s go home. I’m tired and you know that my mom doesn’t like it when I come home late” I look up to him and feel his hand bruising mine more and more. “Ow”, I whisper and look down to our hands. The veins at his hand appear. I press my lips together. “Let’s sit down on that bench”, he repeats. I nod and suddenly the veins disappear. He smirks. “Great” I take a deep breath and follow him to the bench. I rub my hand to make the pain go away. Riley looks at my hand. “Don’t distend it.”, he says and takes my hand, which hurts. He kisses it. Once, twice, thrice. I smile at him. “I love you”, he whispers and stops kissing my hand. Instead of my hand, he now starts kissing my face. I laugh quietly and play with his short hair. Then he goes further down and kisses my décolleté. I take a deep breath. I feel his tongue on my décolleté and get goose-bumps.

His hand slips up my back and the other hand is between my legs. “Riley”, I whisper and try to pull him away from me. “Riley”, I repeat. “Stop it.” He laughs and I feel his breath at my neck, which he is kissing now. His hands now try to open my trousers. “Riley, not here”, I whisper. Riley stops and looks at me. “Why not here?”, he says and looks around. “Nobody will see us” He smirks. “I want it neither now nor here.” Riley sighs. “You are so difficult sometimes.” He says and gives me a quick kiss. I laugh. “I can’t wait anymore. I want you, the entire you”, he whispers into my ear during he kisses it. “Not here”, I say. Riley moans and looks angry. “Why not?”, he shouts. “Calm down”, I whisper and take his hand. “No. How long do I have to wait anymore?” His voice is loudly and he starts breathing hardly and fast. He will lose control every moment. I go a bit away from him. “Why are you going away from me now?”, he asks loudly. “Let’s go home”, I say and stand up. I take his hand hoping we will calm down – without avail. “No. I won’t bring you home now.” I sigh. “Riley come on. I’m cold.” I take his hand again and pull it, but Riley rescues his hand from my grip. “Then I will go alone”, I whisper and turn around. “You won’t” Riley puts his hand around my wrist and bruises it. “You are hurting me”, I whisper. I close my eyes and press my lips on each other while I turn around to him, because I know he will hit me. Fortunately, he didn’t. I breathe a sigh of relief. He starts kissing me again, but I don’t want him to kiss me now. I put my hands at his chest and try to push him away. He enlaces his arms around me so that I don’t have any chance to rescue me. “Riley”, I whisper during a pause of our kiss. He takes some steps backwards and I do so too, his arms still around me. “Stop it”, I say to him, while his hand slips under my t-shirt again. He doesn’t stops.

“What’s wrong with you today?”, he asks me. We are standing between some bushes; the bench is a few steps away from us. “Maybe you should ask this yourself”, I shout and try to push him away again. Riley looks shocked. He strikes his arm out and hits me in my face. My cheek burns like fire. I put my hand on it, hoping the pain will disappear. My eyes get filled with tears and my whole body shakes. Riley looks at me and takes my hand, which I didn’t put on my cheek. “Everything’s okay?”, he whispers. I sob. “Please go”, I whisper to him. “Ali, I’m so sorry. You know it’s not my fault” Yes I know it is not his fault, I know he can’t control it and I know he doesn’t want to hurt me. “I know, but I need to be alone. Call me tomorrow” Riley nods. The tears stream down my face and I wipe them away with my hand. My cheek still burns. Riley puts his hand on my cheek and looks into my eyes. “I’m so sorry baby. You know I love you” He kisses me carefully and then he kisses my cheek. “I love you too”, I whisper. “I’ll pick you up tomorrow at school.” I nod and Riley goes away after he gave me a last quick kiss.

While I’m walking home, the tears still stream down my face and my cheek hurts. Around my wrist and on my hand appears a bruise. I know it’s not his fault, I say over and over again. He loves me.

“Hey Ari”, someone shouts. I recognize his voice. I would recognize it everytime. It’s Liam. Before I turn around, I wipe the tears away and try to hide my blue hand, which I put in my pocket. I take a deep breath. “Hi Liam”, I greet him. He sits in his car, the window down. “Don’t you have to work with the boys or something like that?”, I ask him, as he stands in front of me. Liam is in the boy band One Direction. “No. Not tonight.” I nod. “Where were you?”, he asks. I frown. “Why?” Liam laughs. “Just because you are walking home” I shrug my shoulder. “I was at the cinema” Liam opens the car door. “I will drive you home” I smile at him and get in the car. “So you were at the cinema?”, he asks and takes a quick look at me. I nod. My hand rests in my pocket and I’m glad that it’s dark outside, so that he can neither see my red cheek nor my red eyes. “Alone?”, he continues to interrogate. “With Riley.” Liam nod. “And where is he now?” I think about a good excuse.” He had to go to a party and hadn’t had time to bring me home.” I’m happy that he now stops asking me questions.

Liam and I arrive in front of my house. “Thanks Liam”, I say. I avoid looking at him, because I don’t want him to see my red eyes. “No problem” He laughs. “Do you have time for me this week? Or do you have much to do?” Liam thinks about that. “I think you can come to me anytime next week, but I’ll call you” I smile at him. “Okay”, I say and give him a kiss on his cheek. “Bye Liam” I wave my hand and get out of the car. Liam waves at me with a big smile on his face. I open the front door of my house. “Hi mom”, I say. She sits on the sofa and comes to me. “Where were you, Alison?” “At the cinema” My mom looks at me reproachfully. “You know I don’t like you coming home late. It’s school tomorrow.” “I’m sorry mom” I kiss her cheek and want to go to the stairs. “What happened with your face?”, she asks and comes nearer to me. I take a step to the stairs. “Nothing. It’s just cold outside and I had to walk home.” My mom nods and goes to the living room again. “Good night”, I whisper and go upstairs.