Strawberry And Cherry Chapstick

Strawberry And Cherry Chapstick (Pt.4) |better?|

charlie woke, the cold thin sheets of the hospital bed covering her. a nurse walked into the door, and she sighed. "good news! you can be discharged tomorrow. I'm just going to check your vitals." the nurse informed charlie. "whatever. can i call my girl- my.. friend?" charlie corrected,she didn't know why, but it didn't feel right just yet calling riley her girlfriend. before being shot a quick nod and given her phone, which was taken away due to the chance of harming herself again. she dialed Riley's number and heard the familiar ring, of when she rang riley when they met for the first time. "riley?" she asked when the phone picked up. "charlie? oh my god hello how are you im so sorry i havent rang i wasnt sure when you'd have your phone." riley confessed. "it- its fine. when is your next class, i want to see you." charlie asked. "my next class is... in" charlie heard shuffling before her voice spoke up again "aha! history, and it's in 2 hours, i could come by really quickly?" riley suggested "yeah, that'd be good, ill see you then?" charlie accepted. "yup! coming now, see you soon" riley said before hanging up the phone, putting on her skates and skating towards the hospital. her shorts flowed with the wind, and her loose jumper made it look like she was a cloud.

when riley got to the hospital, she asked where Charlie's room was, and quickly walked over to the room, "char..? you awake?" she cautiously said, before being waved into the room "hey riley! how have you been?" she brought Riley's face to hers, softly kissing her, before letting her reply. "u-uh good! how are you feeling? i heard you're being discharged tomorrow?" riley spoke, blush painting her face. "im doing alot better, and yeah, im getting discharged tomorrow, hopefully no one noticed my absence?" charlie tucked her hair behind her ear, sitting upright.

"yeah, everyone noticed, and while you were away, i met some friends! their names are.. ellie and jay? im sure you'd love to meet them"Riley explained, charlie just watching how artistically her mouth moved. "i cant wait to meet them, also, i made this." charlie said, and pulled out a small loom band bracelet. "oh my god i love it!" riley excitedly put the bracelet on. they kissed, again. the sweet taste of cherry and strawberry that was once distinct, became a blur.

"when did you have time to make this?" riley said after they parted. "well, i made it while i waited for you to arrive." charlie confessed. "aww thats so cute.. how was your day?" riley cooed. "well, it was fine, except you dont have to keep pretending everything is fine Riley. i want to talk about that night." charlie spoke, and rileys heart dropped. riley swallowed, "uh- do you really want to?" she asked. "yes riley, why did you kiss her, when you clearly knew i had something for you." charlie angrily replied.

"look,"riley took a breath before continuing "i didnt know what we were at the time, i was confused, and drunk, and high. i saw you talking to another girl and i got jealous, so i grabbed her attention, just to try to talk to her. but out of fucking nowhere she started to kiss me and.. and she gave me this." riley explained and pulled down her shirt, to where a hickey was placed, right on her collarbone.

"she- she did that?" charlie asked, her voice softening. "yeah.. im sorry, i didnt want her to touch me but i got so jealous when i saw you talking to someone else i just got carried away- and- and i want you and only you okay charlie, she assaulted me and i never want anything like that to happen again. it was horrible that i didnt apologise, and if id only told her to fuck off then maybe- maybe none of this.. would happen." riley confessed, starting to tear up. "im- im sorry char. i really am." she apologised one last time before being hugged tightly.

"its okay riri, i know its not your fault. and that girl you were talking to, is going to have the time of her life when im back at school." charlie said into Rileys shoulder, before they pulled apart and checked the time. "oh fuck, its 30 minutes before my first class." riley exclaimed. "okay- be careful!" charlie yelled, before riley leapt up and out of the door, blowing a kiss as she left.

the day progressed, charlie still at the hospital being checked up on regularly, until finally, the day ended. charlie looked over at her phone, no messages. she sighed and turned over, then a ping was heard. a message from riley.

Riley: hey!! today was great, i hung out with ellie and jay and found out that they're a couple like us? isnt that cool?

The message shone in her face, and charlie chuckled before replying

Charlie: thats great ml, im so happy you had a good day 🫶🏼 even though i wasnt there

Riley: it was the worsstttt without you! i wish you couldve been there, but in a couple of days it will be back to normal!

Normal. if what happened before the party was 'normal' then she didn't want it that way, when they werent 'official.' whatever that meant.

Charlie: are you okay with us being publicly together? when im back at school because we can try not to kiss and stuff like that if you want.

Riley: NO! im fine with us being publicly out. if thats okay with you, i know it could be hard dealing with people asking questions, and your mental health currently. but im willing to do what makes you happy char.

charlie blushed at the text, maybe her and riley could work? if she tried hard enough, then maybe it would work. she just hoped that her mental health would not get in the way. and that Riley wouldn't choose someone else. She didn't know what she would do without her. charlie just hoped that the feeling she had was mutual.

before she could reply to rileys text, charlie fell asleep, tomorrow she would be discharged and finally out with riley again. but this time together publicly. she'd have a lot to catch up on..