Riley
"Mom I gotta go! It's our first anniversary! Bye mom I love you!" I shouted while turning on my car's engine "take care sweetie love you too!" She shouted that made me roar my car on the road I smiled with the thought after a year of ups and downs we still have a stable relationship and I'm happy with that we settled our date on a fancy restaurant near the bay I'm so excited of celebrating our first year together. I parked my car and stared at myself on the car's door I look cute with my pink bubble dress and small white pouch and of course I wore flats because I don't know how to wear those stilettos haha. I grabbed my gift it's a large sized box because I really really paid millions just to have this things literally good thing I knew someone who can get this things for me. I smiled and a waitress opened the doors for me "good evening ma'am" she smiled "good evening too" I greeted back "may I ask what's your name ma'am if you have reservations here" she asked politely "Riley Hartfort I'm having dinner with Rikku Mendez" I tucked my hair behind my ear due to the awkwardness I'm feeling "this way ma'am" she guided me on the private room for two and left me. *whoa that was awkward* I thought to myself
"Are you Riley?!" A tall brunette bombarded the room and shouted at me "uhm yes" she shocked me big time what the hell is her problem "oh hi bitch" she smiled sweetly and I was taken aback "bitch? You must be pertaining to yourself?" I asked innocently "oh really?" She made a faint smirk that made me annoyed does she have a mental disorder or whatsoever psychological problems "anyways Rikku just toyed you and used you of course" she smirked "and then?" Well I don't care I still love him anyways but it hurts though
"Well it's your anniversary today right? It's the perfect time for you to know that we're actually having our second anniversary next week!" She fanned herself exaggeratedly "second anniversary?" I frowned that's odd.
"Yes sweetie he just used your brain to do his homework done and used your money to buy the things he want without spending a penny because he only spends his money on me." She laughed at the end of her dramatic speech "oh okay happy anniversary then" I smiled sweetly at her. I grabbed my gift and walked out my chest feels heavy and my eyes feels like crying a waterfall "we are not yet done bitch!" she slapped me that made me furious at the moment "damn you bitch!" I grabbed a pitcher of juice and spilled it on her face "how dare you!!!" She was about to grab my hair when I felt a body covered me
"Cassie stop it!!!" He shouted I know that scent it's very familiar and those pair of arms around me feels like Home the feelings felt like heaven unconsciously my mind remembered what the brunette girl said I pushed him away and stared at them they look so perfect together the doubts I felt were true. I knew that I'm not the only one. "I-is it true?" I asked holding back my tears "are you stupid or what?!" She rolled her eyes at me but I didn't paid her a glance "I'm sorry I can explain" he looked at me like he was being judged in a justice hall "o-okay" I smiled faintly accepting the fact that I was just a toy. "Cassie stay there" he glared at the brunette and lead our way inside the room I heard her curse before he closed the door "I'm not enough am I?" I stared at him feeling my heart being ripped into pieces "I'm sorry I know i was a jerk believe me I loved you" he looked at me sincerely "it's okay" I smiled bitterly I handed him my gift there are shirts and balls that were signed by his favorite nba stars. "I'm sorry" he looked down and tried to give my gift back "it's okay" I titled his chin up and looked at him in the eye "I was never enough. You made me your past time. And I was your toy" I felt my eyes giving up and bursted into Tears my palm found its way on his left cheek that made a loud sound "I hate you" I opened the door and grabbed the brunette's hair all the way out of the restaurant "bitch!! Get your filthy hands off me!!" I didn't budge and continued dragging her by her hair outsider slapped her right cheek "I hate you both!" And damn I wasn't contented "and this damn slap Won't be an inch of what I'm feeling right now bitch!!" So I slapped her right cheek again.
"Cassie!! Riley stop it!!" I felt myself being pushed on the road I heard a loud beep Before I even find my way back on the side walk I was crushed into pieces by the wheels of a six wheeler truck "omygosh i- I'm sorry Riley!!" I saw Cassie dialing something on her phone while crying. "R-Riley i-I'm sorry I- I didnt mean it I'm sorry I'm sorry" the guy I loved sat beside me sobbing like a kid who lost his candy "I-I love y-you" I smiled at him my body went numb by the stinging sensation I am now swimming in the pool of my blood "I love you I'm sorry please. Riley stay awake please" he pleaded "you're my heaven at the same time you're my hell" I tasted something metallic and coughed it was my blood I closed my eyes and whispered once again "I love you so much" and everything went dark.
I can hear the doctors shouting "clear!" I can sense something is on my chest making my body react but I don't feel anything anymore I just hear them I can't even open my eyes I tried to open my eyes and talk unfortunately I can't I feel so tired and drained I tried to open my eyes again and saw a glimpse of a kid whose eyes were bloody red and his body was purplish white like he never inhaled oxygen "she's stable now" I heard the doctor said I opened my eyes for the last time and saw my mom crying with Rikku standing at the door I smiled at her and mouthed I love you before I drifted off to sleep because dying would be an awfully big adventure maybe it's time I'll reach the real heaven maybe I'll be happy there maybe I won't experience pain *beeeepppppp* "she's dying!!!" I heard a nurse shouting faintly before I lose everything.
Rikku~
"Hi Riley happy second anniversary!" I greeted her and gave her the flowers I bought. "It's been a year since that nightmare happened" I sighed "Cassie left me for another man maybe it's just a taste of my own medicine isn't it?" I let a tear roll down from my eye I still remember that nightmare and it feels like it's just yesterday
/flashback/
"Riley please wake up please" I cried and pleaded her while holding her hand the ambulance's door was opened by a team of doctors and nurses I'm guilty because of cheating on her making her my toy and damn I'm guilty of seeing her like this it's all because of me "Riley wake up baby please" she was laid down on a stretcher I followed the medical team "I love you and I forgive you" I saw her mouth whisper before the nurses pushed me out of the emergency room a few hours later her mom arrived "how is she?" I just shook my head and looked down "what happened?!" She asked abruptly "I- I accidentally p-pushed h-her in the middle of t-the road" I started crying and guilt was all over me while explaining to her mom "oh my" was the only thing her mom can say after hearing me explain she slumped down the floor and cried while holding her chest damn I feel so bad seeing her mom like this and knowing that she's fighting for her life a few hours later the doctors came out "she's stable now please come in" the doctor guided us inside I saw her mouthed I love you to me and to we mom more guilt came rushing in. she closed her eyes and the long beeping sound came in "she's dying!!!" The nurse shouted the doctors came rushing back and tried to revive her but unfortunately she never open her eyes again and mouthed I love you to me. /end of flashback/
Her mom hated me I didn't mind though I accepted that it's my fault I was hell to her mom one time her mom saw me running down the street her eyes automatically opened like a faucet I was about to ask her what's wrong before she ran away and then it hit me that I was hell for her and her daughter I was the one responsible for this. Cassie left me three days after Riley was buried six feet underground she said that she can't stomach seeing me because when she sees me she always remember what happened to Riley I accepted it but Cassie leaving me behind was like rubbing salt into the wound and it felt like a taste of my own medicine I accepted them all because I knew that I am hell.
"I love you so much thank you for your gifts" I chuckled I went home that day feeling guilty and devastated at the same time I was holding her gift all day long I decided to open the box she gave I saw a basketball signed by my idols in basketball it made my heartbreak realizing how much she loved me I should've been good to her there were couple shirts for the both of us. and there was a jersey signed by my idols again. Looking at the gift just makes the guilt heavier I found a letter beneath the gifts "hi happy anniversary!! Thank you for putting up with me I love you very much Rikku!! I saw your phone yesterday ringing it was your girlfriend Cassie I don't know what to feel. I feel toyed and betrayed but I do believe that you love me just a bit right? I forgive you because I love you. But it hurts so much baby look at my gifts! Isn't it nice? I wish to see you play one day and cheer for you thank you for making me feel loved even if it's just a lie baby I'm okay with that. I interviewed an old couple they said that the secret in their 65 years of marriage was forgiveness because if you truly love someone you'll cherish them even if they're roses with thorns because you love them dearly with their imperfections and mistakes. I love you and I hope one day you'll learn to love me like I love you
-Riles"
I sighed and stared at her tombstone
"I love you and one day we'll meet again" I whispered and went back to my car I have a game to win for my girl and I hope she'll cheer for me just like how she wished she would watch me and cheer for me. And yes I am a basketball player I couldn't have done it without my heaven named Riley Hartfort. One day heaven will meet hell and that's the day we will see each other my angel I love you just as much as you do goodbye for now I drove off feeling bitterly sweet I have a game to win for my Riley.
