Guys Can Change

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Emma POV

"Watch where you're going!" Riker shouted, pushing me into the wall.

I stared at him as he walked into his bedroom. I was shocked at that whole incident.

I felt like crying, but Rydel told me that I shouldn't let it get to me. I sucked it up, and decided I'd go downstairs and maybe see if Ross was there. But it was Rocky who I saw first.

"Hey, Emma!" Rocky said.

"Hey..."

"Are you ok?"

How does everyone always know when something's wrong!?

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Did Riker do something?"

"How'd you know?"

"He's... messed up... What'd he do?"

"I accidentally crashed into him when I was leaving Rydel's room, and he pushed me into the wall and yelled at me."

Rocky looked super mad.

"I'm going to talk to him," said Rocky, leaving.

I wandered into the living room, and I saw Ross sitting on the couch playing videogames. I sat down next to him.

"Hey, Emma."

"Hey."

"What's up?"

"Well Rydel's gone... She suggested I come find someone to hang out with until she gets back."

"Oh... Well you can hang out with me if you want!"

I smiled.

"Ok."

"What do you want to do?"

"I don't know."

"Are you into videogames?"

"Uh... Kind of. I used to go over my cousin's house sometimes, and he'd always convince me to play with him. I kind of enjoyed it. But I didn't really know what I was doing."

"Do you want me to teach you?"

"Sure."

Ross decided we were going to play some game that involved killing and shooting people. We were on the same team and we had all these missions of things we were supposed to do. He tried to teach me how to do things, but I mainly just followed him around and let him do everything we were supposed to do.

After a while, Rydel came back. I hadn't realized we'd really played for that long. Ross and I called it a night, and we both went upstairs to our bedrooms.

"So I see you hung out with Ross tonight," Rydel said.

"Why are you saying it like that? Are you trying to suggest something?"

"No. But I think you guys are really cute together," Rydel said, smiling.

"Whoa! Rydel! This is only my second night here! Why are you trying to get us together!?"

"I'm not. I just... It'd be cute if you guys went out. Ross hasn't had a girlfriend before, and I think you're really sweet, and it'd just be cute."

I looked over at Rydel.

"Yeah, well we'll see..." I said, getting in bed beside her.

"Going to bed already?"

"Rydel, I'm exhausted! I'm still trying to get used to the time change."