Final Showdown

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Riker POV

"Let's watch a movie," I said, trying to think of ways to distract Riley.

"Let's watch this one."

"But that's scary."

"So?"

"So, I don't want you getting scared or freaking out or anything."

"I won't. Remember? I love scary movies. And you said I was back to my old self. And I want to watch this."

"Fine."

"You set it up, I'll make popcorn, ok?"

"Sure."

I set the movie up, but the whole time I did that, I didn't hear the microwave. After waiting a few minutes, I walked out of Riley's room to go find her.

She was staring out the window in the kitchen.

"Riley?" I said, lightly touching her shoulder.

Riley jumped a few feet into the air.

"Don't do that!"

"Sorry! I wasn't trying to scare you. Now why aren't you making the popcorn?"

"Riker, I saw something out there."

"Riley, seriously."

"Riker, I swear, I saw something! Stop looking at me like that! I'm not crazy!"

"I know! I'm not saying you are!"

"Then why are you looking at me like that?"

"Because you need to stop looking out windows!"

I pulled Riley into a hug.

"Riker, I swear, I saw something."

"I believe you!"

"No you don't."

"Yes I do!"

"You do not! I can tell!"

"Riley, I don't think it was Dylan, but I believe that you saw something!"

"Ok..."

"Come on! Let's make some popcorn!"

"Oh... We don't have any..."

"Ok... Do you have just regular popcorn kernels? We could do it on the stove."

"Yeah, I think we do. Do you know how to do it?"

"Yeah. I think so."

Before long, Riley and I were making popcorn on the stove. I thought I was doing a pretty good job too. Well... Until they started popping...

"AHHH! Riker! They're flying everywhere! You forgot to put a lid on it!"

"Get a lid!"

Riley found the lid, and put it on, but there was still a ton of popcorn everywhere.

"What's going on in here?" Riley dad asked, walking into the room.

"Nothing," Riley and I said at the same time.

"Why is there popcorn everywhere?"

"We're making it," Riley said.

"On the floor?"

"No, on the stove. But we actually forgot something."

"Your sanity?"

"No! A lid."