I ran to topangas, Lucas followed up behind me, i rushed in to see if Riley was there but I couldn't see her. I looked over and saw Mrs Matthews working at the till, I went over to ask about Riley.
"Hey Mrs Matthews" I said nervously.
"Hi Maya, if you're looking for Riley she's at home" she said while still serving a customer.
"Ok let's go" Lucas said but I pushed him back and told him to stay at Topangas, I needed to speak with Riley alone.
My legs felt like jelly but I had to go and find her, I needed to speak with her and explain why I wasn't there last night.
*At Rileys*
I knocked on the door and there was no answer.
"Riley I know you're in there open the door" I shouted while banging on the door.
Riley finally opened the door. "What do you want Maya?" She said with squinted eyes, looking down at me.
"We need to talk, right now"
Riley rolled her eyes and tried to slam the door in my face, I quickly lifted my hands and pushed the door open as much as I could with all of my strength. She would understand that I didn't show up at topangas she would never be this mad about that, something was going on. I shoved my way into her house and sat down on her couch and she sat beside me.
"I never want to speak to you again Maya"
I was speechless, I awkwardly sat there and stared at her.
"I'm sorry that I didn't show up Riley" I said sarcasticly because she was taking this way too far!
"You really think that's why? Are you kidding me?" Riley said as she laughed at my stupidity, her laughter was sarcastic and dull, I could see how much rage she had.
"I know your little secret Maya, I know what you do behind my back"
I started to bite my nails because I was nervous, I was breathing heavier than usual, I could feel myself sweating ,I know that I looked to nervous but I couldn't help it.
"I'm sorry I don't understand" I pretended to not know what she was talking about.
"Maybe this will help you understand", Riley pulled out a picture from her pocket, it was it, it was the picture from the library. I had no idea what to do, I couldn't cover it up.
"I was going to tell you" I said as I tried to get her to listen to me, but she wouldn't, she was so mad. She was furious.
"GET OUT! I NEVER WANT TO FUCKING SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN MAYA, I HATE YOU" Riley said and instantly regretted it
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, I knew that I upset her but I can't believe she said she hated me. I was shocked I just stared at her with my mouth open from shock, she just stood there and looked at me. I could feel my eyes filling with tears and the tears rolling down my cheek. My bestfriend hated me, and it was all my fault, I should never have gone behind her back. I wiped the tear from my cheek and tried to contain myself.
"I'm sorry for what I did to you, but I need to know where you got that picture" I said quietly and calmly.
"I got it open the post this morning, on the back it said 'look what your friends do behind your back Riley, be careful -A' I don't know who this person is but she's right, I need to be careful, you never know who can trust anymore, even two of my favourite people in the world, people I thought I could trust have stabbed me in the back".
"Riley I was going to tell you everything, that's why I wanted to talk at topangas but everything just got too much! I was so tired and in so much pain I needed to sleep I cried myself to sleep thinking that I was hurting you and I need you to understand that I never meant to hurt you, I have always cared about you so much" I said as I was crying.
Riley looked down at her hands and thought for a second, as she looked up I saw a tear roll down her cheek, I broke her heart.
"I think it's best if you just leave Maya, this is really hard and maybe I just need some time"
She needed space, I caused her so much heartbreak that she needed space from me, we've never had a big fight or had time away from eachother, we were unbreakable. But I could see in her eyes that I had shattered her, and I needed to give her the space she wanted and needed.
"Ok.. I'll urm.. I'll call you" I said while trying to hold back my tears.
"Don't call, I just... I need time"
I walked toward the door slowly hoping that she would tell me to come back, but she didn't, she couldn't even look at me, I did it, I broke her. I didn't know if she would ever forgive me for what i did.
*at Lucas house*
Before I knocked on Lucas door I tried to cover up the fact that I was crying, but my eyes were still puffy and my mascara was run all down my face, my face was blotchy and red. Lucas opened the door and stared at my face.
"So I'm guessing it didn't go to well" he tried to joke but he could tell I was hurting
I walked down and sat down on his couch, he came and sat next to me and put his hands on my leg.
"Lucas do you remember in the library that someone took a picture of us?"
I could tell he was nervous as soon as I brought this up, he seemed uneasy and he scratched his head and tried to act normal.
"Uh yeah I remember why"
He didn't look at me, he knew what I was going to say, I grabbed his face and guided his head so he was looking at me.
"Whoever took it, they sent it to Riley."
I stared at me, it scared him what I said, I know it did. He leaned side wards and put his body behind mine and I rested my head on his body. He played with my hair as I cried myself to sleep again, but I was okay with it, as long as I was in his arms. I wasn't ready for school tomorrow, I knew that Riley would tell people because she was mad at me, also this '-A' person probably sent that picture to everyone in our school, I wasn't ready for the criticism. I still needed to find out who that person was, but I had enough on my mind without worrying about him/her.
