Riding down riding down,
My hand on your seat,
The whole way round,
I carry band-aids on me now,
For when your soft hands hit the jagged ground,
Wheels aren't even touching the ground,
Scared to take them off but they're so worn down,
Promise I won't push you straight to the dirt,
If you promise me you'll take them off first,"
Caddie and Lizbeth get into an argument. Again. It had been happening more and more lately and it upset Cassie.
"Lizbeth. Calm down!" Cassie cried.
"No! I won't calm down! I mean, you complain about," Lizbeth lowered her voice, "Ben Parish's girlfriend but you won't do anything about it!"
"But I-" Cassie started.
"Cas, I love you. You know that. I just want you to be happy." Lizbeth said. "Just think about it ok?"
Lizbeth walked away.
'Way to Cassiopeia.' She scolded herself. 'You need to take the fucking training wheels of your god damn bike and go tell him how you feel.'
Love everything you do,
When you call me fucking dumb for the stupid shit I do,
Wanna ride my bike with you,
Fully undressed,
No training wheels left for you,
I'll pull them off for you,
Cassie sighed as she looked for Lizbeth in the cafeteria. She was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey Cassie!" Cassie froze as a familiar voice called out for her. "I'm going to the library to get away from all the noise. You wanna come?"
It was Ben Parish.
"Yah why not?" She shrugged nonchalantly but she felt like she had just run a marathon.
Letting go letting go,
Telling you things you already know,
I explode I explode,
Asking you where you want us to go,
You've been riding two-wheelers all your life,
It's not like I'm asking to be your wife,
I wanna make you mine but that's hard to say,
Is this coming off in a cheesy way,
Cassie watched as Ben invited her to sit down at the table next to him. She rooted through her backpack to find her lunch, when her phone buzzed.
Dad: cas u left ur lunch at home...
Cassie mentally face palmed as she put her phone in her pocket.
"So what new?" He said.
"Oh nothing much. Lizbeth and I are fighting. Again." She said.
'Cassie bows your chance!' Her brain was screaming. 'Tell him!'
Love everything you do,
When you call me fucking dumb for the stupid shit I do,
Wanna ride my bike with you,
Fully undressed,
No training wheels left for you,
I'll pull them off for you,
"What about you?" She cursed herself for not telling him.
"Nothing. Gina was supposed to meet me here but she cancelled. Then I saw and said 'ah what the hell,' right?" He chuckled.
Cassie felt a pang of hurt go through her chest.
"Yah." She faked a laugh. "Ben I-"
She was cut off by bens phone ringing.
I love everything you do,
When you call me fucking dumb for the stupid shit I do,
Wanna ride my bike with you,
Fully undressed,
No training wheels left for you,
I'll pull them off for you.
"Sorry Cassie. That was Gina. She's sick and I'm gonna go take care of her." Ben stood up. "Thanks for coming with me!"
Cassie sighed. She tried to tell the love of her life, but it didn't work. She would always be the background girl.
'So much for taking off my training wheels'
-Riley💋🍑
