New Beginnings

Chapter 5

When Farkle got the call, he was surprised that it was Riley who called him in the middle of the night because it's been a long time since the last time she did. He just finished his homework and he was just about to get ready for bed when he got the call. Hearing Riley sobs, through the phone made him feel like someone punched a hole through his chest. When he heard the word 'need' through the phone, he got up and went straight to her place.

When Farkle reached her building, he climbed the fire escape and went right in, when he saw her window is wide open.

"Riles," he called her name and saw her at the corner of her bed sitting; her hair is falling over her shoulders and down her back, she's wearing her tights and her baggy t-shirt. When she turns around to face him, he notices that she has been crying. "What happen?"

Riley got up and took a few steps and stood front of him as her sobs become louder. Seeing Riley with a touch of sadness has always hurt Farkle. Seeing her cheeks streaming with tears really hurts him a lot. Farkle pulls her into a hug and she cried on his chest.

Farkle leads her to the bay window with his arms still around her.

"Tell me what's wrong; you're making me really worried," Farkle said while still hugging her.

Riley pulled away from the hug and looked at him, "I had a fight with Maya."

"What happen?" he asked in concern.

"Well, it started because of her having an art block and I assume that you know maybe—it's because of the triangle. I know I was being selfish for saying things for my own benefit but I don't realize that I've hurt her." She explains.

"Maybe this is just another misunderstanding. You guys fight from time to time. That what sisters do," he tries to calm her down

"This is different." She cries. "I've hurt her Farkle. I'm a bad friend."

"You're not a bad friend." He tugs her hair behind her ears. "What did you do?"

"I say things; I say things that I don't realize that I'm hurting her. It's true everything that she pointed out to me."

"What did she point out?" he asked.

"She said that I say things mean things to her because I'm insecure and making jokes about her help with my insecurities." A tear fell.

"That's not true. You're not like that."

"Maybe I am like that. Maybe I've changed you know." he looks at him.

"You're still the same Riley I know. You haven't changed, maybe you went off the road a bit from Rileytown but you're still the same."

"I make jokes about her life Farkle and sometimes about herself," she said. "I just feel bad,"

"Then just apologize. Explain to her why you say things and what it made you feel that you hurt her. Trust me, she'll forgive you." He assures her.

Riley rolled her eyes, "I don't know about that, I was so mad at her because what she said was true but I was in the state of denial; that I told her to get out." She sounds frustrated.

"What?"

"I told her to get out; my emotions are all over the place. So, when she left; I stood by myself here and it just coming back in flashes in my mind. The things I say or did or act, everything she said is true."

"Why did you tell her to get out?"

"I said something mean about Charlie and she defended him."

"How does Charlie comes into all this?" Farkle looked confused.