Broken Heart

Chapter 5 : Friends again?

A/N : Well you're all probably wondering where I've been... We had this huge thunderstorm, and it knocked out my internet from yesterday evening until tonight. I don't know why it took the internet people that long to fix it, but I typed a lot, and there's a bunch of updates coming... ~Kylie

Chapter 5

Riker POV

I was about to go storm up to my room when dad called me for dinner. He handed me a hamburger, and I sat down in the grass to eat. And who had to come over and eat next to me? Paige.

It felt like my chest got all tight.

"W-why are you here!?"

"I was hoping we could try talking again."

"W-why!?"

"Because I still want to be friends, Riker. Isn't that the next best thing?"

"Not when you're trying to steal my new best friend!"

"Riker, Curt and I were just talking."

"Well... I don't think being friends is going to work out..."

"Can't we try?"

"Why do you even care about me!?"

"Riker, we've got so much history together. After all that, of course I'm still going to care about you."

"Well if you still cared about me, you wouldn't have broken my heart."

"Well if you cared about me, then you wouldn't have overreacted all those times."

"It's not my fault! I'm crazy, ok!? I've accepted it, and I know I won't ever be normal again! I'm on pills! I'm crazy! I can't control myself! I'm sorry!"

I was about to get up and run away so I could cry, but Paige took my hand, which kept my butt bolted to the ground. I felt sparks going from her hand to mine. I'm still so completely in love with her. It's not even funny.

"Riker, look. You're not crazy. You're just going through some hard times at the moment. And you're getting better."

A few tears fell down my face, but I was silent.

"Come on, Riker. Can't we at least try to be friends? I miss talking to you. You're really sweet, and I miss you."

I felt myself blushing so hard. Why does she have to do that to me?

"It hurts though..."

"What hurts?"

"It's hard to be around you if you're not my girlfriend. I want you to be mine so bad. I'm still in love with you, Paige."

She wiped the tears off my cheeks.

"Let's just try to be friends, ok? I hate the awkwardness."

I was biting my lip so hard, trying to keep myself from full out sobbing.

"Riker, come here."

She pulled me into a hug, and more tears came out. I clung to her tightly, and just tried to take deep breaths and stay calm.

"It's ok, Riker."

I rested my chin on her shoulder, keeping my arms around her tightly. She started rubbing my back slowly.

"I missed you," I whispered.

"I missed you too, Riker."

We finally pulled apart. We ate our dinner, and I focused on stopping myself from crying. But I honestly felt relieved now that that was over.