Broken Heart

Chapter 8 : A plan to ruin the date

Chapter 8

Later...

Riker POV

Curt stayed for dinner, but then he went home. I made him promise to come back tomorrow around lunchtime because I said I'd have all my thoughts together by then, and we could talk about my feelings and such...

I needed to come up with something good. Something that would make him cancel his date...

But right now, I just needed to sleep.

I curled up in my bed, and fell asleep quickly.

Middle of the night...

Rydel POV

"Del... Del! Wake up!"

I opened my eyes. But it was dark. All I could see was the outline of someone standing near my bed.

"Del!"

"What? Who is it?"

"It's Riker."

I looked at the clock.

"Rik, it's almost 3:30 in the morning! What do you want?"

"I had a nightmare."

"Really? You're not crying."

"I know, but... Can I please just sleep here tonight?"

I sighed, and moved over.

"Fine..."

Riker curled up next to me in bed, and I fell back asleep.

Morning...

Riker POV

So I may or may not have had a nightmare last night... I might've just been faking so Rydel feels bad for me... I know her and Paige talk, so if I can convince Curt and Rydel that I need to be watched tonight, then hopefully Paige will agree to cancel their date.

Rydel was in the shower right now. I was still in her bed, thinking. I'm going to have to use all of my acting skills to pull this off...

Rydel came into her bedroom, drying her hair with a towel.

"You're up!"

"Yeah..."

"How'd you sleep?"

"Not good..."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"It was about Macy..."

"Oh..."

She sat down next to me.

"Do you want to go downstairs and do something to get your mind off it?" Rydel asked.

I nodded.

"Ok."

We went downstairs, to the kitchen.

"Do you want breakfast?"

I was hungry... But I can't eat if I want my plan to work.

"Um... No..."

"Rik, come on. You have to eat. Breakfast is the most important meal."

"I think people just made that up to get kids to eat breakfast before school."

"Well, still. You have to eat."

"I'm not hungry."

I'm actually starving...

"Riker. I'm going to have to tell mom and dad."

"No! Can you just let it go? I don't feel good."