Spiral of lies

Chapter 9

Eventually Jiley left me in peace, I don't ever want to relive the last half an hour, in was torture. They just didn't stop, they were in a costume closet and they had sex, that's just not right. I let my eyes shut and allow the past day to fall away into darkness.

I wake up to the sound of voices, they must be coming from another studio because they don't sound very nearby but it still reminds me that I need to get out of here before anybody sees me. I dray myself to my feet and slowly get changed and then go to the bathroom to brush my teeth, hoping that nobody will come in and find me. Luckily that doesn't happen and before I know I I'm back in the safety of the costume closet and as ready as I'll ever be to go and tell Riley that I'm leaving the studio, hopefully she wont ask to many questions. To be honest I'm almost just as nervous about talking to her after seeing what I saw last night....

I walk into the studio to see all of A-troupe there, and Noah. I know I need to talk to him but I can't, my father might have just killed his child and even if neither of us really wanted a child how do you tell somebody that they might have lost a child they didn't even know existed. I decide to just walk straight from the door to Riley's office and then get out of there as quickly as I can because the longer I spend in studio-A the more time I don't want to leave but I know I need to because right now I've got nowhere. I walk into the office and see Riley watching some weird cat video on her laptop, as soon as she notices me she shuts the lid, I let out a small giggle and then remember why I'm here, I need to do this before I chicken out

"Ermm, Riley I'm leaving A-troupe." I say bluntly, she looks at me, clearly confused

"Richelle, what's wrong, I know it's not easy seeing Noah everyday but not being with him, I've been through it with James but I never thought of quitting, there's more to this, isn't there?" she asks, I nod whilst trying so hard to hold back the tears, she stands me up and pulls me into a hug, I collapse into her arms and really break down.

Noah's POV

I saw Richelle walk into Riley's office, not wearing dance clothes, I'm instantly confused and because Amanda isn't here today I can be a bit more interested than I can normally. I watch her, she's clearly holding back tears, her tears are clearly falling, she's clearly broken down. These are my thoughts as I watch the scene in the office unfold, I can't watch her break down, even though I lost here she still feels like my girl, my girl that I love so much. I decide to go and speak to her. I walk into the office and walk up to them, they split apart and then Richelle turns, her face is stained with tear marks yet she's still so beautiful. Riley leaves, giving us a bit of alone time

"Richelle, what's wrong?" I ask her a quiet voice, she controls her sobs enough to speak

"I can't stay at the studio anymore." she says quietly, I'm instantly confused, why

"Why not?" I ask her, she looks up at me

"urmm, my father and I, we fell out and he says I can't dance anymore." she says through her sobs, I know she's lying she never hesitates at the beginning of a sentence, but I let it lie because it does kind of fit with how her Dad treated me yesterday.

"So we're not going to see each other again?" I ask her, she looks up at me and shakes her head, I don't know how to feel, I lost Richelle for weeks and yet now the thought her leaving the studio terrifies me, I really do still love her, but I've messed it up really badly.

Richelle's POV

I lie to Noah because I can't tell him the truth, I know he doesn't remember that night, he would haven mentioned it, this secret involves him to much to bring him onto it, I feel guilty but not enough to admit the truth to him. He pulls me into a hug and I sob into his shoulder, it feels so right and yet I've no way of getting him back. He pulls away and then takes my hand in his

"If you're leaving, can you leave as my friend?" he asks, I nod because words fail to leave my mouth, he nods and then walks back into studio-A, leaving me alone in this cold and harsh world.