I'm left standing in Riley's room for a minute before she walks in
"Ermm, Richelle why are you leaving the studio?" she asks, I decide not to lie, she's the one person I trust with this secrete
"I'm pregnant, or at least was." I say in a near silent whisper, she looks me up and down
"What?" she asks me still confused
"You know what I said." I said, I'm on the verge of tears again but I have to hold on to them
"How might you not be?" she asks, I know I need to tell her the truth
"My Dad, wasn't to happy. He beat me yesterday and I think he killed the baby." I say whilst trying to hold back the strong urge not to cry. She pulls me into a tight hug
"It's okay Richelle, you need to speak to him," she says into my hair, I shake my head against her shoulder
"I can't, I'm terrified, he'll hit me again, I can't go back." I sob, she pulls away and places her hand gently under my chin
"Richelle, I'm not forcing you to do anything but you should go, he loves you." she says, the last bit hits me hard because I've known for years that my parents don't love me and my sister, I shake my head
"No, Riley he's never loved I've always just been an inconvenience. Me being pregnant was just a reason that he's been waiting for for years, he doesn't love me but I love him, he's my father and yet I know that he'll ever feel the same way about me." I say through sobs, Riley shakes her head
"You're wrong Richelle, of coarse he loves you."
"No, you're wrong Riley, he hates me." My voice is slowly raising and I don't care, how's it taken me this long to full understand he hates me,
"Calm down, if you don't want to go home then at least come and live at mine and James'." she's pleading with me, but I won't except her help, I've created this mess, I fix it. I shook my head and then walked out, just before I leave I turn around
"Don't tell Noah I'm pregnant, me and my Dad just fell out." I say, she nods and then I walk out of Studio-A, for the very last time.
Noah's POV
Richelle walks out of the studio in tears, that's probably the last time I'll ever see her, how has it taken me this long to want to get her back and now it's too late.
I need to focus on dance but my mind keeps on wandering back to what Richelle was lying about, why can't she really dance anymore? I need to know the truth and I know she will have told Riley it.
At the end of rehearsal I walk over to Riley, she's with James, what a surprise
"Riley, can I speak to you alone?" I ask whilst looking at James, he nods his head and walks away, Riley turns to me
"This better be important, we were just talking about last night." she says with a wink that makes me want to throw up all over the floor
"Yeah, it's important. Why isn't Richelle dancing anymore?" I ask her bluntly, she thinks for a few seconds
"Her and her Dad fell out, he's not letting her stay at the studio." she said, I guess Richelle wasn't lying, Riley would never lie to one of her dancers. I nod and then walk out of the studio. Just as I'm walking down the corridor James grabs my arm
"I don't know what you and my girl were talking about but I do know she's lying, she never bites her bottom lip unless she's lying." He says, I nod well that was a waste of time
"Thanks bro." I say before fist bumping him and walking outside. Richelle still remains a mystery and I'm no closer to finding the truth.
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Spiral of lies
FanfictionWhat if the one person you loved went behind your back? When Richelle sees Noah and Amanda together her world comes crashing down around her but their lives were never quite separate after that. ~~~ Title creds to @jiley_TLA Cover creds to @team-bry...
