Breaking the Chains

Chapter Twenty Eight

Eli went back to his room, where all he could hear was the snores of the other boys in there. He was beginning to shake and he was furious. Furious that the world would hurt him and Riley so badly. Furious that now the world was tearing them apart. Eli didn't want to cry but he was getting so fed up. Nona had given the phone to Riley so she could talk to her parents and so Riley went to the spare bedroom. Eli decided to give her some space but he was regretting it. He gulped down the pain and stood from his bed, bringing one of his pillows along as he walked to the spare bedroom. He knocked on it once before he opened it to reveal Riley lying on her bed with the phone to her ear. Eli smiled as he went to join her.

"I miss you guys too," Riley said quietly as she closed her eyes and rested her head on her pillow. Eli smiled tiredly as he rested his head on the pillow he plopped next to her's. She had moved over a bit so there was room for him. "I love you too." She said after a few seconds of silence on her end. Eli watched her as she slowly got more and more tired. "I'm really happy to see you guys tomorrow," she said with dulled excitement. "I'll tell you the whole story tomorrow." She nodded tiredly and reached for Eli's free hand as she continued to mumble replies. "Okay. I love you guys! I need to go now." She nodded before she took the phone away from her ear and hung up.

"Mmm, you're falling asleep," Eli said as he made himself comfortable on the bed. Riley grinned as she snuggled herself into the dark grey fuzzy blanket Eli had let her burrow. He smirked as he got under the comforter that was at the foot of the bed. 

"Not even," she said tiredly. "I'm wide awake."

"You're snoring," he mumbled as he lightly touched the tip of his nose to her's.  She smiled weakly as she brought their connected hands toward her face.

"Your hand is my stuffy," she mumbled as she nuzzled her face on their hands. "Maybe I won't have nightmares."

"If you do, I'll be here." Riley nodded tiredly before she pulled some of the comforter on her too. "Cold?" Riley shrugged.

"I'm comfy," she mumbled as she slowly fell asleep beside him, and eventually, he was out like a light as well.

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The next morning was interesting for Riley. She woke up before Eli had so she turned around and pressed her back against his chest. He immediately wrapped his arms around her waist and smiled against her back. Riley was too tired to really care about the fact that she fell right to sleep.

And then about an hour later, there was a knock on the door. Riley immediately jumped up as Eli rolled over and fell off the bed. She looked down at him and nearly laughed before the door opened. Riley looked toward the door and smiled weakly when she saw Nona with a phone in her hand. "They are on their way," she said with a smile. Riley nodded and smiled brighter. "Did you sleep okay?" Nona asked as she looked toward Eli, who was still lying on the floor, laughing tiredly.

"Yeah," Eli said through a tired laugh. Riley bit her lower lip to keep herself from laughing along, but Nona didn't hold back. "What?" Eli said in a higher voice before he burst out laughing groggily again. Riley couldn't hold it in anymore and lightly giggled before she exhausted a large amount of air from her lungs.

"Come for breakfast," Nona added when she finally stopped laughing. Riley nodded before she leaned toward Eli and poked his forehead lightly. 

"Breakfast," she said in a tempting voice. Eli's eyes perked before he sat up and grabbed her hand immediately.

"Let's go," he said with a light smile before he walked out of the room with Riley beside him.

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I thought I'd be nice for once and give you guys a short chapter that isn't sad or whatever..

But that only means one thing...

What happens after this?

Well....I obviously won't tell you because that would be too easy...

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