The Fools

Chapter Six: Toby

Ryder

After Galen finishes his soup, I lay next to him and pull out my phone so we could watch Netflix since his room has no TV which I think is wrong. Everyone should have a tv in their room, even if it's old and hardly works. You could at least play some VHS tapes on it. If people still sell those things.

I choose a scary movie. Galen didn't seem to like my choice because every time a jump scare happens, he literally screams and hides his face with my arm. But towards the end, he's been pretty quiet. I look over and find him fast asleep. What do I do now? Should I move or something? He has a hold of my arm so he'd probably wake up if I did. What does one do in this situation? Do you just stay there or risk waking up if I try to move?

Wait why do I need to move? He's the one who fell asleep on me. It's not like we haven't cuddled in my truck before. Granted he was awake and doing it to stay warm but now we're cuddling in his bed, him asleep, and me wide awake with constant intrusive dirty thoughts. Man.. anyone I wouldn't be thinking like this. I would have just woken them up. But this is Galen. Not anyone else.

I look at Galen a second time to try and calm the odd rising of nerves. He looks better than when I got here. He was pale-faced and had bags under his eyes but now he's returned to his regular color which isn't much different from his sick pale. Did I actually help him get better? Or am I just thinking that to make myself feel more like a hero? Why am I questioning any of this? Just go back to watching a movie.

And even though I planned to go back to the movie, my eyes still flicked over to his face and found themselves focusing on his mouth. I'm only checking the piercing, you know, to make sure it didn't look infected from the lake. It doesn't but now that I'm looking.. I haven't really noticed till now but his bottom lip seems thicker with the ring.. maybe it only looks like that..? Or maybe he's begun playing with it more..

Without thinking, I reached out and poked the ring slightly. I had panicked last minute thinking I'd wake him by doing so but he didn't seem affected by it so I drug my finger lightly across his lip. The urge to pull on, not only the piercing but the whole lip itself grew and I bit my tongue to keep from violating him further. Come on, Ryder. Galen trusts you enough to fall asleep next to you and here you are, playing with his lip. What if he wakes up? He'll probably kick you out of his house. Actually, I don't think he'll do that. He might yell at me or get freaked out at the most but I don't think he'll make me leave. But he should definitely kick me out of his house. 

Suddenly, his phone vibrates and I grab it quickly just in case someone calls him and wakes him up. It was only a message but seeing Toby's name across the screen got me curious. Lucky for me, he doesn't have a code on his phone (He should) so I easily gain access to his texts.

Toby: You aren't at school? Did Ryder do something? I can beat him up for you if needed.

Excuse me? I didn't-

Oh wait. Yeah, I did. Damn. Fuck you, Toby. I decided to act as Galen and text back.

Me: I'm just sick so no need to beat Ryder up. Matter of fact, Ryder is super cool and is super nice to me. He even took me swimming after school and he's even helping me get better. Totes my best friend so you don't need to worry about anything having to do with him.

Does Galen say totes? No he doesn't. Why did I say that?

Toby: Ryder you aren't that cute. Give the poor boy back his phone.

Me: What?? What makes you think I'm him?

Toby: Ryder we literally used to message constantly. I'm pretty sure I can tell the difference between you and Galen. I can definitely tell the difference even if I was blind