The Riley Code

The Secret

"What!! Unfair!" I screeched. He held his ears.

"What do you mean?" he asked innocent looking.

"I made you laugh, you have to tell me a secret! There is no time limit..."

"Ugh.. Really?" I give him a very pointed glare. "Fine!" he yelled throwing his hands up. I waited for him to speak agian. I cleared my throat when he didn't. He looked at me, looked into my eyes with his gorgeous hazel ones. " I am the one who... ripped Lunny apart..." he averted his gaze from mine. Lunny was my favorite stuffie until one day she was ripped apart, apparently by Olly.

"Why?" pretending to hold back a sob. He looked at me agian with soft eyes.

"I got jealous because you gave it, I mean her, more attention than me..." I just laughed at Olly's reason. He looked sorta hurt.

"She was just a stuffie Olly, but, " I said sobbering up, " you could've just told me."

" I know, I'm sorry, forgive me? Pwease?" he said giving his puppy dog eyes.

"Um.. I guess, as long as I get some cotton candy ice cream." Smiles creep up on both our faces. We then headed out. I got very comfy in his passenger seat. He got in on the driver's side and turned on the CD he made just for me. We listened to it all the way to the ice cream shop. I see the guys are there having an argument about something. I run in quickly before Olly realizes it.

" She has the right to know! It is her life!" Joe yells.

" She is not ready for the truth... Think of how heartbroken she would be." Mike-E says softly.

"We should of never made the-" Danny said before Olly interupted.

" Enough!" They all turned to me and put on smiles, and I smiled back. Well at least we know who they are talking about...us. 

"Who are you talking about?" I say giving them a chance to come clean. They go pale.

"It doesn't matter..." Tyler says softly. They all had the look of sadness and regret again.

" Olly... Can I have my ice cream, now?" I say trying to changing the subject. I use my puppy dog eyes on him. He grins slyly.

"As long as you don't run out of a parking car again..." he looks at me sternly. 

"Promise." I smile. Everyone seems to sigh, relieved. Olly goes to get my ice cream with Joe going up with him. I sit in between Danny and Tyler. They put on smiles that are obviously fake. I smile sadly. They notice, look at each other, and go up to Olly who seems to be in a heated discussion with Joe. I look at Mike-E. He is looking down at the table. 

"What did I do wrong?" I whisper very lowly, not wanting anyone to hear. The day starting to catch up on me. The fact no one has said happy birthday to me and my friends are fighting over something that obviously includes me makes me feel like a huge weight had dropped onto my heart. I start to hyperventilate without meaning to. Guess no cares, but why would they? It's not  like I matter.  I start to cry. Just like that, they were sitting around me trying to calm me down. Olly hands me my cotton candy ice cream and squats in front of me. He looks at me with worried eyes. 

"What were you thinking about?" he raises his eyebrows.

" How I obviously don't matter... not to any of you at least..." my voice cracking as I start to eat my ice cream without looking at any of them. A bunch of "Not true"s come out of them.

"Then why haven't you said happy birthday? Or tell me why you are talking, no, arguing over something about me?" I look at Olly, hurt obviously in my eyes because he has to look down. The rest do the same. " That's what I thought..." I say throwing away my ice cream, not being able to eat anymore do to crying. I walk outside and start to walk away. They catch up and wrap me in a huge hug. I break down crying. Olly scoops me up and takes me back to his house. The boys meet us there. Olly carries me inside and takes me to the bro cave. I had stopped crying on the way back, but the weight on my heart was still there.

"We have something to tell you, but we will do so at your birthday party tonight. It was supposed to be a surprise. I'm sorry, we're sorry. We didn't... don't want you to think like that." Olly says gently carrassing my cheek. I lean into his touch. I bite my lip. 

"Can we watch a movie and eat popcorn now.... TOGETHER?" I emphasize together very loudly. They chuckle and nod. During the movie, I sit on Olly's lap cuddiling into him, and eventually fall asleep. I hate that I think that way, but I just can't help it. After being told stuff like that for three years striaght, and being beat, and burnt, and raped... what was I supposed to think? I know I was kidnapped when I was three and lived with that monster for three years before I was found and saved, but it had, and would always, haunt me.