Bullied: A TNS Fanfic [HIATUS]

Chapter 7

Riley's POV

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Oh my god.

Is that james??

No, it can't be James.

Yup. It's James.

I quickly slammed the door in his face. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE HIM.

Wait, that was rude.

*deep breath*

I slowly opened the door.

A moment of silence which seemed to have last forever until I finally snapped.

"What are you doing here?" I said lifting an eyebrow.

"Why did you leave?" He said with slight anger.

"You know why I left!" I replied surprised. Why would he even ask why after he knows everything I've been through??

"Why did you leave without telling me??" He rushed.

"Because I knew you would stop me from doing what's best for me!"

"We could have figured it out together!"

We stood there for a moment.

"Look" he said more gently, "I came all the way here to Orlando for you, and I'm not going back without something."

That's when I actually thought of how much trouble he probably went through to be here.

"Why did you come all the way here?" I asked.

"Well firstly, you wouldn't reply to any of my calls, and second, I'm bringing you back to Toronto no matter what"

I stood silence for a second.

"Ok"

"Ok?" He asked.

"Ok I'll come home with you"

His eyes widened and his snarl turned into a smile.

"Great!" He said while pulling me into a hug.

I formed a small grin during the hug and sighed.

"I better go back my bags....my aunts gonna be kinda freaked out by all this transporting here and back"

He gave me a slight nod. "Me me at the airport in 4 hours. 7:00 flight"

He handed me a one way ticket to Toronto.

"Ok" I murmured.

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"Hello?"

"Jack? Hey it's me riley"

I decided to call jack and tell him that our 'date' was cancelled because I was moving back home after being in Orlando for only a few days and the whole thing being at extreme last minute. Yeah, good job Riley.

"Listen, I-"

He interrupted "no, before you say anything, I wanna ask you something."

"Ok but I really have important-"

"Do you want be my girlfriend?"

..........

"Your what??"

"My girlfriend?"

"Um....I...." How to I tell him no without hurting his feelings?

Dang it riley, he's a teenager, you can't hurt his feelings by saying no!

"Jack, I'm moving back to Toronto" I blurted out.

"What?"

"I'm sorry, my um...aunt had a huge financial problem and now I have to move back with my parents."

....

"Oh..."

"I'm really so-"

..........

And the line goes flat. Great.

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BACK AT THE NEXT STEP STUDIO...... (Emily's POV)

It was silent. Everyone in A-Troupe was either on their on their cell phones or doing homework. I continued to study for my civics test until I heard someone walking into the studio.

"It's the boss!" West whispered to the troupe. We all quickly put our devices and notebooks away and stood up with our hands behind our backs.

Chloe cleared her throat as the boss continued to walk towards us. "Uhm, Boss! What an unexpected surprise" she stuttered. "We were supposed to have our meeting on Monday"

The boss slowly walked over to us, not looking very happy.

"I changed my mind" boss said blankly.

"Is there something wrong? Are there any new orders for us?" Chloe asked.

"No new orders. I just wanted to make sure Riley was still gone."

"Well, she's been gone for a while now, and I don't think she's coming" West tried to cover up. We knew telling her about James going after her would only make the boss ten times angrier.

There was a moment of silence.

"Where's the boyfriend?" The boss questioned. Damn it.

"Who? Um, James? He's still....out looking for Riley. But he'll never find out that she left." He continued to try and cover up.

There was another moment of silence. It was like the boss knew we were covering up for James.

"You guys remember why we're doing this, right?" The boss snapped.

West gulped. "Yeah, we do"

"good. So I wouldn't try turning against me anytime soon." And with that, the boss walked aggressively out the door.

STEPHANIE'S POV

"Steph, can I talk to you?" Emily came up from behind me.

"What about?" I asked.

"Stephanie, what have I done??"

"What are you talking about?"

"My sister steph. My own sister. I ruined her"

I let out a small laugh and immediately switched my emotions to angry. "YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT RILEY ANYMORE. ITS OVER EM. WE AGREED TO WORK WITH THE BOSS AND ITS DONE."

"SINCE WHEN DID YOU LOOS YOUR HEART STEPH?"

There was a moment of silence.

"Look, I'm just trying to protect you. I'm your best friend. Turn away from the boss now and you know what she'll do to you. We have to be loyal to her for now, but I promise, we'll find a way out of it. I'm always gonna stick with you. Don't think I'll ever turn my back on you"

Emily looked at me as if she was about to cry. "Your right. We have to keep it up for now. But all I'm saying is, I want my sister back."

I pulled her into a hug. I wish she understood why we're doing all this, after everything we've been through.

"I have to finish studying for my civics test." She said while pulling away from the hug and walking away before I could reply.

I looked down at the floor and turned to get my backpack. As I reached for the strap, I saw my phone buzzing in the front pocket.

"Hello?"

"It's me"

I immediately knew it was the boss.

"What do you need?" I questioned

"I have a new plan for you Stephanie. For us"

"W-what?"

"I can't trust you Stephanie. Not like the other troupe members. I have a real plan to stop Riley. Are you in or not?"

"Yes, boss"