Trauma And Trouble- A Before You Exit FanFic- Book 2

Part 26- False Assumptions

OMG THANK YOU FOR 1000 READS! 

Lindsay’s POV

  After I was done sobbing over my family, I decided to go for my daily run. But before I could get out of the river, Toby was wading towards me really fast. "Toby, I'm going for my run now, I'll be back in an hour or so." I shouted to him. He nodded but kept coming towards me. "Toby? What's going on?"

     He just kept coming so I tried to get out of the river and away from him. Then I felt hands grab my waist and yank me back into the water. Toby held me underwater so I couldn't breathe and I was thrashing around frantically for air. I stuck my head above the water and heard him yelling something but I couldn't understand and a split second later I was pushed back under. I managed to get myself above the water again and I heard what he was yelling before he shoved me back under again.

     He was yelling, "Die alien, Die!"

     'He must think I'm an alien!' I thought. 'He's trying to kill me! He must be hallucinating again!'

     Then next time I fought my way above water, I looked up to see Riley running towards Toby. Then he tackled him and Toby let go of me. I popped up above water, gasping for air and saw Riley throwing punches at Toby and Toby trying to defend, but he just wasn't strong enough. Finally, Riley picked him up and threw him about 6 yards onto the shore. Woah.

     Then Riley looked over at me. He was breathing heavily and was soaking wet.

     I was frozen in fear. I thought he was going to kill me next. But instead he rushed over to me and held me in his arms. We were both panting as we wrapped our arms around each other. Then I looked up into his eyes and he looked down into mine and…he spoke to me. It was for the first time in what felt like so long; too long. "Are you alright?"

       I instantly felt butterflies and forgot about everything around us. "Yes." I answered. Then Riley kissed my cheek softly. I put my hands on his naked chest and his heart was beating fast. I was still a little zoned out until I realized he was shaking. "Riley," I began, "are you cold or something?"

     He swallowed and replied, "No."

     "Then what's wrong?" I asked confused and a little concerned.

     "I'm scared." he said calmly.

     "Of what?" I asked.

     "Of…you.” My heart dropped, he wasn’t over his fear. “I haven't had much human contact in a while."

       I couldn't believe what I had just heard. He let go of me and left me shocked as he walked over to where Toby was laying.

       That day I realized I still liked Riley…but loved Toby.

-------------

I'm so close to 500 total votes and when I get there, I'm posting a new Before You Exit fanfic. It's a lot better written than this series.

But I wanted to know if anyone would read it? I've worked quite hard on it and I'm actually quite proud of it. So would you read it if I posted it?