𝚒 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞

Ch. 2 ♡

"It's not true
Tell me I've been lied to
Crying isn't like you"

"Do you remember me?"

River looked completely different- like different, different. The girl had taken off her bright neon braces which revealed her perfectly aligned, white teeth; her wavy hair was now straighter and parted down the middle, rather than in a ponytail as usual; her freckles seemed to have faded away, only a few remained around her nose and the length of all the limbs in her body doubled in the last years because she was now taller than me.

She looked mesmerizing- beautiful, as if she was a model or a Goddess. Her eyes were the only feature I now recognized.

"Do I remember you?" I had to say something, I was staring at the girl, "How could I forget you?"

A laugh escaped from her mouth and sounded almost heavenly, then we pulled each other into a tight hug- a hug that I wish lasted forever. When we pulled away, she started to scan me- like fully looking at every single of my body.

"I couldn't resist waiting until later to see you and our parents would probably be taking up the time to talk to each other, I wanted to see you earlier."

Goodness, the blood started to rush to my cheeks- I wanted to see you- I couldn't resist.

"Oh- we can- we can walk around or sit down at the park we used to play at," I suggested, "somewhere more open and nice?"

River laughed, "I would love to but it's freezing outside for me. Florida weather is kinda humid so-"

"We'll go upstairs to my room then," I turned around and started to lead her up, "dammit," I whispered quietly to myself.

Her hands were tucked in the back pockets of her jeans- a strand of her hair landed on her face and stayed there as she looked around my room. It was covered in pictures of my friends and I, there were some printed ones of female celebrities as well. I hope she didn't assume anything- yet.

"It feels so weird," River started to fiddle with the necklace that hung from her neck, "I remember this room was pink and the floor was covered in Barbie dolls. Remember how we used to make them have sex?"

"Uh- yeah," I tightly shut my eyes from the memories. We were pretty fucked up children, "remember the pool parties we'd throw for them in the bathroom?"

"Yes," She laughed as she continued to look at my stuff, "wow- you wear real make up now?"

There was a lipstick that was in her hand when she asked me that question.

"Yeah, I do."

"We used to say stuff like not wanting to wear makeup at all," She took a seat next to me on my bed, "now look at us! All caked up."

The both us sat in the silence of my room. This was the deadly silence I loathed and didn't want- just us, sitting, staring, waiting.

"Four years- what's happened in those four years?" River looked over at me, "to be honest you don't seem that different to me- at least not too much. Your hair is as curly as always and you've got a baby face so.."

I laughed at her last comment, "I haven't changed. In the years I learned that school sucked- obviously. If you remember Jamie and Danielle, they became my best friends, as well these two other girls. Besides that- no, not too much happened while you were gone," my hands clapped together, "just more PMS and hormone imbalances."