Her Best Friend

Chapter 7

Riley's pov

Why do I feel this way why do I have to like him and if your wondering yes I still like him you can't just lose feelings for a boy you like overnight it just doesn't work that way I just wish he felt the same I mean I thought he did.

*Alarm goes off* 

I get up and dread yet another day that I have to go to school and on top of that Carter wont talk to me which is much worse I just wanna figure out what I did because we were doing so well- I stop thinking and get ready for school last day of it thank god even though my home life isn't very good either but I guess i'll have to deal with all this I have no choice. After im done getting ready for school I do my normal routine check up on my sister and we walk together usually I have a smile on my face but today I just couldn't do it and I guess my sister noticed.

( R for riley S for Sienna( Riley's sister)

S- hey ri you okay

R- What? Oh yeah im perfectly fine why?

S- I don't believe you

R- I just have a lot going on

S- Is this about Carter did you finally tell him how you feel?

R- well kinda, he told me he liked me and I said I felt the same but I guess it was to good to be true maybe I just dreamt it because he doesn't actually feel the same and it hurts it hurts so damn bad and I have to deal without talking to him I should have just hid my feelings because life was better when he didn't know my heart hurts so much and I have no idea how to mend my heart everybody keeps telling me to give him the space he asked for and he will come back but I just feel so broken I guess that's what happens when u like someone you could never have.

S- Wow Ri that's a lot i'm so sorry that happened I've known about this crush since I saw the way you looked at him when we first met him it was so cute and I always thought you would make a cute couple but i'm here for you and I do think he will come back i know it hurts you now but you might understand in the future when it don't hurt so much its gonna be okay.

R- I love u Si 

S- oh I know and don't you ever forget it

R- I wont thank you for cheering me up

S- no problem.

***Skip to After school***

 I'm so glad school is over I hate school so much. I walk into my apartment building and go straight to my room I don't like my mothers husband and I just try to avoid him but I get stopped before I can walk into my room and he asks me why i'm going to my room and I said because I don't want to be here i'd rather be at my dad's. yeah I figured all you and you sister do is hurt your mom since I've been here all I see is you and your sister hurting your mom he says well maybe if I was allowed to talk to my mom without you thinking we are talking about you I would probably have a better relationship with her but no before you came I could talk to my mom whenever I wanted but because of you I can't say a word to her without you thinking we are planning to get you out of the fucking house i'm so tired of your ass but I deal with you for my mom I say back. Is that right well you were the one who said I should marry your mom he says. Yeah that's before I found out you were a drunk my mom never drank around us till you came into the damn picture I didn't ask for you or your family to come and ruin mine so get the hell out of my face I say back. Never talk like that to me ever again he says yeah whatever bye I say. Yeah go cry to your dad it's what you always do. Fuck you I say and slam my door.

***A couple weeks later*** Still Riley's POV

I'm about to go to bed when I heard my stepdad yelling at my mom saying she was a cheating bitch and saying he didn't marry her just to be cheating on and I could tell he had been drinking and seeing this was bringing tears to my eyes he wouldn't stop yelling at her I didn't know what to do he kept telling her we deserved better and kept telling me to call my dad and my mom was screaming at me not to call my dad because she doesn't want to lose us but he kept saying to call my dad so I did and i'm surprised he picked up with it being one in the morning  but he picked up hey dad can u come get us I say yeah I'm on my way. That was the most stressful day I swear I love my mom but to see all of what had happened tonight I'm just so scared. I'm glad my dad is coming to get us and I don't know for how long but at least we are safe.

***A Week Later***

It's been a week since we've been with our dad i wanna live here so bad but my mom gets out today so I have to go back i hope my dad gets us out of here as soon as possible it's hard to see my sister in so much pain because all of this is stressing her out I really don't care what happens to my mom as long as my sister is okay.