Boy Next Door: A Kio Cyr Story

22- Morning After

The next morning you woke up in your own bed with a massive hangover. You weren't sure how you got home, but the fact that there was a bottle of ibuprofen and glass of water next to you gave it away... Amelie. You rolled over and covered your head trying to piece together your night and all you could think of was how it was supposed to go.

Riley's parents were out of town for work again and she had told you and Bryce you could sleep there because she was planning to go see Jaden after the dance. Crazy how fast things changed. It was probably for the best though, because you wouldn't have been able to enjoy sleeping next to Bryce with Kio in the room next door. You didn't have the heart to tell Bryce that though.

The more you thought about your missed chance to spend the night with him, the more you missed him. You tried to call but it went straight to voicemail. You decide to get dressed and go to Riley's to apologize for how you acted last night while you waited for Bryce to want to talk.

You pull up and Bryce's car is out front. At first you thought nothing of it because Anthony's car was there too. It seemed a little weird that he'd have gone anyway without you but as you opened the garage door and saw Riley's car home your stomach dropped. Kio met you at the door to the house and immediately tried to get you to leave with him:
"I tried to call you all night, but your phone was off."

You: "Why is Bryce here? Where tf is Riley?"

Kio: "Please. You can't handle this. I tried everything to stop it and I've literally not been able to sleep all night, stressing over getting to you first.Please just leave with me, right now."

You've heard enough and push past him and upstairs to Riley's room. When you bust in her door, you see her wrapped in Bryce's dress shirt and Bryce passed out next to her in his underwear.

You can't seem to choke out words so you grab the lamp next to you and throw it towards them. It smashed against the wall dropping in pieces onto them, waking them up. Bryce shoots up and looks frozen when he sees you. You knew you'd hurt him, but you would never have cheated on him. Riley starts to cry out for you to listen as you take off towards her and tackle her to the floor throwing punches that she's still too shocked to defend.

Kio and Bryce rush to pull you apart as Riley cries:
"Please just listen to me. We were drunk and I have no clue how this happened."

You: "I have nothing to say to you!"

You storm out, pissed as Bryce tries to stop you to talk to him:
"Please... I don't even remember what happened last night."

You push him away from you and run downstairs. Kio races after you as Riley chases behind. He stops her, yelling:
"You've done enough. What is wrong with you, Riley? Just leave it alone!"

Kio reaches your car as you throw the gear into reverse and hops in.

You: "Kio, get out!"

Kio: "Stop, please. Talk to me. Let me help you."

You: "Kio, I'm going to self destruct now and I don't want to take you with me. I need you to get out before it's too late."

Kio reaches across you and buckles you up before buckling himself up as you breathe out pure anger.

Kio: "Wherever you go, even if it's to hell and back... You're just going to have to take me with you."

With that you peel out of the driveway and take off down their street reaching 100mph as you hit the highway.

Kio: "Listen to me. I know you're losing control right now and I know that you think you can't handle this, but you can. I promise you that you can."

You: *weaving in and out of traffic, dangerously*
"That's where you're wrong. I've lost everything. I told you I can't do this alone and she was all I had."

Kio: "You don't have to do this alone. I'm not letting you."

Your tears make it hard to see the road and you swerve off the highway after nearly hitting another car. You slam to a stop in an empty parking lot just off the highway and break down hyperventilating, mid panic attack.