Total Darkness

another one

Derick : how about 5pm?

Me: not happening

Derick: 6pm?

Me: Nooot happpppening

Derick: Okay I'll pick you up at 6pm.

Me: Deriiick youre not listening

Derick: *sorry the person youre trying to reach doesnt want to hear your shit but will be arriving in your chariot at 6pm.*

I roll my eyes and giggle at my phone screen. Derick has been trying to get me out of the house all week but I'd refused. Hes come over every single day after school ( yes ive gone back) and stayed till my dad gets home and leaves.

I hadnt told my dad about Myles. Myles has been avoiding me, im glad because I have nothing to say to him. I still have no idea what he was thinking. Did Rileys death snap something in his head causing him to think we had something.. did i give him the wrong idea? I dont know I push the thoughts out of my head and stand up to find something to wear.

Schools been weird, everyone is constantly trying to help me and everyones always whispering when I walk by. I knew going back that people were gunna talk but Derick walks with me to every class even though it makes him late and he sits with me at lunch. He's been making school bareable. But i need to be there I have to do something.. anything to keep my mind off of Riley.

The police still havent found her phone or her killer and theres no leads. I shake my head in disgust that theyre no clues at all towards whos doing this too these poor kids. I pull a pair of black skinny jeans out of my drawers and a blank tanktop from the drawer above it.

I walk over to my closet and pull out my favorite red and black flannel and turn around to put it all on my bed. I look out my window to where Myles's window is and I see him looking right back at me. My skin crawls and I give him a dirty look ripping my curtains shut.

             We still havent spoken and I dont plan on it anytime soon. I dont know who he thinks he is looking through my window. Luckily for me after my dad realized that the killer on the loose had been texting me from Rileys phone he had my number changed so only very very few people had it. So myles wont be texting me either.

Derick has been amazing though.. He never makes a move on me or makes me uncomfortable not that he has a reason to. His bad boy attitude in school and his looks.. He could have any girl he wanted. He'd be dumb to go for me. I finish changing into my outfit and walk into my bathroom to brush my teeth and do my hair.

I decide to curl my hair at the bottom so I take out my straightner a trick Riley..showed me and curled my hair. Once im happy with it i pull out my mascara and add some too my lashes and tiny bit of light rose blush and I'm ready to go.

       *ding*

I look at my phone quickly and its Derick. I pick it up and unlock my phone to read is message.

Derick: Ad did you see the news?

Me: Yah right like i watch the news Der

Derick: Go turn on the news! local!

Me: ugh fine.

Derick: hurry!!!

I go over to my TV rolling my eyes and turn it on changing the channel to the local news station and wait. Currently all I'm seeing is a reporter talking about a fire they put out in the woods last week that some stupid teens from my school caused while having a party in the woods. Suddenly the screen changes to a breaking news screen    and my heart feels as though it hit my stomach.