Her Lost Soul 2

Chapter 5

"The hospital when you rang me, that was because of him right?" I hold her hand and she holds mine with both of hers. This has rattled her more than anything. Is this how she was before and she was alone?
"He was there when I woke up. He clamped my mouth shut so I couldn't scream. He told me what I wanted to hear like he always did. Never claiming to be alive always evading the question about him being dead. He said he came back because he saw that I needed him. I was scared that I actually wanted him there. He kissed me and I deepened the kiss. I was waiting for my favourite tongue piercing to come but it never did. Nothing was the same." I want to smirk at her favourite tongue piercing remark but I'm too angry.
"When he was with me I was happy the minute he left panic-struck, I called for Tyler. I needed you, but you well, you know. I kept telling James I wasn't the same that you were fixing me. He was angry and said that only he could fix what he broke and he was going to fix me. He said he'd take it slow but he needed me to be his girlfriend. I agreed as long as he didn't leave me. You'd already left me, I was scared. After I agreed he grew more possessive."
"I was his to do as he pleased. When he saw what Barbie did he was so angry, he said it was his face that she damaged. He bit my lip too hard, luckily Tyler called me and he stopped."
"He was there? At the pub?" has he literally been stalking her like she thought at the start?
"Yeah, in my head remember." I roll my eyes, does she still think this is in her head? "He stalks me, I waited for him in the rain where I first saw him and he never appeared."
"That was what that was all about," I growl. I don't understand why she would want to see him.
"I was upset that he didn't appear. He texted me to get you two to leave that night so he could come over." She kicked us out so he could come in? "He was angry at my little stunt but he seemed pleased but confused it was all for him. I waited for him yesterday at the same place, he showed knowing I was waiting for him. He said that I couldn't just summon him when I felt like it. Then Nathan showed up and he disappeared again."
"Nathan saw him?" We might be getting somewhere. This might be the proof we need.
"Well, James always wore his hood but I don't know. He didn't mention him when we walked to the pub."
I pick up my phone and connect it to the car, I call Nathan and put the phone back in the holder. "Hello?" Nathan says through the system.
"Nath, it's me. Look, I know you don't like me very much but I need you to tell me something. It's important."
"Okay?"
"You met Riley yesterday at the courtyard right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Was she with someone?"
"What do you mean?" God, is it that hard?
"When you got there was she talking to someone?"
"I mean I didn't see their face they were wearing a hoodie covering their face. He walked away as soon as I got there." Man, I wish he was dead.
"Fuck," I shout and I hit the steering wheel.
"What's going on?"
"Riley's ex has been stalking her. She thought he was in her head because he died but he's obviously faked his death."
"What do you mean stalking?" Does he not understand the concept of stalking?
"Jacob Warren isn't real. He's been following her, he's been hurting her like he used to, fuck!" I can't actually remember when Nathan left when she said about Jacob Warren? Did he leave before or after that? I scream to vent my anger. She told me over and over she was seeing him.
"Is Riley okay?"
"I'm fine, Nate. I just thought it was all in my head," she takes my hand back and holds it in her lap. Hell, she keeping me sane right now.
"Roo? Fuck, what did he do to you?"
"I'm fine, I promise. Just a few bruises, I've been worse." Worse? What's the worst he's done? I dread to think.
"Where are you? I want to see for myself," I squeeze her hand. I'm glad we are going out the area today. I know she's away from him.
"I'm with Flynn, I'm okay. We are going to see his sister right now. I'll text you later."
"Okay, make sure you do," the phone disconnects and I call Tyler.
"Flynn, is she okay?"
"She's okay I just spoke to Nath, he saw him. Well, not his face but he's real."
"Christ, my Dad is calling around to see what is going on. Don't let her out of your sight unless I'm with her." Hey, he doesn't need to tell me that. He will literally have to prize me away from her.
"Course bro, we're out of town anyway. I'll tell you when we are home." I disconnect the call. "You know what I'm most annoyed about and it's fucking stupid?"
"What?"
  "Him, getting off with you right there. I mean you are so fucking hot you make me hard. You say he did it often?"
"Yeah, he liked skin on skin both of us naked. He'd be engrossed in watching TV and then yeah. Wouldn't even try to interact with me other than laying on me like I wasn't there. Inadequate isn't even the right word."
"Ri, he's fucked up. If you were naked underneath me there is no way I could keep my hands off you. Hell, I couldn't even focus on the TV. The whole world could literally blow up around me and I wouldn't bat an eyelid. My eyes would be on you."
"Maybe you are just biased," she smiles at me and I snort.
"I don't think there is a guy on the planet that wouldn't touch you if you were naked underneath them. I think that Eric twat would despite him being a virgin."
She laughs and it so good to hear right now, "Ezra," she corrects. I know his fucking name, I just choose not to acknowledge it.
"Whatever, why do you think I get so jealous all the time? They all fucking want you. So for this fucking arsehole to do that I don't understand."
"Can we not talk about it anymore?" she begs and I nod.
"We are calling the police about this, Ri," I insist.
"What? No! You can't," she panics.
"We have to, it's the only way to keep you safe," she shakes her head panicking. "Ri, be reasonable." She continues to shake her head. Why wouldn't she want to call the police? "Ri, what is going on?"
"They might not let me see Miley anymore," I doubt it. It's not her fault she has a lunatic ex-boyfriend on the loose.
"I think that's unlikely, it's not your fault you have a crazy ex who's stalking you. Don't sweat this, Ri." She seems far away when I pull up at the home. She gets out the car, she's here then, just worrying. I get out the car and make my way to her.
I take her hand in mine and we start walking to the building, "What if she won't see me today?" Is this what she's worrying about? Is she crazy? Us Archer's can't deny her visits, it's not in our DNA.
I kiss her temple to calm her, "Seems unlikely, Ri. She's smitten with you. You say shit to me on the phone that you'll never say to me. Like you hate me," I hated those words from her mouth but she should hate me.
"That's because I do hate you. You make these stupid rules. You think you hurt me but you could never hurt me like he does. I can deal with that then why can't I be with you?" She has a good point but I would never forgive myself if I hurt her badly.
"It's not the same Ri, he knows exactly what he's doing! I would never hurt you intentionally but I could hurt you a lot worse without meaning to."
"I would just be more careful, I'm not a stranger to pain," I stop and look into her eyes. She's shouldn't feel this way. She looks away and I grab her jaw and she winces.
The hell, "The makeup. . ." I whisper. That explains it, "How bad is it under there?" How badly has he hurt her beautiful face? I release her jaw in fear of hurting her. She buries her face in my neck.
"Don't worry about it," she sighs. Don't worry? Hell! I've never been more worried. She walks off into the home and I follow behind her. "Hey," Riley says to Roxanne the receptionist.
Roxanne's face falls, "Oh dear, she's not good today Hon." Hell! Hopefully, Riley can cheer her up today then. "She's been crying and lashing out all day. She's punched a kid already this morning." Well good, they are horrible to her anyway.
"Where is she?" Riley asks.
"In the library," Riley nods and starts walking. I take her hand, I hate this place. I feel the need to protect my girl every time we visit but I can't protect my sister. We walk down the dark manky hallway until Riley stops and takes a deep breath outside the library. Miley gave me a tour when I was here before.
We look through the open door and Miley is crying facing the wall. Riley whimpers next to me and walks in. I lean against the doorframe, "Honey?" Riley whispers.
Miley's head snaps around, "Mommy!" she cries and runs into Riley's waiting arms. If I wasn't leaning against the wall I think I'd have fallen backwards. I know she hinted about calling her that but she's never directly called her that. Riley looks and me and frowns. I don't understand either baby.
Riley drops to the floor and Miley continues to cling to her. "I'm here baby," Riley rocks her soothing her as she continues to cry.
"Don't leave me! I can't take it anymore!" Man, this hurts, Riley doesn't need any more heartbreak. I walk to my girls and I sit behind Riley and she leans her back against me. I wrap my arms around them."I love you, Mommy, I hate it in here."
"I know baby, I love you too. I'm here, I love you so much." She has a heart of gold, "Please be the brave princess I know you are. Just a little longer, trust me." What does she mean?
Miley stops crying and pulls away to look at her, "You're hurting, Angel." The fuck! How does she know?
"I'm fine honey," she tries to reassure her and Miley shakes her head. She lifts her tiny hands to Riley's neck and she pulls the top down revealing the bruises. How the fuck did she know?
"Who's hurting my Angel?" she looks at me and glares at me. Christ! "Who's hurting our Angel? Why aren't you protecting her?" she demands. I am not very good at protecting her, I try but my anger is the barrier here.
"I didn't know Smiley, now I do, I will be protecting her. I won't let anyone hurt her, I promise." I won't let that fucker within ten feet of her. Miley removes her hand from her top and takes the bottom of it in her hand and lift it up revealing her stomach.
Miley frowns as she looks at Riley's belly. Miley puts both hands on her tummy, "What baby?" Riley asks. What the hell is she doing?
Miley smiles brightly, "Nothing Angel, you'll see." See what? Why is she so happy now? Miley leans forward and rests her cheek on Riley's tummy. The hell? She stays there for a minute and then she stands up. She holds her hand out to Riley and she takes it. I help Riley up and then I get up after her. Miley leads her out of the library and I follow behind.
She leads us to the food hall and then to the corner with the shit Christmas tree, "It's nearly Christmas, Angel."
"I know honey, it's a magical time of year," I am so looking forward to it this year. "Is there anything you want for Christmas?"
"I only have one wish," Which is what? Miley walks out of the room and we follow after her.
"What is your wish baby," Riley asks. She continues walking outside and she sits on the old tyre swing.
"To go home with you forever," Miley says as though it's simple. I look at Riley and she looks hurt. It's not something she can give her, not this Christmas at least. Riley musters up a smile for her. I start pushing Miley on the swing as I don't want Riley hurting herself. I think she's in more pain than she's letting on.
"Are you warm enough, baby?" Miley nods and giggles as I continue to push her on the swing. See, this makes sense. This is how our life should be, going to the park with Miley and me pushing her on the swings as Riley watches us with nothing but love. This is perfect. Riley starts filming us and normally I'd roll my eyes but I need these memories captured.
Riley puts her phone away once she's finished and she holds her ribs and screws her face up. How much pain is she in? I'm going to actually kill him. We spend the day here as a family, I can never get enough days like this which is why it pisses me off that Riley comes here alone.
We are in Miley's room ready to leave and Miley blocks the doorway and crosses her arms please don't burst my eardrums. "Honey, it won't be forever. You know the rules, they won't let me return if you react like this."
"Don't leave me, Mommy! I'm not ready! It wasn't long enough," she cries. "I'm sorry I said I hate you. I love you," Riley kneels in front of her and Miley wraps her arms around her neck. Riley stands up and she gasps. I put my arms around them and try to take some of Miley's weight.
"I know honey, I love you to the moon and back," Riley reassures her. "We will see each other soon," but when?
"But I'll spend Christmas alone. Christmas is in four days." I hate that she has to spend Christmas in this god awful place. Riley sets her on the floor and I assist her. Miley holds her hands to me and I hug her. Once I release her she moves out of the way of the door.
I take Riley's hand once we leave her bedroom. I lead Riley to reception, she's really hanging back today. I literally have to drag her but that's okay, it's what I'm here for. Once we reach reception we stand next to the desk to speak to Roxanne. "How is she?" Roxanne asks.
"Better I think," Rileys says. Of course, she is, she got to see her Angel.
I need to warn them about James, I need my sister to be safe, I can't be in two places at once. "Hey, Rox, I need you to make sure it's only Riley and I that visit Miley. I know it is but if anyone comes claiming they are family or anything. You deny them," I urge.
She frowns, "Is there anything we need to be aware of?"
"Not really, I don't think he would come here but my ex is stalking me. I'm pretty sure he doesn't know about her but I guess it's better to be safe." Does she really think he wouldn't come here? I wouldn't put anything past that psycho after he hurt my girl.
"That's awful, Hon. She's safe with us, let me know if you need anything." Riley nods and I pull her out of the building. We walk to the car and I hold her door open for her. She slides in and I close her door. Who knew I could naturally be a gentleman. To be honest I do it without even thinking with Riley. I always want to look after her in every way possible.
I slide in my side and she's brought her knees to her chest. I place my hand on her leg and she smiles at me. See baby, you feel safe with me, I make you happy. Why did you ever feel the need to want James with me around? I find it rather insulting. I used to sleep easy knowing he was dead and he can't hurt her anymore. I used to say how much she's grown in confidence since I met her and now he's destroyed that.
She's jumpy all the time and she's emotional. I hate to think how much damage he has really done. I start the car and I pull away. I have the route memorised in my head and I go on autopilot. It's not long before Riley falls asleep again. I rest my hand on her leg as she sleeps. I've missed watching her sleep she's adorable. I hate that she has to work tonight but I'm glad that I asked Mac for a couple of days off.
When we are home I cut the engine. I stroke her cheek, how badly bruised is she under there? I'm not sure I want to know, the other bruises are excruciating to see but she hasn't once complained about being in pain. I've just been going by her winces. I get out of the car and I lift her out of the car. She nuzzles into my neck, not now baby, please, it's been too long since I tasted you.
"Have you been sleeping?" I walk into the building and then into the elevator once the doors open.
"Ish," she mumbles sleepily. "I always wake with nightmares as usual," I hate that she doesn't get much sleep, it's not good for her. "What time is it?"
"7pm baby."
I walk to her apartment, "I need to get to work," her eyes fly open and she's panicking.
"I wish you wouldn't but I guess we will be there. You haven't eaten," she rolls her eyes.
"I usually grab something there." I'll hold her to that later, or make her eat when she's home. I nod and set her on her feet at her door. I pull my keys out and I unlock her door. She doesn't seem to mind that I keep using the key to let myself in. I'm sure if she was annoyed about it she would say. I walk in and hold the door open for her.
She leaves me in the living room whilst she walks to the bathroom. I eye up her diary and I shrug. I walk over to it and pick it up. Some new pages, I read it through. Not much I don't already know but what weighs heavy on my heart is the fact that if I went to her in the hospital she would have pushed James away but because I didn't she sought him out. She felt so alone and I let her down. I knew I should have gone but then Tyler got in my head.
She walks out of the bathroom minutes later and she looks at me. She doesn't seem annoyed with me reading her diary again. "I was the deciding factor to let him in?"
"If you came to me at the hospital I would have pushed James out of my head. You didn't come so he was my only option. I knew I couldn't push him away without you. I'm too weak, if I had you then I knew I could do it." She's stronger than she realises, especially now. Maybe not before me but she kicked Britney's ass. She handles herself around others so why not him?
I screw my face up, I'm the reason she's covered in bruises. I shut the diary and put it back on the table. We walk out of her apartment and she locks her door this time, she seems more awake now. We walk out into the cool air and she starts walking down the street and not to the car. What the hell is she doing? I quickly take her hand before she gets too far away. "What are you doing?"
"Walking to work," she seems confused. Does she think that I'd let her walk the streets with him on the loose?
"Why? I have a car," I pull her towards Tyler's car and she doesn't protest. It doesn't take long to get to the ice rink and I take her hand. She leads me to the staff room and she puts on her hat. "You look adorable in your little hat." I nuzzle my nose on hers, she looks fucking cute. She giggles, it's the cutest sound. She should always be happy and laughing. I hate that I made her cry this morning.
She walks to the boot hire room and I follow. Her friend Jax is here and she jumps on his back. What the hell! She's so comfortable around him and I hate it. "Hey, babe. You look better," he says looking over his shoulder at her. He passes her a strawberry lace, what is it about them and strawberry laces?
"I'm sorry I bailed last night," she whispers. She didn't exactly bail, she was forced to leave. Jax holds the back of her legs and I scowl. He serves another customer with her still on his back. She takes a bite of the strawberry lace. He kisses her cheek and I growl.
"Don't sweat it, you didn't look well at all. Do you have a bodyguard tonight or something?" he looks me up and down as if he's checking me out. What?
She says something into his ear that I can't hear, he sets her on her feet and he looks at her, "Yeah, why? I assumed he was your boyfriend," he frowns.
"Well yeah, he is, well kind of," No, no he's not. Over my dead body.
"If you see him again, call the police," I growl. "He assaulted her, last night. Well, it wasn't the first time. We just thought he was out the picture."
"What! Did he hurt you here? You looked white as a ghost," Jax says sheepishly.
"Yeah, he punched me in the ribs and forced me to go home," she lifts her top up and his eyes widen. I flinch away seeing them again. "Night before that," she lets go of her top and pulls the neck down and I cringe again. He seems shocked and Riley hugs him. Stop touching each other! I hate it. "Jax, it's okay."
He says something I can't hear, "Course," she says and smiles. What did he ask?
"Can I trust you to watch her here? I'll be on the ice with her brother." Maybe this was a bad idea, I only trust myself to protect her.
"Sure, babe." Jax winks and I cringe. The hell!
Riley puts her arm around Jax's shoulder and I glare at them. She smiles brightly at me, "Did I mention, Jax is gay." I raise my eyebrow, okay that makes more sense now. I feel better knowing he's gay. Jax winks again and Riley bites her lip. Don't do that baby, it's been ages since I tasted your lips and I really fucking want to.
I turn and go to leave the room before I want to fuck her even more, "Look at that fine ass, Babe!" Jax says and I freeze and turn to face them. Riley laughs loudly and I shake my head. At least she's happy right now. I leave the room and I kick my shoes off. I hand over my shoes at the counter and Riley leaves and returns with skates.
"Is my brother here yet?" Riley asks Jax.
"Yeah, he's here with a really hot bird. I'd tap that ass if I was straight. Hell, I'd probably do it now," Riley frowns. Man, her jealousy is ridiculous. She's the most beautiful girl on this planet.
"She has nothing on you Ri, stop overthinking things," I take the skates and I sit on the bench to put the skates on.
"You don't think I wouldn't take you, babe? He's right, she's got nothing on you," Jax says I look up at them and he kisses her lips and I growl. Gay or not, he's touching what is mine! "See, I don't kiss girls." Riley laughs hysterically, I'm glad she's happy but because of a kiss from another man? Not acceptable.
Once my skates are on I walk to the ice. I notice Tyler and Ruby on the ice and I groan when I see Regan behind them. I didn't even invite her, Tyler must have done it. I start skating towards them and when I reach them Regan wobbles and holds onto me. I roll my eyes as I hold her up. "Bro, I need to talk to you."
"Can we not talk after?" he glares at me. He's holding Ruby's hand, it's urgent.
"No, now," I growl. He releases Ruby's hand and I take Regan's hand and I present her hand to Ruby and she takes it. I pull Tyler to the wall and he doesn't move his feet in fear he will fall over. He holds the wall when we reach it.
"Bro, really? I'm on a date, can it not wait?"
"No, any new information?" I growl.
"No, nobody knows what's happening. Dad is asking around at the hospital. In the eyes of the world, he's dead. He hasn't been in contact with his Mom either."
"We need to play this safe bro, the bruises are horrendous. He strangled her and punched her in the ribs. Not to mention the other smaller ones scattered on her body."
"That bad?" he gasps.
"Yes, I told you something was really wrong, bro. I just didn't expect this. She told me over and over she was seeing him but I didn't listen. I should have gone to the hospital when she needed me."
"It's not your fault bro. We all thought he was dead, how could we know?"
"I should have known, I didn't protect her," he rolls his eyes.
"It's not your job to protect her, it's more my job than yours. My parents are distraught. I'm going back to my date bro, you should do the same. You're welcome by the way. I saw her at lunch and she knew nothing about it."
I shrug, "It went out of my mind, Riley is my priority. Once you see the bruising you'll understand." He nods and shakily skates off. I scan the rink and I skate towards Regan.
She holds her hand out for me when I reach her, "Hey babe, how's your sister?" she asks. I put my hand in hers and I hold her up as we skate.
"She's okay, she's a bit upset with Christmas coming. She wants to be with us but it's just not possible."
"Why can't you have like day release or something? If you can have her for a weekend why not for Christmas?"
"It doesn't work that way, Regan. She has to be at the home who have custody of her. We've already tried getting around that."
"It's hardly fair, are you still going away?"
"Yes, I'm going home to my family."
"With Riley?" she sighs.
"Yes, with Riley, she's my family too." She withdraws her hand and I stop to look at her. "What?"
"You're always with her. I just guess I can't believe nothing is going on between the two of you. She needs you and you go running." I roll my eyes are we really doing this? Again?
"I told you I wasn't doing this again," I growl.
She shifts uncomfortably, "Yeah, I know but you don't give me anything," she cowers.
"What do you want from me?" she's really testing my patience right now.
"More, I want you to look at me the way you look at her," she points at Riley and I look her up and down as she glides effortlessly on the ice. I frown when I notice her lip has been bleeding. The hell!
"Hold that thought," I leave her whilst I skate towards Riley. "Ri!" I shout as Riley is lifting a kid off the floor. She turns to face me, when I reach her I grab her jaw and she flinches even though I'm hardly touching her. Her lip has definitely been bleeding. She pushes me off her and wipes her lip, she knows! "What the hell happened?"
"Not now, Flynn," she snaps.
"Yes, now!"
She sighs as if admitting defeat, "He bit me, okay? He kissed me and then bit me too hard," he's here? I'm going to kill him. She turns away from me, hiding. I spin her back around, she never has to hide from me.
"He's here?"
  "Was, I think." I should never have left her. She's only safe with me. "Calm down, Flynn." How can I stay calm? He fucking hurt her right under my nose again. I take her hand and I skate towards Tyler.
"Bro, he's here," I growl and his eyes widen. "Or was, she's unsure. Why didn't you tell me as soon as you saw him?" I need to have some head start of finding the guy.
"He was in a good mood, he won't hurt me unless we antagonise him. I needed to act normal," He won't hurt her? Good mood? He fucking made her bleed!
"You moved on so quick, like I meant nothing!" A girl shouts. Riley withdraws her hand and stands in front of Tyler. I roll my eyes when I see Britney. "I loved you and you bring this ugly whore here." Pfft is she blind? This girl is beautiful, I mean not as beautiful as my girl but I can't deny it.
"I warned you yesterday, Barbie. You need to leave if you aren't going to be civil," Riley says protecting her brother.
"My name is Britney you depressive alkie!" That's a low blow and I want to punch her for it. How dare she call my girl that! Riley doesn't even seem bothered and she rolls her eyes.
"Whatever, you need to leave now," she touches Britney's arm to escort her off the ice but she shoves her hard and Riley tumbles onto her side. Fuck! I'm too far away to save her. She gasps when she hits the ice.
"Ri," I'm with her in seconds and I kneel in front of her. "Tyler get her the fuck out of here before I do something I'll regret." Who am I kidding? I probably wouldn't regret it. I notice him dragging her off the ice, "Ri, are you hurt?"
"I'm good," she says breathlessly. She's winded, how bad is it? She always downplays her pain. She sits up holding her ribs.
"No, you're not," I cup her face and she shuts her eyes. Her cheeks are so cold and she looks pale. "Let's get you up," she nods and I stand up. I bend down and I place my hands under her elbows and I help her up. She groans and once she's standing safely I lift her top up. It doesn't look any different.
"Maybe we should take her to the hospital," Regan says. Where the hell did she come from? I'm really not in the mood for her right now.
"Just shut up a minute," I snap.
"Flynn, don't speak to me like that!" she protests. I ignore her, I'll speak to her how I like. I don't give a fuck, she's a bit of a fool to love me when I'm harsh to her but she never leaves. I press on her side feeling for swelling, she instantly grabs my hand. I hear her whimper, I'd like to get this checked out. She's in a lot of pain. "Flynn!" she yells.
"Just go Regan, I'm not doing this with you now!" I growl. Riley will always be my top priority.
"Why? I've given you chance after chance yet you run back to her. You say there is nothing between you but I don't think there is anything between us either. If she needs you, you go running. When have you ever been here when I need you?"
"Christ!" Riley croaks. "I'm going to get Ron to swap back with me. I'm not getting in the middle of this," she coughs and then gasps. I screw my face up, I hope she's not badly injured. I want to get her to the hospital asap. She skates off and I watch her.
"Flynn!" Regan demands. I skate off the ice and she follows. I sit on the bench and I take my skates off. "Are you going to talk to me!"
I roll my eyes and I get up and walk to the counter and again she follows. I put my skates on the counter and Jax winks at me. I roll my eyes, I'm not in the mood for this. He walks away and Regan shoves me and I glare at her. Jax passes me my shoes and I quickly slide them on. I walk into a quiet corner and she's still with me.
"You're right," I shrug.
"What do you mean?" she frowns.
"It's Riley, it's always going to be Riley. She's the love of my life, we can't be together. Tyler doesn't approve but I'm always going to love her."
"I knew it!" she shoves me and I roll my eyes. "How could you do this to me? How long?"
"I don't know. Does it matter?"
"Of course it matters. How long have you been fucking her!"
"I can't remember, Regan. A while," I shrug. "Since the day I got Tyler to drive you home because I felt ill." She slaps my face and I growl I hold her wrist. "Don't do that."
"Why would you carry it on?"
I shrug, "To be honest I never wanted you as a girlfriend. Tyler asked you not me. I just rolled with it." She screams and tries to withdraw her hand but I don't release her. She will probably hit me again.
"You pig!"
"I've been called worse," I shrug.
"Do you have no shame!"
"No," I say honestly.
"You really are the bad boy. I feel sorry for Riley!"
"Don't be, I make her happy." She screams again and my phone rings. I pull it out of my pocket and I keep hold of Regan's wrist. Tyler? What? "Bro?"
"Bro, get to the staff room. Now!" he hangs up without saying anything. I release Regan's wrist and I run towards the staff room. He sounded urgent, what the hell happened? I should stop leaving her side because something bad happens every fucking time.