I staggered to the living room devastated. Some jerk just burned my night. I saw dad with a lady talking and well... laughing a bit. And she was touching him, while pretending to dust something off his shirt.
" Hi Riley." Dad said and hugged me.
" Hi Dad." I said and turned to look at the lady.
" Who's she?" I whispered.
" Ohh.. Helen, this is my daughter Riley, Riley, meet Helen." dad introduced.
" Hey Riley." she said and smiled. I didn't smile back.
" Are you my dad's girlfriend?" I asked and she frowned a bit, looking at my dad.
" Okay honey, you're just coming back from a dance and you need to get some sleep for tomorrow's class." Dad said holding my arm.
" I'm not sleepy." I said removing my dad's hand and turned to look at Helen.
" Look, my dad's married and not divorced, he loves his wife and they are happy together. Just felt like dropping the message." I said
Aiden sighed and turned to look at Lauren who was dumb founded." I won't tell anyone, don't panic yet." I said and smiled at them." That's not funny Riley. It's not like we had sex." Lauren cut in." I'll be waiting downstairs." I said and walked out. Crazy adults. Only God knows what they were doing. Lauren is almost half dressed like someone who was ripped off aggressively. And Aiden who looks so uncomfortable like someone who was forced by Lauren. Jeez it was so obvious, who knew Lauren was going bananas for Aiden all these while? Who cares? Forced or not, they kissed. I sat down on the floor and hummed to the music coming out of my ear buds." We'll talk later, Aiden. Stay safe." She said and walked out. Aiden sighed and turned to look at me. He sat down opposite me and refused to say a word." You shouldn't be shy." I began as I tried not to giggle. Aiden glared at m
I woke up that morning really tired. After freshening up, I rushed downstairs to eat breakfast and saw Helen and a strange guy." Good morning Helen." I was surprised." Morning Riley." She replied and smiled." Are you surprised honey?" Dad asked and pulled me to him." I guess. Who's the other guy?" I whispered to my dad." Well this is my husband Elvis. We are back together." She said and the guy kissed her." Right." I muttered." You know I thought I'd lost my husband when he filed for a divorce. I told your dad and he decided to help me. I wasn't dating your father at all."" Yeah about that…" I scratched the back of my head and cleared my throat. " I'm truly sorry about how I reacted. I guess I was too forward and a little mean, rude?"" Not really. I truly liked it and I would want my daughter to be like you. Protective and fierce." Helen said and they chuckle
I open my eyes and it's morning. Isla lay next to me, naked and cuddling me. I look over at her and she looks pretty with her bed hair. My phone dinged in the silence of her room and I grabbed it. A message from Dad and ten missed calls. Shit!I didn't call or text Dad I won't be coming home until later. In fact I didn't know I would spend the night. I hurriedly got up and rushed to shower in Isla's bathroom. I got dressed and gently tapped her. She opened her eyes and yawned, smiling at me." Hey princess, ready to go?'' she asked.'' Yeah. See you later."" Alright, be careful." She said and I rushed out. I took a cab and went home. Dad must have left for work cause everywhere was a bit quiet." Riley." Maria, the cook called." Hi, good morning." I greeted her smiling." Your dad's out. He was a bit w
I got home that day and angrily threw my bag on the floor and slump on the living room couch." I hate her." I muttered to myself." Of course she hates me too." I said to myself and sighed. I saw dad climb down the stairs. He stopped and stared down at me." Riley." Dad called and smiled at me." Chill out kiddo. He told me but it's temporary." Dad said climbing down." Does that even matter?" I asked." Maybe. He said you need to work on your temper. It's a bit too high. You're gonna kill someone one day with your bad girl attitude." Dad said and I sighed." She started it. She was really mean. Stupid white hoe." I muttered." Ri, Is she your school rival?"" For now, yup."" Hmm. Fighting over a man?" Dad asked and sat down." That's the least I could do. I can't fight for a stupid man."" Yeah maybe when love decide to t
I sighed and sat down close to the swimming pool. Bethany rushed to meet me and sat close to me." You don't have to think about Martha." Bethany said." Do you have to invite her?"" Well, I don't really know." She said and sighed." There is this dude I met , he said his name is Miles."" Miles?" Bethany asked and I nodded." I've never met him before."" Beth, he is at your party." I said, blinking my lashes." So what's up with him? Is he cute? Handsome? Charming? Oh, or maybe hot?" Bethany asked, grinning." He's strange." I said softly and sighed." How strange?"" Never mind , maybe you won't understand." I said and sighed deeply. I was still bothered about the spark , that wasn't something natural. There was more to it. I turned to look at Bethany who was lost in staring at me awkwardly." Have you heard about sparks between two people who held hands? I mean like a
I opened my eyes and got up immediately. I checked my injury and it was bandaged. I sighed and thought about the incident, Martha will eventually pay. I looked around. I was in our school health center. Bethany walked in with a nurse. She smiled at me and hugged me." Thank God you're okay."" The knife was poisoned." The nurse said." Poisoned?"" Yeah, but you'll be fine. You just need to be careful next time." The nurse said and walked out." What's up with Martha?" I asked." Well, she's popular in school and has big connections, but the school authority said nothing about it."" She's definitely gonna pay."" You wanna fight with her again?"" I don't know." I said and relaxed my back on the bed." Maybe you should forget about it
Aiden drove me home , dad was outside waiting. I came down and frowned a bit." Riley." Dad called." I'm sorry."" Get inside." Dad said. I sighed and entered the living room." Thanks Aiden."" You're welcome. Goodnight." Aiden said and left. I stood beside the door waiting for dad. He entered and frowned at me." Can you explain the meaning of the nonsense you did?" Dad asked." I'm sorry."" Alright explain."" I didn't mean to do what I did." I began." She started it..." I stammered." Started what?"" Riley! Look I'm still not sure why you stayed out late." Dad fired. Wow, thank God. I thought Aiden told him about Martha." I'm sorry, I just thought I needed some space." I said and sighed." Riley it's late, I warned you about night movements." Dad yelled." Aiden said you
I sat on my bed and went through my phone. Aria walked in giggling." That's the reason I rushed in." She said sitting close to me." What?" I asked." The flowers Riley , they are so beautiful. Who is he?"" A girl gave it to me."" What?"" Just kidding , it's a friend. A white boy who wants to go out on a date with me tonight."" And you didn't say no right?" Aria asked. I sighed and kept my phone aside before giving her a reply." I'm still thinking about it."" You're not thinking, I'm getting you a dress." Aria said standing up. She opened my closet and slide through all my wares." Aria I'm not even sure if I really wanna go."" You don't have a choice. This is the news I've waited for in the past, wait lemme count..." She said and began counting her fingers." God three years, and finally prince charming brought in beautiful flowers you're