No one has to know.
Four: I love the ones to hate because they're just like me.
“No! Brian stop cheating!” Zacky yelled, elbowing his best friend in the ribs as they tried to play guitar hero. I stood in the doorway and watched them be so childish.
“Riley!” Zacky yelled.
“What?!” I yelled back.
“Get me a beer?”
“A beer what?”
“Please?”
“Good boy”
“Get me one too, please” Brian said, his voice sent shivers up my spine.
“Okay” I almost whispered. I went into the kitchen and got three beers out of the fridge, opening two of them I took them back into the living room and put them on the coffee table.
“Thanks babe” Zacky said, Brian smiled up at me and reached out for his drink. I went back into the kitchen and gripped the side of the counter, that smile . Jesus it made my knees go weak. I sat down on a chair at the table and opened my beer, taking a sip from it.
Why is it that I have to love him, he has a girlfriend, he’s been with her for almost two years, and I’m pretty sure he loves her, he doesn’t even look at me for longer than a few seconds. He only saw me as a friend. Sure we hung out and did stuff together but we didn’t have that kind of relationship.
“Riley?” I looked up and saw Brian standing in the doorway.
“Yeah”
“We’re heading out, wanna come with?”
“Where are you going?”
“Arcade” He grinned.
“Zacky’s banned from there y’know”
“It wasn’t my fault!”
“I think threatening to beat a kid up if he didn’t get his ass off your machine, qualify’s you as
being banned”
“That kid was an ass”
“Either way you’re banned, they have your picture taped up on the wall, and you have a pretty recognisable face”
“Well I wanna go somewhere”
“Are you banned from both of the arcades along the beach”
“I don’t think so”
“Why don’t we just go to the other one?”
“Because they don’t have the race car game that got him kicked out of there last time”
“All the more reason to go to that one?”
“I think the way he thinks” I said motioning to Brian.
“Let’s go then”
X-X-X
“Guys I’m gonna go back to the car and get more change” I said to the two boys who were currently battling it out on the guitar hero, again .
“Okay, get ice cream”
“Get your own ice cream Vengeance” I yelled over my shoulder as I left. It was pretty dark outside now, there weren’t that many people about, and it was kind of cold so that’s why I assumed the lack of people.
As I walked to the car I couldn’t help but feel like someone was following me, or maybe watching me, I dunno.
I thought it was probably because there weren’t that many people about so I was just being paranoid. I got the rest of the coins out of the car and started walking quickly back to the arcade.
I still had that horrible feeling that I was being followed. I decided to call Zacky and have him come meet me out the front, I really didn’t like this.
“ Riley?”
“Can you come meet me out the front?”
“ uh yeah sure why ?”
“I just have this horrible feeling tha—“ I was cut off by someone grabbing me from behind, I screamed and fought back against them, trying to get away, in the process I dropped my phone, I could only hope that Zacky heard me screaming.
My attacker was dragging me somewhere as I fought back, I’m guessing down the nearest alley, I carried on screaming against their hand, trying to get away from them, all I could think about was the fact he was probably going to rape me, and I couldn’t go through all of that again.
“Riley!” It wasn’t Zacky’s voice though.
“Brian!” I wailed, although it came out kind of muffled against their hand. I wasn’t that far from the arcade, so it only made sense that they got here so quick.
And then the hands were gone, replaced by strong arms holding me tightly, someone’s chest, he was warm and he smelled good. I heard scuffling and yelling and punches being thrown.
“Son of a bitch” Zacky growled, I heard him spit.
“Riley are you alright?” Brian asked me softly. I kept my face pressed against his chest.
“Riley?”
“I want to go home” I whimpered.
“Okay” He said. I tried to walk by my legs were all wobbly, and the next thing I knew I was in someone’s arms. I looked up to see Brian was carrying me, i rested my head against his chest as he walked.
“Riley I need your keys” Zacky said. I nodded and Brian set me down on the ground, I took my keys out of my pocket with shaking hands. He got me into the back of the car and Brian took the keys, getting I the driver’s seat, Zacky climbed in the back with me. “Riles what happened?”
“He was just out of nowhere” I said in a shaky voice.
“You mean he came out of nowhere?”
“Yes”
“Are you… gonna be alright”
“I just want to go home” I whispered.
“We’re taking you home now babe” He said pulling me into a hug.
“I thought it was Craig” I whispered.
“No Riley, it wasn’t. It wasn’t Craig, and he isn’t ever coming near you again don’t worry about him”
I nodded and rested my head on his shoulder, he wrapped an arm around me and hugged me tightly until we got back to our apartment.
I think I fell asleep on the way home, because the next thing I knew someone was being put into my bed by a pair or strong arms again.
“Brian?”
“Shh go back to sleep Riley?”
“Where’s Zacky?”
“He’s putting your car in the garage”
“Okay”
He crouched down by the side of the bed and brushed some hair out of my face.
“Riley what happened?”
“He just grabbed me, I was coming back to you guys and he grabbed me and tried to pull me into the alley”
“Is that why you called Zack?”
“Yeah, I felt like I was being followed”
“Okay”
“Brian don’t leave me here, I’m scared”
“Zack’s coming back in a minute” He said stroking my hair out of my face again.
“Okay” I said, he sighed and stood up, sitting down on the edge of the bed.
“I’m just glad we got there in time” He said
“Me too”
“You sure you’re going to be okay?”
“I think so” He sighed and shook his head. He mumbled something that sounded a lot like:’Michelle is going to kill me’. Then he stood up and kicked his shoes off, before going round to the other side of the bed and climbing in with me.
“Michelle isn’t gonna like this” I said
“I know”
“You don’t have to stay”
“It’s okay, you’ve had quite a night”
“I’m sorry”
“Why’re you apologising?” He laughed, moving closer so that we were facing each other.
“I don’t know”
“You’re cute Riley”
“Thanks” I said yawning.
“Get some sleep” He said
“Zacky’s gonna… he’ll be back” I trailed off, rubbing my nose against the soft fabric of his shirt.
“Don’t worry about Zack, just go to sleep, I’ll tell him what happened”
“M’kay” I mumbled, he smelled amazing.
If I hadn’t been so tired I probably would have felt like I was going to throw up from the nerves, the fact that I was cuddling in bed with Brian was only something that I could next to dream of, of course I always imagined that when we did this it would be because we were together, not that I almost got raped.
But I suppose beggars can’t be choosers and I should just be grateful for the time that I got with him.
“Riley!” Zacky yelled.
“What?!” I yelled back.
“Get me a beer?”
“A beer what?”
“Please?”
“Good boy”
“Get me one too, please” Brian said, his voice sent shivers up my spine.
“Okay” I almost whispered. I went into the kitchen and got three beers out of the fridge, opening two of them I took them back into the living room and put them on the coffee table.
“Thanks babe” Zacky said, Brian smiled up at me and reached out for his drink. I went back into the kitchen and gripped the side of the counter, that smile . Jesus it made my knees go weak. I sat down on a chair at the table and opened my beer, taking a sip from it.
Why is it that I have to love him, he has a girlfriend, he’s been with her for almost two years, and I’m pretty sure he loves her, he doesn’t even look at me for longer than a few seconds. He only saw me as a friend. Sure we hung out and did stuff together but we didn’t have that kind of relationship.
“Riley?” I looked up and saw Brian standing in the doorway.
“Yeah”
“We’re heading out, wanna come with?”
“Where are you going?”
“Arcade” He grinned.
“Zacky’s banned from there y’know”
“It wasn’t my fault!”
“I think threatening to beat a kid up if he didn’t get his ass off your machine, qualify’s you as
being banned”
“That kid was an ass”
“Either way you’re banned, they have your picture taped up on the wall, and you have a pretty recognisable face”
“Well I wanna go somewhere”
“Are you banned from both of the arcades along the beach”
“I don’t think so”
“Why don’t we just go to the other one?”
“Because they don’t have the race car game that got him kicked out of there last time”
“All the more reason to go to that one?”
“I think the way he thinks” I said motioning to Brian.
“Let’s go then”
X-X-X
“Guys I’m gonna go back to the car and get more change” I said to the two boys who were currently battling it out on the guitar hero, again .
“Okay, get ice cream”
“Get your own ice cream Vengeance” I yelled over my shoulder as I left. It was pretty dark outside now, there weren’t that many people about, and it was kind of cold so that’s why I assumed the lack of people.
As I walked to the car I couldn’t help but feel like someone was following me, or maybe watching me, I dunno.
I thought it was probably because there weren’t that many people about so I was just being paranoid. I got the rest of the coins out of the car and started walking quickly back to the arcade.
I still had that horrible feeling that I was being followed. I decided to call Zacky and have him come meet me out the front, I really didn’t like this.
“ Riley?”
“Can you come meet me out the front?”
“ uh yeah sure why ?”
“I just have this horrible feeling tha—“ I was cut off by someone grabbing me from behind, I screamed and fought back against them, trying to get away, in the process I dropped my phone, I could only hope that Zacky heard me screaming.
My attacker was dragging me somewhere as I fought back, I’m guessing down the nearest alley, I carried on screaming against their hand, trying to get away from them, all I could think about was the fact he was probably going to rape me, and I couldn’t go through all of that again.
“Riley!” It wasn’t Zacky’s voice though.
“Brian!” I wailed, although it came out kind of muffled against their hand. I wasn’t that far from the arcade, so it only made sense that they got here so quick.
And then the hands were gone, replaced by strong arms holding me tightly, someone’s chest, he was warm and he smelled good. I heard scuffling and yelling and punches being thrown.
“Son of a bitch” Zacky growled, I heard him spit.
“Riley are you alright?” Brian asked me softly. I kept my face pressed against his chest.
“Riley?”
“I want to go home” I whimpered.
“Okay” He said. I tried to walk by my legs were all wobbly, and the next thing I knew I was in someone’s arms. I looked up to see Brian was carrying me, i rested my head against his chest as he walked.
“Riley I need your keys” Zacky said. I nodded and Brian set me down on the ground, I took my keys out of my pocket with shaking hands. He got me into the back of the car and Brian took the keys, getting I the driver’s seat, Zacky climbed in the back with me. “Riles what happened?”
“He was just out of nowhere” I said in a shaky voice.
“You mean he came out of nowhere?”
“Yes”
“Are you… gonna be alright”
“I just want to go home” I whispered.
“We’re taking you home now babe” He said pulling me into a hug.
“I thought it was Craig” I whispered.
“No Riley, it wasn’t. It wasn’t Craig, and he isn’t ever coming near you again don’t worry about him”
I nodded and rested my head on his shoulder, he wrapped an arm around me and hugged me tightly until we got back to our apartment.
I think I fell asleep on the way home, because the next thing I knew someone was being put into my bed by a pair or strong arms again.
“Brian?”
“Shh go back to sleep Riley?”
“Where’s Zacky?”
“He’s putting your car in the garage”
“Okay”
He crouched down by the side of the bed and brushed some hair out of my face.
“Riley what happened?”
“He just grabbed me, I was coming back to you guys and he grabbed me and tried to pull me into the alley”
“Is that why you called Zack?”
“Yeah, I felt like I was being followed”
“Okay”
“Brian don’t leave me here, I’m scared”
“Zack’s coming back in a minute” He said stroking my hair out of my face again.
“Okay” I said, he sighed and stood up, sitting down on the edge of the bed.
“I’m just glad we got there in time” He said
“Me too”
“You sure you’re going to be okay?”
“I think so” He sighed and shook his head. He mumbled something that sounded a lot like:’Michelle is going to kill me’. Then he stood up and kicked his shoes off, before going round to the other side of the bed and climbing in with me.
“Michelle isn’t gonna like this” I said
“I know”
“You don’t have to stay”
“It’s okay, you’ve had quite a night”
“I’m sorry”
“Why’re you apologising?” He laughed, moving closer so that we were facing each other.
“I don’t know”
“You’re cute Riley”
“Thanks” I said yawning.
“Get some sleep” He said
“Zacky’s gonna… he’ll be back” I trailed off, rubbing my nose against the soft fabric of his shirt.
“Don’t worry about Zack, just go to sleep, I’ll tell him what happened”
“M’kay” I mumbled, he smelled amazing.
If I hadn’t been so tired I probably would have felt like I was going to throw up from the nerves, the fact that I was cuddling in bed with Brian was only something that I could next to dream of, of course I always imagined that when we did this it would be because we were together, not that I almost got raped.
But I suppose beggars can’t be choosers and I should just be grateful for the time that I got with him.
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5/27/14