Riley's P.O.V
I dont know what came over me but all of a sudden I needed to feel my lips against Nate's. Then his arm was around my waist and it felt so nice He pulled me closer to him so our bodies were pressing hard against eachother. We continued like this for a while until it got more intense and Nate ended up laying down, with me ontop of him un-tieing his school tie and unbuttoning his dress code regulated shirt without breaking the kiss"Nate?" I heard someone calling Nate's name. Him and I broke apart and shot each other confused looks not knowing where the name calling was coming from I started to lean in to continue our activity but I heard a strong "Ahem!" From the doorway. We both looked over to see Cameron standing in the doorway, arms crossed"Cameron!" I shrieked and jumped off Nate who was furiously trying to button up his shirt"Whats going on here guys? I thought we were suppose to meet up for unch Nate" Cameron said, glaring at Nate. "But apparently you had better things to do" He finished and shifted his glare over to me."Cam I can explain" I told him and took a few steps towards him"Dont come near me" He said angrily and took a few steps back. "Slut" He spat and stormed out of the room I gasped and took a step back. I hurt him. He's been nothing but nice to me and how do I repay him? By making out with his best friend. I dont blame him for calling me a slut"Cameron wait!" I called and started walking towards the door but Nate grabbed my wrist to stop me."No, dont. He just needs time. I'll go talk to him" Nate said. I looked at him and bit my lower lip. "Nate, you cant keep fighting my battles for me" I told him quitely He just smiled and kissed my cheek before leaving the room to go after Cam After pacing the room a few times, I decided to go after Nate. I didnt like just sitting around being useless.
Nate's P.O.V
"Cam! Cameron! Wait!" I called to Cameron who was already half way down the hall"What?" He snapped and turned around."You have no idea whats going on with Riley right now" I told him when I caught up"After YOU left her ALONE at that party last night, Connor McNab drugged her and brought her to his room" I explained. "If it werent for Shane and I who knows what would have happened" I explained. "She's feeling really vulnerable right now so I skipped lunch to check on her" I finished telling Cameron He stood there in silence for a minute. "I just cant believe you would do that to me. And Avery. Remember her? Your GIRLFRIEND!" That stung a bit. Avery and I werent on very good terms at the moment and our relationship was a little rocky. If she heard about this she would break up with me in a heartbeat"She dosent need to know about this. Riley kissed ME ok? I didnt kiss her. SHE came onto ME!" I explained"It was more of a pity kiss. I didnt want to upset her anymore" I told Cameron. Of course that was a complete lie but it was the only way to get Cam to calm down and not tell Avery"Just a pity kiss?" Cam asked. "Just a pity kiss" I confirmed. "Alright. So we're cool?" He asked. "Yeah we're cool" I told him"Ok im gonna get back to class. See you later" Cameron said and waved goodbye I sighed and started walking back towards my dorm but when I turned the corner, I walked straight into Riley"Riley" I Said suprised and smiled at her. She didnt return the smile but just stared at me with that empty emotionless look. She heard me. She must have"Riley?""Pity kiss?" She asked after a minute of silence"Riley, no. I didnt mean that. I just had to tell Cameron something so he would stop being mad" I explained and reached out to rest my hand on her shoulder She stepped back and avoided my hand. "Girlfriend?" She asked and looked down at her feet That I wish I could tell her wasnt true, but it was I sighed and shook my head yes. "Avery" I told her, trying to make eye contact with her. Riley looked up and smiled at me, though it didnt reach her eyes"It's fine" She told me. "It was just a meaningless, dumb kiss""Right" I mumbled in agreeance."So um, you should get back to class and i'll see you whenever you get back. Bye" Riley quickly said and turned around and walked back to the dorm"Bye" I managed to get out before walking down the hall and back to class.
Riley's P.O.V:
It took alot to swallow the lump in my throat and as soon asI rounded the corner I sawShane walking towards his room"Shane!" I called out. He saw me and his face immediatly lit up"Riley!" He called and rushed over to me.He looked at my face and asked"Whats wrong?" I Just shook my head. "I-I K-kissed" I couldnt even finish my sentence because thetears started to fall"Come on" Shane whispered and put an arm around me and guided me into his room and closed the door behind us. His room was set up the same as ours with the same exact furniture. He sat me down on his couchand brought outa box of tissues from the bathroom then joined me on the couch"Ok tell me whats wrong" Shane said. I took a deep breathe and explained all this mornings events starting with thekissand what I just heard. Shane sat there and shook his head then wrapped his arms around me pulling me to his chest"I never liked that kid, Riley. He's badnews" He told me asIcried a little more"I hate this" I said. "I hate crying, it makes me feel like such a baby" I told Shane and sat up. "I just want to go home" I sighed"Its ok" Shane said and patted my knee. "I dont have any more classes today, so we can just hang out in here!" Shane told mewith abig smile."Sounds perfect" I toldShane and gave him a genuine smile. I looked down and noticedI was still wearing Nate's shirt and sweatpants and groaned"Could I borrow some clothes?" I askedShane with a giggle. "These areNates" I explained and rolled my eyes Shane laughed. "Of course!" He said and stood up and rummaged through his closet pulling out a blink 182 sweatshirt and a pair of black skinny jeans"These pants area little tight on me" hesaid and passed them to me. "You can wear this""Thanks Shane" I said and got up to go change in the bathroom Once I was in the bathroom,I changed and washed my face. I'm a mess I thought to myself as a ran a finger over my bandagedwrist. I sighed and exited the bathroom to find Shane lounging on the couch flipping through thet.v. Ismiled andlayed next to him. "Hey" He whispered in my ear"Hi" I whispered back. "Thanks for everything, again" I told him"No problem" He responded. I hadnt noticed I was stillrunning finger up and down my wrist, when Shane gently held onto my hand and ran his own finger along the bandages. "What happened?" He asked concerned. "Um.." I started, not knowing whether to tell the truth or not."I had a little incident this morning. With a razor blade" Iexplained, deciding Shane deserved the truth"Ahh" He said, able to putit together. "I've had myfair share of incidentstoo youknow" Shane told me."Really?" I asked. He nodded then reachedonto thecoffee table and grabbed amarker"There's a method you can use you know. Whenever you feel like your going to have another incident, draw a butterfly on your arm and name it after someone you love" Shane explained with a cute smile."If you cut, the butterfly dies. You have to let it fade naturally, no scrubbing it off". He finished. "Kind of corny, I know" He added and drew a little butterfly on my wrist I smiled. "No, I love it"I told him honestly Shane and I spent the rest of the afternoon onhis couch, talking and watching t.v until eventually he fell asleep leaving me alone with just my thoughts. I thought of everyone I hurt today. I hurt Cameron. He said he was really starting to like me and thereI went and kissed his best friend. I hurt Nate by makinghis friend mad at him and making him feel like he had to kiss me.ThenI started to think ofall the people who hurt me. My parents. Kyle forcalling me for two minutes and making me feel so alone.Connor McNab for making me feel disgusting at that party after what he tried. And most of all Nate forpity kissing me and having a girlfriend I sighed and reached forthe marker on the coffee table and drew a butterfly near my bandage. This one was Shane.
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