Heartbreak

Chapter 24

•I have nobody at home who helps me with my homework.

The next few days after Lucas and I were back together(?), Riley was constantly looking at her phone. Even during class! And that's saying a lot for someone like Riley.

I decided to ask her about it, after school. Riley was heading back to the dorm room, when I ran up to her and asked her, "Is something wrong?"

Riley looked at me, puzzled. She opened our dorm room door, and immediately flopped down on her bed. "Answer me! I know something is wrong."

"Nothing is wrong, Maya. You're just thinking too much. Now go hang with Lucas or something...I don't know." Riley shrugged and took out her phone.

I snatched away her phone to find out what she was always looking at. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Riley shouted, and tried to take back her phone.

I used my free hand to hold Riley away from her phone. She struggled, but in the end, she still gave up. I looked at the text conversation on her phone screen.

Anonymous: Miss me Riley?
Me(A/N: It's is "me" because this is Riley's phone, and she is the one texting): What do you want this time?!
Anonymous: Don't be so angry, sunshine. I have a lot to tell you, so don't delete this.
Me: Please stop, you already bullied me enough in middle school!
Anonymous: Shut up! You have no say in this, you weirdo. You are stupid, and a piece of shit.
Me: I'm telling my friends and family.
Anonymous: If you do, I'll post videos of you doing weird things on the internet. And trust me, you haven't seen these videos before.
Me: Fine. I won't tell anybody.
Anonymous: That's more like it. You better not be happy, because you are the weirdest weirdo there is, and I want to put my foot in your weird, stupid face. Nobody deserves to be as happy as you.

That was all for the text conversation. I looked at Riley, and she was crying. "Riles...come here."

I enveloped Riley in a tight hug. She let out all her tears into my galaxy sweatshirt, soaking it wet. I didn't mind, and I was seething with anger.

After Riley had finished crying, I looked her straight in the eyes. "Who is the bully?"

Riley took a deep breath, and said, "The same bully from middle school."

Almost immediately, the memories started rushing in.

*Flashback*

*End of flashback*
"How could you not tell me that the bully is back?!"

"I'm sorry. I just...I'm scared, Maya."

Riley started crying again, and I hugged her, letting her soak both my hair and already soaked sweatshirt wet with her tears. "I promise, we are going to get rid of the bully for good this time. I'm sorry I let you get hurt again, Riles...I failed to protect you, I'm a bad best friend."

"You are the best best friend there is, Peaches. But, you are still the worst bully." Riley mumbled.

I chuckled, and Riley put her head on my shoulder. We sat down on her bed. "Can we stay like this forever?"

I nodded my head. We stayed like that, with her resting her head on my shoulder, until dinner time. (A/N: Let's pretend that when they ended school, lunch was already over, and it's close to dinner :P )