Riley heard a knock at her bus door. She opened it to reveal one of the people she loved to mess with most—Justin Gabriel.
She glanced at the clock above the door. It read 2:30 am "Why?"
"Did I wake you?" His voice sounded strangled. She shook her head worried about him.
"No why? What's wrong Gabriel?"
"I… I really need to talk to you."
She stepped aside and nodded for him to come inside.
He did so. She raised an eyebrow when he plopped his short butt down on her bed.
She flopped cross-legged against her pillows he was sitting with his head in his hands on the edge of her bed. "Speak to me dark one."
He half-laughed.
"Really, what's up?"
"You don't discriminate right?"
She nodded "Right, hence my 'racism is wrong' speech and my 'they can't help if they're gay tirade."
He laughed again
"Can I tell you something?"
"Jup."
"I…I… um… I…"
"Speak Justin, your killing me here!"
He sighed "IthinkI'minlovewithWadeBarrett!"
Her jaw dropped "Nuh-uh!"
He groaned. She laid back, clapped her hands, flailed her legs, and squealed.
He looked back at her like she was a nut.
Two days earlier.
"Riles!" she turned to see one of her best friends Wade Barrett walking toward her.
"Sup, tall person?"
"Can I talk to you?"
She nodded.
"I'm gay."
She nodded like she was only mildly surprised as opposed to ungodly surprised like she was.
"You don't seem surprised."
She shrugged. "It don't bother me whether you are or not to be honest."
He smiled this was one of the reasons she was his best friend. "Well it might interest you to know… I have a ginormous crush on Justin."