LEAVING
Music blared through my ears. Random programed songs were on this stupid IPod. I so didn't care at the moment. Much bigger problems were going on. I turned up the music up louder drowning out any thoughts that filled my head. My best friend had gone missing. He'd been missing for a while...
My mother lightly knocked in the door " honey can I come in?" I figured she'd ask. I took of my earphones. Shes been parinoid; kept checking on me every ten minutes. She thinks ive become suicidal and now that I think about it, I might be. "yeah sure mom, Whatever" I said annoyed and fighting tears. mom sighed " Nikki, he's gonna come back and you know it!" ugh this again. I decided to actually say something this time. " mom, Riley's been missing for 5 days now. Don't you think he'd be back by now?" the stress and anger seemed to have shocked her. " most missings last for a bit longer that that" she said looking at me funny. She trys to help. That isn't what she's good at. I gave her a stressed and pained look "mom, not helping!" I said sorta winey "sorry... honey please stop worrying and calm down for a bit. Dinners ready too!" She said hoping that'd make me feel better. I was about to say no when she cut me off "It's your favorite and you haven't eaten a scrap of food in the past two days. Your eating" she said sturnly "fine mom. Fine. You win, i'll eat" I said putting my hands in the air and then slapping them back down hitting my jeans. I stumbled downstairs, defeated. Mom followed close behind
I sat at the table where my dad and sister were already waiting "wheres Justin" I said in a non-question. "Probally watching tv in his room" dad said "when is he not?" my sister, Emily said, looking at her food "Justin get your lazy butt down here!" dad shouted. Justin wasn't particulary lazy; actually quite fit, but he watches tv alot to get out of homework "Im comming, im comming!" Justin shouted back and ran downstairs. We all sat there; dad and Justin scarfing their food, mom and Emily eating like civilized beings and I eating small bites "Any word on Riley?" my dad asked. An imaginary hand punched me in the stomach and I dropped my fork. "No, still nothing" my mom said, unsure and raising an eyebrow at me " Oh... sorry Nikki" my dad apoligized feeling sorry. I stood up and pushed my chair in " Im going for a walk" I said with no emotion looking at the door "don't hurry back. moody" my brother said with mouth full of potatoes "shut it dipwad. Don't you have deoderant not to put on?" I said, slapping his head on the way out. I grabbed my dark purple jacket and kissed Emily's forehead on the way out " Don't break another lamp, kid" I said and opened the door "No promises!" she shouted. I smiled and shut the door, heading for the streets of Seattle
I walked through the streats, hearing Fall Out Boy playing from the local clubs and the random dirtbags roaming the street. I didn't quite know what I was planning to do but I knew one thing; I was going to find Riley.
I was walking into our favorite hangouts; the diner, the alleyway where he scared the living daylights out of me, and the college gym where we showed eachother how bad we were at climbing ropes and playing volleyball. Each hangout I looked at brought back a memory that stung my heart; as if lightning hit it. At around 11:00 pm, I started to get tired. At 1:00 am, I was fighting to keep my eyes open. And at 3:00 am, I had big black circles under my eyes. I was giving up. I would never see my best friend ever again. I realized that those lightning bolts hitting my heart were me giving up and at that exact moment, I realized that I was in love with him