Girl Meets World Fanfiction: Behind the Smile
~ Riley's POV ~
Knock, Knock, Knock
A loud clanging came from my window, waking me from my slumber. I rose slowly, rubbing my eyes and yawning a big, loud yawn.
"Rise and shine Riles. It's Friday, my favorite day of the week." she said, giggling. She climbed through the window in her pajamas and welcomed herself in. This is when I realized that it was still dark outside.
"Why are you waking me up so early?" I whined, not wanting to leave the comforting hug of my blankets.
"You'll see," she said with a smile. I knew this would be good.
I got out of bed and slipped on my fuzzy, purple slippers, and started to follow Maya out the window and onto the fire escape. There I saw a blanket and pillows set up.
"What's this?" I asked her inquisitively, stretching.
"Come see." She laid me down on my side of the blankets and I rested my head on the pillow. "Now, I want you to look up at the stars. What do you see?"
I didn't know how to answer this question. What was she getting to here?
"I see a bunch of twinkly and happy stars that form pictures imagined by those long ago." I turned to her and smiled.
"Wow Riles, so deep." she teased. We both stared at the sky for a moment before I returned the question.
"What do you see?" I asked her.
She responded with a smile. "I see us."
"What do you mean you see us."
"Well you see, there are these things called constellations and they are made up of a bunch of stars. You know that. Well, we, me you, Lucas, Zae, Smackle, and Farkle are a constellation. Pick any 6 stars you like and make a picture. The ancient people made pictures out of the stars of things that were important to them and we still see them today. They are forever. Just like us."
I smiled. What was all of this for? I reached over and grabbed her hand, holding it tight. "Thanks Peaches, this is really cool."
"Riles, you know that I will always be here for you. No matter what happens, we, Riley and Maya, Maya and Riley, will always be. And so will Zae, Lucas, Smackle, and Farkel. We will always be here for you."
"Is there a reason for this?" I asked her. She always reminded me of our friendship but never like this. I felt like there was a reason for this other than just being my friend.
She took a moment to respond, almost giving herself away. I know there is a reason now. "No, well… yes. I know from experience that when I was facing a rough time, I didn't feel like I wanted to put my burden on anyone else. So I didn't share. There are still some things that I haven't told you. But they are from the past and I do not want to talk about it anymore." She took a pause to collect her thoughts before she continued. I was still really confused. "Look, what I am trying to say is that don't be like me. I wish that I could have opened up to someone. It might have helped me to talk about it. But I didn't. So I just want you to promise me that if there is ever something bothering you, that you will tell me ok?"
I looked over at her and noticed the tears that sat in her eyes. I knew then that this was something that she was serious about. I squeezed her hand that smiled. "I promise."
A Month Later…
~ Still Riley's POV ~
My morning had flew by. I am just enjoying my lunch with my friends when my phone beeps. I look down and see that it is a text from a number I don't recognize. I open up my phone and I read it. Hey Riley! Who are you kidding wearing that today. You do realize that you will never be cool, so stop trying.
My heart sank to my stomach as I reread the text over and over again. I responded with, Who is this?
"Who are you texting Riley?" Maya asked looking over my shoulder.
"No one," I said too quickly as I put my phone back in my purse.
"Looks like someone is cheating on Huckleberry. Maybe she's sneaking around with her headless bear while you're not around." We all laughed.
"I am not cheating on Lucas, I would never do that." I look into his deep and loving eyes. Why did he have to be so cute? "Besides, it was only a wrong number."
"I hate those. You know…" My phone buzzed, distracting my attention from Farkle's rambles. It was the same person again. You know, if I were as ugly and stupid as you, I would just kill myself. This person thinks that I'm ugly? I look down at my outfit. My favorite outfit suddenly looked out of place.
"I'll be right back, I have to run to the bathroom," I said, interjecting into Farkle's rambles.
"Come back quick, it's almost time for art class," Maya said, looking down at her phone.
"When was the last time that Riley was late to class," Farkel joked. Everyone giggled, except for me. I walked away. I glanced around the lunchroom to see if I could catch anyone looking at me. But I couldn't pin point anyone. I quickened my pace to a speed walk and headed straight for the bathroom.
I went into the big stall and stared into the mirror. I looked at my face. This kid was right. I was ugly. I attempted to fix the frizzies sticking out from on top of my head when my phone buzzed again. Hey, guess what I found. Attached to the text was a really embarrassing picture of me. It was of the time that I fell down the steps and cried cause I thought that I broke my wrist. My makeup was running and my face was, well ugly. It buzzed again. If you don't meet me behind the school in the reserved parking lot after school, this picture will be sent to the whole school. Chills went down my spine. What did this person want from me. I felt sick, I sat over the trash can and held it in. I couldn't get sick, or else this picture would be sent to the whole school. I took a deep breathe. I stood back up and looked into the mirror once again. I am ugly.
(A/N: I know that this was a super long chapter, I apologize, and that this chapter probably made a lot of people mad. I went through bullying and depression and I can relate. I hope that this gives you all the feels. If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments, just comment below. I promise that I won't give up on this story. I don't like when others do it and I don't want to be a hypocrite. )
