Riley's POV
"So, are you free to hang out after school?" Lucas asked as we walked to my locker.
"Should be," I answered. Lucas and I were both juniors. We had tried dating but decided we were better off friends. I started unlocking my locker and a paper fell out when the door opened. "What's this?" I questioned as I picked up the paper. In really cool handwriting it said:
Dear Riley Matthews,
You don't know me, but right now you're one step closer to figuring this out. I like you, I'm one year older than you, and I figured I might as well make a game out of this. Open this card and there will be a clue. Welcome to the Riley game. You will also have a very special delivery today. If you do this right, you will find out my identity just in time for prom. Stay free so I can take you. But it sill not happen unless you figure out all the clues exactly on time. I'm a senior so my time here is short.
Have fun with this game,
Your Secret Admirer
"Dang Riley," Lucas said, he was reading over my shoulder. "Ooh, you got a secret admirer. Go, Riley! Let's read this clue. It better not be cryptic or something."
"Let's see," I said. I opened the card and read the inside:
Here's your first clue
Its pretty easy
Go to the art room
Hope it's not too cheesy
I smiled and folded the card. I almost ran into a blond on the way there who quickly apologized and continued. I opened the art room door and saw ms. Kossal. "Hey there Riley," Ms. Kossal said. "Ah, I believe that this is for you." She pointed at a canvas and i looked at it. It was a portrait of me with a sun behind me. There were yellow rays poking out behind my face and the background was blue.
"Hmmm," I said. "What am i looking for?" I picked up the canvas and looked on the easel. I flet something on my hand from where I was holding the canvas. I looled on the back of the canvas and saw a piece of paper taped to it. I pulled it off and opened it
Good Job Riley! Welcome to clue number two. If you did this right, you should be heading to first period after this. Have a nice day. Something will be delivered at lunch with the second clue. Dont worry its nothing bad. Have a good first few periods. I'll see you at lunch, but you won't see me.
Your Admirer
I smiled and put the note in my pocket along with the other one. "Have a good day, Ms. Kossal," I said, and she smiled. I walked to first period and sat down with a smile on my face.
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"So what are you waiting for?" Lucas asked as he munched on his food.
"I don't know Lucas," I said. "If I knew I wouldn't be so nervous."
"Riley Matthews?" Someone asked, and tapped my shoulder. I turned around and saw a green eyed, brown haired, boy wearing a beanie and holding flowers.
"Are you the secret admirer?" I asked.
"No, it's not going to be that easy, Riley," he said. "Here ya go. Oh and this. Hope you have a good rest of the day."
I took the flowers and the card the guy was holding. "Thank you," I said. I almost opened it until on the front in all big letters it said
STOP! DO NOT OPEN THIS UNTIL YOU GET HOME
I sighed and put the card in my pocket. I lowered my head until Lucas said," Hey, they got you white roses. How did they know?"
"This person is good," I said, staring at a boquet of my favorite flowers. "Lucas are you pulling this on me?"
"Now, Riley, why would I do that?" Lucas asked. "We agreed to just be friends. And that's what we are. And plus, am I a senior?"
"No, but you are a year older than me," I pointed out, and Lucas shrugged. "But You're right. It's kinda weird to think that this person is in the same room as me. Doing all of this." I looked around the lunch room and Lucas continued to eat his food.
Secret Admirer's POV
"Thanks Nathan," I said, and handed him five dollars.
"No problem," he said, adjusting his beanie. "But you better make sure that the cowboy doesn't steal her."
"Don't wory," I said. "I'm all over that."
