Here's chp. 2. I hope you all liked the first one. Now you see why I don't like Cody's manager. Fortunately he isn't in this chapter. Yay! Anyway this one is shorter because I don't want romance until at least chapter 3. Thank you for the reviews!
I thought most of that day and at the end of it, I decided to meet up with Riley. It was my day off, (thank god), so I really didn't have anything else to do. He was standing against the tree outside, where he'd led me to in the first place. His blue eyes caught mine for a second and then I looked away.
"Here follow me," he said. I followed him into the woods behind the school and he stopped somewhere in the middle of it. He motioned for me to sit down, but I shook my head. There was no way I was going to sit down in the middle of the woods with a person I only knew the name to. Even though he was sexy… No. Still not sitting down.
"I'm not so sure about that. We're out in the middle of the woods with no one around. You might… rape me." I said the last two words slowly. He noticed and shrugged. He wasn't going to push. Good.
"It's okay. I understand. So why weren't you here?" he asked. I paused to think of a good lie.
"I was sick," I lied. He nodded slowly. He didn't believe me.
"Lift up your sleeve," he said. I looked at him with confusion. "Cody, please lift up your sleeve." I shook my head and ran. I ran until I got to the school and then went back inside. There wasn't anyone in there… I ran until I came to a memorial for two people. I looked at the names. JT York was one and Jonathon Sinclair was another. Jonathon looked almost exactly like me… I heard Riley come up behind me.
"Who is this?" I asked, once my eyes landed on a picture of Riley and Jonathon. Riley had his arms wrapped around Jonathon's chest and Jonathon was giving him a confused look. They were both happy.
"Jonathon. He's the one I thought you looked like," he said. I shook my head.
"No. What was he to you?" I asked. He came up and stood beside me.
"He was… My boyfriend at a time," he replied. I glared at him.
"If he was your boyfriend then why were you being a fucking asshole to me? We're both in the same boat. It's not-"He covered my mouth with his hand, making me tense and squirm. When he let go, I moved as far away from him as I could. He noticed he'd scared me.
"Lift up your sleeve. Jonathon used to cut himself and I'm almost positive you do too. Please Cody," he said. I tried to move away from him, but he caught me around the waist. "Cody…" When he let me go, I turned to face him. I lifted up both of my sleeves, not only revealing my cuts, but the chain marks too. I watched his eyes widen.
"This is what it takes to be a model. I have to suffer whatever my boss wants me to suffer through," I yelled. Riley looked up at me.
"Then why did you join?" he asked. I scoffed.
"I had no choice. My parents sold me to them. They didn't want a gay son," I said softly. Riley sighed.
"Is there no way of getting out of it?" he asked. I shook my head.
"No. I can't get out of it. Everyone knows I want to," I replied. He let out a sigh.
"Cody, I'm sorry," he said. This time when he tried to reach out for me, I moved away. I did not want him to touch me.
"Riley, stop. I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow," I said and walked away.
When I got home, Johnny rushed in to see me. When he saw my troubled face, I watched him frown. He was like an older brother to me so he knew when there was something wrong.
"What happened?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Nothing. I'm okay," I replied, Then I added," I have homework I have to do. I'll be in my room if you need me," I said. He nodded and then I went upstairs. I needed some alone time.
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