Chapter 6
Riley's POV
I had plenty of time to relax and get feeling better the night before. I didn't want to miss out on school so I got Shelby to agree to let me go. I promised her I would eat lunch with her in her office like we had been. We pulled into the parking lot and I got out of the car. I said goodbye to her and headed towards the school. I kept the books I needed and put the rest in my locker. I made it through my first classes of the day and then it was time for lunch. I was about to leave the cafeteria when Quinn, Mercedes and Kurt came up to me. "Hi."I said as I placed my lunch back on the table in front of me. They all said hi then Quinn said "We just want to say we think it was really cool what you said in glee club the other day."None of us ever have the guts to stand up to Rachel like that."Mercedes said as Kurt gave me a smile and put his arm around me. I looked up at him and he asked "Would you like to come sit with us for lunch?"I nodded and said "Yeah I'd love to."I followed them to their table. I quickly texted Shelby and asked:
Hey is it ok if I eat with Quinn,Kurt and Mercedes today?
I waited a few minutes then got the reply:
Yes its fine. Ill see you at glee later.
I closed my phone and put it into my bag. For the rest of lunch I sat and talked with Kurt, Quinn and Mercedes. We all had such a great time together. I was so glad to finally have some friends. It made me feel happy. The bell rang ending our lunch. I told them I would see them in glee but I wouldn't be up on stage with them. I said goodbye to them and headed to my English class.
Rachel's POV
I made through the whole day without any problems. Finn was avoiding me which upset me a lot. I had tried a bunch of times to talk to him but he just wouldn't have it. It was finally time for glee club. Even though I was upset about Finn I was happy to be going to glee club. I walked into the auditorium and placed my bag on one of the seats in the front row. Shelby was already there and so was Riley. She waved at me as she saw me walk into the room. I waved back and she gave me a small smile. I felt so bad about what I had done to her. I tried to get her to come back to glee club but she kept saying no to me. The rest of the kids came in to the auditorium and Mr. Schuester began the meeting. He had us work on the singing parts for sectionals this time. The solo had been given to Quinn like Riley had chosen. She was actually pretty good but I just didn't admit it in front of the other kids. Most of the were avoiding me. It was easy but I just had to deal with it.
Riley's POV
During glee club I sat and got some of my homework done. I was bored and it distracted me from having to watch the others up on stage. Glee club finally ended and I began to pack up my stuff. Shelby was talking to Mr. Schue and Rachel was trying to talk to Finn. He kept walking away from her but she wouldn't give up on him. I watched as she grabbed hi arm gently and he turned towards her. They began talking for the first time in weeks. I was watching them when I heard someone next to me say "Hey Riley how are you."I jumped as I turned to see Finn standing next to me. "Oh hi Finn."I said as I stood up out of the chair I had been sitting in. I started to walk over to where Shelby was standing but stopped when I heard him ask "Wait I was wondering if you would like to go out sometime?"I looked up at Rachel and said "I don't know Finn. I don't think it would be right to do that to Rachel. I know that she was mean to me but I just don't think its right if we go out."I looked down at the floor as I heard Finn say "Rachel and I are not together it would be fine if we went out."I looked up at him and said "Finn please I just cant. Rachel loves you. Your a nice guy and all but I just don't think its right."He didn't say anything and I walked away. Shelby gave me a curious look and I shook my head at her. She nodded and kept quiet.
Shelby's POV
Riley came over to where I was standing and sat down next to Rachel. The two of them began talking as they waited for me to be ready to leave. They seemed to have forgiven each other. I finally finished talking to Mr. Schuester and we headed home. When we got home I told the babysitter she could go home. I thanked her for watching Beth and she left. Rachel went up to her room and Riley was sitting in the living room with Beth. I walked in and sat down next to her on the floor. "So whats up with you and Finn?"I asked as I watched Beth for a minute or two. "He asked me out."Riley said as she also watched Beth. I looked over at her and asked "So what happened?"Riley just shrugged and said "I told him it wouldn't be right if I went out with him. I don't want to upset Rachel. I know that what she did to me wasn't nice. But she is the only sister I have ever had and I don't want us to be mad at each other again."I nodded and said "If Finn continues to try to ask you to go out with him let me know. Ill talk to him." All I got was an ok out of Riley as she stood up with Beth in her arms. I took Beth from her and she went upstairs to work on her homework.
Rachel's POV
Riley and I worked on our homework until dinner time. Shelby called us down and we quickly came into the kitchen. We had decided on ordering chinese tonight. The food had been delivered while we were upstairs. Shelby had a plate set out for each of us and we served ourselves and sat down to eat. Riley just sat and listened as I talked about glee. We all finished our dinner and cleaned up the kitchen. After we finished cleaning Shelby asked "How about we all watch a movie together?"Both of us nodded and went to pick a movie. Shelby came in and placed Beth on the floor next to us. I laughed as Beth tried to help us pick a movie. I watched as Riley held up finding nemo to her and asked "Beth do you want to watch this movie?"Beth pointed to the front cover of the dvd and squealed. All three of us laughed then Riley said "Finding nemo it is."I put in the movie and we all sat down. Riley had Beth on her lap for the first half of the movie. We were halfway through the movie when the door bell rang. I paused the movie and Shelby got up to answer the door. Neither of us moved as we listened to Shelby talking to some woman.
Shelby's POV
I answered the door to see a tall woman with brown hair and brown eyes. "Hi I'm looking for Riley. Is she here?"The woman asked as she tried to look around me. I moved to the left so I was blocking her view. "Who are you and what do you want Riley for?"I asked as I continued to stand in her view. She gave me a cautious smile then said "I'm Riley's mother. Ive been looking for her for a while. Can I see her please?"I stood in the doorway in shock and said "Uh yeah sure I guess."I led her into the living room where the girls were sitting waiting for me. Rachel looked over at me and asked "Shelby who is that?"Riley looked over also and I saw her eyes fill with fear. She stood up with Beth in her arms and began to back away. "Rachel can you take Beth upstairs please?"I asked as I got a nervous look from them both. Rachel nodded and took Beth from Riley. Once Rachel had left I sat down on the couch and so did Riley's mom. Riley wouldn't come near us and sat as far away as she could from the women. I didn't blame her. I was also unsure if this women was really her mother. "Riley this woman says she is your mom. Is that true?"I asked as I noticed how uncomfortable she looked. "I-I don't know. I don't know you."Riley said as she brought her knees up to her chest. "Sweety I'm your mom. I brought pictures to show you. I have one of me holding you in the hospital when you were born."The woman said as she held the pictures out towards Riley. "No! Your not my mom. You never were and you never will be!"Riley shouted as I saw tears start to fall from her eyes. "Riley wait."I said as I moved towards her to try and stop her. She ignored me and ran up the stairs to her room. "I'm so sorry about that. I think this is just a lot for her to handle. She has had a really hard time lately."I said as I sat back down where Riley had been sitting. The woman just nodded and said "My name is Dianna by the way."I introduced myself and said "I'm Shelby."Dianna just nodded and said "I better get going."I nodded and showed her to the door.
Riley's POV
I ran up to my room to find that Rachel was still in Beth's room. I quickly grabbed my book bag and stuffed it with some clothes and a few other things I would need. I hid the bag under my bed. I was going to wait until everyone else was asleep before I left. This was too much for me to handle. It was all too soon and there was no way I was going to stay here. There was no way I was going to go with that women. I had never seen her in my life. I sat on my bed and tried my hardest not to cry. I sat alone until Shelby came in and sat next to me. I looked up at her with tears in my eyes. She took me in her arms and said "Riley its all going to be ok."I shook my head and said "Mom... please don't let her take me."I realized what I had just said and started to apologize. Shelby just shook her head at me and said "Its ok you can call me mom. I'm not going to let her or anyone take you from me."I nodded and held on tighter to her. We sat in silence for a few minutes the Shelby asked "Riley have you ever seen her in your life?"I wiped my face and said "No I don't know who she is."She just nodded and I moved on to the floor and pulled my bag out from under my bed. "What is that for?"Shelby asked as I unzipped the bag. I looked down at the bag and said "I was going to run away. I thought that she was going to take me away from you. So I was going to leave."I started to take the clothes out of the bag but Shelby stopped me. She took me in her arms again as I continued to cry.
Shelby's POV
I was holding Riley in my arms and doing my best to calm her. I would have scolded her for trying to run away but she was upset enough already. I told her everything was going to be ok. I kissed the top of her head as Rachel walked into the room with Beth in her arms. "Whats going on?Are you ok Riley?"Rachel asked as she saw that Riley was crying. I looked over at her and said "Rachel its nothing. Riley will be alright."I watched as Riley looked up and said "Mom she might as well just know. Rachel that was my biological mother. Or thats who she said she was. But I have never seen her in my life."Rachel's eyes got wide and she said "You mean the mom that gave you away as a baby?"Riley just nodded but didn't say anything. "Well your not leaving with her are you?"Rachel asked as she came over to us. Riley shook her head no and said "No way. Ive got a great family right here."Rachel hugged both of us and Beth giggled and squealed as we all stood together. I kissed all three of them on the head and said "Girls its getting late you should get some rest."Rachel and Riley nodded and Rachel said "I couldn't get Beth to bed. She kept wanting to play. She threw a block at my head."Rachel cringed as I touched the spot on her head that was bruising. I brought them downstairs and handed Rachel a piece of ice. "Keep that on there for a little while to help with the swelling. I said as I also handed her an ibuprofen."She quickly took the pill and sat down at the table. Riley had Beth on her lap. The little girl had fallen asleep. Rachel sat with the ice on her head for a few minutes more then I had them go up to bed. I kissed them goodnight and put Beth to bed. I was starting to nod off when I heard "Shelby can we sleep in here tonight?"I looked towards the door way to my room to see Rachel and Riley standing there. I sighed and said "Ok come here."Both of them came in and Rachel crawled in next to me. Riley layed down next to her. Rachel feel asleep first and Riley followed not long after. I was glad to have both of them close to me and to know that Riley didn't want to leave. I loved all of them so much and nothing was ever going to change that.