Chapter 10
Riker POV
My eyes widened as Riley walked out of the room.
No? I may have accidentally gone a little too far this time…
When I got out into the living room, Shane and Rick were both there.
"Riker, we thought since you and Riley are having problems staying together, we'd try something. We need you guys to stay together because we're here to protect both of you, and we can't if you're in different places. Turn around," said Shane.
I turned away from them. I could feel Shane doing something to my arm. When I turned around again, I saw that Riley and I were tied together on a rope, about 10 feet long. Our wrists were connected! And she wants to kill me. This is a really bad situation! But now I know I won't lose her!
Riley looked just as annoyed, if not even more annoyed as I was, about this situation. She decided to go back to her room, so I got dragged there. I sat down on her bed next to her.
"Why won't you be my girlfriend?"
"Riker, you don't know how much that hurt!"
"I know, I'm sorry!"
"Riker, sorry can't always fix everything! I never thought you'd ever say something like that to me. It made me realize that you're completely different than I thought you were. You said you were ready to be done with this. Let's be done."
I sighed. She was still really mad. I decided I'd let her be mad, and I'd try again in a little bit. I needed to give her time to cool down.
But it wasn't like I could go somewhere. I was stuck to Riley by a rope! And I get what they were thinking, it was probably hard to watch us if we're in different rooms, but a rope!? That's the answer!?
I sat down on the ground in Riley's room. I would've stayed with her on the bed, but I kept getting death glares, so I figured I better just sit on the ground. But I didn't even have my phone with me, and I was getting bored just sitting there. I figured I should try to fix things with Riley again since we were both miserable, and had nothing to do.
I got back up on Riley's bed. Riley was still crying.
"Riley?"
"What?"
She sounded furious still…
"I'm sorry."
"I'm not taking you back."
"Riley, I don't care. I just want you to forgive me."
"No."
"Riley, please? I really didn't mean what I said. I hardly got any sleep last night, and I didn't have a lot of patience. I shouldn't have blown up at you like that. I'm sorry, and I didn't mean anything I said."
"Well whether you meant it or not, it still hurt!"
"I know! And I'm sorry!"
"You said you wanted to be done with this! You probably wish I had just gone to the woods yesterday! This could've been finished already!"
"Riley, stop talking like that! I said I didn't mean it! How could I? I love you too much, and I would never want to see you get hurt!"
"Stop. Don't touch me. You can't come back and think you can just sweet talk your way out of trouble! Sweet talking and hugs can't fix this, Riker!"
"Then what can?"
"I honestly don't know. You went too far this time, Riker!"
"Riley, I wasn't even myself this morning!"
"Well you got one thing right so far."
"No, Riley, I never act like that! I swear! Please give me another chance!"
Riley sighed. Had I won or lost.
"No."
I lost.
"Riley, what can I do?"
"There's nothing you can do, Riker."
"Riley, please! I need to make it up to you! I love you with all my heart, and it's killing me inside that you hate me!"
"Good."
That was cold. She must be super mad.
But what can I do to make it up to her? We can't leave our road. And I was attached to her. I just wanted to curl up in a ball and cry. I really did go too far, and now I won't get my Riley back. But I can't give up. There has to be some way…
Later…
Riker POV
"Can we take these off?" I asked Shane about the rope.
"No, I can't trust you guys that you won't separate! You need to stay in the same room, and you're not doing a very good job."
"Riley?"
Nothing.
"Can I sleepover tonight?"
"Why are you even asking? You'll just do what you want anyways whether it be sleeping over, or maybe… hmmm… I don't know… BREAKING YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S HEART!"
"Riley, I feel really bad and really guilty about that."
"Good. You should."
"I do! Riley please take me back!"
"Not going to happen."
"Why, though?"
"Because what you said, really hurt, Riker. It really hurt! I don't want something like that to happen again."
"It won't!"
"I don't believe that."
"Riley, come on!"
"No."
I was really frustrated and upset. And frustrated and upset is a really bad combination. I locked myself in the bathroom and cried, making Riley have to sit outside the door from the rope. Making her sit out there probably wasn't helping, either. But then I had a thought.
She said I was cute when I cried. And I was really upset. Maybe that made me super cute. I figured I'd try it anyways.
I left the bathroom and laid down on Riley's bed, facing Riley. Riley sat on the ground.
"Stop making faces at me!" Riley shouted.
"I'm not doing anything!"
"You're crying, and you're making faces!"
"What am I supposed to do?"
"Ugh!"
Riley turned away from me. Well that didn't work…
Later that night…
Riker POV
"Rocky, I need major help," I texted my brother.
"Is she still mad?" Rocky texted back.
"Yeah. I don't know what to do."
"I'll think of something by tomorrow morning."
"I have to wait until the morning!? I'm stuck to her with a rope! This is really uncomfortable for the both of us!"
"I'm sorry, but if you want a plan that'll work, you'll have to wait until the morning."
I sighed and put my phone down. I looked next to me, and Riley was just sitting there on the ground, doing nothing. Maybe I'll try again…
"Riley?"
"What?"
"I'm sorry."
"Stop saying that."
"But I am!"
"I don't care!"
I sighed. Ok, I better just wait until morning when Rocky has a plan. I just decided to go to sleep early. It wasn't going to do me any good to just sit here. I'd only get even more frustrated.
Later that night…
Riker POV
I woke up to Riley crying in the middle of the night. I was almost sure it was because she had a nightmare with Dylan. I sat up next to her, leaning against the wall.
"Riley? Are you ok?"
"What do you care?"
"I care a lot. If you're not ok, then that's not ok with me."
Riley wiped her face and turned away from me.
"I'm fine, Riker."
Obviously, she's not! But Riley laid down, and closed her eyes, so I figured I'd just go back to sleep too.
Morning…
Riker POV
I had texted Rocky, and thankfully, he had come up with a plan to get me and Riley back together. I didn't know if it would work, but I had to try. After lunch, Riley and I were sitting on the floor in her bedroom. I laid down, and there was no way I was moving until Riley was mine again.
"Riker."
"What?"
"Get up. I want something to eat from the kitchen."
"No."
"No?"
"I'm not moving until you're my girlfriend again."
"Riker!"
"I'm not moving!"
"Are you serious!?"
"Yes."
Riley looked down at me from where she was standing in the doorway. This was about to be a very long day.
"Fine."
Riley sat down again next to me.
Later…
Riker POV
"Riker."
"What?"
"I have to go to the bathroom."
"Are you my girlfriend yet?"
"No."
"Well then sucks for you."