Riley yawned as she opened the door to her room. She through her
book bag down and plopped onto her bed. She turned the radio on and hummed
along to the music. She pulled out a book from her book bag and began
reading it. It was the book from her reading class. Again she yawned and
flipped through the book.
***
"Night Chloe," Riley said turning out her light. She tossed and turned, thinking about Chloe again. After an hour, she finally fell asleep.
***
The sun peaked through the window, tapping Riley on the face. She opened her eyes, but closed them again, the sun right in them. She rolled over and looked at her clock. It six O clock. Riley yawned as she got out of bed and walked into the shower. She blew dried her hair and put on a little bit of make-up.
"Riley! Breakfast is getting cold!" Macy called to Riley. She rolled her eyes and yelled back.
"Im getting ready mom!" she grabbed her book bag and walked downstairs. Macy had out a plate of eggs and toast, and a glass of orange juice. Riley took the glass of orange juice and drank it up on her way out the door. She walked halfway to school when she saw Jamie come out of a poor looking apartment complex. Riley sighed and let Jamie get a block ahead of her before yelling out Jamie's name.
"Hey Riley," Jamie said. Today, Jamie was wearing a black tee shirt, dark denim jeans and a blue bandana.
"Hey Jamie," Riley said walking next to her. They went into Star Bucks for some coffee. Jamie just took her coffee black, just black. Riley watched Jamie amazed as she sipped the black coffee. Just black, Riley looked away. Chloe liked black coffee. They left the shop and continued to school.
"So, should we tour the school again? We can tell the principle that we didn't finish the tour yesterday. She'll let us go," Riley suggested.
"Sure, I guess," Jamie, said nodding. Riley smiled as the entered the school. They went into the office and asked to finish the tour. The large clerk at the front desk nodded and gave them both hall passes. Instead of just sitting down and talking, they walked around the school and talked.
"So, I told my dad that Laura had died and he started laughing while I was crying. So I said to him, why are you laughing and then he stopped. He thought I was joking! I told him what happened in New Jersey with my mom and didn't think I was serious!" Jamie began to cry a little bit. Riley touched her shoulder. "And then, with my older sister died, that was worse! She had slipped on the wine my dad spilled on the kitchen floor. She slid into the fridge and when she hit it, she was knocked out. Then the fridge fell on her. That's about it." Riley hugged her.
"Well, I saw my sister die. She was in my arms. She couldn't breath, she was gasping for air, and she was weak, ya know? And I couldn't take it. As I held her, I actually hoped for her to die before the paramedics got to our house. I wanted to be the last person that held her," Riley said sitting down in the hall. Jamie sat next to her. Riley felt like she could talk to Jamie about anything. When Riley looked into Jamie's eyes, it was like looking in Chloe's.
"Jamie, you and I could become good friends," Riley said wiping her eyes. Jamie smiled.
"I would like that."
***
"Night Chloe," Riley said turning out her light. She tossed and turned, thinking about Chloe again. After an hour, she finally fell asleep.
***
The sun peaked through the window, tapping Riley on the face. She opened her eyes, but closed them again, the sun right in them. She rolled over and looked at her clock. It six O clock. Riley yawned as she got out of bed and walked into the shower. She blew dried her hair and put on a little bit of make-up.
"Riley! Breakfast is getting cold!" Macy called to Riley. She rolled her eyes and yelled back.
"Im getting ready mom!" she grabbed her book bag and walked downstairs. Macy had out a plate of eggs and toast, and a glass of orange juice. Riley took the glass of orange juice and drank it up on her way out the door. She walked halfway to school when she saw Jamie come out of a poor looking apartment complex. Riley sighed and let Jamie get a block ahead of her before yelling out Jamie's name.
"Hey Riley," Jamie said. Today, Jamie was wearing a black tee shirt, dark denim jeans and a blue bandana.
"Hey Jamie," Riley said walking next to her. They went into Star Bucks for some coffee. Jamie just took her coffee black, just black. Riley watched Jamie amazed as she sipped the black coffee. Just black, Riley looked away. Chloe liked black coffee. They left the shop and continued to school.
"So, should we tour the school again? We can tell the principle that we didn't finish the tour yesterday. She'll let us go," Riley suggested.
"Sure, I guess," Jamie, said nodding. Riley smiled as the entered the school. They went into the office and asked to finish the tour. The large clerk at the front desk nodded and gave them both hall passes. Instead of just sitting down and talking, they walked around the school and talked.
"So, I told my dad that Laura had died and he started laughing while I was crying. So I said to him, why are you laughing and then he stopped. He thought I was joking! I told him what happened in New Jersey with my mom and didn't think I was serious!" Jamie began to cry a little bit. Riley touched her shoulder. "And then, with my older sister died, that was worse! She had slipped on the wine my dad spilled on the kitchen floor. She slid into the fridge and when she hit it, she was knocked out. Then the fridge fell on her. That's about it." Riley hugged her.
"Well, I saw my sister die. She was in my arms. She couldn't breath, she was gasping for air, and she was weak, ya know? And I couldn't take it. As I held her, I actually hoped for her to die before the paramedics got to our house. I wanted to be the last person that held her," Riley said sitting down in the hall. Jamie sat next to her. Riley felt like she could talk to Jamie about anything. When Riley looked into Jamie's eyes, it was like looking in Chloe's.
"Jamie, you and I could become good friends," Riley said wiping her eyes. Jamie smiled.
"I would like that."