"I can still remember, when I was just a kid, and friends where friends forever, and what we said was what we did"- Blood on Blood, Bon Jovi

Riley began to write.

Monday, January 10, 2005

I don't know what I'm doing. No plan, no action. Nothing. Crap I'm screwed.

For the first time Riley didn't want to write. She didn't want to document this. She didn't want to lie to people. But this was how she was going to get revenge. Say she's with Randy, who was Missy's dream guy in the flesh. Become a big shot, within the wrestling world. Hit the hot spots with Randy. And get back at her supposed friends. Yeah. A cinch. Right?

In School

"We like them boys up top from the BK" Riley sang along to the cd she was playing in her Discman as she strolled down the hallway towards Ms.De's office.

"From the BK Ms.Smith?" she heard a voice ask. Riley turned off the cd and grinned at Mr. Santiago. "Or from St.Louis" She said smiling and walked into Ms.De's office.

"What was that Riley?" Ms.De asked. "And why are you late?"

"Late? I'm not late! Its only 8 o'clock!" Riley said pretending not to notice Missy and Lorraine sitting on the couch

"You're usually here at like 7:25" Jackie responded

"Never mind all of that" Ms. Jameson said walking into the room with her breakfast. "Whats up with those two hotties?"

"John's good, he's chilling in Florida for now, because they're taping Smackdown! there." She replied

"And the other one?" Ms. De asked

"He was ok the last time I spoke to him. Bit banged up"

"Didn't win?" Mr. Santiago asked

"Nah." Riley said taking off her coat

"So he ain't a solider?" the teacher replied, referring to the song that Riley had been listening to earlier

"You know what idiot?" Riley said, placing her hands on her hips

"What? I was just saying that St. Louis aint exactly know for their street cred" Mr. Santiago replied enjoying teasing the girl

"Whoa wait. Riley what is he talking about?" Ms. De asked putting down her cup of coffee

"Nothing!" Riley said

"Nothing my foot. Your girl over here was singing Soldier by DC, and when she sang about needing a man from the BK, I asked her about it, and she said St. Louis would do. Which is where Randy is from"

"Wait hold up! Riley you hooked up with Randy?!" Ms. Jameson asked

"Go Ri!" Crystal, Madison and Jackie cheered

"No, no go Ri!" Ms.De said

"Why are we talking about this? We have better things to talk about, like the tsunami victims" Missy said in an aggravated tone.

The teachers in the room had surprised looks on their face. They knew that Missy and Riley were close, they even referred to them as the twins. Hell even the nuns referred to them as the twins. Why the hell was Missy being cold towards Riley? Even Riley didn't know the answer to this.

Riley decided to pretend she never got that e-mail. Just play it off. 'Calm, cool and collected Ri'

"She's right. Who gives a damn bout my love life, when we got people who need our help" she said flashing a quick smile at Missy and Lorraine.

Ms. Jameson raised her eyebrow at Ms.De, and Ms.De looked at Mr. Santiago. The bell rang and the students quickly left to go pack their books.

Ms.De looked at her colleagues and said "I'll find out what I can"

Ms. Jameson replied "Please do" Mr. Santiago looked at the two females and said "I'm a 22 year old male. I don't deal with teenage drama. Pissy teenaged girls scare the crap outta me"

Ms.De and Ms. Jameson laughed. "Alright, then find out what's going on with Orton, I'm not sure I like the idea of one of my kids dating a wrestler" Ms.De said

"I agree" said Ms.Jameson

"That I can do" The male teacher replied and left the room

Shakespeare Class

"Alright! Ladies! Ladies! Today is the day we begin our soliloquies…Now where did I put that paper?" Mr. Santiago said

"In your planner" Riley said from the back of the room. Mr. Santiago looked in his planner and pulled the paper out.

"And that is why you are my over-worked, under-paid secretary" he said to her. "And what a coincidence, guess whose first!" the teacher laughed. "Ms. Smith, get up here and whenever you're ready. Wait what is it?"

Riley stood up walked to the front of the room saying " Demetrius, A midsummer night's dream, Act 4 scene 1"

She took a deep breath, and Mr. Santiago nodded at her. "Whenever you're ready" he said again

"So sometime next year?" she replied

"Ha-ha. Unless you plan on not graduating…"

"My lord, Fair Helena told me of their stealth/Of this their purpose hither to this wood/ And I in fury hither followed them/Fair Helena in fancy following me…And crap Bob the builder died" Riley said forgetting her line. She quickly ran through her first few lines, recovered and finished up and went back to her seat

"Very nice Ms.Smith, but minus 2 for killing Bob the Builder" Mr. Santiago said

"Damn" Riley said laughing

Riley cheered on her friends as Chrystal, Jackie and Madison all went.

"Well, not bad at all for the first day, of course I will be easier on you, because you guys were first…" Mr. Santiago went on

"And not at all because he hangs out with us in Ms.De's office" Madison whispered to Riley

"Wait Mr. Santiago you didn't tell us what you did over the weekend. You know? Your usual excuse as to why our quizzes aren't graded!" Jessica said

"Oh right…I stayed home and played Playstation and watched football. I wasn't fortunate like some people to go to Puerto Rico" He replied looking at Riley

"Oh shut up!" Riley said laughing

"Or hook up with anyone" Jackie chimed in

"JACKIE!" Riley said hitting her forehead, and thanking God when the bell rang. She linked arms with Madison and they walked down the hall followed by Mr. Santiago who was talking to himself. They stopped outside the Anthropology classroom and called down to Mr. Santiago "DON'T TALK TO YOURSELF! YOU'LL GET FIRED"

Mr. Santiago glanced up and smiled at the girls and called back "Don't date men more then 3 years older then you! He'll get arrested!"

Riley stuck her tongue out at him and followed Madison into the classroom and sat at her desk.. Her phone vibrated on her hip telling her that she had a text message. She checked it quickly as Missy, Desiree and Lorraine sat down in desk around her. Riley rolled her eyes, not believing that these people would act so fake around her. She went on reading her message,then trying to translate it. It read: "Me in car. Met me out 4 lun" and it was from her friend Jeffrey.

"Riley." Desiree, one of her other supposed best friends,said

"Yea?" Riley said turning and smiling at them

"Going out for lunch with us?" Lorraine asked

"Uh, no actually" she held up her cell phone. "J wants to meet me for lunch"

"What makes you so sure Randy would like that?" Missy asked snottily

"What makes you so sure he wouldn't? You never met him" Riley responded

"There are primatologist…." The anthropology teacher Mr.Micheals began to speak and Riley turned around and began to take notes.

After school

Happy that she got to Ms.De's office before anyone else, Riley opened the door and threw herself on the couch as always, as she said hey to her teachers. Just as the rest of the girls, including Missy, walked in Riley's phone rang

"So I see we are mastering the art of answering our phone" Jenny said referring to when Riley had screamed cause her phone rang

"Ha-ha Jen" Riley said picking up her phone

"Hey Baby" Randy said on the other end streatching out in his lockeroom

"Hey you" Riley said leaning back into the couch.

"Ah you around people aintcha?" he asked, knowing that was the reason he got away with calling her 'baby'. Bella was one thing. Baby was another.

"Yea. It's cool though"

"So, how was it today?"

"Pretty…okay" Riley responded

"That bad?"

"Oh yea" Riley responded

"Listen I gotta go home tomorrow otherwise my mom will have a heart attack, but I'll see if I can make it up there on Thursday, or something ok? We'll figure something out."

"Aight. And baby? Thanks" She said. Riley hung up the phone, and heard Mr. Santiago clear his throat. She looked up at him. "What?"

"Come outside, we need to talk"

"Oh holy hell. Man I can't talk to you.Do you know how that's gonna look?" Rilley responded, hoping if she pulled the 'you are a young male teacher' look, that he would leave her alone

"Now" the teacher turned on his heel and walked out of the room. Riley rolled her eyes, stood up and followed him

Ms. De turned and looked at Ms. Jameson "Cool. He sounded all high and mighty there" she laughed

Randy's dressing room

Randy sighed and adjusted himself on the couch. Whatever it takes. That's what he had told John, that's what he would do to get Riley. Why he wanted her, he didn't know. Sure she was pretty, but a lot of pretty girls, HIS AGE, liked him. But he liked her. And he didn't like seeing her hurt. So he would do whatever it took to make her happy again.