You're still here! Cool. :) :)
Guest: Hey, what do you have against Zay? I'm a Joshaya shipper myself (as I assume you are as well) but I still think Zaya can have a moment… Even if Joshaya is endgame *hint hint*. - Still I wouldn't refer to Zay as "gross ass Zay." He's cute, he's got a good sense of humor, he's a good friend. What's not to like?
Boris Yeltsin: Thank you! And yeah, I agree. Poor Riley. :(
Without further adieu...
"Hey, Sunshine. They had your favorite cake at the cafe today, I grabbed you a slice." Lucas sat down next to Riley at the lunch table, sliding the cake towards her. As he glanced over, he took notice of the contents of her lunch box. "Good thing too, is that all you brought?"
Riley examined her lunch. It had a bag of chopped celery, carrots and an apple. She really didn't see a problem with it.
Maya, who was sitting directly across from Riley, leaned forward to see for herself what was in Riley's lunch box. "Whoa, Riles. I know you love bunnies but you don't have to eat like one." She laughed lightly.
"I was running late this morning, I had to grab whatever was sitting in the fridge." Riley shrugged.
Lie.
When had her conscience left her?
When had Riley become so good at lying?
Around the same time that a voice in her head became louder than her conscience.
A voice Riley hated, but felt there was no choice but to submit to.
"You can have some of my lunch," Farkle offered.
"I'll be okay. I'm not all that hungry anyway," Riley excused casually. She soon felt an arm wrap itself around her shoulder. Riley turned her head and grinned at her boyfriend.
Internally, she was screaming.
She had evaded the suspicion of her friends and family for a long time now. She was careful.
She was in control.
Though it was growing harder and harder.
As the voice in her mind progressed from a whisper to a scream, urging her to eat less, starve longer, throw up more. Riley constantly reached new heights with her achievements. But the voice wasn't satiated.
And Riley couldn't be caught until it was.
She knew she'd have to eat everything in front of her, she originally intended on only eating the vegetables. Not the apple, and most definitely not the cake.
Further, Riley knew what she would have to do afterward, and it wasn't pleasant. But she couldn't risk anyone catching on to what she was doing.
Therefore, as lunch went on, Riley forced down the food. Painfully, bite by bite.
She laughed when she was supposed to laugh.
She smiled when she was supposed to smile.
Riley commended herself for her ability to hide her true feelings.
Her friends were clueless.
What Riley didn't know was that two of her friends had been watching her more closely than she thought.
They were not clueless.
What Riley didn't know was that her secret wouldn't be hers for very long.
Riley was about to become the most devastating supernovae her group had ever seen.