Chapter 13

Megan POV

Oh great, it's raining. More like pouring… I walked down to the end of our street slowly, looking for Riker. When I came to the end of the street, I stopped. I thought I saw a light in the tall grass a few feet away. I walked forward into the wet grass. It brushed up against my legs, and made them all wet, but I didn't really care. I was only focused on finding Riker. I got closer to the light, and I saw it was an iPhone. I picked it up and looked at it. On the front it said 6 missed calls, and 14 text messages. It was locked, but the background was black and had a pirate skull on it. No… It couldn't be…

I turned the phone over, and looked at the case, blue with the R5 logo. It was Riker's.

"OH! MY! GOD!" I said aloud.

I ran into the woods, not knowing where I was going.

"RIKER!?" I called.

My voice cracked every time I shouted. If something had happened to him…

"RIKER!?"

Ok, calling for him wasn't doing me any good. He wasn't answering, and it was only killing my throat. I kept running through the woods. I had been running for a really long time now. I remember in gym class, we always had to run a mile, and I could never run for very long. But now for some reason, I wasn't even tired. Must be the adrenaline… And I was scared! I kept running…

Rydel POV

I texted Riker again. No answer though. Why wouldn't he reply!? What if he was dead!? I decided to turn on the news, not that Riker would be on it or anything. We never called the police. I really wanted to though. But I decided to wait until everyone came back and see if they found him.

Every 10 minutes, the weather would come on, and they would talk about how it was supposed to rain and storm for the next couple of days. It started thundering outside, and I looked out the window, hoping to see my brother come running inside. But he didn't. He's out there. Somewhere.

I walked up to his room, laid on his bed, and cried. What if I never saw him again!? I stayed there in the dark, on my brother's bed, listening to the storm.

Ross POV

"AHHH!" I screamed, falling to the ground, and curling up in a ball.

"Ross!?"

I looked up. It was Toby. I had ran straight into him. And I meant ran!

"Are you ok?" Toby asked.

"Yeah…" I said, standing up.

"Sorry. Have you seen any sign of Riker yet?"

"No, but I'm really worried!"

"I know. We'll find him."

Toby and I continued looking, but we stuck together.

Megan POV

I continued running forward until I heard something. It sounded like… I ran to the left and saw someone laying on the ground.

"RIKER!?"

I knelt next Riker, my hands shaking.

"What happened!?" I practically yelled, touching Riker's arm.

"Just go home Megan," said Riker.

"Riker, what's going on!?" I asked, starting to cry.

"Just leave me."

"No, Riker! Come on, sit up!"

I pulled Riker into a sitting position against a nearby tree. I noticed he was crying.

"Riker, what's going on? Everyone's worried about you!"

"I needed to get away."

"From what?"

"Everything…"

"What are you talking about?"

"Nothing. Never mind."

"Well come on, let's go home!"

"I can't. I just can't right now."

"Riker, please talk to me. Whatever you're upset about, it'll get better, I promise."

"No it won't."

"How do you know that?"

"Because the girl I'm in love with is dating someone else!"

Riker POV

She was completely clueless.

"Why did you run away?"

"Because I was upset!"

It suddenly started thundering, making me tense up.

"Riker, we need to get back home. Now."

"No."

"Riker, please! We need to go home!"

Megan started crying even more, and held onto my hand, trying to pull me up.

"Why do you even care? Why can't I stay here?" I asked.

"Riker, I'm worried about you! You're not acting like yourself, and your emotions are getting in the way. You're not thinking clearly, and it's getting dangerous!"

"Who cares?"

"Riker, I do!"

Megan sat back down next to me.

"If you're not leaving, neither am I. Please tell me what you're upset about!"

"I was upset… BECAUSE YOU WENT ON A DATE WITH THAT GUY!" I shouted, standing up, still crying.

"What!? Why!?"

"Because… I'm in love with you…"

"Oh, Riker…"

Megan came up to me and hugged me, but I didn't hug her back. It would only make things more painful.

"I don't want to go back, because I'll have to see you with him. It makes me jealous, and it breaks my heart..."

"Riker, I'm not dating him."

"Yeah you are. I heard Toby telling Ross today."

"I broke up with him."

"Why?"

"I was in love with someone else, and I didn't really like him."

"Oh…"

Suddenly, thunder boomed above us, making me even more nervous.

"Riker, please, we really need to get home, your family's worried sick about you, especially Rydel. This is getting really dangerous, come on!"

I sighed, and looked down. I guess she didn't have feelings for me…