Chapter 5:

I walked slowly to my room, until I saw Kyle running non stop and looking around him, like he was looking for something. For someone... I continued my walk and I opened the door. Inside, I found Emily lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling. She looked a little pale.

"Okay, what did you do?" I asked, sitting on my bed

"What did I do?" she said, confused. I sighed. I hated when she pretended she didn't know what I was talking about.

"Kyle started running around like wildly, looking for someone. I get in here and you're white like a ghost. Coincidence? I don't think so..."

"I went for a walk, it's not my fault that he sowed up."

"Did he do something to you?" I questioned, concerned. I already had my fists shut, just in case something had happen.

"No, Riley, he didn't do anything to me. Do you really need to be like this?"

"Yes! Even if you're not interested in him, and you are by the way, I need to be sure that he doesn't try to get his way with you."

"Don't you trust me?"

"I don't trust him!"

"Damn it, Riley!" she complained, getting off her bad and walking in circles, with a worried look in her face. "Can you do me a favour?"

"What?"

"There's a cascade nearby. What do you say about going there?"

"And do what?"

"I left my guitar there."

"Ems, did you go play to weird places again?"

"They're not weird places, they're different places. And, in this case, beautiful too. Can you go there, please?"

"Can't you go?"

"What if I find Kyle?"

"Hm... Good point. I'll go there, but, when I get back, I want to know all the details." I said, leaving. I walked around until I got to the place that I assumed to be the cascade. There, I found Kyle.

"Ah! You're... That girl's... Sister..." he said.

"Her name's Emily, for your information, and you have her guitar." I replied coldly, as I saw the instrument in his hands.

"Yeah, she left it here. I was going to give it back, but I don't know where she is."

"I'll give it back for you, don't worry."

"Hm... Can you tell her I'm sorry that I scared her?"

"You scared her?" I asked, lowering my eyebrows. I didn't like where that conversation was going.

"I didn't mean to. She was playing guitar and I showed up suddenly. I really didn't mean to scare her. It's just... Her music was so beautiful... Can you apologize for me? – he begged. I stared at his sad expression. I almost wanted to say "yes". But I couldn't. If I would tell Emily that, she would be delighted and she would do anything for this jerk. The best thing to do was leave it be.

"I will." I lied, grabbing the guitar and walking away.

I went back to my room, but Emily wasn't there. I realized there was a big fuss on the soccer field ans I assumed she was there. But, as long as she was with Hayley, I had no reason to be worried. Only the fact that she's the sister of the ass that was hurting Emily...

I sat outside the room and I started playing.

"Cause you left me all alone. All by myself. With no one to lean on. No one to talk in the night. To just hold on tight. Cause you left me all alone. All alone. All alone – I sang the song that I knew so well. I wrote it after my breakup with Sean. I spent many sleepless nights trying to write the right lyrics. The lyrics that made me cry of pain just remembering what happened.

I sighed. It wasn't the time for that. I had other things to think about. Like my parents, and Emily and Kyle... And the boy whose name I didn't know... But that was another story. I wasn't there to have a Summer romance or anything. Actually, I wasn't there to relate to anybody at all.

I put my guitar on my bed, next to Emily's guitar and I slowly walked to the soccer field. I saw Kyle playing, along with that Jason guy... And the boy from last night. I stayed a little bit just staring at him. What if I had been a little mean to him? Geez, don't tell me I'm getting soft, now... I don't care about him...!

"Riley!" Emily called, waving at me. I smiled and sat next to her. "Did you find my guitar?"

"Yeah, it was there, near the cascade."

"And... Did you see Kyle?"

"Nope. Sorry." I lied. I knew it was wrong, but the last thing Emily needed was a guy with a girlfriend interested in her.

"Well, Nate's on fire today!" said Gwen, sitting next to Hayley, who forced a smiled. I notested she wasn't that excited. It really seemed like she only got along with Gwen because of her brother.

"Yeah, he sure is..." Hayley mumbled, following a boy with her eyes. Curiously, it was the same boy I was thinking about all morning. I mean... Not literally thinking! I just thought it was weird that he was everywhere I was!

"Nate's the guy you couldn't stop staring at this morning, right?" asked Emily in a low voice, so the others wouldn't hear her.

"Exactly." I answered automatically. I only realized what I said after a while. "No, wait! It's not like that! I wasn't staring at him!"

"Yeah, you were!"

"Okay, I was... But not for the reasons you're thinking. I just wanted to be sure that he was the boy I met in the bar."

"Oh, you met him in the bar? No wonder you liked my idea..."

"You want me to be honest? I didn't like your idea. Actually, I didn't have any fun at all at the bar. Only the part where I dissed Nate and, quite frankly, I'm starting to think that I shouldn't have done that."

"Are you feeling resmorses?"

"No. I just think I should have left without saying anything at all."

"Yeah, I think it's resmorses too." she continued, ignoring my words. I sighed. Was it that hard for her to understand that boys were my last concern, this Summer? My main concern this Summer was her. Right after her, there was my parents. Or Kyle, I haven't figured out which one's going to be a bigger problem...

When the game ended, I saw Gwen leave the benches and run to Kyle, kissing him. I turned to Emily and I saw her staring at her feet, with a sad expression. I knew it...! I knew he was going to find a way of hurting her!

I looked to the field again and I saw Gwen talking with Nate, looking very happy. I felt anger filling my body. She wanted Kyle AND Nate as well?! If she continued with that crap, I swear she's going to get a lot more hurt than Emily... And I don't mean emotional pain...!

"Why are you glaring at Gwen?" asked Ashley. I thought it was weird that she was still talking to me, but I decided not to bring that up...

"Because she can't decide which guy she wants."

"Oh, I didn't know you liked Nate."

"I didn't. I don't!" I guaranteed. Ashley just laughed. Damn! Was it that hard to explain that I was worried abour Emily and not Nate?! I mean... It was like that, right...?