Chapter 4: The Truth
Riley couldn't believe it. His boyfriend had just up and left him. Riley went over to his closet and started packing some clothes. His father came up to his room and stared at him.
"Hey son, where are you going, got a hot date with one of those cheerleaders?" he asked hopeful. Riley let out an angry sigh and continued packing.
"I already explained this to you once. I'm gay! My boyfriend's missing so I'm gonna go find him." Riley said. Mr. Stavros was livid. He went over to Riley and stopped him from packing.
"What are you doing?" Riley shouted.
"Stopping you from making a huge mistake. By going after that queer, you'll be making yourself look like one. And I won't have it!" Mr. Stavros said taking Riley's bag and putting it back in his closet.
"Dad, I really like him, okay? Why won't you or mom let me be happy?" Riley asked.
"Because being with a man won't make you happy. It will make you a freak. What would our family think?" Riley started to turn red.
"You know what…? I don't care what anyone else thinks. It's my life!" Riley shouted. Mr. Stavros smiled at him.
"You're not an adult yet, son. So what we say goes. Get ready for dinner." Mr. Stavros said leaving Riley alone. Riley was heated. He sat down on his bed to think. Then that's when he came up with a plan. Oh he was gonna find Zane and get to the bottom of this. Riley went back over to his closet and took out his suitcase and began packing again. Once everything was finished he went downstairs for dinner. It was pretty quiet actually. No one said a word; Riley decided to break the silence.
"This mac and cheese is great ma." He said smiling. Mrs. Stavros smiled at her son.
"So, uh dad, I plan on becoming the new QB for Degrassi in the fall. How cool is that?" Riley asked with a fake smile. His father looked up from his plate and smiled.
"That is good. This is just what you need. Think of all the schools you could get in to on an athlete's scholarship." Riley actually started to loosen up a bit. "Yeah, and then all those female fans that will be at your doorstep asking for autographs and maybe even some dates." That pretty much blew it for Riley. He gave another fake smile.
"Yeeeaaaahhh." Riley said. When dinner was over, Riley went upstairs and pretended to be asleep. Once he knew his parents were asleep too, he grabbed his suitcase and some cash that he had been saving and hopped out of his window. He was then on the next bus to Rosewood, Pennsylvania.
"Okay Zane, here I come." Riley said taking his seat.
Zane awoke that morning to the smell of eggs. He went downstairs to see Emily and her girlfriend Maya in the kitchen smiling and laughing. He couldn't help but be a little jealous of her.
"Morning guys, or should I say ladies?" Zane asked sitting down. The girls smiled at him.
"Ha, funny. We're lesbians not dykes, dude. But we forgive you." Maya said smiling.
"So what's on the list for today?" Emily asked. Zane thought for a moment.
"Well, I could do some sight-seeing before we start our big project." Zane said hinting towards Emily about their current situation. Emily caught the hint and nodded her head. The trio ate breakfast and chatted about life.
Riley was asleep when the bus reached its destination. He got off the bus and went to walk around town. He went to a store and grabbed something to eat.
Alright Zane, where could you be? Riley thought to himself. He then grabbed a map and started to mark locations where he thought Zane might go to.
Back at Emily's place, Zane had showered and was on his way out. He kissed Emily and Maya on the cheek and left. He went to his favorite art spot where he and Emily used to go. Man, did it bring up memories. While Zane was thinking, he looked across the street and saw a guy holding a map with a back pack on.
That guy sure looks familiar. Zane thought to himself and walked across the street. He walked up to the guy and tapped his shoulder.
"Hey, are you lost?" Zane asked.
"Uh, yeah I am…" the guy turned around and it was Riley!
"Riley?" Zane asked. Riley smiled at him and hugged him. Zane was hesitant but hugged him anyway. "What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same thing. You just got up and left town. What's up with that?" Riley asked. Zane knew he would have to tell the truth eventually.
"Come walk with me." Was all he could say. Zane and Riley went for a walk in the Rosewood Park. It was a beautiful day after all.
"Okay, there are some things that uh, I kept from you, about my past anyway." Zane said looking at the ground. Riley held on to his hand for sympathy. "About 2 years ago, I lived in Astoria, Oregon. I had a great life, perfect if you will." Riley nodded his head for Zane to continue. "Well, one night a group of friends and my cousin and I went out. We were huge scary movie lovers. They wanted to play a prank that involved one of our favorite scary movies and so they did. Emily and I stayed out of it though. Someone died because of our little prank and we ran. We decided to keep it a secret and to take it to our graves. But obviously someone found out about it, and they started to kill off my friends one by one. When it was our turn, we killed the killer by trapping him on a boat. He fell over aboard and that was it. We moved away from Oregon. Emily and I were lucky enough to escape with our lives. But now, it's happening again. Two people in our town died Riley, and you were almost killed too because if me. I had to go." Zane said getting up to face him. Riley let all of what he heard sink in.
"But you don't know it's happening again. Maybe that was just a coincidence. You said yourself that you killed the killer remember?" Riley asked. Zane turned around and faced Riley with a sad look on his face.
"They never found a body. Emily and I lied to the authorities. It was our friends who did the prank, but we could've been accessories to murder. So we lied about not knowing why the killer wanted us to kill us and our friends." Zane said. Riley was awestruck.
"So you're not as innocent as everyone thought, huh?" he asked. Zane shook his head no.
"I just wanted it to be over; I didn't want to involve anybody else." Zane said. Riley got up and grabbed his hands.
"Well, it's too late for that." Zane looked down at the ground sadly. "So, how are we gonna catch this bastard?" Riley asked with a smile. Zane looked up at him and smiled back.
"Your actually gonna help me? Even after your accident?" Zane asked.
"We're both kind of deep in this, so yeah. And besides I like you way too much to let anyone kill you. We'll protect each other and take this asshole down." Riley said. Zane hugged his boyfriend and gave him a passionate kiss.
"Alright let's do this. But first, there's someone I'd like you to meet." Zane said taking Riley back to Emily's house.
Wow it seems like Zane had a horrible past. Poor Guy. Review please and i'll write more. Non-members can review too, so tell anybody you know. I'd really appreciate it! xoxo ShadowBeauty.