Chapter 8

Riley's POV

"Ryan...," I flirtatiously cooed while I thought in my head: He won't see it coming *insert an evil smirk here*.

Raising my hand cunningly, I smacked it onto his cheek. If I hit glass the same way, it would be in a million pieces. The impact even made my palm feel tingly.

"What the hell?!" Ryan bitterly hissed, caressing his blotchy red cheek. His eyelids decided to escape the face of earth, leaving the white and iris parts of his eyes fully visible.

"When I tell you to leave, you leave!" I shouted at the confused, hoodwinked boy.

"Whoa. Did you forget to take your chill pills? Fine.. fine..." he trailed off as he raised his hands in surrender, "I'm exiting the room."

Ryan purposely took small steps, "see! The hopeless romantic is sadly walking away!"

"Get out already!" I exasperated at his lack of wit and good humor.

He wouldn't budge.

Ryan's feet were firmly planted on the carpet. He wanted to play that way? Fine.

I lifted my foot back, then came full speed at his rear end.

Before he could whine, I slammed the door shut. As soon as I twisted the lock, Kate stepped out of the closet with a giddy smile.

One hand latched around her wrist. Eruptions of cheeky giggles aroused my mystified feeling.

"What?" I warily asked in a lowered voice. Kate shoved her Apple Watch in my baffled face.

Wow, were they generous enough to let her keep it. Or she stole it?

The tiny screen displayed Ryan and I's fake (well, I don't know about Ryan, but I faked it) intimate moment that happened just a few seconds ago.

"What the hell? Why would you risk being found by recording that!?!" I roared at her stupidity, but she kept her eyes fixed on the screen.

"You know... I'm like surprised that Ryan came to like talk to you." Kate mused, completely dodging my question.

"Also, I cannot like talk without the word like. It's like asking me to walk naked in a highway. I'll use it as like minimally as possible."

"What's that supposed to mean? Should I be offended?" I added a uneasy laugh, rolling my eyes.

"No," she said, "I'm just like shocked he didn't force himself onto you. You know... he always gets what he wants. He like never lets a girl degrade him in any form---especially hitting."

Kate's eyes shot up to my face as she randomly blurted, "what's his favourite food?"

A borderline formed between my eyebrows.

"Oh come on! Give me the like details girl! I am your friend now right?"

"I would but there isn't like any details to give." I sarcastically mimicked her voice as I waved my hands in a girly manner.

"Oh shut up. You guys like are something, I don't know what but something. Like I am so going to tell Nasta---" she blabbered, but her voice downturned when she mentioned her friend's name.

"Sha." Kate quietly finished, staring into nothingness. It was like someone pressed her off button. Silent tears raced down her empty face.

Kate had no one except for me. All her "friends" are the reason why she was kicked out. I weighed my words, then moved towards the tear shedding statue.

"You don't need them... if they were your true friends, they wouldn't have done this to you." I consoled as I patted her back. Kate's head hung down, then sprang up in excitement.

"Unless... I can like win them back by showing them this!" Kate held her wrist with the watch above her head as if it were a holy grail. She spoke more to herself. A wide grin was in place.

"Not under my watch." I countered, lunching for her wrist, but ended up with nothing. She swiftly moved her wrist behind her back like it was a mechanism.

"You cannot be doing this! Give it to me!" I demanded, grasping for the watch as she climbed onto my bed. She mockingly waved her wrist in the air.

I blew the strands of hair out of my vision. "Oh it's on."

One foot hoisted me up to the bed. Kate was still waving her hand. Once we were the same height, I stretched my arms to her wrist.

I got a hold of it, but she strained against my grip. Seeing that I had the upper hand, she thumped down to the carpet. I followed her clumsy trail.

Her hand whacked some furniture to the floor. I was never good at sports... especially hurdles in track and field.

I trampled over the objects, nearly falling flat on my face. A flash of static electricity lashed at me as I landed gauchely from a leap.

Crash.

A pang of fear drilled down into my bones. A relatively large dresser lay face down on the carpet. On the other side, Kate stuck her tongue out. My toes were centimetres away from being history.

I went on top of it with a burning fiery of annoyance. Kate's tongue slumped down, all mockery vanished.

It was renewed by her casting me a wary glare. She slowly took some steps backward, while I prowled after.

I became a hungry, deadly lion. She became a helpless, ditzy gazelle.

Twisting herself around, her footsteps faded away from me. They seemed to echo, making a jape of me.

I propelled myself off the verge of the dresser. My heart hammered in my chest, as hot jagged breaths of air came in and out.

All of my senses were focused on Kate until I felt like I stepped on a lego. But a bigger one.

I glanced down to find a remote face up. Sounds erupted from behind.
I hadn't even noticed the flat screen tv on the lavender wall.

I froze when I saw Charlie in the screen. There was logo on the bottom right hand side which read: The R.M Talks

She was seated in a maroon couch chair across from a dark skinned man. A bouquet of flowers in a vase sat on the small brown coffee table in between.

"My next battle is going the sickest one yet. I'll demolish that excuse of a human. Most of all, I'll expose her."

The man appeared to be in his twenties. Holding his mic, he excitedly said, "can you give us a bit of a preview?"

She shook her head.

"Not this time... this is different." She snakily answered, then both of her eyes stared right into the camera, "very different."

The interviewer looked tense, he broke the eerie air by saying, "Some have rumoured that you and the new girl have some serious bad blood. Care to dish on them?"

A wave of fear washed over me. I completely forgot about the rap battle. It was going to happen in 4 days!

To suppress my increasing anxiety,
I grabbed the remote and went on the guide screen. A whole list of different channels appeared. As I scrolled down the column I noticed that all channels were by the R.M gang. I asked Kate why.

She pondered for a moment then responded, "Oh for security reasons."

Security reasons?

Really...? Why would they---Ryan, make all the channels under the R.M Gang? To get rid of some money for fun?

It's a complete waste of money. It most likely costs more than having a public cable service.

I'll never understand the way he does things anyway.

A static buzz from the screen sucks away everything displayed. A breaking news alert pops up.

"This just in, the well known guide whose helped most of us adapt to this gang was found outside, completely beat up by an unknown. The alleged unknown is a member from the OvO gang."

The screen flashes a warning: Graphic content is about to be shown. We highly suggest the light-hearted do not view this. Viewer discretion is advised.

The warning screen dissolves as Daniel appears. He was swathed in white bandages on his legs, arms, and abdomen. The visible parts were horrific. Blisters the size of Antarctica, scattered savagely all over his body.

Shards of glass were burrowed deeply into his newly pale skin. Daniel's face was deformed: lips larger and purple, bruises sealed his eyes, his beautiful bridge was crushed---leaving his nose without form.

He was hooked on a life support machine. Doctors and nurse swarmed the room, bringing in the necessary supplies. Writhing in pain, he subtly moaned like he could do nothing more.

The heartbeat monitor was slowing its beeps. A doctor hastily grabbed two pieces of metal that were connected to another machine.

"Three!" She counted down as she rubbed the pieces of metal against each other. A spark was slowly accumulating.

"Two!" A nurse raised the voltage of the machine.

"One!" Another nurse boosted up the amperage by one notch.

"Clear!" The doctor shouted as she placed the pieces of metal on Daniel's low rising and falling chest. His body came to be erect, then limp.

The breaking news alert abruptly signed off.

I dropped the remote, and my hand covered my mouth. "No... this cannot be real..."

My upper body turned into mountain boulders. Twigs of a willow tree became my legs. Twigs cannot hold boulders, so I instantly fell down.

Blatant sobs drenched the walls in my regret and sadness.

It was my fault.

It I hadn't pissed him off he wouldn't be in the state he is in now.

He wouldn't have stormed off into the streets. Wouldn't have been beaten until he was unrecognizable. He would be right here.

Daniel...

That's when it hit me. No... literally. Kate hit the back of my head. I looking upwards I said, "ouch?"

"I just like hate feeling sad for people. Stop being sad... it's annoying."

I felt warm hands stroke my shoulder blades. "Aww don't cry. Your like second boyfriend will get well soon."

If I hadn't heard her sincere tone, I would've thought Kate was being sacrcastic.

I wiped away my tears as I let out a half-hearted laugh. "If he's my second whose my first?"

"Ryan duh!" She stated while I laughed. She gave me a smile in pity, then embraced me in a tight hug.

"Ahh stop! You'll kill me before Charlie does." I restrained against her hug.

Kate stepped away from me, "Like Charlie who? Like Charlie where?" She swished her hair as she moved her head side to side.

Sadness ran over my face with its wheels. It left me as the roadkill, regret picked at me until I was left in remnants.

Kate's sassy attitude disappeared. "Now is like a bad time to laugh... right?" She softly spoke as she sat.

Before I could reply, a flash of white slipped under my door. Reluctantly, I got a hold of the piece of paper. It was a note.

It read:

Go to hospital wing 234 at 12:30am tonight. Do NOT get caught.

-D

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Author's Note:

Chapter Question: Who do you think left the note?

Thank you for all your support! I'm thinking about not writing anymore. I don't know... 😥

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