Her Friend by Amani Boyd (beach read txt) 📕

For most people, Valentines day is the day of love. All exept for one person, Riley Carsons. Valentines day was her run and hide day. why you may ask. well it all started A year ago when Riley started dating highschool crush, Camron Gray football star.


October 12th 2011: Today is the day. Riley thought to her self, its been exactlly four months since her and Camron started dating. She had her so called four month aniversary day all planned out. A dinner date and a walk in the park later on. to night was for her and Camron only so she wanted it to be worth while. But how was she gonna get all that done with her photo shoot being today? she was a teen model for the magazine Elle, and she was good at what she did.
At the photo shoot, the theme for October, (since Hallween was in a couple of weeks) fun sexy and flirty with a side of Halloween. Today, she was dressed in a all black short tight witch costume. The gigantic fan a few paces from her blew her hair wildly.
"Ok Riley, just a few more, tilt your head back thats good, and finished." her director guided her through her stands and face expressions. "Wow, Riley this may be your best portfolio yet. Riley got off the platform and stood next to her director, Kim Jones. She flipped through the pictures. "Kim, you say that everytime I have a photo shoot." Riley laughed. "Well thats because it gets better everytime, you might be in the role of a professional, you know someday." she replied. she found three pictures, "I just can't pick, damn it Riley, why do you have to look so good?" Kim whined. Riley lifted her eyebrow. "Uh, Kim, im straight just so you know." she joked. Kim laughed. suddenly, her phone rang. She looked at the caller ID. It was her friend Darien. "hey, here I come Just wait a sec ok?" she hung up the phone. "Boyfriend?" Kim asked. "No, not this time." Riley said. alright, how about you get changed and I'll email the pictures and you can get a free B'." Kim always let Riley get a picture free B' if she couldn't decide. Ok, but if Darien comes in let him in my room please." She said as she ran off into her dressing room, it was all pink with pictures of her and Camrom on her mirror. she stripped out of her tease out fit and put her jeans and sweater on. She looked at the photo of Camron on the mirror. and took it off and held it in her hand. "Only for you." she said as she kissed the picture, leaving stains of lip gloss.
When she got outside, it was cold, she saw Dariens car, a black Mercades Bens. As she walked toward the car he rolled the window down. "that was fast." He spoke. she got in the car. "What do you mean that was fast?" she asked. she rolled up the window so the heat wouldn't get out of the car. Most of the time when I pick you up you take like an hour to get ready." he said. She smiled. "well how long was it this time?" she asked. five, maybe four minutes." he said. She smiled this time he noticed. "you know, you have a really pretty smile." He said as he pulled off. she turned her head. "I know right." she said flashing her demples. he shook his head laughing.
They were now two hours into the drive. and Riley was now noticing how hungry she was. "You hungry?" Darien asked. she turned her head. "Why." she asked slowly. "Well, I just heard you stomach growl and there's a wendy's down the street." he said. she sucked her teeth. "don't play, you know I can't eat that stuff, Kim will kick my boney ass if she knew I was eat'n wendy's." she scoffed. "well, you do know they have salads now right?" he asked. She exhaled. ok fine but make it fast, I gotta date in like an hour so." he rolled his eyes, but luckily she didn't see him. "Camron?" he asked. she nodded.
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As they sat in the car, Riley eating her Berry Almond chicken salad. she let Darien have the little pieces of chicken. "So, about this date," Darien said feeling as though he needed to know. she looked up from he salad. "what?" she asked. "your date with the wannabe qauterback." he said. she puched him in the arm. "don't be mad cuz' your not one." she said. Camron and Darien were on the same football team. he rolled his eyes. "anyway," he said trying to change the suject. "Ok, so I got resevations for us at La Gorge, you know the fancy resturant on the avenue, yeah we're gonna go there, and after that we're gonna go for a walk in the park and-" she was cut off by his laughing. she looked at him. "what?" she asked. she stopped laughing and took a deep breath. "Ok, first of all, it sounds like your doing all the work, and second of all thats the most girliest date I've ever heard of." he said. she stared at him with a dead face. "And now your not eating any more of my chicken, dumbass" she said as she stared out the window. Ok, im sorry, i'm just saying if it were me I would make the Reservations and take you for a walk like the man I am." He said. "Really?" she asked. He nodded. "Now, can I have the chicken please?" he asked. She handed him the tray.
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later that night when Darien dropped Riley off at home. she stood in her room looking at the dress that she was wearing. it was a black cashmere dress by Lori. And the way it caught the shape of her body, she looked really sliming. as she put her hooped ear rings in, Her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up off the bed and looked at the caller ID. I t was her friend from school, Justina. She really didn't have time to talk, she was waiting for Camerons call. But she answered any way,she didn't wanna be rude. "Hello?" she answered in a stern voice.
"Ok, first of all watch the tone." she said. Riley sucked her teeth.
And second of all, how is it that YOU have a date and I don't." she asked.
I don't know justina, look I would love to talk right now, but Im waiting for Cameron to call ok." she tried not to sound like a bitch.
"Oh I see, Misters before Sisters ok you got it." to late.
Wait, Justina I never said that, whats up with the tude'?" Riley asked.
Justine sucked her teeth.
"Nothin' just be careful ok." Justine said.
"Careful? what do you mean?" Riley asked Lifting her brow.
Just, words have been tossed here and there ever since you and camera been goin' out." she said.
"What things?" Riley asked.
"Nevermind, look I see you tomorrow bye."
and with that, Justine hung up the phone.

As Riley waited whole 20 minutes for Cameron, the twenty minutes turned into A hour. Sweet heat maybe's he's forgotten about it." her mother said. she was in the kitchen making dinner with her two little sisters. "Mom, he didn't forget, i've been reminding him for weeks." she protested. unlike her mother, she had faith. Suddenly, the door bell rang. and if thats him, how salty will you feel." She said under her breath. She stopped at the door to fix her dress and her hair. as she opened the door, the only person who felt salty was her, because it wasn't Cameron, it was Darien. He was holding a box that said fragile taped across it. And as soon as he saw what she was wearing, he dropped the box. she rolled her eyes. "oh its you" she felt a little disappointed. "now who's salty." her Mother said placing the food on the table. She didn't know why she was trying to use young people words, like 'salty'.Riley rolled her eyes. Hello Darien, hows your mother?" My mom asked. She's alright she asked about you you know." he said. "Oh really, well tell her I said hi." she smiled. I will. He sat on the couch across from Riley who was busy channel surfing. she looked at him. "Darien what are you doing here?" she asked. He chuckled. "I do work for your dad you know, he wanted me to drop some boxes off from the wear house." He said trying noy to look at her cleavage. He was now remembering that this was his used to be flat chested, glasses wearing friend who he used to wrestle with when they were kids, and now, she was a goddess.
"So whats up with the get up?" he asked. He knew he liked it some how. She exhaled. "Well, as you should know, I was suposed to go on a date about an hour in a half ago." he said. "Oh I see." he leaned back in the sofa. "you got stood up." he smiled. She threw the pillow at him. "No I did not get stood up alright, he's just late." she said denying what was the truth. He nodded. "what ever you say, just seems you wasted a good outfit." He said. She rolled her eyes. "Riley, go get Stephen, it's time for dinner." her mother spoke. she nodded. On her way upstairs she walked into her brothers room that was blasting with loud videogame violence. "Steph, time for dinner." she said. He turned his head and paused the game on his flat screen. When she came back down, Stephen followed her passing by Darien who gave him a brotherly pound on the hand. at the dinner table,Riley said on the side and so did her brother. "Oh, Darien, you don't have to go, we got enough food here for you to." her mother said as she noticed Darien heading for the door. Darien sat next to Riley. Darien noticed how different riley's food was to everybody else's. She had fat free pasta while everbody else had stake and brocoli. He shook his head in amazement.
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A whole three hours past, It was 8:01 and Riley was the most lonley, she had changed her clothes, she wore a white T-shirt and denim shorts. "Told you he wasn't coming dumb,dumb" Zoey said. Riley threw the remote at her. she didn't wanna face the truth. Aw, its alright sweet heart, maybe he had other plans." her mother said as she was clearing the table Stephen was helping her. "Yeah or he's wiath Lani Verg." he said. His mother plucked him in the back of the head. Lani Verge was the schools whore, she had had so many guys, she might as well be a sports store. Darien chuckled a little when he heard Stephens joke. Riley rolled her eyes again. Suddenly the doorbell rang again. Riley was the first on to answer it, hoping it was Cameron. When she saw her dad, her smile quickly went away. "Oh, it's just dad." she said. Well hello to to you to." he said as he came threw the door with two boxes in his arms. Darien and Stephen went to help with the rest of the boxes while Zoey and Melanie ran to hug him. Riley just plopped herself on the couch again, only to be sat on by her sisters. "whats wrong with