Her Friend by Amani Boyd (beach read txt) 📕

miss depressed?" her dad asked. "Oh, she just mad because she got stood up by cameron." Zoey said. Riley grumbled something in the couch pillow. "What was that?" Melanie asked. "I said get off of me!" out of frustration, Riley stormed upstairs, she couldn't handle being called out. she slammed the door shut and locked it.
He had better have a good explaination for this, ooh, Im gonna get him so good.

She thought to herself, it might as well had been out loud. She took her heels off and stripped herself of her exspensive dress. She put on more casual clothing. A dark green T- shirt with matching satin green shorts. Even though she was about to go to bed, she was looking good while doing it. As she lay on the bed, she tried to text Justina:
Hey, whatcha up to?
But she didn't respond. she put her phone on the charger and stuck it under her pillow. Suddenly, there was a hard knock at her door. She lazily dragged herself out of bed and opened it only to see Darien's face. She exhaled. Well go ahead, say you told me so." she said. He chuckled. "Nah nah, I'm not really in the mood." He said. there was a awkward silence. "So.. what do you want?" she asked. He cleared his throat. "I, um just wanted to see if your ok, with the whole cameron business." he lied. he knew the real reason he was really there. She sniffed. Yeah i'm fine I am alright." she lied. inside she was hurt that Cameron didn't show up, only making her money go to waste. "Anyway, why do you care?" she asked. He shrugged. "Well, just wanted you to know you looked nice in your little whore dress that went to waste." he joked, about the whore part. She looked at her toes, they were nicely polished. "Really?" she asked. He nodded. She shook her head. "Ok, ok this is getting weird you should leave." she insisted. He lift his eyebrow. "Really Riles,' you gone do me like that, you right." he joked. she laughed and shut the door, leaning against it. She knw tomorrow she was giving Cameron the complete silent treament.

Chapter Two

The next day, Riley walked to school, usually she'd wait for Cameron to pick her up, but she wasn't gonna wait for him, at least not this time. Her school was only a block away.
As She jobbed to her locker, she noticed Cameron walking down the hallway, thinking he had swag. She rolled her eyes and opened her locker door, He was already leaning against the locker at her side. "I know you saw me walking down the hall." He said. She didn't say anything. "Oh, I see, you mad cause I didn't come last night." She was shcked that he even remembered. "You thought I forgot Didn't you." She rolled her eyes. "Ok, keep on doin' ya silent thing, it don't bother me, trust me." He sounded smug. "You owe me sixty dollars." she coldly said closing her locker."what? he asked. Riley had origanally spent about sixty dollers on there restaurant date, that was waisted."Sixty dollars, thats how much I spent on the date that we never had." she said walking away or at least trying to. Cameron grabbed her arm rather tighty."Ow Cameron, let go." she said her arm started to burn."Look, if you haven't caught the memo, I tried to say sorry, and aint you the one with the job?" Her eyes lit up. She couldn't believe he would say some and do something like that. He let go of her arm."Now, If you want,I got two tickets to the Mets, there front row." His mood was now soft and calm. (Is this dude forreal,) he exhaled and turned her head to the school field were she saw Darien carrying a football in his head. "uh yeah sure pick me up at Eight." she wasn't really sure what she had said. she jogged over to Darien."Hey negro, whatcha up to?" she asked. He looked at her for a second, she had an innocent smile on her face. He licked his lips."Nothin' just walkin'." he said."Oh, well then i'm walking with you." She said latching on to his arm. He smiled and shook his head. "id you get that scolarship yet?" she asked. Heturned his head to her. "nah,not yet, I got other things on my mind right now." He said."Ooh, It's a girl isn't it?" riley blurted out."What? no it ain't a girl." He lied."Yes there is, I can tell." she said."Riley, I promise you, theres no girl." He lied again. "honest" shes said. He didn't say any thing back. See I knew it was a girl ,I knew it, whats her name?" he asked. Eh, it doesn't matter she gotta boyfriend." He said sadly. "aw,don't go messin' round wit' some body else girl Darien thats not like you." Riley couldn't realize that Darien was obvioulsy trying to hit on her. It's not hard Riley, trust me." He licked his lips again."OK, well I guess I'll see you at lunch alright." he let go of his arm and started walking. right then , Darien Wanted to tell her how he really felt.
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During lunch, Justine, Darien and Riley all ate lunch together Riley was trying to erase the conversation her and Cameron had today. Darien and Juastine noticed her facade becusae she wasn't eating her salad. "Uh,Riley, you a'ight?" Darien asked. She didn't answer, she just stared at the tray of salad in front of her. "Riley..." Justine tried to get her attention by waving a sandwich in her face. "Come on what is your problem?" Riley was snapped out of her day dream state and waved justine's sandwich out of her face. "And she's back!" Justine said proudly. Darien shook his head. "Ay, what up with the awkward silence?" he asked. she shook her head. "I'm just board, you know the usual." she lied. "really, thats not the Riley I know." Justin said. "What do you mean?" she asked. "Come on Riley, any other day you would be blabbering about your modeling job, or the fact that Cameron is such a great boyfriend." Justine waved her arms in a mocking motion the way Riley does when she talks. Darien laughed."Ok, first of all, I don't wave my hands like that." Riley waved her hands like Justine did and when she did, Darien saw the bruise on her arm.
"And second of all I-"
"Riley what happened to your arm?" he asked. Riley looked at her wrist. "uh, I slammed it in my locker, but by an accident, I wouldn't do it on purpose, why would I." she tried to laugh off her lie. "Riley whats up with you,really?" he asked. He could tell when she was lying. Justine went silent. Suddenly she saw Cameron With a couple of his football peirs."Um, look I gotta go." even though she was avoiding him, he seemed like her only way out of her deep conversation with Darien. Hey baby." Camerons hand krept behind Riley's back, pulling her closer. "Look, Im, sorry for the way I acted today, but I'm taking you to the Mets, so will you forgive me?" Riley looked at him for a second. (Well, he is my boyfriend) she smiled and bowed her head. "Fine, but dont be late." she said. he gave her a kiss on th cheek, still Riley was unsatified.
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At the game, Riley found herself being board as ever. The Mets wasn't exactly her favorite sports team. Kinda think of it, she didn't really have a favorite sports team. The only one actually having a good time was Cameron. Riley just put her sunglasses on and was on the verge of sleep. "Ay, look, Imma bout' to get some food, you want anything?" he asked. She shook her head. Rileys verge to her sleep was a soon cancel when Lani verge and her two friends entered the aisle above her. "Hey look what the cat dragged in." her friend stephanie said with a snicker. She pointed to Riley in the front aisle. "Oh, you here by your self Riley?" she asked. "Probably not, Know her spoiled ass she probably got Cameron around here some where." Alison said, another one of her friends. "Haters." she mumbled under her breathe. Riley rolled her eyes and got out of the aisle. "See you later." the three girls snickered. Riley went to the snack ber to find Cameron snacking on a bag of gummy bears. She walked up to him. so you were just gonna leave me in there. alone?" she asked sitting next to him on the bench. He shrugged. "sorry, I was busy." Riley could smell the stench of smoke and ash. She knew he'd been smoking. Riley snatched the bag of gummie bears from him and ate the rest. "Ok, I'm ready to go home now." she said standing up. "what do you mean go home the game just started." he said. "yeah, like an hour ago, come on baby, its late and I wanna go." she whined. He exhaled. Try to do something nice for sombody and they make me waste forty dollars." he mumbled under his breathe, but Riley seemed to hear it. "Wait, so now your whining because you wasted forty fucking dollars, but when I did you didn't say shit." Cameron jerked back his head. "Girl, you better watch it." She rolled her eyes. "look, if your not gonna take me home i'll call Darien, at least he's actually gonna show up." she mumbled te last part. Ard, ard, the only reason I wanted you to come with me is becusae..." He reached down in his jacket pocket and held ared velvet box in his hand. She folded her arms and tried to fight a smile forming across her face. He handed her the box. she hels it it her hand but didn't open it. "Open it." he said. She obeyed. And in the box was a diamond incrested promise ring. The smile on her face now shown. "You like it?" He asked. The expression on her face told it all. "Yes I love it, it's beautiful." she gave him a kiss on the cheek. "your welcome, only the best for my girl." She smiled.
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The ride home was silent, Riley was paying to much attention to her new ring. "You know My football game is in three weeks right?' He asked. She refocused herself on Camerons face. "Uh, yeah, why?" she asked "Because..." they stopped at a red light and he pulled out his football jacket, his last name was on the back, "Harris"
"Are you serious." she was shocked he had never asked her to wear his jacket. "yup, I want you to be there and wear this." He handed her the jacket. But don't mess it up, cost alot of doe." He looked her deep in the eyes as she nodded but her mind said other wise.Nigga please, If i wanted to I could set this shit a flame.