Ch. 32 Just Keep Quiet

"And what is 

that

supposed to mean?"

His words echo

through my mind,

but they float right through me,

like no matter how many times

I repeat what he just said,

I can't comprehend it.

His face

turns dark red.

I know he wants to take it back.

"Riley..."

is all he can say.

Hearing him

makes my heart seize up,

makes my chest hurt where one of my ribs broke,

makes me wish I could shrink down

into my chair and

d  i  s  a  p  p  e  a  r.

"Nothing is good

for me," I snap at him.

"I

am

FINE."

"Riley..."

His voice is quiet

so I can hardly hear him.

"I just mean that..."

He can't even finish.

Suddenly he's looking at me

with sad eyes

and a pained expression.

Looking at me

like I'm a child,

lost

and confused.

I can't stand it anymore.

"NO!"

I can't stop myself from shouting at him.

"JUST SHUT UP, WILL!"

Will draws back.

I think I've hurt him

but I don't care.

I'm breathing hard

and fast

and my heart is beating

rapidly in my chest.

He turns his head away.

He can't look at me.

He murmurs my name.

I don't reply.

"It's been three weeks,"

he says quietly,

so I almost don't hear him.

But I do.

"That's barely any time,"

I say back.

He takes a deep breath.

He looks at me.

His eyes are tired.

I haven't noticed until now

how red his eyes are

and how red his nose is too.

How bruised he looks.

"We have to get over it sometime,"

he says.

I scowl at him.

"I'll get over it

right after you do."

It's a terrible thing

for me to say.

I wish I had kept my mouth shut.

I regret the words

the second they leave my mouth.

But I won't let him lecture me

and be a hypocrite.

Will faces me.

His eyes are wet.

He can't say anything.

His shoulders shake

in silent sobs.

I feel horrible.

Author's Note

This is kind of a sad chapter. I feel like Riley might have overreacted and did so too quickly, but I'm not really sure. Should there be more of a buildup to the moment when she yells at Will? Tell me what you think down below. Thanks for reading.
--theladygraceling

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Keep going!!!! the emotions in this is getting really good!!!