Finding Paris - (gxg)

Chapter 39

"There is this guy at work but he just annoys me."

"That's— an improvement, I've never seen you with a guy though, but I do know you are... bisexual, right?"

"Aye, but there's nothing to tell there." Cassidy looked at Riley again, "I'm not looking to settle down and he's... annoyingly sweet."

"Aw but you are sweet as well." Riley smiled at the blonde who only thought it was annoying.

"I'm not."

"Well you are sweet to me."

Cassidy rolled her eyes, "Whatever, doesn't matter because once you are out well resume our trip around Europe, we didn't visit Bulgaria, Iceland nor Romania."

"We totally have to, there's many countries left." Riley said with a hopeful look in her eyes and a cheerful smile.

The blonde bit her lip before she spoke again, "I have something else to tell you."

Riley tensed up a little at those words and slowly nodded.

"I'm going to Scotland for two days." She revealed—Riley just swallowed hard and once again nodded. When Cassidy saw her demeanor change she leaned forward and took a hold of her hand for reassurance. "I have to go check up on my grandma, but I'll be back soon that you won't even notice—it'll just be two days and I'll see you again next week in your next visiting day."

"Yes, I— I get it, you could've just... left without telling me, you know?"

"I wouldn't do that to you Riley, you should know." She gave her a light squeeze.

"I know, I trust you."

Cassidy might be the person she trusts the most in the whole world.

"If... you see Paris and you more than likely will and she asks for me... don't tell her anything, tell her I'm fine and that I still need space but don't tell her I'm in rehab less of all where, not even the country." The last thing Riley wanted was for Paris to see her... here, in a fucking rehab facility. She has done enough pathetic stuff in her eyes, this would top the cake and Paris would only feel more pity for her—she wouldn't judge her but she would rather that than the pity party.

No one knew about Riley being in Italy less of all doing exactly what, only her mom, Cassidy, Heather and —unfortunately— her father knew the truth and she wanted to keep it that way.

Worse than Paris finding out would be word getting out and getting it's way to her former friend's ear. Gossip travels falls, even if it's overseas.

Summer, Tyler... Megan, finding out that she ended up interned in a rehabilitation center would just derail her. They didn't need to know her weakest moments— they didn't need to know anything about her life. Partially why Riley had deleted all of her social media accounts, so no one would know shit about her or her life.

She was at a stage where she didn't felt regret, sadness or shame for her past with her former friends—she was full of resentment towards them now, now that Riley was seeing things more clearly she had started to hate them and she's not sure if that is another stage or if it would stay like that forever.

Riley didn't have hopes that it would change... not that she cared if it didn't—she had a right to be angry at them as well. Sure she fucked up but... her two childhood best friends ganged up on her and turned their back on her. That's ought to leave a mark.

To now hate them.

Cassidy had showed them what true friends are supposed to do, she taught her as well how to be a good friend—Riley knows she wasn't the exemplar friend either but... she wasn't terrible either. Now she hopes she's been above all that towards Cassidy, she tries to be better for her every day and she'll never stop.

Riley was convinced Cassidy will be in her life forever.

"I won't tell anyone a thing, okay? I will just say we went our separate ways and I haven't heard from you a lot, last I knew you were somewhere in Asia. How about that?"

Riley thought about it and nodded, "Good, that's a good excuse—if you said you didn't know anything about me Paris would make her her mission to find me, I know her."

"So she's just like you." Cassidy said in mockery earning a glare.

"You are really funny, aren't you?"

"The funniest, now how about we play go fish?" Cassidy suggested and quirked her brows.

"You have a humiliation kink Knox." Riley stood up and went to grab a stack of cards.

"I let you win."

"Yeah keep telling yourself that."

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A/N - There must be like 3 more chapters of this book left... I think.