Editing all chapters I have so far- 12/15/2020
Edit: 03/21/2025
Edit: 06/19/2025
The picture is Riley Matthew Jones (this is how I see Riley)
Eli's POV
I'm at a party with my friends and we all decided to get drunk. I don't know why, but we just did. A girl suggested that we play truth or dare like we're ten again. As we were playing, I must've zoned out because the next thing I know, a hand is in front of my face. "Eli, truth or dare?" My best friend Liam asked. "Dare," I responded, and everyone laughed.
"Okay, Eli, I dare you to ask the nerd of the school out."
"Who is the nerd?" I asked, hoping it's a girl.
"Riley Jones."
"W-what? Dude, I'm not gay!"
"All you have to do is make him fall in love with you, and in a month, you can dump him. Deal?" I thought hard about this deal. On one hand, I get to humiliate the guy, and on the other, I'll have to hang out with him a lot.
"Deal." Then the night went on. The next morning, I woke up and was getting ready for school when I received a text from Liam.
L: Hey loser! Don't forget to ask the nerd out!
E: I can't believe you're doing this to me, dude!
After I sent him the text, I continued getting ready. I was halfway to school when I noticed Riley walking down the street and was about to turn the corner. Might as well get on his good side. I drove up to him. "Hey, Riley, get in the car and I'll take you to school. I can't have you walking and end up sick or worse." He looked at me and blushed madly.
"O-okay?" He got in and buckled up, then I sped to school. "So, why are you giving me a ride?" He asked, looking down, his face flushed.
"Well, every day I saw you and I would get upset that you had to walk, so I decided to give you rides from now on," I said as I pulled into the parking lot of the school.
"Call me when you need a ride anywhere," I told him as I grabbed his hand and wrote down my number.
"And if I don't?" He looked at me.
"I'll be upset if you don't, I don't want anything to happen to you."
"Okay, I'll call you when I need a ride." I smiled at that.
"Do you have a ride home?" He shook his head no.
"Okay, I'll drive you then." We got out of the car and walked into the school. I dropped him off at his locker and then went to my first-period class.
