Behind Closed Doors

Chapter 23

James's POV

  "Hi, I'd like to request a slow song." I told the DJ.

  "Okay, I'll put you on the list." He replies.

  "Wait, what list?" I ask.

  "The waiting list. Your request is behind atleast seven other requests." He tells me.

  "You're kidding right? The dance is almost over!" I argue.

  "That's all I can do." He replies.

  "Please man. I just really want to dance with this girl that I really like, and it would mean so much to me." I explain.

  "Sorry man." He says. I sigh heavily and finally walk back to Riley. Where is Riley?

  "Riley?" I call out over the loud music.

Riley's POV

  After James left to request a song, I just stayed by myself, swaying slowly to the music as I waited. I was having a great time, until I noticed Michelle and some other girls smirking and pointing at me.

  "God, what is she wearing?" One says.

  "After tonight, James will realize what scum she is, and will date me instead." Michelle says.

  "How did he choose her over you?" Another exclaims.

  "She is nothing but a waste of time  She should have just died in that car accident with her mom and sister." Michelle snorts.

  "Pathetic." One of the girls say.

  I felt pathetic, just like they said. I look back at James who was still talking to the DJ before I scurry towards the door.

  "Riley, where are you going?" Someone says, grabbing my arm. It was Miss Kate.

  "Um, I need to get home. If you see James, can you tell him that I had to leave." I tell her.

  "Okay, see you tomorrow at dance." She replies. I give her one last smile, look back at James one more time and than quickly leave.

James POV

  God, where did she go? I looked around frantically, until Kate come over to me 

  "Are you looking for Riley?" She asks.

  "Uh, um, yeah. Did you see her?"

  "I was just talking to her and she just left." She replies.

  "Oh, did she say why?" I ask sadly.

  "She just said that she had to go home." She tells me.

  "Oh, I see." I sigh. She gives me a smile and than walks away.

  "I guess I should just leave now than." I mumble to myself, just as a slow song comes on. I look up at the DJ and he gives me a thumbs up.

  "James, dance with me!" Michelle squeals, grabbing my arm and hauling my to the floor.

  "Actually, I was about to leave." I tell her.

  "Nonsense! Dance with me!" She giggles.

  We stop in the middle of the floor as she wraps her arms around my neck and smiles. I sigh and put my hands on her waist. She rests her head on my shoulder. This was defiantly not the slow dance that I had imagined. Close to the end of the song, Michelle looks up at me amd smiles before crashing her lips into mine. I will admit, it was a nice kiss. It's not like I seen sparks fly, or felt fireworks, but it was an enjoyable kiss. The song came to an end and we pulled away from each other.

  "James, will you go out with me?" She asks.

Riley's POV

  I crawl in through the window and fall to the floor letting out a sigh. Running home in the pitch dark and in a dress wasn't as easy as I thought. I breathed a deeply before lifting myself up from the floor  I stripped out of the dress and put on the only pajamas I have and lid back down on the floor. I pulled a blanket over me and closed my eyes.

James's POV

  "Um, uh..."

  "I'll give you some time to think about it, but I hope you make the right decision." She says. She touches my shoulder and walks back to her friends.