A/N: Hai! This is a special chapter, Miles' POV! It's the moments before the tree scene and right after. Enjoy it! There won't be a lot of his POV.
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She's too... alone. She blocks everyone out, and it's frustrating. I'm not saying I hate her, but I also have no idea why she does this so I guess that I shouldn't judge. Once the bell rang, she was the first out, and away she went.
"Miles! Wait up!"
I knew no one else besides Riley and Violet "the asshole", but she's a different story. But, who the hell would call me? Turning around, I caught sight of the girl who ruined my plans to go knock some sense into Riley. Once she came, she immediately started talking.
"You shouldn't go. She hates it when someone tries to help her. It makes her feel useless."
"And you know this because?..." I could lose Riley if I keep talking to her.
She sighed. "Let's just say, I was the only person who was able to get something from trying."
Then she left. After having an internal debate with myself, I decided it was good to see Riley.
I quickly caught up to her. She wasn't much of a fast walker when she was sad... After finding her heading into a forest, I stayed out for the first five minutes, so I wouldn't be caught. That's when I felt my back pocket buzz.
"What's up?" I said into the phone, as I started walking into the forest, following Riley's route.
"WHY? WHY ARE YOU NOT HOME?" My fourteen year old sister, Ally, screamed into my ear.
"Cool it, I just went out."
"Are you coming back?"
"Ally, I'll be home soon."
"Where are you even going?"
"To see someone." I made sure to keep my voice low as I came closer to the area Riley was, just so she wouldn't hear me.
"Is this 'someone' a girl?" I just imagine my sister's eyebrows wagging under her long bangs.
"NO! NOT-a girl, just a dude I meet in class today... God, Ally, why do you have to be so nosey?"
"Because I must protect you. So, when will I be meeting this dude?"
"No. You will not be meeting this dude because you will scare the living shit out of her-I mean him. Him." Yup, I just did that. Let the teasing COMMENCE.
"I can't WAIT to meet your girlfriend! Bye!"
"Yea, yea, see you later." I hung up on my sister, and started to climb the tree Riley went up.
Time to face her.
~*~*~*Le magical time skip 'cos you know what happens and I'm feeling fairly lazy today...~*~*~*
I watched Riley leave me sitting on the tree. I didn't mean to make her cry. I seriously feel so bad now. My mom would've killed me if I made a girl cry. Fuck that idea, Ally would do the trick. Once Riley left my sight, I looked down to see her sketch book. I might as well look at it if I was to keep it for the night.
Flipping through the pages, I saw many drawings of nature, people, important objects, and places. Three of these drawings caught my eye.
The first one was of a a set of twins, most likely Riley and her brother. They both looked about five at the time, smiling happily in front of house along with a small husky. If Riley was a boy, her brother would probably be it. The same face, slightly rough hair, and smile. I wonder what happened to the guy. Riley hasn't smiled like that the whole time I spent with her. Her turquoise eyes seem darker, like it's hiding something behind it.
The next one is of an object. A bracelet with lots of charms on it. It's connected to someone's small olive colored arm. The hand of the small child seems to be reaching out to a bright reddish-orange thing.
The last one is a house that's on fire. Though much of it is burnt, it's still standing in front of a forest. The smoke and fire seem to be flying up away from the world. It's like the smoke represents a person leaving because of the fire. It took me a while to realize the hand, who is most likely Riley, in the second picture is reaching out to the fire, while this 'person' is leaving. It took me even longer to figure out that the person leaving is Kieran. That's why people talk about him, yet he's not here. He's dead. That's why Riley is quiet and she always looks dead. Her twin is dead. And she'll never get him back.
The pictures were so detailed and well drawn, it's almost like you're there with her, feeling the pain.
I stuffed the book into my bag, climbed down the tree, and ran home.
Once I was got home, I slammed the door, and dropped my stuff, and myself, on the couch.
"No need to slam the door. You have to pay for it if it breaks." Ally said as she came in the room.
"Hello to you, too." I replied, too tired to stand up and lightly punch her on the arm.
"What's wrong, brother? You look like you've seen a ghost."
I've seen a friend's pain, that I have felt, portrayed as a drawing. I don't want anyone to go through what I have gone through. To have that lost feeling because you don't have the people you love with you. But, Kieran didn't want or mean to leave. Others do.
"Nah. Don't worry 'bout it. I'm fine."
I'm not, really. I have this pit in my stomach that I haven't had since I was fifteen. But, I can't worry about them now, they've been gone for three years. Well, Jay was, mom was two years. But, that doesn't matter at this very moment.
"Well, I know you're not, and you're being a complete ass because you don't want to be 'girl on her period' emotional, but, when you want to talk about it, just come to me. We have each other, ya know." She told me with a large, happy smile.
"Yup! Each other." I told her, giving her a smile.
However, I think mine was showing my sadness.
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A/N: I hope you guys are proud of me. I wrote a chapter that has 1229 words. YASSSSSSSSS! I will be making my chapters a lot longer, so it's more... enjoyable? I guess so. The ref for this chapter is A Thousand Years by Christina Perri. It's a crappy reference, isn't it? I know. But... I could add the movie Big Eyes as a reference, as well? Go with it. Please? So you know how they say, there are a thousand words in a picture? That goes for this. There are a thousand words in this chapter, and it shows what's in Riley's sketch book. Her drawings show a thousand words. I'm just rambling now, aren't I? Ok. I'll end it. Do you like the suspense I did in the chapter? Whose Jay? Where's the mom? Who was the girl that spoke to Miles, and what does she mean by trying? What caused the fire that made Kieran 'd-e-d'?'
This and more in the next chapter! Bai!
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